The Houston Spaceport is an FAA-licensed, urban commercial spaceport offering unprecedented access to a thriving aerospace community. Owned and managed by the Houston Airports, Houston Spaceport is co-located at Ellington Airport and serves as a launch and landing site for suborbital, reusable launch vehicles, as well as offering laboratory office and large-scale hardware production facilities.
With the development of many new buildings, fire protection and domestic water supply infrastructure was one of the first priorities for the project. ParkUSA created a water meter system to measure the volume of water usage and a backflow prevention assembly to protect against potential cross-contamination.
We built a 10” Combination Water Meter Assembly that incorporates a positive displacement meter and a turbine meter, merging two water lines into one. For areas that require multiple fire hydrants, it is practical to have one water line connecting all the hydrants and buildings, to provide both fire and domestic services respectively. Combination Water Assemblies are designed for high metering accuracy where extremely large variations in flow are anticipated. Because it is a fire and domestic meter it processes potable water for drinking and general use and fire protection. The project required a 10” meter for multiple fire hydrant use and higher flow rate.
We also manufactured a 10” Reduced Pressure Backflow Prevention Assembly to prevent potential cross-contamination of the public water supply. Potential cross-contamination hazards are found in potable, fire-protection, irrigation, and industrial water lines. Reduced Pressure Assemblies are used to protect against these toxic fluids in water services and provide safe drinking water. Without backflow preventers, cross-contamination would become a large safety issue for domestic and fire usage of the water.
