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Engineer recommends 1,000,000‑gallon composite water tower for Grain Valley’s Tire Road site
Summary
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly recommended a 1,000,000‑gallon composite elevated tank at the Tire Road site to address projected storage shortfalls and improve fire flow; CMT estimated an upfront cost of about $4.0–$4.5 million and advised targeted distribution upgrades to relieve bottlenecks.
Julie Jensen, an engineer and project manager with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, told the Grain Valley City Council that the firm recommends constructing a 1,000,000‑gallon composite elevated water tank at the city’s Tire Road site to address projected storage shortfalls and improve fire flow for areas north of I‑70.
The consultant presented the results of a hydraulic model calibration and growth projections intended to reflect the city’s 2050 comprehensive plan. Jensen said the system currently serves about 16,000 residents and that combined residential and nonresidential demand averages about 1,440,000 gallons per day. Existing storage at the city’s facilities totals about 3,250,000 gallons (Tire Road ≈500,000 gallons; Mentor Road ≈1,500,000 gallons). Using…
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