Vera Boosters

Varela boosts Vera’s water storage and capacity for the Spokane Valley

Veradale is a community located in Spokane Valley, Washington. Vera Water and Power manages several high-elevation booster zones that were served by pump stations with no redundancy. If a booster station had a mechanical failure or a power outage, then once storage was depleted, that zone could have lost all water service.

To add redundancy and capacity to its system, Vera decided to construct two new booster stations. They contracted with Varela to engineer and manage the project.

Morrow Park Booster Details

The Morrow Park booster is located in an upscale residential development. The exterior of the booster needed to blend into the development and provide sound isolation. Due to the steep slopes on the site, and for its aesthetic appeal, we chose a Redi-Rock retaining wall. 

The booster building is CMU construction type with a brick veneer architectural treatment. Two pumps were initially installed, but we designed the building to have extra space for four additional pumps. Since the booster was initiated, Vera has added two more pumps. When all six pumps are installed, the pumping rate of the booster will be 1,200 gpm, with a very high discharge pressure of 230 psi. To prevent future disruption in supply due to a power outage, Varela included a generator room to house a future back-up power generator.

Morningside Booster Station Details

The Morningside booster is located next to Vera Power and Water’s 4MG reservoir. The site required creative grading due to steep slopes on the site. The booster building is split-faced CMU construction type, containing six pumps with room for two more. When all eight pumps are installed, the pumping rate for the booster station will be 4,000 gpm.