Regional Emergency Water System Interconnectivity Analysis Findings
The regional interconnectivity analysis produced the following deliverables and outcomes:
The project combined the existing hydraulic models of four communities into one regional hydraulic model which was used to evaluate an area totaling 86 square miles, encompassing 480 miles of pipe, 15 water storage tanks, and 12 water sources
The project identified the potential to provide up to 3,400 gpm of flow across a single existing interconnection and up to 3,200 gpm of flow across a single potential interconnection in the event of a water emergency in one of the communities
The project produced a conceptual design of a new interconnection between the communities of Somerset and Swansea
The project assessed three existing interconnections and identified five potential new interconnection locations
The project identified the potential for the existing Fall River – Somerset interconnection to serve as a catalyst for regional redundancy and resilience
The project produced a website for the Watuppa Reservation to educate the public about the Reservation and the role it plays in protecting drinking water resources
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Watuppa Reservation Website: Link
The interconnection analysis compared a number of potential emergency scenarios using the regional hydraulic model. See a schematic video of the project scenarios by clicking the button below.