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Breitenbush Reservoir Alternate Material(s) and/or Method(s)Application klur We believe the following documentation demonstrates and indeed exceeds equivalency, meeting both the letter and the spirit of NFPA 22. Once this tank is built, Breitenbush Hot Springs(BHS)will be better able to support public health and safety by providing sufficient storage of clean drinking water, at the same time providing adequate fire protection for the Lodge and overall facility. We rely upon the assurance given us in NFPA 22 Section 1.2 Purpose, "...Nothing in this standard shall prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices that are equivalent in quality, strength, fire resistance, effectiveness, and durability to those prescribed by this standard, provided technical documentation is made available to the authority having jurisdiction that demonstrates equivalency, and the system, method, or device is appropriate for the intended purpose." Troy Wheeler, in his email to BHS of July 8, 2011,outlined the following tasks: For the alternate means and method, include: 1. Documentation on the size of the tank 2. Amount of water in tank compared to the sprinkler requirement 3. Means of low-level alarm/notification 4. Percentage of the water supply that is used daily and how it is replenished 5. Refill method that is capable of keeping the tank full enough for the amount of ihe fire protection water 6. Any other means that supports Warren's decision to determine that this would be a reliable water source 7. State the differences in your design and NFPA 22 requirements Overview: As we understand it,the final point to successfully address in order to receive a permit to commence building the reservoir is the following section of NFPA 22, Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection,2008 Edition: "Section 14.7.2: Pipe for Other Than Fire Protection Purposes Section 14.7.2.1: Pipe used for other than fire protection purposes shall be entirely separate from fire-service pipes and shall extend to an elevation inside the tank below which an adequate quantity of water is constantly available for fire protection." Breitenbush's proposed reservoir is composed of two cells with a combined total capacity of 184,726 gallons. In this plan, Cell #2 receives water first. The outlet pipe in this cell is a dedicated fire-service pipe connected directly to the Lodge sprinkler system. Only after Cell#2 (which holds 92,363 gallons) becomes full is water delivered(via a pour-over, or waterfall system) to Cell#1, an adjacent 92,363 gallon tank with an outlet pipe that supplies potable water to the domestic drinking water system(see schematic, Breitenbush L