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Okanogan County OKs $148,142 well investigation as jail geothermal repairs continue
Summary
Commissioners authorized a $148,142 task order to investigate the jail geothermal systeminjection and extraction wells after years of underperformance; county staff said additional pump testing and larger repairs may be needed and that the county will pursue state grant funding.
Okanogan County commissioners voted to authorize a $148,142 task order to investigate the county detention center's geothermal wells, part of an ongoing response to system failures that have left the jail relying on portable cooling units.
The board approved the amendment, described in the meeting as a limited well investigation and pump test, after county staff and a Commerce grant representative described repeated issues with silt, filters and well performance since the geothermal project was installed. "Just for the exchangers? Just for the exchangers," a county official said after staff read a quote that showed a single equipment bid for about $489,000, underscoring that repair estimates already returned to the county were substantial.
The approved task order covers downhole video inspection, limited step-rate pumping tests and a written evaluation of well rehabilitation, retrofit or replacement options.…
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