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12A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016 Fort Clatsop: Park recently received $45,000 in federal funding Continued from Page 1A “The park realizes we are ineficient in our low and vol- ume,” Matt Shaefer, the park’s chief of facility management, said. The national park recently received about $45,000 in fed- eral funding to design a new water system in the park and a new water line across the Lewis and Clark River. Design work is expected to be com- plete by next year, with con- struction targeted to start in 2018. An upgraded water supply will not only help protect Fort Clatsop from ire, but also the park’s administrative ofice, maintenance shop and visi- tor’s center that houses a full museum collection. Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian/File Photo National Guardsman and others work to clean up after the 2005 fire at Fort Clatsop. Overdue for rehab Following the Fort Clatsop ire, an investigation revealed the park’s water system was overdue for rehabilitation. The water system dates back to when Fort Clatsop National Memorial was created more than a half century ago. In addition, the park found the water line across the nearby river was much smaller than other portions of the line. The water line anchored to the bottom of the river has a 2-inch diameter. Oficials esti- mate the line should have a 6-inch diameter to provide suf- icient water low. The water low coming out of the park’s ire hydrants is 70 gallons per minute. Fire departments recommend that hydrant low should be 1,500 gallons per minute. Shaefer said the park is partnering with Lewis and Clark Volunteer Fire Depart- ment and the Lewis and Clark Water District to design the new water system and line. The partners are discussing relocating a ire hydrant closer to Fort Clatsop and improving the water volume. “We are in the exploratory phases of inding a good way to partner with the water dis- trict to help facilitate a good permanent ix,” Shaefer said. Fire detection At the Fort Clatsop ire, Scott Tucker, superintendent of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, and Matt Shaefer, the park’s chief of facil- ity management, points out the location of a small pipe that restricts water flow to the park. The water line (shown in red) anchored to the bottom of the Lewis and Clark river has a 2-inch diameter. Officials estimate the line should have a 6-inch diameter to provide sufficient water flow. ‘We will get a phone call in the middle of the night saying there is something wrong. That’s what didn’t happen at the fort last time.’ Matt Shaefer the park’s chief of facility management fully involved and there was no chance of saving anything.” ‘Rest assured’ Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Matt Shaefer, the park’s chief of facility management, stands near a receiver that works as part of the park’s fire-alarm system. ireighters had a constant rota- tion of trucks coming through to help supplement the park’s water supply. Without sup- port from the ire trucks, the park’s water low would have petered out, Lewis and Clark Fire Chief Jeff Golightly said. A redesigned water system would take some pressure off the ire departments. “It would have helped us a lot as far as the suppression effort to have water readily available,” Golightly said. When the new Fort Clatsop structure was built, it included a ire detection system con- nected to an alarm. The sys- tem is hidden in the corners of the fort. The ire detection sys- tem notiies the park and ire departments right way if some- thing is wrong. “We will get a phone call in the middle of the night say- ing there is something wrong,” Shaefer said. “That’s what didn’t happen at the fort last time.” The ire was irst reported the night of Oct. 3, 2005, by an Astoria resident who saw a bright glow south of Youngs Bay. The 50-year-old replica fort was fully engulfed in lames by the time ire crews arrived. “It was originally reported as lights in the fog,” Golightly said. “It was disregarded until someone actually drove by and saw it burning and called. By the time we got there, it was Area ire departments regu- larly hold training at Fort Clat- sop to prepare in case they are called upon. With or without an adequate water system at the park, Golightly said, his department is ready. “Depending on the nature of the ire, even after the sys- tem is redesigned, I would still have a minimum of two to three tenders to supplement the water supply,” Golightly said. Scott Tucker, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park superintendent, said he trusts the ire departments to respond in time to an emer- gency. Upgrades to the sprin- klers and ire hydrant will be an added beneit. “Rest assured, if there were to be a ire, we do have a response plan,” Tucker said. The park has been mak- ing do without the necessary water pressure for more than a decade since the ire. The inad- equate water system is one of many backlogged maintenance projects that go unfunded each year. Deferred maintenance — the cost of maintenance not performed when sched- uled and put off or delayed — totaled $1.4 million at the park in iscal year 2014-2015. The total deferred main- tenance in Oregon national parks reached $104 million last iscal year. While the design for the new water system has been funded, Shaefer said, the National Park Service still needs to sign off on funding the construction work. Revamping the park’s water system should be a top priority, he said, considering it helps protect a national park valued at $12.3 million. “Putting money toward ire protection is deinitely money well-spent,” Shaefer said. Dawn McIntosh for Circuit Court Judge Experience Vision Dedication We are pleased to endorse Dawn McIntosh as our candidate for Clatsop County Circuit Court Judge * Leroy Adolphson Brian Allen Gretchen Allen, CPA Brianna Anderson Jodi Anderson Randy Anderson Whitney Anderson Todd Atkins Bill and Linda Backer Hannah Bake Mark and Michelle Baldwin Michael Barber Jamie and Lynn Barendse Erin Barker Jan Barnett Nancy and Steven Barnett Catherine Baumiller Cindy and Jay Beckman Jenni and Kevin Becker Linda Berger Lacey Biamont Angie Bice Aaron Birdeno Peter Blodgett Tannia Bohm Cameron Brister Hon. 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