Waverly Wellfield Design and Construction Administration

The pumping test data were used for design of well pumping equipment, analysis of projected drawdown across the wellfield property, and siting future well locations. Key design challenges included location of the new well sites to minimize local and regional water level declines and considering the need to expand the wellfield in the future as water demands increase.

Additional consulting project components included topographic survey of the wellfield property (over 500 acres) and route survey and easement preparation of more than five miles of 36-inch water transmission main. The selected transmission main route required six stream crossings (including the West Fork of the White River, a navigable waterway) and two wetland crossings. As part of the final design and permitting of the transmission main, our consultants prepared applications for USACE Section 404 permits and Section 401 Water Quality Certifications for the waterway and wetland crossings, including development of restoration plans. Permitting efforts also included construction in a floodway through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, which required preparation of restoration plans for forested floodway clearing. Our engineering firm also provided construction administration services throughout the well installation phase, including formation sampling, field review of screen selection, water quality sampling, and analysis of water quality laboratory data.