Why is This Hilltop Surrounded by Barbed Wire??
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You know, if they just posted a sign saying: "Hey, we're randomly spraying high velocity sewer water here!" the no trespassing signs would probably be unnecessary.
But then the environmental nuts would’ve been causing issues back in the day while this was in operation
😂
Someone stupid would try to get super powers standing in it.
@@Rachniax Florida-man!
This is called a spray irrigation field for treated wastewater. Looking at the map/aerial, there are two wastewater lagoons north and downgradient from the hill. The water is collected, pretreated, then pumped up the hillside and dispersed through a series of sprinkler heads that are spaced out on a pattern. The area is fenced because humans like to break things and file lawsuits. EDIT...made comment while watching video....got to end and Cliff figured it out!
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@@TomG1555 TAKE THE FORBIDDEN SHOWER!
For what? Why they spraying the woods way up there?
"Humans like to break things and file lawsuits." No truer words have ever been spoken, my friend. We humans SUCK, in general of course.
There are no waste water plants around here, however. So.....??
Aren't you so glad you didn't explore inside the fence and be there when the sprinklers came on? Good call on your part! This was very funny, I laughed out loud at the Big Reveal! Thanks!!
The red things are a indicator valve for sprinkler systems, and the brass things on the posts are sprinkler heads
Exactly right. The valve is called a PIV, Post Indicator Valve.
It's an underground valve, with a post sticking up above the ground that is used to open or close the valve, and it has a small window that will show if the valve is Open or Closed ie; Indicate valve position.
At 15:29 that looks like a weather proof electrical enclosure. Could possibly have contained controls for pumps.
Right on you got it.
I found a pdf file on Google, from 1980. Chester County. It seems the sprinklers are part of an irrigation system, that uses water from a waste water treatment plant. Instead of pumping it into nearby creeks.
Brilliant
I wonder if Cliff noticed any corn or peanuts growing inside the fence! LOL
@@pagodaracingmountpennreadi8915 or tomatoes?
Remember, crap always runs down hill!
That's "Government Intelligence" for ya, huh?
Those Grey posts look like they have sprinkler heads on them and the red things would most likely be water hydrants.
The Horseshoe trail use to run right through the fenced in area and there was a leanto on top of the hill .they relocated the trail and took down the leanto which use to overlook the valley on the southern side of mt. pleasant. the dirt road that the gated fence you were standing in front of was the original horseshoe trail down the hill and crossed the park road.the leanto was 100 yards from the gates around the fence on the right
Yes, as others said. The grey pipes have rainbird direct drive sprinkler heads. Red things known as PIVs, Post indicator valves, used to operate underground gate valves, common in heavy industry. The thing on top of first one is the operating wrench. Good video..
Worked on a facility like this in the 90s, drain field for a water treatment plant in a state park. No potable treated water.
Be careful Cliff, that's where they are keeping Bigfoot! Congrats you finally found him.
That's definitely a sprinkler you're seeing "on top" of those poles. The Mueller Company of Chattanooga Tennessee manufactures water delivery systems.
5:43 was a rain bird, used for watering yards, or gardens.
Wow! What a thriller!! I kept waiting for Agents Scully and Mulder to step out from behind a tree..lol
This video was interesting all the way through. I was more intrigued the more curious you became. Thank you for that. 😊 Also, I came to the comments hoping someone figured out what this was. Sure enough a few people did! You guys are fun and I appreciate the researching you did to find out.
I’m a new subscriber now. 😊
You do NOT want to be there when the sprinklers start spraying!😮
Reminds me of an abandoned government listening post I came across years ago on top of White Mountain Va. When they were done with it they literally threw everything down the mountain side including the massive antenna.
French creek area mined numerous substances, including coal,, copper, lead, and who knows what else.
Could the pipes be venting underground methane gasses from old mines? Are the caution signs to keep people away from old dangerous mines?
Muller was a company that made water piping, fire hydrants, etc., and supplied FCSP these fittings way back.
Spray irrigation simply means that this treated effluent is applied--or sprayed--onto the land rather than released into a stream or waterbody. Spray irrigation of effluent always is preceded by treatment of the wastewater before it is land applied.
Very strange fenced-in area. Thanks for checking it out. I was about to Google it and you answered the puzzle. Thanks!
They aren't always for waste water. They are also used for inert liquid byproducts. Often times they spray nitrogen, which is very good for plants and trees. They have these behind the one Deka Battery plant. Those things on top are sprinklers, just like you put in your yard except metal
The red post with the wrench on it is a PIV or Post Indicating Valve.
Aw, 'spray irrigation field'. I was hoping for Bigfoot enclsure...and they escaped. 😁
I always enjoy your hikes and documentation.
I believe those green Blaze marks on the trees are for mountain bikes. In regards to the fence, if barbed wire is pointing outwards it's to keep people out, if it's pointing inwards it's to keep people in. And that is my two cents for the day
Now that's what I call a potential stinky situation...
Looks like a water system of so kind.
