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Belgrade reviews PER recommending 3,000,000-gallon tank, new wells and booster station
Summary
City staff and HDR reviewed a draft preliminary engineering report that recommends two new wells, a 3,000,000‑gallon ground storage tank and a booster station to address a projected central-pressure-zone storage deficit; HDR gave a 2027 construction target and an approximate $21 million probable cost.
Belgrade city officials on Thursday reviewed a preliminary engineering report from HDR that recommends a three-project approach to address an estimated central-pressure-zone storage deficit: two new groundwater wells (Well 7A and Well 10), a 3,000,000‑gallon ground storage tank and a booster station with roughly 7,500 feet of transmission piping.
Jared Moran, HDR project manager, told the council the PER is in draft and was submitted to city staff for review. HDR and staff chose a 4% growth-rate assumption to avoid undersizing critical infrastructure and said a 3,000,000‑gallon tank falls within a cost-per-gallon “sweet spot.” "Once we have all review comments incorporated, we'll…
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