Bloomfields water tower plan aims to expand high‑zone water service; city requests barbed-wire fence per DPW

Rogers Consulting presented a combined preliminary plat and final site plan for a Bloomfields water tower at the July 21 Planning Commission workshop, describing the facility as part of a broader water‑service expansion to serve the Bloomfields community and create redundancy in the high‑pressure zone.

Project description Phil Wagner (Rogers Consulting) said the plan locates the tower on land south of Bloomfield Road with a future public road and site access. He said the tank is sized to expand city water service in the high zone and create redundancy with the existing Hayward Tank. Wagner said the tower will be accompanied by water-line extensions and road improvements associated with the Bloomfields development.

Security, landscaping and stormwater Wagner said the project will include an eight-foot security fence; Planning Division staff noted Department of Public Works requested that fence include barbed wire on top. The site design shows offset landscaping and screening between the water tower compound and an adjacent future school site; staff said the offset and plantings will be used to reduce visibility of the compound from the school.

Stormwater treatment and karst Staff and the applicant discussed stormwater nonstructural practices; a bio-swale is planned along the site entrance and will serve as an ESD/micro-scale practice to slow and filter runoff. Staff cautioned that infiltration is limited in this karst terrain, so some standard infiltration measures may be constrained and additional engineered controls may be required.

Next steps The applicant will continue to coordinate with the city on DPW security requirements and finalize landscaping; technical plan details will be addressed during subsequent staff review. No formal vote or decision was taken at the workshop.