Those gray metal pipes support Rainbird type sprinklers for irrigation. The fenced in area qualifies as a “confined space”.
that is an irrigation sprinkler where they discharge the gray water from the park collect the RV wastewater. yep that is an affluent spray field they are using the "hill" to filter the water befor it reaches the lake.
Most rational explanation posted
@@howardlowry6412 yea I live next to one of these discharge areas, and they are posted as to what it is. it's managed by the county and outside the city limits, I've created feed plots, and they get watered regularly from 8pm to midnight. great hunting area too.
I agree the pipes are for they can distribute the Wastewater over that area of the Woods. And the red things are like hydrants
Cliff those red cast iron units from Chattanooga Tennessee are water main hydrants and the pipes in question are irrigation sprinklers for agricultural purposes.
There was never agriculture up here, however.
LOL! 😂😂 Poopfield, PA!
That is a water sprinkler.
😂more specifically, a RainBird
You should ask a park ranger about why the fenced it off!
Then it be a 3minute video, instead of 28 minute one
And the park ranger would have given you the party line. He/She would tell you only what "they" wanted you to know.
When I was a land surveyor I came upon a setup like that. It stunk everywhere because it was spraying sewer water all over the place. That's probably part of an old sewer treatment disposal area.
The waste water treatment pools are clearly visible on google maps . Good grief Cliff those are sprinkler heads and the red things are hydrants
Wonderful! What a funny story. Thank you.
Kent
the red poles are called PIV's used to turn large water lines on an off under ground... fire prevention systems or irrigation systems and so on.
The controllers have sanitized this ancient site. They covered it and planted all the vegetation and set up sprinklers to ensure the trees grow and hide any obvious signs of the former glory.
Exactly! What did that place use to be in ancient times?🤔
Friend of mine and I found a similar fenced off area on top of a hill in the Great Bend state land, there was no irrigation and they had cut down all the trees inside the fenced area
I agree. thats what we called a " land application system". A lot of times they are a temporary solution to wastewater problem when no creek is convenient. But as the sewage system is extended, a suitable creek may be accesses and the " Land App" area abandoned. It remains fenced for a number of possible reasons. 1) letting it decontaminate, 2) they may want to use it again. 3) removing it is probably not a high priority on their budget.
It's spray irrigation of treated waste water. Instead of releasing it into the waterways, they spray it on the hilltop.
Mueller is a valve manufacturer in Chattanooga, Tn. They make all kinds of water and gas valves.
As a water sprinkler you found. On that tree when you said what's up and you zoom in on it it's a water sprinkler
Very interesting cliff, thanks for sharing
The red things are old fire hydrants and on top of the grey pipes are sprinkler heads.
Great video of another great adventure
Rain Birds sprinklers, maybe it's prone to fire
As others have commented, those are sprinkler heads on top of the gray pipes and the rest are valves/hydrants. Very odd.
muller makes fire hydrants , those are shut off valves for the waste water main lines going to sprinkler heads
Under ground waste water treatment facility using the mountain as a filtration system natural filter and the red things are shut-off valves and the grey post are sprinklers like the ones that water fields to aerate the waste water
The last time I camped at French creek was way back in 1996, my go to campground is Blue Rocks in Lenhartsville, also as you know is in Berks county. Haven’t been to in a few years.
You’ve never seen this type of sprinkler before? There is even a dance parody of a reciprocating sprinkler.
Of course a youtuber thinks everything is a camera! Interesting wander in the woods. Thanksfor sharing!! Peace & Prayers out.
I noted on the opposite side of that fence there is a perimeter road that is used, the red fire hydronats and then tall poles have sprinklerheads, obviously preplanned too keep the vegitation and trees well watered and incase of a forest fire.
What ever is atop that hill, some one or an entity made a conscious effort to protect it.
I spent some time in Western Pa, walking around in the wooded areas of Butler and Beaver Counties, I found all sorts of weird and interesting things out in the forest, stuff that did not make any sense on how it got out there, but, there it was. Like motor vehicles, large machines, what appeared to be an old kind of hey combine, ( I think ). So who knows what is up there or was up there.
A sewage spray field. LMAO. Figures.
Like Pa said, the gubmint figure if ya roll a turd over rocks fer' 50' it's clean enough to eat.
All those not understanding, it's part of the park/campground septic system...
Red things are water meters, and the gray poles are sprinklers.
The sprinkler system inside the fence reminds me of something I once found along the side of a Railroad. They were placed there during the Vietnam War Era and used to aerate Military Grade Chemicals such as Agent Orange and other Hazardous Biologic weapons Chemicals that were stored by the U.S. in Box cars and disposed of by the order of President Johnson.
If I were there and at the opening of the fence, I would have gone right in. OMG, I was really hoping you would have checked it out. I have gone into scary'er places than that. LOL
Definition for confined space is also not suitable area for human occupation and hazardous atmosphere just to name a couple of definitions for confined spaces. Either way what a creepy place whether it is still being used or not. And we know you Cliff you would never trespass on property whether you are on you tube or not, you are that type of person who considers their integrity in everything they do. And we all applaud you for that.
