Waukegan Fountain Square Storage Facility and Booster Station

Location

Waukegan, Illinois

Market Sector

Utilities

Service Group

Civil / Environmental

Description

In 1997, Clark Dietz prepared a report in which an update of the City of Waukegan's water distribution system was presented. The report addressed current and future water system requirements and capacities and concluded that the total available volume of storage within the City's water system was not adequate to meet future demands. As a result, it was recommended that the City add at least 2 million gallons of additional storage, to be located in the high demand southwestern portion of the City. It was also recommended that this increased capacity be followed by an additional 4.0 million gallons of storage in the next 8 to 10 years.

In August 2001, Clark Dietz studied four potential sites for a water storage facility within the City to better serve the southwest area. Two sites were determined to be acceptable for a ground storage facility. One was located west of the intersection of Waukegan Road (ILL-43) and McGaw Drive, and the other was located north of the intersection of Old Skokie Hwy and Skokie Hwy (US-41).

In October 2003, Clark Dietz was retained to design a 3.0 million gallon ground storage tank and booster station at the first location. The booster station consists of five pumps rated at 1,680 gpm at 208 feet of head, with one pump serving as a back-up. This station was designed to operate with the Beechnut booster station online or offline. All five pumps operate with variable frequency drives. The average day flow for the station is calculated at 678 gpm at 100 feet of head. The future maximum day flow plus a 1500 gpm fire flow with Beechnut station offline is calculated at 6,714 gpm at 208 feet of head.