The town began using groundwater from the current well field in 1929 with a single groundwater well (Well 1). Groundwater use expanded with an additional well in 1938, 1956 and two wells in 1967. Some old wells were abandoned and replaced with similar wells in the history of the utility. In 2018 the 1938 Well #2 was replaced with Well #5. A new Well #6 was drilled and put into service in 2024. The five production wells currently are identified as Well #1, Well #3, Well #4, Well #5 and vary in depth from 81 to 120 feet.

These wells are used in various combinations to supply water to the new treatment plant that was built in 2022-2024 and put into service in January 2024. It is capable of treating up to 2.1 million gallons per day. The plant was designed to be expandable to 2.8 million gallons per day, with an addition of a 500-gpm filter and an additional service pump. The treatment plant performs iron filtration and chlorination before distribution to the system. The water plant supplied in excess of 232 million gallons of water in 2024 or about 636,000 gallons per day.

TOWN OF EDINBURGH WATER WORKS SYSTEM DATA

 

Capacity of Water Plant:              2,100,000 Gallons per Day

 

Storage Tank Capacity:                 2 x 750,000 Gals. Maximum (1,100,000 in tanks at any given time)

 

Static Pressure:                             56 – 62 PSI

 

Storage Tank Height:                     North Tank – 117’

                                                        South Tank – 144’

 

Water Main Size Servicing the Property:             

                12” x C – 900 PVC Main                  East side of US Hwy 31 inside State Hwy right-of-way

                12” x C – 900 PVC Main                  Southside of 800 N, east to Executive Dr.

                10” x SDR – 21 PVC Main               Southside of 800 N, east of Executive Dr. too Co Rd 250 W

                12” x SDR – 21 PVC Main               East side of Co Rd 250W

 

Fire low test 10/06/2023:

                Static 58 psi.

                Residual 48 psi.

                Pitot 10

                Flow 1,719 gpm

                1 x 4.5 orifice

 

Water Quality:

                PH          7.2 – 7.6

                Iron        0 – .04

                Hardness – 330 ppm

                Alkalinity – Total 264 ppm

                Free chlorine average in distribution system .8

                Total chlorine average in distribution system .9

 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Peak Daily Flow – Approximately 650-700 Gallons per Day (2016)

Average Daily Flow – Approximately 600 Gallons per Day (2016)

Treatment Capacity – 1500 Gallons per Minute

Number of Wells – 5 wells

Approximate Miles of Distribution Lines – Approximately 39.4 miles

Treatment Facility Description, Type of Filtration – Pressure filter with 3 500-gpm service pumps