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Central Water and Sewer

   Very briefly, on May 29th, 2005; we recieved final inspection and approvals for our 18 month long project to bring a new central power, sewage and water distrubution system to Four Quarters. We have laid in over 2,500 feet of water mains, 500 feet of 4 inch sewer mains and 1800 of direct burial power lines through out camp. The system is by no means finished but it is very functional. Much thanks to the heroic work of Four Quarters Staff and Members (especially Hassim Fingar, Pat, Doc, Jeff Greene and Arial) who have worked nonstop since spring to meet our dead line.

   At this point we have pressurized well water water spigots in place stretching from the Coffee Dragons all the way to the White Pines intersection in the Members Camp (thats almost a half mile). With more line in place (but not yet connected) to bring water to all of the High Meadow by this fall. Our central water system is supplied by a remarkable deep well drilled next to the camp kitchen that can produce over 60 gallons a minute (we hit a major water vein in the mountain). The new pumphouse will be capable of providing water year round.

   The new septic system and leach field is huge (see the pictures below) and becasue of our very good soils is rated for over 3,600 gallons a day! And we were able to install it while removing only three standing trees.
   Our shower building is three times larger than our old deck, with group and privacy showers. It is also plumbed up for flush toilets, although our special Australian super low-flow toilet fixtures will not arrive until mid-July. We plan on having the privacy stalls roofed over by fall. Heating of shower water is handled by a state of the art, microprocessor controlled on demand heater with digital flow and temperature regulation. This system is capable of providing heated water flows of .5 gallon up to 15 gallons a minute, at a preset and constant presure and temperature. In fact our state sewage inspector said it is the finest shower system she has ever seen built. We think you will agree!

   We are very proud of what has been accomplished this season, and the foundation that it puts in place for the years to come. We will be presenting a detailed account after the close of the season, and hope you will enjoy the following photo essay on how we spent our summer!.


This is the first leachfield trench, begun on April 21st. It is 6 feet wide and 70 feet long; just the first of ten trenches that constitute the field. Patrick McCarty did most of the excavating with the church backhoe.
  
Next goes in the 3 inch perferated drain pipe, to then be covered in gravel. Over 270,000 pounds of gravel and 900 feet of 3 inch pipe was used constructing the field.
  
The first trench covered in geotextile fabric and ready to be backfilled. To the right we are testing the distrubution manifold that insures equal amounts of water are sent to each of the ten trenches.
    
Meanwhile works begins on the shower deck, designed to be built right over our twin 3,500 gallons tanks.
    
The tanks themselves are over nine feet tall and are partially buried in the hillside with a protective retaining wall built around them. To the right we see the beginnings of the plumbing system installation.
    
With the white fibreglass wetwall constructed, work begins on the deck railings and privacy screening.
    

       
Back at the kitchen our well drillers have arrived and set up. We expected 2-5 gallons a minute at 300 feet of depth. We hit 60 gallons a minute at 150 feet. The Land is good to us.
             

    

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