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Hermiston approves $200,000 purchase of monitoring well for aquifer storage and recovery project
Summary
The council adopted Resolution 23-60 to buy an existing groundwater well for $200,000 to serve as a monitoring well for the city's aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) project; staff said the well had elevated PCE above OHA limits and will not be used for injection but can serve for monitoring.
Hermiston’s City Council adopted Resolution 23-60 on March 10 to authorize purchase of an existing groundwater well for $200,000 to include it in the monitoring network for the city’s aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) project.
Assistant City Manager Morgan outlined the technical rationale: the city’s ASR program will inject treated surface water into a deep aquifer during winter months and recover it in summer. For regulatory approval, the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) requires a monitoring-well plan.…
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