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The Land
Fairfield Glade is a privately developed resort and retirement community in the Cumberland Mountains
of Tennessee. Eleven lakes
scattered throughout a picture wooded setting in the Cumberland Mountains presented a unique challenge for developers.
Spectacular lake-front sites set high in the Cumberland Mountains (the elevations range between 1665 feet and 2300 feet) promised to be a dream setting
for upscale homeowners. Yet these same qualities presented a unique challenge for develop
The Problem
- Sub-surface sandstone
- Extensive lake frontage
- Wide range of elevations
- Fairfield Glade sits on hard-to-blast sandstone. The waterfront properties and rolling elevations
made gravity sewering largely impractical
The Solution
- Installing 31 miles of E/One Sewer
- Connecting 2" and 6" PVC pressure mains to existing gravity mains
- E/One Sewers saved this community of 1,300 (and growing) over $1,000,000 to date
- Average annual maintenance costs are less than $30 per home - 30% below projections
Fairfield Glade Today
- A Spectacular Resort & Retirement Community
- 1,300 homes built around 11 lakes
- Estimated population of 5,000
- Four golf courses
Client Outcome "We run careful
economic studies for each new sewer distribution project. Study factors include: first cost, tap cost, maintenance cost, and interest. Having the option
to use low pressure sewers has saved the Fairfield Glade community in the neighborhood of $1,000,000 over the past 13 years."
Thomas V. Swaford
VP, Engineering
Fairfield Glade, Inc |
