The Garage Has Water

This past spring, the Platteville Community Arboretum was awarded a grant from the Robert A. and Marjorie M. Hartshorn Trust of the Platteville Community Fund of $2,700. These funds went toward the installation of a new water line to the Arboretum’s garage.

Clay Shaffer, PCA’s Deputy Coordinator, cleans a mower with water from the new water line

Our installation was added to another water line project that was years in the making. Bill’s Heating & Plumbing was in a similar need for a water line. Since the two buildings are in close enough proximity and would connect to the same water main, the PCA made an agreement with the owner, Bill Neihaus. A trench and junction would also be excavated to reach the garage. Bill also donated some materials to the PCA for this project.

The PCA is grateful to both Bill’s Heating & Plumbing and the Platteville Community Fund for making this project a reality. This addition changed everything about our weekly work on the trail this past summer. 

Crew completes final touches for the water line installation

Clay Shaffer, the PCA’s Deputy Coordinator, expressed how having access to water was a game-changer for the PCA. Before a water line, Clay would have to visit the Platteville City Garage for water fill-ups. This summer, instead of driving over for the city’s water supply at their garage, Clay and the volunteers saved a lot of time by simply filling up buckets or tanks at our garage. Now we can clean hands, tools, and equipment properly after a shift. The nursery can be watered easily as well. This water line has improved the upkeep of our trail immensely.