Bullet-Resistant Precast Pump Buildings Chosen for Missouri Well Houses

摘要

The Public Water Supply District #2, of St. Charles County in Defiance, Mo., has grown from a small, rural water district outside of St. Louis, into the largest water district in the state of Missouri. The system covers a 400-mile service area and a population of about 75,000 people. As the system grows, so grows the need to upgrade facilities. One significant project is the ongoing replacement of 12 pump buildings along the Missouri River. The existing structures are decades old and composed of concrete block on mounds of dirt. Located in a flood plain, they have experienced extreme wear and tear and deterioration is well under way.