Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Control valves: check, air release, pressure reducing, gear reduction.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>System valves: butterfly, gate, double gate, tapping gate, RW gate, tapping RW gate, ball valve.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>VOB: valve on branch. Related to fire hydrants, the valves on the hydrant leads.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Control valves: check, air release, pressure reducing, gear reduction.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>System valves: butterfly, gate, double gate, tapping gate, RW gate, tapping RW gate, ball valve.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>VOB: valve on branch. Related to fire hydrants, the valves on the hydrant leads.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Control valves: check, air release, pressure reducing, gear reduction.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>System valves: butterfly, gate, double gate, tapping gate, RW gate, tapping RW gate, ball valve.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>VOB: valve on branch. Related to fire hydrants, the valves on the hydrant leads.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Control valves: check, air release, pressure reducing, gear reduction.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>System valves: butterfly, gate, double gate, tapping gate, RW gate, tapping RW gate, ball valve.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>VOB: valve on branch. Related to fire hydrants, the valves on the hydrant leads.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system for the distribution of potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Curb stops are water service shutoff valves, usually located in the piping near the curb (between the water main and the building). This valve is used to start or stop the flow of liquid from the main water line.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Water service lines supple potable water to residences and other buildings. Ownership belongs to the property owner from the curb stop to the building. Ownership belongs to the city from the curb stop to the watermain.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The feature class if 100% complete. The accuracy of the parcel polygon as compared with the orthophograph is an estimated 50% accurate. That rate will increase as the Assessing Cartographer continues to review individual polygons and makes correction to their configuration as needed.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Woolpert created the feature class in the 1990s. The Assessor's Office udpates the feature class as public record dictates.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The feature class if 100% complete. The accuracy of the parcel polygon as compared with the orthophograph is an estimated 50% accurate. That rate will increase as the Assessing Cartographer continues to review individual polygons and makes correction to their configuration as needed.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Woolpert created the feature class in the 1990s. The Assessor's Office udpates the feature class as public record dictates.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>To be used when there is a bend in a service line on private property (i.e. industrial complex).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Various water main fittings:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Tee - can connect pipes of different diameters or change the direction of a pipe run, or both. Three connections.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Bend - connect pipes to change the direction of a pipe run. Two connections. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Cross - connect pipes to change the direction of a pipe run or different diameters. Four connections.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Reducer - connect two pipes of different diameters. Usually leads from larger to smaller diameter pipe.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Wye - connect three pipes, potentially with different diameters. Configured in a "Y" shape.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Sleeve - Tapping Sleeves are used when tapping into a pipe while it is under pressure. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Plug - used to end a water main at an unused section.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>A water meter pit is a below ground chamber or pit, found in the water service chain, in between a water main and a residence or business that houses a water meter assembly, used for localities to periodically read the amount of water usage for billing purposes. The pit is a premanufactured concrete, plastic, or polymer structure which is buried in the ground and houses the entire meter pit assembly.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P><SPAN>A main pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Distribution - Distribution mains are typically smaller in diameter than the transmission mains and generally follow the city streets.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Fire Line - to be removed.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Hydrant Lead - Leading from a water main to a fire hydrant.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Purge Line - Potentially used to flush water main. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Transmission - Transmission mains are larger pipes (16” in diameter and larger) which are designed to move large quantities of water from the source of supply, such as a treatment plant or groundwater well, and provide water to the smaller distribution mains.</SPAN></P></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Casings are structures around pipes for Sanitary, Storm, or Water utilities that provide structural support to preserve the integrity of the utility pipe under an increased weight load (i.e. water, shallow DOC, road/railways, bridges, lack of adequate separation of utilities, access issues).</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Cut and capped/plug water main that is no longer in use, while still remaining underground. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer was created in 2017 to identify the division between high and low pressure. Everything North and East is low pressure.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>One of the most accessible parts of a water distribution system, they are often used for attaching pressure gauges or loggers or monitor system water pressure. Point where people are able to tap into a water supply (e.g. for firefighters' use). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.