Houston Run Community Water System (Gap, PA)
Client: JoAnn Realty Associates, LTD, dba The JoAnn Group
Contact: LaVale Reavis, CEO
Professional Services Provided:
- Construction Administration
- Construction Documents
- Construction Management
- Erosion & Sedimentation Control
- Feasibility Study
- GIS Consulting
- Hydraulic Study
- Inspections / Observations
- Land Development Plan
- Master Planning
- Planning Module
- Potable Water Design
- Sanitary Sewer Design
- Stormwater Improvements
- Stormwater Management
- Topographic Survey & Boundary
- Water Distribution Design
- Wetlands
- Zoning
Designed by ELA Group Planners and Engineers, Houston Run is a 125-acre mixed-use development comprised of commercial, industrial, and residential uses. Because the development is not served by public water facilities, a Community Water System was created to provide a water source for domestic use and fire protection. The major components of the system include two permitted wells, ion-exchange water softening units, chlorine disinfection, a 24′ (D) X 72′ (H) 250,000-gallon bolted-steel storage tank, two miles of distribution piping, a pump station with variable speed drive pumps, and a backup generator.
An aggressive construction schedule called for the Community Water System to be operational by the Grand Opening of its “Family Center of Gap.” Consequently, the construction, testing, and activation of the tank, pump station, distribution mains, and electrical systems were accomplished in a relatively short three-month period. The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) currently permits the system to be a public water system.
