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Shelter Cove district completes new W3 well; DWR grant covers bulk of $155,550 project
Summary
The Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District reported completion of a new production well (W3) funded primarily by the Department of Water Resources grant; the well produces roughly 80 gallons per minute and the district expects to spend about $24,250 from its capital budget to finish the work.
The Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District reported that a newly drilled well, W3 on Willow Glen Road, has been completed and is being flushed and sampled ahead of final testing and commissioning.
General Manager Chris said the district received a 2022 Department of Water Resources grant originally for $95,000 with a committed $39,000 local match to improve the Lot W well site. After reallocations of unused grant funds from other projects, the available grant funding rose to $131,300. District staff estimate total project costs at about $155,550 and said the difference — roughly $24,250 — will be covered by the district’s current fiscal-year capital budget (the budget line was set at $25,000).
Why it matters: the new well increases local groundwater production and reduces reliance on surface water treatment. Chris told the board the new W3 well produced about 80 gallons per minute during an eight-hour drawdown test (about 115,000 gallons per day), compared with the older W1 well’s roughly 50 gallons per minute (about 72,000 gallons per day). The district characterized the change as roughly a 60% increase in production at that site and said that result exceeded earlier estimates in the grant proposal.
Details and next steps: staff said Fish Drilling completed the well in 2024 and construction work installed an electrical panel, piping and a well enclosure; the project met the grant construction deadline (September 30). Remaining close-out items include laboratory sampling, installation of a sodium hypochlorite feed pump, and an improved electrical panel; staff estimated those items at about $10,000. Chris said staff have requested an amendment from the county grant administrator to reduce the district’s in-kind match obligation from the original $39,000 to the actual expected local contribution of $24,250.
Board discussion focused on how much of the district’s water supply comes from wells and on whether the goal is to stop using surface supplies. Chris said wells currently supply about 40 percent of the district’s water and that the district’s intent is to “supplement” — not replace — its Telegraph Creek surface supply, particularly during summer demand peaks. Board members asked when final sampling results would be available; staff said sampling was expected in the month after the update and that they would continue flushing and monitoring production and water quality.
Public-finance impact: Chris presented the grant and cost figures to show that the grant covers most capital costs and that the district’s anticipated outlay will be near the amount budgeted in this year’s capital program. Staff will bring final invoicing and closeout documents to the board when the grant amendment and final costs are settled.
Provenance: first mention of the project in the board packet and staff presentation appears in the board packet and the meeting transcript during the general manager’s report; supporting statements and the final project-cost figures were given in the staff presentation and subsequent board Q&A.
