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��F��EC' <br /> a <br /> C <br /> V 7s <br /> '�[LINO�`� <br /> October 14, 1998 <br /> PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 98-74 <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: Flonorable Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: James L.Williams,Jr., City Manager /� <br /> �� <br /> Bruce A. McNabb,P.E.,Director of Public Works�7 � <br /> Stephen P. Swanson,P.E., City Engineer� <br /> John A. Smith,Water Production Manager � <br /> SUBJECT: Inspection of the City of Decatur's Elevated Water Tanks 'I <br /> City Project 9846 <br /> The City's two elevated water tanks must be inspected at this time to determine their <br /> condition and if repairs or repainting are needed. The tanks are referred to as the Garfield Street <br /> and Division Street tanks. The Garfield Street tank is a 1.5 million gallon tank located on the <br /> south side of East Garfield Street about a half mile west of Jasper Street. The tank is <br /> appro�mately 124 feet high and was built in 1950. The Division Street tank is a 1.0 million <br /> gallon tank located on the north side of West Division Street approximately a quarter mile west of <br /> Oakland Avenue. This tank is approximately 119 feet high and was built in 1957. <br /> The tanks were last repainted in 1990 followin� an inspection completed in 1989. Since <br /> the last repainting, follow-up inspections were done in 1991 and 1995. After the 1995 inspection, <br /> several of the recommended repairs were completed. These included concrete repairs to the leg <br /> foundations, valve vault repairs and electrical service updates. It is time for the tanks to be <br /> inspected again. The inspection at this time is a preventive maintenance measure to note any <br /> deterioration since the last inspection. <br /> The inspection must be done by a private consultant with the required expertise and <br /> equipment. Inspectors will have to enter the tanks and suspend themselves on the outside of the <br /> tanks to make the required inspections. They will be inspecting the protective paint coatings on <br /> the interior and exterior of the tanks to note any rusting, flaking or loss of material. In addition <br /> they will be inspecting the support structures and related facilities to note any rusting or <br /> corrosion; needed concrete foundation repairs; the condition of welds; condition of the electrical <br /> system; and any needed safety upgrades. This information will be compiled into a report <br /> submitted to the City for its use in scheduling and budgeting repair work on the elevated tanks. <br />