Cambridge American Cemetery

MJ Abbott secured the contract to install a replacement irrigation system to the American Military Cemetery in Cambridge.  The irrigation design was undertaken by Sadimato and MJ Abbott.

The scope of work included:

• 80m³/hr pump station designed and fabricated by MJ Abbott, installed in the Chapel cellar
• Fertigation system comprising injection pump, tank and mixing propeller
• MJ Abbott carried out the design and implementation of the fertigation control system
• Installation of mainlines pipework and replacement irrigation to cemetery areas, public walkways, flower border areas in the Cemetery Mall, West Mall, the Flagstaff and around the Chapel
• The system utilises Toro irrigation equipment including the unique high trajectory Toro 754 rotor used among the headstones
• System includes Toro GDC Site Pro control system, weather station and radio remote control.

A very detailed news story on this project may be found by following this link.

MJ Abbott continues to maintain the irrigation system.

www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ca.php