Brian Boswell is the operations manager for UIUC, a tribal utility that constructed water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure from 2003-2008 on 600 acres for various facilities including a casino, hotels, RV parks, and travel centers. The infrastructure included over 27,000 feet of sewer piping, water distribution piping, electrical distribution including transformers, and communication piping. Facilities constructed included an RV park, water and wastewater treatment plants, storage tanks, pump stations, and lagoons. UIUC now serves 5 customers and obtains power through BPA, transforming it to provide various voltage services. Challenges have included installing underground piping and addressing low voltage delivery issues.
Brian Boswell is the operations manager for UIUC, a tribal utility that constructed water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure from 2003-2008 on 600 acres for various facilities including a casino, hotels, RV parks, and travel centers. The infrastructure included over 27,000 feet of sewer piping, water distribution piping, electrical distribution including transformers, and communication piping. Facilities constructed included an RV park, water and wastewater treatment plants, storage tanks, pump stations, and lagoons. UIUC now serves 5 customers and obtains power through BPA, transforming it to provide various voltage services. Challenges have included installing underground piping and addressing low voltage delivery issues.
Brian Boswell is the operations manager for UIUC, a tribal utility that constructed water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure from 2003-2008 on 600 acres for various facilities including a casino, hotels, RV parks, and travel centers. The infrastructure included over 27,000 feet of sewer piping, water distribution piping, electrical distribution including transformers, and communication piping. Facilities constructed included an RV park, water and wastewater treatment plants, storage tanks, pump stations, and lagoons. UIUC now serves 5 customers and obtains power through BPA, transforming it to provide various voltage services. Challenges have included installing underground piping and addressing low voltage delivery issues.
Brian Boswell is the operations manager for UIUC, a tribal utility that constructed water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure from 2003-2008 on 600 acres for various facilities including a casino, hotels, RV parks, and travel centers. The infrastructure included over 27,000 feet of sewer piping, water distribution piping, electrical distribution including transformers, and communication piping. Facilities constructed included an RV park, water and wastewater treatment plants, storage tanks, pump stations, and lagoons. UIUC now serves 5 customers and obtains power through BPA, transforming it to provide various voltage services. Challenges have included installing underground piping and addressing low voltage delivery issues.
o Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino o Holiday Inn, UIUC does not provide electricity o Seven Feathers Truck and Travel Center o Seven Feathers RV Park o Seven Feathers Rest Stop oKeyline Construction- Utility Electrical Electric WasteWater contractor 60,000 oTri-Axis Engineering- Electrical Engineer 250,000 GPD kWh/Day oMargaret Schaff- Utility Attorney oEmployees 4 Journey men electricians, 1 signing supervisor, 2 water/waster Operators. Potable Water 250,000 GPD
Construction of Potable Water, Waste Water and Electrical Infrastructure and Facilities on 600 Acres from 2003 -2008 Infrastructure
27,575 LF of sewer piping 16,000 LF of Raw water distribution piping 8,000 LF of potable water distribution piping 15,000 LF of irrigation distribution piping 18,000 LF of electrical distribution (includes high and low voltage) Installation of 40 transformers transforming 12,000 volts down to 480/240/120 18,000 LF of communication distribution piping Construction of 1 mile of paved public road ways 3 bridges to cross Jordan Creek Construction of 6 miles of maintenance roads
Facilities
192 space RV Park Rest Stop with a Travel Center Expansion of Truck and Travel Parking Lot w/ShurePower hook ups Potable Water Dam/Reservoir(Dam#1) Potable Water Plant Million gallon storage tank 4 Raw Water Pump Stations(RWPS) Waste Water Dams/Reservoir(Dam#3) Waste Water Treatment Plant(WWTP) Waste Water Lagoon Surge Pond 7 Waste Water Pump Stations(WWPS) 2 Irrigation Water Pump Stations(IWPS)
5 Customers
Served First Customers in 2004
Buy Power from Bonnevile Power Administration (BPA) and transmit through Pacific Power lines then Tribal Utility Lines 2 Point of Delivery(POD) BPA delivers at 12,000 volts and we transform that that to various services of 480/240/120 for our customers. Via 40 transformers. Peak demand at the Casino 1.4 MW Utility was formed to create a cost saving for the tribe. All lines are underground Challenges
Getting Distribution Piping under I-5 Abnormal low voltage delivery.
5 Customers
Served First Customers Nov, 07
376 Acre Ft(123,000,000 gal.) Potable Water Dam/Reservoir
Web base 24/7 monitoring system 6 piezometers, 3 inclinometers, drain flows Completed First Fill Summer 08
Potable Water Treatment Plant can treat up to 500,000 GPD
Operated by UIUC
Million Gallon Storage Tank 4 RWPS Tie into City Of Canyonville
The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex.
American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170
The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex.
American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170
