Baker City hears update on ASR wells, recent pipe breaks and switch back to meter-based billing

Apr 8, 2025

Council received a technical briefing on the city's aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells, recent distribution main breaks, and the planned return to meter-based water billing. Staff detailed recovered/injected volumes, a yearly injection cap, quarterly testing requirements and cost limits for running ASR wells.

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A staff member from the city's public works department briefed the Baker City Council on April 8 on the operation of the city's aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells, recent water-main breaks and a planned change in how residents will be billed for water.

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