ISLES of CAPRI WATER SYSTEM

This blog will follow daily the progress of the installation of our new water pipes. The company will be working 4-10 hour days with friday open for surveying and cleaning up on the previous weeks work. The company and the county request that all people that are watching the progress to maintain a safe distance from working personal and equiptment. This blog hopefully will show you the progress daily in order to keep you as informed as possible.













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Friday, August 6, 2010

TEMPORARY WATER PIPE - PAVING - BRIDGE

THE TEMPORARY WATER PIPE THAT WILL BE ACROSS THE BRIDGE HAS TO BE PRESSURE TESTED. FIRST THE WATER PIPE IS FLUSHED TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS AND AIR FROM THE LINE..





THE PRESSURE IS RAISED TO 100 # AND RELEASED 3 TIMES TO STRETCH THE PIPE..




THE PRESSURE IS THEN RAISED TO 100# AND MONITORED FOR TWO HOURS TO CHECK FOR LEAKS..




"GENE" , WITH THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT AND AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON WITNESSED THE PROCEDURE..





THE CREW PREPARED THE CUT AT THE FIRE HOUSE FOR ASPHALT..




NEW ASPHALT WAS LAID AT THE FIRE HOUSE AND...



THE CUT ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER..



A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR "JIMMY NELSON", THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE
 "FELIPE FLORES"




FELIPE HAS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE WORK TO BE DONE. JIMMY WILL BE GONE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.



IN THE PAST SEVERAL BLOGS THE WORD "BRIDGE" WAS USED. RESIDENTS MAY KNOW THIS AS "THE CULVERT" OR "LAND BRIDGE". SOME MAY NOT KNOW OF IT AT ALL, THIS AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE HOUSE. BECAUSE IT IS JUST ROAD, GRASS AND SIDE WALK AS YOU PASS. HERE ARE TWO VIEWS OF THE WEST SIDE AND TWO VIEWS OF THE EAST SIDE.

"THE BRIDGE"




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