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City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 5.0 - WATER SUPPLY WELLS 5.1. GENERAL This section covers the requirements for public, potable water supply wells. All design, construction, development and testing of any well to be offered for dedication to Public Works shall be coordinated with the City Engineer prior to commencement of drilling activities. Public Works may require completion of the water supply wells and storage prior to approval of a final map. It shall be the responsibility of the developer or Engineer-of-Record to notify and gain written permission from Public Works prior to initiating any well drilling or testing activities. The purpose of this notification is to ensure that the well is constructed and tested in an acceptable manner and because the City has a “Deferred-Preferred Use” through the Nevada State Engineer, within the Fernley Water Basin 5-76. Public Works shall have the final decision as to acceptability of the well for dedication. If the well is not accepted by Public Works it may not be used for public usages. All water supply wells must comply with the Regulations for Water Well and Related Drilling, revised and adopted January 1998, as well as NAC 534 and NRS 534. 5.2. HYDROGEOLOGIC REPORT Prior to well construction, the developer or Engineer-of-Record shall submit to Public Works a hydrogeologic evaluation of the proposed well site. The report shall be prepared by a Nevada registered engineer, geologist or hydrologist and shall contain, but not be limited to the following: a) A detailed map showing well location (Using a USGS 7-1/2 minute quadrangle map). b) A summary of available hydrogeologic information including reports, logs of nearby wells, water quality data and any other relevant information. c) A description of the proposed plan for exploration, testing and well construction. d) A statement of anticipated water production from the well. 5.3. DESIGN CRITERIA Design criteria for water supply wells are presented in the sections that follow. 5.3.1.LOCATION No well shall be located within 50 feet of gravity sanitary or storm sewers. No well shall be located within 150 feet of a sewer force main, sewer lift station, septic tank, absorption field, designated replacement field location, or other source of pollution or contamination 5.3.2.WATER QUALITY The water from the well shall meet the Nevada State Drinking Water Regulations with respect to microbiological, physical, chemical and radiological qualities as adopted in Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 445, Public Water Systems – Quality. Point of entry or point of use treatment devices shall not be allowed as a means to comply with the water quality requirements. WS-1 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 5.3.3.STANDARDS The following standards shall be used in the logging, test pumping, abandonment, design and construction of water supply wells: 1) State of Nevada Division of Water Resources, Regulations for Drilling Water Wells. 2) AWWA A100 Standard for Water Wells 3) The State Engineer’s permit under which the well is to be drilled. 4) NAC 445A 5) Bureau of Health Protection Regulations 5.3.4.CASING Casing size shall be suitable for installing a pump, pump column or drop pipe, and a minimum of 1-inch diameter sounding tube as approved by Public Works. Casing material shall be in compliance with current standards for water well drilling and construction. 5.3.5.WELL SCREEN Well screen may be of continuous wire wrap design, shuttered screen, and louvered screen or bar lug screen as approved by Public Works. Screen opening shall be determined using sieve analyses of the formation and gravel pack and the determination of the screen opening shall be submitted to Public Works for review and approval by Public Works. 5.3.6.GRAVEL PACK All new wells shall include a gravel pack. The minimum gravel pack thickness shall be 4- inches between the borehole wall and casing. The gravel pack shall be placed by reverse circulation method or by a tremie pipe, raising the tremie pipe as the gravel pack is placed. All new wells shall include a gravel fill tube as part of the finished design. The gravel pack gradation determination shall be submitted to Public Works for review and approval by Public Works. 5.4. PRECONSTRUCTION SUBMITTALS The following items must be submitted for approval or verification by Public Works prior to initiating well construction: 5.4.1.INTENT TO DRILL CARD The contractor or engineer must submit the intent to drill card in accordance with the State Engineer’s requirements. 5.4.2.WELL DESIGN The following information regarding the well design must be submitted for approval by Public Works; a) E-Log- If available b) Drilling method and type of drilling rig. c) Borehole diameter d) Production casing diameter WS-2 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS e) Screen type and slot size; Sieve analysis and screen opening size shall be submitted to Public Works for approval a minimum of two working days prior to well screen installation. f) Gravel pack design; The gravel source and gradation shall be submitted to Public Works for approval a minimum of two working days prior to installation. 5.5. WELL CONSTRUCTION All wells shall be constructed in accordance with: 1) State Engineer Requirements – Regulations for Drilling Water Wells. 2) State of Nevada Bureau of Health Protection Services Requirements 3) AWWA A100 Standard for Water Wells Additional requirements may be assessed by Public Works based on site-specific conditions. Specific items for which approval of Public Works is required prior to construction are: The required six- inch diameter exploration well shall be used as a monitoring well located within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed production well. 5.5.1.PLUMBNESS AND ALIGNMENT All wells shall be tested in accordance with AWWA A100. Contractor shall be subject to the requirements of AWWA A100 Section 8. The tolerance requirements shall apply from the top of the well to the bottom of the casing. 