We do not have water pressure issues, we have water volume issues. Our contract with Loudon Utilities Board (LUB) provides for adequate pressure throughout the village. However, the delivery rate for that water is 3,170 Gallons per Minute (GPM). This can all be consumed by about 200 homes in the main village running a sprinkler system at the same time. There are over 5,000 homes in the main village. 

No, the existing tank at Chota only adds about 17,000 Gallons per Day (GPD) during low pressure periods. The proposed new elevated tank would provide about the same. The village uses 1-2 Million gallons per day. In addition, it takes about 28 days to cycle the water through the existing 500,000 gallon tank. We can see that time doubling with a 1,000,000 gallon tank. In addition, the mainline from the tank reduces to 8” at the southern intersection of 444 and Tanasi which can only carry about 780 GPM. 

Yes, we can secure additional flow from Tellico Area System Services (TASS) at the 72 and 444 or LUB who are committed to helping the Village. This is mentioned in the Jacobs reports and our CEO  has said that we are but, there has never been a definition of Volume or Hydraulic Grade Line = Pressure (HGL). Also, if we can get our villagers that have sprinkler systems to water at different times of the day. That could be achieved by using a staggered system assigned by POA #, address, neighborhood or any myriad of options. While we realize that this would be voluntary we also know that our villagers are very responsible and caring people. In addition, it would help their wallets if we don’t have to add the $80 per month! 

No, the pumps at the main lift station have already been tripled in horsepower and we had to trim the impellers so that we do not overload the LUB system. Replace the impellers to factory specifications and we can ship over 2,000 GPM to LUB.

LUB has limited our input by installing 950’ of 8” pipe from our terminus to the Care Inn lift station. This short run of  pipe will only support 780 GPM. We could replace this small section of pipe with 12” like our main to the lift station at a minimal cost and negotiate with LUB to add a tank on their property similar to what we have done at Watt Cemetery and solve our flow issues. This would also help LUB during peak flow periods as they would control the flow into the tank and the lift station as needed. 

The Mialaquo pump station has had the pumps there tripled in size from the original design. This is not required to support the flow generated by Mialaquo neighborhood even during a rain event. Solution, return the pumps to their original output. In addition our entire waste water system should be updated with Variable Frequency Drives = throttles (VFD) and a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition = Computer Control (SCADA) system as per the Jacobs reports.

We have proposed using a VFD system to reduce the level fluctuations in the tanks and therefore the odor out flow from the tanks. The POA has responded that the tanks need 12 air exchanges per day. However, we have been unable to locate this requirement in any of the Jacobs reports or in the American Water Works Association (AWWA) building code. 

That is unknown. However, every one of the Jacobs Wastewater reports include a major reduction of infiltration as a key item in the success of the system. 

If we follow through with the Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) program the average flow in to the main station would only be 250 Gallons per Minute (GPM) from all of the lift stations. This can easily be handled by utilizing Vacuum trucks at multiple lift stations to move the waste water to the LUB treatment facility. 

If the village has a total outage, no one is shipping waste water to the lift stations, as the domestic pumps will be down as well. If only the main is down we can use the vacuum truck plan detailed above. 

All of the improvements listed here can easily be paid for with existing reserves and do not require any additional funds from the villagers.

All four of the Jacobs waste water reports dated May 2019, December 2021, October 2022, November 2022 and the Sewer Service Agreement with LUB dated April 1993 as well as the Master Utilities plan for the Village Volume IV from Cooper dated December 1985 for the waste water responses. For the water responses we utilized the Jacobs reports dated January 2022 and 2023 and the Wholesale Water Supply Agreement between LUB and TVPOA beginning in 2021, as well as the Master Utilities plan for the Village Volume IV dated December 1985 for the Water responses as well. Additional historical and design information was secured during a 2 hour meeting with Dan Cooper. An additional 2 hour meeting was recently held with Jim Hawkey to get additional historical and technical input.