Gordon's question 1

Lets get started...
This email focuses on infrastructure needs, which is the foundation of a good plan.
I suggest someone else start an email thread that talks about the lodge, and some one else start an email that take on another thing that you with were on the Family Preserve.

FIRST QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU WISH COULD BE AT THE FAMILY PRESERVE?
Infrastructure Needs
1. Reliable, all-weather road

fix the drainage problems with puddles in the low spots
clear the brush and berry vines away from the sides of the road
put a cross slope on the road so stormwater drains off the road and take out the big rock so you don't get high centered when you drive the family car down there
provide gravel/crushed rock surface
- at least on the steeper parts at first
- do the rest of the road ultimately


2. Reliable potable water

Option 1 - Hook up the spring and pipe it down to the family preserve
Option 2 - Hook up to the test bore hole #1 that was dug when the dam was built. This will pump clean water for 10 minutes about 2-3 times a day. We would have to pump it to a holding tank.
Option 3 - Hook up to the test bore hole #3 also dug when the dam was built. This will pump clean water for 24 hours a day at 20 gal./min. This was originally planned for Fred and Amy when they build. But plans are still in the formation stage.
Option 4 - Drill a new well on the family preserve


3. Reliable electric power

Option 1 - Is solar an option? I think not because it is in the shadow of Tumwater Mountain most of the day in the winter? This needs more investigation.
Option 2 - bring in power on poles or put in under ground conduits. We could bury conduits at the same time we bring in the water line.

4. Sanitary facilities

Initially - out houses, you know...they way it used to be at the falls

Ultimately - septic system
Another "green" option is a waste incineration system. This leaves no solid waste to dispose of; it all goes up in smoke with a little help from propane. The MacDonalds have no problem with gas.