5.6. DEVELOPMENT Wells shall be developed by pumping, mechanical surging, air-lifting or other means. Development shall continue until no increase in the specific capacity is achieved and the sand production rate is less than 5 parts per million for the first three to five minutes of the start of pumping as measured with a Rossum Sand Tester or for the greatest anticipated pumping rate. The method for determining specific capacity and other proposed methods to determine sand content shall be approved by Public Works. Public Works shall have the final determination as to when development is complete and the sand production rate is acceptable. The drilling or pump contractor must make arrangements for discharging water during development in accordance with all applicable regulations. 5.7. YIELD AND EFFICIENCY TESTING Yield and efficiency testing shall be conducted under the direct observation of an approved representative or agent of Public Works. Efficiency testing shall include a 4-step efficiency test at pumping rates of 50%, 75%, 100%, and 125% of expected capacity from the well. The duration of each step shall be a minimum of 120 minutes. Yield testing shall consist of a constant discharge-pumping test at a rate based on the step test results. Pumping duration shall be a minimum of 72 hours. If data collected during the 72 hours pumping indicate, in the opinion of Public Works, that a longer test is necessary, pumping shall continue until the safe long-term yield of the well can be determined to the satisfaction of Public Works. A 24-hour minimum recovery-monitoring period will be required at the conclusion of the constant discharge pump test. Prior to efficiency or yield testing, the hydrologist’s or engineer’s proposed testing plan shall be submitted to Public Works. The testing plan shall include, but not be limited to: 1) A description of the pump and driving mechanism to be used, with rated capacities 2) A description of the method and apparatus to be used for flow rate monitoring. WS-3 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 3) A description of the method and apparatus to be used to measure water levels and drawdown (A 1-inch or larger diameter sounding tube will be required). 4) A proposed time schedule for testing. 5) A plan for disposing of the water produced during the pump test. 6) Approval form NDEP & Public Works regarding permission to discharge. After testing, copies of all data collected shall be submitted to Public Works. 5.8. WATER QUALITY Water samples shall be collected at the beginning and at 24-hour intervals during the yield testing (Four samples for a 72 hour test). Samples shall be analyzed by a certified laboratory to determine if the water is in conformance with Nevada State Drinking Water Regulation with respect to microbiological, physical, chemical, and radiological qualities as adopted in Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 445, Public Water Systems – Quality. Water temperature and electrical conductivity are to be monitored during the pump test. The contractor will be responsible for collecting and submitting water samples to the certified lab. 5.9. DOWNHOLE COLOR TELEVISION SURVEY After completion of the casing, sealing, and test pumping, and prior to installation of pumping equipment, a downhole color television survey shall be completed from the ground surface to the total depth of the well. The survey shall be conducted and recorded on a color VHS tape as a camera is lowered into the well. The camera shall be lowered in such a manner and speed as to allow a detailed examination of the casing interior. The color VHS tape shall be provided to Public Works as part of the Well Construction Record Report. 5.10. WELL CONSTRUCTION RECORD REPORT Where groundwater wells are constructed, a Record Report containing the following information shall be submitted. 1) A location map showing the location of wells constructed. 2) A copy of the Well Driller’s Report. 3) A summary and recommendation report detailing the capacity and expected long term drawdown effects (10 years) of each well constructed. The report shall include all pertinent comments related to aquifer hydraulic characteristics, sand production and water quality analyses. 4) Descriptions and diagrams detailing materials, borehole diameters, surface seal dimensions, screened intervals, depths, static water levels and other pertinent aspects of the well construction. 5) A summary describing the drilling methods, name and address of drilling contractor, name and address of hydrogeologic consultant, and well development methods. 6) A summary report detailing the pumping test program. The report shall include a description of the test equipment, method of measuring discharge rates, method of measuring sand content, and a table outlining the type and duration of pumping tests performed. 7) A report detailing the methods of analysis used and the results of analysis of test pumping data. The report shall contain a description of well efficiency at the design production rate and the aquifer parameters determined from the constant discharge pumping test. 8) A report detailing water quality. The report shall describe sampling methods, and the lab results of water quality and bacteriological analysis. 9) The submitted report shall contain appendices which shall include: • Geologist and driller’s logs WS-4 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS • Electric Well Logs • Grain size distribution analysis of selected gravel pack • General materials documentation, including casing and screen invoices, gravel invoices and cement invoices • Required permits and logs • All pumping test data, including graphs and calculations • Water quality analysis report forms • Daily hydrologist logs • Drawing of the completed well showing all the construction features of the well • Color VHS video tape of well casing 10) Recommended equipping of the well including the following: • Pump and Motor • Pump Building Enclosure • Recommended Treatment and Treatment Equipment • Recommended power (permanent and auxiliary/standby) • Facility Operation • Instrumentation and Telemetry • O&M estimated costs • Surge Tank and Equipment WS-5 May 2008