1.0 Million Gallon Elevated Storage Tank - Village of Streamwood, IL

The Village of Streamwood had recently seen a large expansion in a newly annexed area on the southwest side of town. The Village officials realized that a need existed to construct a new elevated storage tank to help meet the water demands of the increased population in that area.

NIES Engineering is currently performing construction inspection services for the foundation portion of the elevated tank. Approximately 238 cubic yards of concrete were placed for the foundation footing in less than 8 hours using concrete conveyor apparatus.

During the design phase NIES Engineering worked as a sub-consultant to Dixon Engineering. We developed a site plan, tank and piping plans, and electrical plans that enabled the Village to bid the project as two separate alternates based on either a steel or composite steel and concrete elevated tank.

This optional bid format benefited the Village by allowing them to select the most cost-effective type of structure to meet the needs of the water distribution system in this area.

Project Experience

The current trend is toward a smaller rate of state and federal government funding in local infrastructure. This trend does not signal an end to local assistance. Instead, it calls for creative thinking, innovative approaches and joint projects. It calls for funding projects from multiple sources.

NIES Engineering has assisted several communities with State Revolving Fund (SRF) Projects, Community Focus funding, Rural Development Administration loan / grant funding, Build Indiana grants, joint projects with County Drainage Boards, as well as more conventional revenue and general obligation bonds.

We believe that the best projects result from careful coordination with both the client and the local residents. The seemingly simple step of talking with local residents and community leaders as well as the client at the start of the project and periodically during design and construction results in satisfied customers.

Often multiple satisfactory design approaches are possible, but one approach is much more pleasing to the residents. We work with you to find the affordable approach to satisfied residents.

NIES Engineering is also experienced in the design of wellfields, water treatment plants, and the modification of existing facilities. Our designs have ranged from optimizing high service pump motors, to integrating advanced SCADA capabilities. Precise Water Treatment Plant design, or modification, can also lead to drastic power cost savings. Our experience includes development of wells, water storage tanks, water pumping stations and water mains.

Whatever the motivation to undertake water system modifications, NIES Engineering has the experience and expertise to maximize your system's potential. Our staff have wide experience in the design of new and modernized treatment plants sized from less than 100,000 gallons per day to over 100 million gallons per day.

While each Project is unique, the focus of our work has been providing truly optimized solutions to the problems faced by each client. We also have wide experience in the design and rehabilitation of sewers and pumping stations. In recent years stormwater management has evolved from providing simple drainage to minimizing the impacts of development on water quality and runoff volume.

Realization of the importance of wetlands has brought new opportunities for creative stormwater management solutions. In many instances the scope of stormwater management issues creates the need to mobilize the efforts of several agencies to bring about the best solution. New funding has been developed to finance the increased emphasis on efficient, environmentally sensitive stormwater management.

Collection System Structure Analysis

In response to increased Sanitary and Storm System compliance demands from IDEM, NIES has assisted municipalities by providing Storm and Sanitary Sewer Atlas reports which include system mapping (GIS), locates, surveys, aerials, descriptions, and inventories. Each Atlas details the systems faults, required repairs, short and recommended long term maintenance programs to keep the system functioning properly. Each atlas serves as a rapid reference guide to quick and strategic planning for future system design and/or repairs. NIES Engineering works hand in hand with the municipality to determine the proper course of action and, as always, we remain ready to assist in any way needed. Handheld data collectors with custom software speed up the data collection process as well as ensureing that all collected data meets a uniform standard that the customer has specified. All information collected is presented in a clear and concise report that is easy to understand while containing a large amount of data. The unique structure ID's correspond to objects drawn on the atlas so that the exact locations of these structures can easily be found. Our aerial maps provide visual locations of the existing Storm and Sanitary Structures. All pipe locations are overlaid on the aerial for visual reference of direction of flow. It becomes straightforward to produce a custom atlas from this data. One example would be an atlas showing every structure that requires attention.

Rapid Response, Cost Effective, IDEM Compliance

Booster Pumping Station Modifications - Bourbonnais, IL

As part of an aggressive distribution system upgrade project, Consumers Illinois Water Company chose to increase the capacity of the Bradley / Bourbonnais Booster Pumping Station.

This pumping station provides a critical link to the high pressure zone serving the Villages of Bradley and Bourbonnais. As such, modifications had to be made while the station remained on-line. Disruptions in service had to be minimized.

NIES Engineering provided design engineering services as part of a design-build team for this fast track project. By utilizing the existing building and a significant portion of the existing piping, construction costs and down time were held to a minimum. The project included replacement of two booster pumps with three larger centrifugal pumps, improved metering, reconfigured piping and structural modifications. Additionally, this project involved electrical system improvements including the addition of two new VFD's for the booster pumps.

By working closely with the owner and other members of the design build team, NIES Engineering helped ensure the success of this project and the continued reliable delivery of water to CIWC's customers.

Key Points

• On-Line Modifications
• Design Build
• Continuous Delivery