Field Office Compliance - Assistance

Assistance ID - 108560
Madrid Water Department - 310337294
1575 334TH ST Madrid, IA 50156
Boone County

FO 5

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9/4/2019 Restoring operation of the WTP. TCR from clear well was bacterially safe. Working with Xenia to make changes. Had questions about MOR. Council meeting Saturday with engineer to discuss options for permanent solution. JANET GASTINEAU
9/3/2019 Re: follow up from transmission break Inbox x Perry Gjersvik Fri, Aug 30, 9:46 AM (4 days ago) to me Hi Janet, I plan on submitting a const permit application for that work if they decide to go that direction. Thx! Perry Gjersvik SEH Sent from my iPhone On Aug 30, 2019, at 8:23 AM, Gastineau, Janet <janet.gastineau@dnr.iowa.gov> wrote: Please be sure to check with Gabe Lee about work on the former transmission line on the bridge. If it's being lined, it should be reviewed for a construction permit since that is a modification. You can reach Gabe through the field office 5 number at 515-725-0268. We're all concerned about getting something more permanent in place than what there is now. JANET GASTINEAU
9/3/2019 On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 6:46 AM Lee, Gabe <gabe.lee@dnr.iowa.gov> wrote: Janet, If they are going to lined it, right of the bat without details I would yes, it would need a construction permit. Typically, I'll say a replacement or repair needs a construction permit if it changes the material, size or vertical/horizontal alignment. There may be some "give" on the alignment if especially it a rural setting without other utilities or lust sites around. But we are talking about a 6" to a feet or two, here pending whether its vertical or horizontal adjustment. I think the bigger question here is what they are going to do about the exposed river crossing. Spring ice dams could completely wash out the transmission line. Not much time left this year for design and construction. Thanks for asking. And Madrid is welcome to call me or email me when they further along on details. On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 6:40 PM Gastineau, Janet <janet.gastineau@dnr.iowa.gov> wrote: Last week I received a call about a break in the transmission line between the Madrid wellfield and water plant. Fortunately they were able to switch to the emergency Xenia feed from Boone water works through the Xenia Madrid system. One of Boone's towers was down but they seem to be able to meet both Madrid and Xenia Madrid's needs. We talked about a conservation notice, but, frankly, I don't know if they ever did that. Anyway, they have a poor band aid on the repair for now and were flushing it yesterday to return to service. They discovered in doing so that the transmission, which used to be under the river bed, is actually exposed with about two feet of water over it. They are exploring options, but the best one for now seems to be restoring the transmission which is affixed to the Des Moines River crossing. It would need to be pigged, televised, and probably lined somehow. This sounds like a modification that would require a permit from WSE. Do you concur? They are also considering other options but this one seems to be the most expedient and least costly. WTP and wellfield highlighted below. Two wells on the south side of the road and one on the north. The transmission is on the north side of the road and break occurred on the west side of the river; they think a boat may have struck the transmissio JANET GASTINEAU
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