Rural Development
Dry Prairie Rural Water
Branch line Construction Nearing Completion
Construction of the “A” branch lines has connected the town of Bainville and about 200 rural services to Dry Prairie’s mainline. Agri Industries, the pipeline contractor from Williston, N.D., has installed the last of the service lines and is engaged in final clean-up of the pipeline route. Final inspection will follow and final payment will be made when all completion items are accomplished. The contractor will supply the standard one year warranty on the system.
Engineering America, a Minnesota contractor has completed the two water storage tanks that supply the mainline and the A-branch line system. The insulated tanks hold 500,000 gallons each and contribute greatly to the system’s reliability. Located 3.5 miles north of Culbertson, the tanks are strategically positioned on high ground at about 2,400 ft. elevation. This height provides enough pressure to fill the water tanks in the towns of Medicine Lake, Froid, and Bainville, without using pumps.
One small booster pump station was installed near the town of Bainville as part of the branch line system. This station adds pressure to the water and allows delivery to the higher elevations near the Montana/ North Dakota state line and to users directly south of Bainville.
For more information on Dry Prairie Rural Water, please visit their web site at www.nemontel.net/~dprw.