Board selects submersible well pump, approves 480V service and VFD controls
Board voted to replace the village's aging oil-lubricated well pump with a 4-inch submersible unit, approve VFD controls and a 480-volt three-phase electrical upgrade at no charge from Alliant Energy, and authorized Municipal Well and Pump and Pilling Electric to perform the work at an estimated $105,000.
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Director Leitzinger and Ross Griffin of Municipal Well and Pump briefed the board on the village well system, noting the existing oil-lubricated vertical turbine pump has been in service for more than 40 years and parts are increasingly difficult to obtain. Leitzinger said the current manual controls impose an operational burden on staff, including recent overtime.
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