Salt Dome location

1. Salt Dome Location Report
Presented to
City Council
May 16, 2011

2. Existing Salt Dome Location

3. Salt Dome Location

4. Salt Dome Requirements/Preferences
Budget: $510,000
Capacity: Store approximately 4,000 tons of salt
Salt Storage: 150’ X 150’ Traditional dome 100 X 200’ Gambrel
Salt Brine Ops: 15’ X 50’
Style: Gambrel Style
Access: Adjacent to primary route and centrally located
Timing: Completion last Spring 2013
Amenities: In-door and/or covered storage
Salt brine production equipment
Overhead liquid deicing capability
Future Supplemental Storage: 5,000 to 7,000 square feet to replace
storage space from the recycling center.

5. Recommended Salt Dome Location

6. Recommended Option
Construct 3,750 ton Salt Dome at the Municipal Service Center
Budget: meets requirement
Capacity: 250 tons less than requirement but okay due to expanding
anti-icing and deicing capabilities
Salt Storage: meets requirement
Salt Brine Ops: meets requirement
Style: matches existing style
Access: partially meets requirement near primary route and slightly
north of city central matched existing location
Timing: meets requirement
Amenities: meets requirement
meets requirement
meets requirement
Future Supplemental Storage: 5,000 to 7,000 square feet to replace
storage space from the recycling center.

7. Recommended Salt Dome Style
Traditional

8. Next Steps
Questions
Design Site and Select Dome Fall 2012
Bid Job January 2013
Arrange for Temporary Salt Storage if
Necessary April 2013
Construct Dome May - July 2013
Fill Salt Dome Late Summer 2013