On August 1st, folks from around Floyd County, Iowa got together at the Floyd VFD to practice their water hauling skills. The 2-hr tanker shuttle drill was the culmination of our 16-hr Rural Water Supply Operations Seminar that was sponsored and hosted by the Floyd VFD. All day Saturday and Sunday morning the folks learned about and practiced dump site and fill site operations....using their own equipment in the most efficient manner possible. Then on Sunday afternoon they got to put their skills to the test and try to run a 500 gpm water supply operation....without interruption....for 2-hours.

Using two fill sites, seven tankers, and a 3-dump tank set-up the crews were able to meet the water hauling goal and actually reach a peak sustained flow of 1000 gpm during the final 30-minutes of the drill. Instructors for the weekend were Alan Butsch and Mark Davis. Many thanks to Chief Ben Chatfield and the members of the Floyd VFD for providing excellent logistical support. Watch for a full summary to be posted in coming weeks.