Page 12 • Warren & Frederick County Report • Late September, 2014
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RSW Authority ponders solution to ‘too clean’ cistern water Up front treatment costs chosen over reliance on increased town water use By Roger Bianchini Warren County Report On August 28 the RSW Regional Jail Authority faced an unanticipated problem – the rainwater collected in a rooftop cistern to be circulated for use in both laundry and cooling system operations is TOO clean – “In essence, the rain water is almost pure (no hardness, low pH) which causes it to be very aggressive with long-term detrimental impacts on the components of the cooling system and is already resulting in some minor corrosion developing on the surfaces of the cooling tower,� a meeting agenda summary provided by project manager Moseley Architects explained. Two options were presented to deal with the problem: 1. one, mix the cistern water with less pure town water to add pH and make the water less corrosive on the cooling system; 2. two, install a treatment system that would establish the necessary chemical balance into the water prior to its introduction into the cooling system. “Option 1 is readily implemented with no first cost associated with it, however, it would increase the amount of town water used above the calculated amount necessary when rainwater is not available, resulting
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in higher annual operating costs for the purchase of town water. Option 2 does not increase the amount of town water being used but does increase the annual operating cost for water due to the maintenance required for the additional treatment system,� Moseley summarized of the authority’s choices. Implementation cost to install three tanks needed in Option 2 was cited at $20,000; with annual maintenance cost of $2,000 projected over a
12-year span, plus a one-time $1,000 cost for replacement of a carbon treatment unit. However, Authority Chairman Doug Stanley noted the $20,000 installation cost was eligible for the state Department of Corrections 50-50 match, reducing cost to the authority by $10,000. But while Option 1 requires $35,000 more in up-front expenses than just mixing town water with cistern water, Moseley staff estimated $81,513 in additional expense for
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