City Mayor Addresses Residents Of Washington Terrace About Groundwater Problem
Lysimeters and piezo meters are Washington Terrace' main concern now as well as the tensionmeters issue
. For these residents, these terms give them a surge of optimism for searching a solution for an underground water problem which caused numerable disease in certain parts of the city for several years already.In approximation, the aspiring project is worth around $75,000 because it is involved in the build up of an underwater drainage system which in the process be turned into a storm drain. In building up that system, 15 inch pipes segments should be put up at a level more than two feet beneath the basement level of homes in the area. Some kind of a gravel wrap will serve as the border of the open segments for ground water to enter into the pipe. To be able to monitor the quantity of water and the surface water that flows in the underground pipe and seeps into the ground respectively, measuring devices will be installed and a local university student will handle the project. In the city's Central Park was where they started putting up a colossal cylindrical lysimeter. The big tank which is filled with soil and then encased in another cylindrical tank is buried deep in the ground beneath a layer of turf to simulate the layers which surface water must travel before becoming part of the ground water flow.
The water levels in the soil is measured using a tall, measuring device which can be found at the center field line of the park's baseball diamond where a lysimeter and a staircase going up to the measuring device stands. The piezometers measure the depth of the water table along the underground drainage system while the tensionmeters measure the amount of surface water. The devices mentioned which are not yet completely installed act some kind of a mechanical root.
Water is pulled out of the ground by the tensionmeter and returns water back to the soil as the turf begins to dry out. The high cost of these devices limits it from being installed in no more than four sets, which is why two sets will be placed in the city park and another two sets on a private residence study area. When the turf is in need of more water, the importance of a tensionmeter enters.
The consistency and output of sprinklers used by the city, the residents, and two different churches will be included in other tests. If only many residents participate, the tests would be the answer in determining whether surface water is gravely adding up to the groundwater problem. According to the primary results, the underground drainage system is a big help in the reduction of the groundwater problem in the area. Before the installation of the system, some residents used to pump insignificant amounts of water in their properties.
The water tables in some areas showed a significant drop of 2.5 feet before May ended until mid June, based on studies. According to another study, water escaping from its holding tanks plays a very irrelevant factor in the current groundwater situation. According to the main result of the study about surface water problem which is yet to be finished, the reason why there is over watering is because of the city.
Residents will learn how much water to be used and how it should be frequently used once the sprinkler tests have been accomplished. In conclusion, the city mayor is very much hoping that residents will be cooperative in attending meetings where the results of the study will be clarified.
To have extensive bonding for a major project or resume at a slower rate will be the two decisions for the council to think about after they have heard the comments of the residents. Because of the preliminary success of this underground drain which is able to handle both surface and subsurface water, the mayor suggested that subdividers may be required to install this type of system in future land developments as a means of helping to eliminate the problem.
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