Lindon City staff told the council on Oct. 20 that the recently drilled municipal well—located near the site of a planned city cemetery—has produced sufficient flow but will require significant downstream infrastructure to put it into service. Staff said drilling and casing are complete and that engineers now estimate the cost of completing the well house, pumps, electrical and a new upsized pipeline connecting to Locust at roughly $6,000,000, including contingency.

Public works staff explained that earlier expectations to tie into a main between Main Street and 200 East proved insufficient; engineers calculated the new flows require a larger pipe that would extend to Locust. Staff said the city will put the construction work to bid, ask bidders to hold pricing for about 90 days, and then evaluate whether to proceed with financing, likely via municipal bonds. The council heard the update and no formal action was taken at the meeting.

Staff provided a rough cost breakdown during the presentation and noted some elements already incurred: "the well drilling is completed, and we're into that about 1,800,000.0 on just drilling and getting all the casing," a staff speaker said. The next work includes the well house, pumps and mechanicals, electrical upgrades and the new pipeline; staff emphasized that the $6 million figure includes a high contingency amount to reflect recent market volatility and tariff-driven price uncertainty.

Why this matters: If the city proceeds, the project will be a multi-million-dollar capital investment with design, bidding and financing steps and a construction timeline that extends beyond the current fiscal year. Upsizing the pipeline also represents a neighborhood-level construction footprint and potential impacts to streets where the pipeline will be installed.

Next steps: Staff said they will release bid documents, collect responses, hold pricing for approximately 90 days, and return to council with recommended next steps and financing options if bids are within acceptable ranges. No vote occurred; council members asked clarifying questions and were updated on the planned procurement and funding process.

Ending: The council did not act that evening; staff will return with bid results and financing recommendations before construction begins.