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Oro Valley plans temporary 50,000‑gallon bolted tank while Water Plant 14 is rehabilitated
Summary
Oro Valley water staff told commissioners they will site a pre‑purchased bolted (disassemblable) 50,000‑gallon temporary tank at Water Plant 14 this spring so crews can rehabilitate an 800,000‑gallon reservoir; staff said contractors will assemble the tank after March delivery and operations testing will run for weeks before the larger reservoir is taken offline.
Oro Valley water utility staff told the Water Utility Commission that a pre‑purchased bolted (disassemblable) temporary tank will be used at Water Plant 14 while the town renovates an aging 800,000‑gallon reservoir.
The utility plans to install a tank with a working capacity of 50,000 gallons (the vendor capacity is 60,000 gallons with about two feet of freeboard). Staff said the bolted tank can be disassembled and moved to other sites so the town can recover the purchase cost after several relocations. Contractors were said to be on board to assemble the tank; staff scheduled delivery in mid‑to‑late March and expected operations telemetry and a…
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