6A • October 2, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
How the water goes in here and comes out there in Seaside
City project designed
to make treating public
water more effective,
less expensive
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
Did you know the way
Seaside drinking water
comes into your home is
completely different than it
was two months ago?
A variable intake system
installed in August at the
Peterson Point Reservoir
carries water to the city’s
treatment plant before the
tap Àows for customers 7he
new system reduces the use
of chemicals and requires
less labor to maintain
7he installation
took place from Aug
performed by Astoria’s
%ergerson
&onstruction
Engineering and designing
was done inhouse reducing
the overall cost :ater )ore
man -ohn 0c.evitt said
7he transition went ³e[
tremely well with no in
terruption of service to the
citi]ens of Seaside´ 0c.
evitt said ³:e reali]ed
seamless coordination and
scheduling for the proMect´
Crews now have a better
starting product to work with
during the treatment process
he said ultimately resulting
in lower annual operating
costs ³2ur obMective is to
give you crystal clear water´
JOHN MCKEVITT/SUBMITTED PHOTO
The city of Seaside had a new variable intake system installed at the Peterson Point Reservoir in August. The system will help reduce the department’s annual
operating costs by bringing cleaner water to the treatment plant.
their water but the work and
chemical product needed to
achieve the acceptable water
quality will be reduced
Gallons of water
From river to tap
Seaside’s main source
for water is the south fork
of the 1ecanicum River
which Àows by gravity to
the Peterson Point lake a
million gallon raw wa
ter reservoir 7he secondary
source is a pump station
that draws from the main
stem of the river where the
water quality is worse
Since the late s
water has Àowed from the
Peterson Point Reservoir to
the treatment plant through
a stationary intake screen
at a depth of about feet
2ver the years the depart
ment discovered high levels
SUBMITTED PHOTO/SEASIDE SIGNAL
With the use of a flexible pipe, the new intake system at the Peterson Point Reservoir makes
use of the existing intake infrastructure.
of sediment in the water as it
entered the treatment plant
7he city hired 0c.evitt
about two years ago primar
ily to ³look at the system
and help with it´ he said
McKevitt engineered a
new system moving the in
take to the middle of the res
ervoir away from the edge
and the direct inÀuence of
raw untreated water 7he
open end of the pipe is sur
rounded by a screen to pre
Dining
on
the
vent larger debris and ¿sh
from entering the system
7he system is attached to
a simple Àoat that can set the
depth of the screen allowing
Public :orks to pull water
from various levels depend
ing on factors inÀuencing
the water quality McKevitt
said )or instance the lake
often warms some time
between noon and pm
causing the water to rotate
and stirring up organisms
Calculating those types of
factors the department will
know where to set the screen
to intake the cleanest water
² ³the sweet spot´ he said
7he goal McKevitt add
ed is to provide the treatment
plant ³as consistent a quality
of water as possible year
round´ so crews won’t have to
³monkey with the chemicals´
as much reducing manpow
er and e[penses Customers
will not taste a difference in
North Coast
7he water treatment
plant’s capacity is about
million gallons per day
McKevitt projects the plant
will need e[pansion in the
future so the facility site was
designed to add more treat
ment capacity when needed
)rom the treatment
plant the water Àows by
gravity to two smaller en
closed reservoirs — one by
the Peterson Point reservoir
to the south of Seaside and
a north reservoir — ³and
everywhere in between´
as it is distributed to public
water users McKevitt said
7he south reservoir holds
about 4 million gallons of
water and the north reservoir
holds million gallons
Because Seaside’s per
manent population of ap
pro[imately people
increases seasonally the
distribution system is ca
pable of serving the larger
touristbased population
Average demand for wa
ter during the week is about
to million gallons per
day During busy week
ends the demand can jump
to more than million
gallons per day
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
F LOORING
2/3 of Showroom
ALWAYS ON SALE!
Window Treatments, Fabric, Wallpaper,
Flooring and Interior Design
2311 N. Roosevelt Dr., Seaside, OR 97138 • 503-738-5729
rlflooring@yahoo.com • www.RandallLeesFlooring.com
Randall Lee’s Flooring Outlet • 3579 Hwy 101 Gearhart • 503-738-6756
Warehouse pricing • Open to the Public • Hundreds of instock rolls & remnants • In House Binding
L ANDSCAPING
Laurelwood Compost • Mulch • Planting MacMix
Soil Amendments
YARD DEBRIS DROP-OFF
(no Scotch Broom)
503-717-1454
34154 HIGHWAY 26
SEASIDE, OR
Grea t res ta ura nts in: G EAR H AR T | S EAS ID E | C AN N ON BEAC H
NATIONALLY FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER • FRESH OREGON SEAFOOD
WANNA KNOW WHERE THE LOCALS GO?
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
R E ST A U R A N T S
CANNON
BEACH
• Lighter
appetite
menu
• Junior
Something for Everyone menu
BEST
BREAKFAST
IN TOWN!
503-436-1111
O cean Fron t at
T olovan a Park
Fish ‘n Chips • Burgers • Seafood & Steak
Friday & Saturday - Prime Rib
Lounge Open Daily 9-Midnight
All Oregon Lottery products available
1104 S Holladay • 503-738-9701 • Open Daily at 8am
w w w .m osch ow der.com
Excellence in family dining found
from a family that has been serving
the North Coast for the past 52 years
Great
Great
Great
Homemade
Breakfast,
lunch and
pasta,
Clam
★ dinner ★ steaks & ★ Chowder,
but that’s
not all...
menu,too!
seafood!
Salads!
Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days)
Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily)
Astoria • 146 W. Bond • 325-3144
B IG
S C R EEN TV
M A Z AT L A N
M E X IC A N R E S T A U R A N T
Pho n e 5 03 -73 8-96 78
14 4 5 S. Ro o sevelt D rive • Sea sid e
D iscover
Patty’s Wicker Cafe
C ONSTRUCTION
B OB M C E W AN C ONSTRUCTION , INC .
E XCAVATION • U NDERGROUND U TIITIES
R OAD W ORK • F ILL M ATERIAL
S ITE P REPARATION • R OCK
OWNED AND OPERATED BY
M IKE AND C ELINE M C E WAN
503-738-3569
34154 H WY 26, S EASIDE , OR
P.O. B OX 2845, G EARHART , OR
S ERVING THE P ACIFIC N ORTHWEST S INCE 1956 • CC48302
A DVERTISING
TO PLACE YOUR
AD HERE!
Call or Email
Wendy Richardson
503.791.6615
wrichardson@dailyastorian.com
on the B ea utiful N eca n icum R iver
S enior Dis counts W ed nes d a ys & Thurs d a ys
18 15 S . Ro o s evelt Dr. S ea s id e
503-738 -9 048
a c ros s the s treet from Bell Buoy
B R E A K F A ST & L U N C H
M O N D A Y th ru F R ID A Y
6 A M to 2 P M
G rea t A tm osphere • G rea t Food • G rea t P rices
600 B road w ay Su ite 7 & 8 • 503.717.1272
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY