Apache Junction Water District approves Clear Creek contract to design Superstition Vistas Well No. 10

The Apache Junction Water District on March 18 approved a professional services agreement with Clear Creek Associates to design and provide drilling oversight for Superstition Vistas Well No. 10, authorizing a not-to-exceed payment of $116,773 for design and construction-phase services.

District staff described the agreement as the first step toward drilling a new high-production well to meet growing local demand from new development. "We would like to hire Clear Creek and Associates to do a design and bid for a new well to the South so we can keep up with our water demands," said Mike (district staff). The district estimated later full construction costs for the well at roughly $1.5 million to $2 million when it goes to bid.

The design contract covers subsurface investigation, borehole logging and sampling, aquifer testing, and coordination with the well driller to establish final screen intervals and casing materials. "They'll do a borehole to start with about 12 inches drill down ... we'll airlift water…