"Hey, Cliff, why don't you just go on in?"
They're called The Rain Bird sprinkler the red things are the water valves
Looks a lot like a fenced in area in St. Louis, Missouri that keeps you from getting to a nice castle that was built in the 20s. It was really nice and all the stones were shipped from Ireland. Unfortunately the guy ran out of money and it was never finished.
There are fences and warning signs that are in the forrest on hiking trails around where I live. They are there because the land used to be part of a minimum security prison. Part of the inmates rehabilitation programs was forestry. And we have gun rangers near hiking trails around here too.
Those are sprinkler heads on the top of the pipes. You can see each pipe has a white handle shut off valve.
Those are sprayheads on the gray pipes. The red Mueller objects are gate valves. If you look you will see the wrenches to open and close the valves. There are also control panels in your video. The y would be the controls to turn pumps off and on. The confine spaces signs would be there because of in ground holding tanks for the treated water.
The grey pipes have sprinklers on the top. It is suspicious though what is going on in the fenced off area.
The vertical red item is a post indicator valve (PIV) For fire sprinkler system
The red pipes are like a high pressure water valve, The others are sprinklers,
Hi Cliff (a portend of words to come), thanks for getting the straight poop on the hilltop!
Thanks for the hike, Cliff! You were right, our tax dollars at work!
There would be no reason to have an irrigation system in the woods. It used to be something, but the area appears to be abandoned. Just go in and go to the top to see what's there.
Those tall things are common lawn and garden sprinkler heads; I have no idea why they are mounted so far off the ground, which could be a freezing issue if not drained after use. Maybe there is a weep hole and gravel pit underground, like fire hydrants have. The red castings made in Chattanooga, PA are valve stems usually found around large, older buildings, used for fire suppression systems.
Crazy stuff !
what an interesting piece of information
When you first went up to the fence and looked at that type that is a water sprinkler you know in case of a fire LOL
Red= fire protection, in this case a valve. Confined space can be a tank, pit, well, anywhere a worker can be trapped or any possibly of needing emergency rescue. The top of the pipes has a "Rainbird" water sprinkler.
it's a sewer spray field. He explains it at the end of the video. 😉
I grew up in hopewell used to live on hopewell rd. good stuff. have you shown the world the rocks at st.peters?
The only thing I can compare it to are some fenced areas up north of Harrisburg where some hybrid Chestnuts have been planted as an experiment to renew the American Chestnut Tree. That’s all I have!
Wow, listen to the end…very interesting and only one commenter got it! (Not me!)
Thank you Cliff.
Those are water sprinklers spaced out for coverage and the red pipe is a PIV valve that's where the main water feed ties on the whatever water system ( irrigation) the installed there.
Sprinklers and valves
Given the state of the fence, i'd say this spray field has not been used in several years, if not decades. Possibly its a relic from before the park was hooked up to the national sewage system.
I looked up Mueller Tennessee.
Looks like those pipes are for water.
The tops are like what I use to water my garden.
Water is very important so maybe they put a fence up to protect it??
Some of those red heavy things with Mueller on them were quite old. I’m curious.
Those were water sprinklers and the red were main water line controls.
As others have commented... sprinkler heads. Had the same kind at my school many moons ago.
The Mueller Red Devices are old fire hydrants. If you type into Google what is written on them, they come up rather quickly.
However, the other things seem to resemble a sprinkler system.
They look like sprinklers on piping with other value points installed for something else, lower down their pipe near the ground.
Rvsp me and if you have an email lmk and I'll send you what I have found so far.
It could be an old mine sight for the old blast furnace company located just down the hill. That area has a history of iron making dating back to the 1830's
Bingo!
It’s a sprinkler system ! The red iron objects are well heads or off and on valves
Before reading or watching past the part that zooms in looks like some type or water sprinkle system
Posts look like sprinkler heads. What ever was in there isn't anymore. Such a large amount of fencing push out for no reason, if someone were breaking in, I'd think it would have been a smaller area. Good you respected the signs.
Just a guess, they were watering the foliage on the top of the mountain to prevent erosion and didn't want people messing with the pumps.
Sprinkler and valves. Probably underground water tank/reservoir?
In the area on top with all the downed trees, there were a lot of Bigfoot structures. They were in the that area at one time.
They look like sprinklers. and the red things are water hydrants.
Back in the early 80s this facility stored drums of 2,4,5 Trioxin, put there by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. The 55 gal drums leaked and killed many people. Look up 2,4,5 Trioxin.
Confined Spaces Procedures
1.Area must be free from hazards Prior to entering any confined spaces, it is imperative that a risk assessment is carried out by a competent person to determine if a confined space is free of harmful materials and substances. ...
2. Test the atmosphere ...
3. Ventilate ...
4. Watch one another ...
5. Use PPE
because DANGER, my guy. 😂
I wonder if the pipes in the ground isn't for gas in the ground. Just a thought
Methane vents from coal mine
the red thing is a water on and off valve it still has the wrench to turn it on and off