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Council approves emergency repair contract as city races to preserve $7 million state grant for Well 2A

5796802 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

The San Fernando City Council approved emergency contracting for rehabilitation of Well 2A and directed staff to accelerate design, permitting and monthly reimbursement submissions to preserve a roughly $7 million state grant with a March 2026 completion requirement for full reimbursement.

The San Fernando City Council voted Sept. 2 to authorize emergency repair work and contracts related to municipal Well 2A after city engineers found extensive corrosion and pump failure during an inspection. Council members described the matter as urgent because the city holds approximately $7 million in state grant funding tied to a March 31, 2026 deadline for reimbursement. Why it matters: Well 2A is a city production well that contributes to local water supply and the city has won a capital grant (about $7 million) to rehabilitate the well and install a nitrate treatment system. Failure to rehabilitate and move the project through construction…

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