North Main Street Water Main Replacement Client: City of Elkhart, Indiana Location: Elkhart, Indiana This project replaces three water mains between Elkhart’s North Wellfield storage tanks and the chemical addition and high service pumping facility. Some of the existing mains are more than 100 years old and cross the Elkhart and Western railroad and Christiana Creek. The mains are being replaced with 24-inch diameter ductile iron pipe. The project includes installation of seven 24-inch gate valves and boxes to provide the means to isolate each of the three water mains at each creek crossing. Donohue evaluated potential pipe materials and construction methods for the City’s consideration. A recommendation was provided based on railroad and IDNR requirements and sub-surface conditions at the

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