South Rehoboth District 1,000,000-Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank

LocationLewes, Sussex County, Delaware

MarketWater Storage and Tanks

CIVIL, FOUNDATION, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND INSTRUMENTATION WORK FOR A NEW 1,000,000-GALLON ELEVATED WATER-STORAGE TANK.

Johnston Construction Company

Johnston Construction Company performed the civil, foundation, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation construction supporting a new one-million-gallon elevated water-storage tank for Tidewater Utilities.
JCC constructed the reinforced-concrete tank foundation and coordinated the foundation geometry, pile system, anchor locations, embedded components, and interfaces with CB&I’s tank design.
The foundation work included pile installation, pile testing, excavation, dewatering where required, spoil removal, concrete construction, backfill, compaction, and restoration.
JCC completed site preparation, grading, erosion and sediment controls, drainage improvements, temporary access, and final restoration of the affected project areas.
The work included installation of the water-main piping, valves, fittings, tank overflow piping, splash pad, storm drainage piping, and related site piping required for the completed facility.

Concrete Services Division, LLC performed the concrete construction supporting the new one-million-gallon South Rehoboth District elevated water-storage tank.
CSD formed and placed the reinforced-concrete tank foundation in accordance with the project documents and CB&I foundation drawings.
The work included the tank floor slab, curved foundation walls, splash pad, pipe-support pads, door pad, sump pit, and associated concrete elements.
CSD installed footing, slab-on-grade, and curved-wall formwork and completed the required form stripping after the concrete achieved sufficient strength.
The company coordinated the placement of approximately 116 cubic yards of concrete purchased by Johnston Construction Company.

Electrical Services Division, LLC performed the electrical construction supporting the new one-million-gallon South Rehoboth District elevated water-storage tank.
ESD furnished and installed conduit, conductors, boxes, devices, switches, receptacles, and electrical connections throughout the tank site.
The work included a new electrical rack, utility-meter provisions, main disconnect, lighting panel, and surge-protection equipment.
ESD installed lighting fixtures serving the elevated tank structure and associated operational and maintenance areas.
The project included underground duct bank, conduit, grounding, and conductors serving the site gate operators.