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Snowmelt System in Holland, Michigan @cityofholland
City of Holland
Since 1988, residents and visitors have enjoyed snow-free streets and sidewalks in downtown Holland throughout the winter season. Thanks to the Holland BPW snowmelt system, waste heat from power generation is captured to heat water, which is circulated through 190 miles of tubing laid underneath the pavement and sidewalks, back to the Holland BPW power plant. The system pumps over 4,700 gallons of water per minute at 95-degrees and can melt about one inch of snow per hour at 20 degrees Fahrenheit with winds of 10 mph. The snowmelt system is a closed system meaning it is circulating the same water over and over again. Prior to 2016, the system pulled water from Lake Macatawa. By using potable water, the system is less likely to have sediment and should reduce wear on system valves. Added benefits include no salting, no plowing, no slipping or sliding, As a much-appreciated innovation, the snowmelt systems has been expanded several times to include the market area at the Civic Center, the sidewalks to Herrick District Library and the ramps to the parking deck on 7th St. In total, the snowmelt system today provides approximately 600,000 square-feet of heated sidewalks and streets. It the largest publically-owned snowmelt system in the country!snowmelt.cityofholland.com Subscribe: goo.gl/600A5m facebook.com/hollandmichigan twitter.com/cityofholland instagram.com/cityofholland
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Snowmelt System in Holland, Michigan
City of Holland 2018-11-13 | Since 1988, residents and visitors have enjoyed snow-free streets and sidewalks in downtown Holland throughout the winter season. Thanks to the Holland BPW snowmelt system, waste heat from power generation is captured to heat water, which is circulated through 190 miles of tubing laid underneath the pavement and sidewalks, back to the Holland BPW power plant. The system pumps over 4,700 gallons of water per minute at 95-degrees and can melt about one inch of snow per hour at 20 degrees Fahrenheit with winds of 10 mph. The snowmelt system is a closed system meaning it is circulating the same water over and over again. Prior to 2016, the system pulled water from Lake Macatawa. By using potable water, the system is less likely to have sediment and should reduce wear on system valves. Added benefits include no salting, no plowing, no slipping or sliding, As a much-appreciated innovation, the snowmelt systems has been expanded several times to include the market area at the Civic Center, the sidewalks to Herrick District Library and the ramps to the parking deck on 7th St. In total, the snowmelt system today provides approximately 600,000 square-feet of heated sidewalks and streets. It the largest publically-owned snowmelt system in the country!snowmelt.cityofholland.com Subscribe: goo.gl/600A5m facebook.com/hollandmichigan twitter.com/cityofholland instagram.com/cityofholland
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