The Bataan Water Loading Station in Gallup, NM
provides water for commercial businesses, agriculture
operations, and the population of Gallup including a
nearby Native American reservation. After their
existing card reader system failed and having to cope
with a clunky single-coin acceptor system, the City of
Gallup chose to install two new custom FS-20 Bulk
Water Fill Stations by Portalogic.
Each station is equipped with a stainless steel keypad
and a coin acceptor. In order to meet the needs of the
reservation and residents of Gallup, the stations
provide 24-hour, uninterruptable access to potable
water. Customers with accounts may use the keypad to
enter access numbers and desired volumes, and
customers without accounts can simply enter coins for
a preset volume of water per coin.
After experiencing success with the two initial water
stations, the City of Gallup opted to install a third
to provide greater access to water. All three stations
are equipped with air-conditioners to stay cool in the
desert heat, and remotely report to Portalogic
Management Software installed on PCs at City Hall in
downtown Gallup, NM.