Irrigation Update 063011

Nutt irrigation started pulling in pipe on Hole 14 on Monday.  There will be a total of 72 heads installed on this hole. The goal is to install 25 to 30 heads a day. The installation is going a little slower than planned due to mechanical issues and weather delays. The tee complex has been installed and all heads have been adjusted and are operating well.The fairway should be finished on Thursday and the green will be finished on Friday.

AS Altum Visit 061011

A.S. Altum and Associates

10311 Towne Road

Carmel, Indiana  46032

(317) 876-3520 Phone

(317) 876-3521 Fax

Home Office

SITE CONSTRUCTION

& STAKING VISIT

REP:  Tony Altum                            

PROJECT: Brays Island

STAKING VISIT NO: 2                               DATE(S): June 10, 2011

INSTALLATION PROGRESS: Installation on the main line is totally complete with the exception of two main street bores and a couple of road crossings along with the tie ins. There still needs to be a major flushing on all the main line piping prior to lateral installation once the main is hooked up. There was a discussion with Mike from Brays in regards to the possibility of adding fire hydrants to the main line irrigation piping for either drafting purposes or for actual fire line access for residents.  Altum will be sending a main line routing to Mike for the fire chief to identify local hydrant locations. Altum will also be advising the club as to the possibilities of utilizing the main line piping and how the pump station should be upgraded for this purpose. Rain Bird will be sending a pump station representative out the week of the 20^th of June to review the present pump station operation as it might be upgraded to handle the possibility of the fire protection line. Having some sort of telemetry between the central control, pump station and some sort of flow meter or flow identifier at the fire hydrants are all items to be reviewed.

STAKING: Holes #14, 15 and 16 were staked and gps’d and reviewed by Jeff from the club. There were an additional 6 sprinklers added in rough areas that were not a part of the original plan as well as some deviation in the staking in the field. Jeff should review the sprinklers that may be in question and hold off on installing them till the end of the project as it is easy to go back and add a sprinkler off the IC system. This will keep the project on track as far as budget is concerned.  As each hole is laid out and GPS’d, as stakes are attached to this report and once installed, IC codes will be provided to Altum for final programming. The hydraulic tree is being constructed at Altum office and will be ready for quick turn around via the internet for operation from the central.

SPECIFICATION CHANGES:

OTHER ITEMS: Fire Protection: Upon the next visit I should have some information regarding costs and feasibility of installing hydrants for drafting water for fire protection. There are numerous issues and concerns on all levels of involvement and must be discussed thoroughly before any decisions are made.

CHANGE ORDERS: None.

ESTIMATED INSTALLATION PROGRESS: Main line and bores complete by June 20^th. Holes #14, 15 and 16 should be complete in two weeks starting on the 20^th.

NEXT SITE VISIT: Week of June 20^th  or 27th to stake next 6 holes. 

Project Update 061711



Poor distribution evident throughout the course

Tony Altum of AS Altum visited the course last week and performed staking on the first three holes. During the staking process the specific location of each sprinklers is determined. Slight variations often occur when transferring the plan to the golf hole however the layout has thus far worked out very well.

Next Monday the boring of the mainline will be completed under William Bray Boulevard. Once installed all of the mainline will have been completed and the next major task will be to temporarily tie the new mainline into the existing system. This will be done on number one and is why the excavation on number one has remained open and will remain so for some time. Once the connection is complete the new pipe will be pressurized and flushed out to remove any debris. After all of the lateral lines are completed the new system will be permanently tied to the pump station and the holes filled in.

As the drought continues the deficiencies of the existing irrigation system continue to show. The poor distribution shown above is the easiest symptom to see. What is more difficult to see are the inefficiencies in the control system and distribution which results in wasting precious water. It is expected that the new system will use significantly less water through greater efficiency thus lowering future risk of running out of water. Other options are being explored to ensure sufficient water availability in the future. 

Power Disruption

Today we encountered a problem while installing mainline on #1. As has been done throughout the project, the underground utilities were located by the SC811 service prior to any digging. The power service that was hit was not known to be in the area and was not marked. Repairs were completed and service restored promptly. 

Project Update 060311

The irrigation system replacement project has continued to progress very well. Mainline installation has been completed this week on holes nine and ten as well as the road crossing from number nine to the driving range. Please note that the driving range will be closed next Monday, June 6th. It will be re-opened as soon as possible.

All of the mainline installation is expected to be completed by the end of next week with the exception of the borings of the road crossings on William Bray Drive.