New pipe reaches the loop this week
On Monday Crews assisted by Nick Simmons and Morgan Berry reached 97th Ave SW; the junction with the Burton Loop system. Although there are more steps ahead before the construction is complete, this represents a major milestone in our Capital Improvement Project, and will allow us to focus on pressure testing the new pipes, and individual connections as the weather begins to preclude large scale excavation for the season.
During the Excavation remnants of the Historic Burton Water Pipe has been removed, including sections of old steel pipe, but also a section of the original Banded Wood Slat pipe from the late 1800’s.
4″pipe removed during excavation
Even as we install the new pipe, we have experienced numerous leaks with our some of our more at-risk pipe sections, including the section of pipe along 107th between 227th and 232nd, and one very serious leak on 238th which impacted a large section of the Burton Peninsula in the early hours of October the 25th.
We take for granted that water just comes out of the faucet, but without improvement, the Burton Water system would not be reliable, and that is main goal of our Co-op, and the reason we have engaged in the Capital Improvement this year.
Construction Management and Supervision
During all construction activity either Nick Simmons or Morgan Berry (part of our Operations crew) are required to be on site to observe, coordinate, and problem solve. Our engineers, Northwest Water Systems, will be on call at all times and on site as needed.
Traffic Management
Our contractor, Pape and Sons, will have flaggers at construction sites to direct traffic. Please assist by traveling slowly and following their direction. Some of our scope of work will overlap with the King County Judd Creek bridge closure, so please adjust your travel times accordingly.
Service Disruption
Every attempt will be made to minimize service disruptions. However, there is no way to do this work and have none. For planned disruptions, the Co-op will give 24 hours notice by email. Please make sure we have a current email address for whoever in your household you want to be the contact person. For unexpected disruptions, the Co-op will send an email communication as soon as practical. When possible, a Co-op representative will go to the impacted properties.
Emergency or Routine Contact Information
For general information about construction or for a non-urgent question, please contact the Co-op at info@burtonwater.org or 206-463-0005.
For an emergency or urgent matter, please contact our on-call personnel at 206-775-5667.
This short term inconvenience will provide long term operational security for our entire community. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation during this critical investment in our water system infrastructure. Background information regarding this USDA-funded distribution pipe improvement project can be found on the Capital Improvement Plans page.
2198 Yards This Season