Water Line Crew Brings in the Big Guns

In an effort to accelerate our water line connection to the city service, Mammoth construction brought in a powerful piece of equipment that is able to dig an 18" wide ditch several feet deep in seconds. To this point, they had been using the scoop of back hoes to dig the trench for the water pipe. This device uses a series of shovels on a belt to lift the dirt up to the surface where a second conveyor belt moves it to the side of the unit. Once the water line is placed in the ditch, a second machine pushes the dirt back into the ditch and packs it down again.

We are now only a couple hundred feet away from our connection and hope to cover that distance tomorrow!

The 2500 feet of waterline we've layed so far could not have been done on this schedule had we been hit with the heavy rains forecast last week. Thanks to all who continue to pray for our work on the campus!