THURSDAY CONSTRUCTION MEETING - HI PRESSURE TEST

    THE WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION MEETING WAS HELD AT 10:00 AM                                                                                    
     DISCUSSED WAS THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WATER SERVICE TO EACH HOME ON ISLAND 4. THIS WILL BEGIN SOON. ONLY THE HOME BEING HOOKED UP WILL BE WITHOUT WATER DURING THE CONNECTIONS.                                                                          
     ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE TEMPORARY PIPE THAT WILL BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE BRIDGE BY THE FIREHOUSE. DURING THIS WORK THE SOUTH END WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WATER PIPE ON THE BRIDGE WITH A NEW WATER PIPE.

THE NEW WATER PIPE WAS BLED TO RELEASE ALL OF THE PRESSURE. A BYPASS WAS INSTALLED TO ALLOW A HI PRESSURE PUMP TO BE INSTALLED ONTO THE SYSTEM..

THE NEW WATER SYSTEM FROM THE WATER PLANT THROUGH ANTIGUA ST, AND THE 5 SIDE STREETS,  WERE HI PRESSURE TESTED. THE PRESSURE WAS PUMPED UP TO 150# AT 12:00 NOON.

THE PRESSURE WAS HELD SUCESSFULLY  UNTIL 2:00 PM. THE COUNTY INSPECTOR OBSERVED ALL OF THIS.

AT THIS TIME, STARTING AT SAN JUAN AVE, THE TEST STATIONS INSTALLED AT THE END OF EACH SIDE STREET WERE OPENED ONE AT A TIME..

 THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE PRESSURE DROPPED WHEN EACH STATION WAS OPENED.

WHEN THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE PRESSURE DROPPING HE SENT THE CREW TO THE NEXT STATION..

THIS IS DONE TO INSURE THAT NO VALVES WERE INADVERTENTLY LEFT CLOSED.