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Council clears way to bid two new water wells; staff details schedule and cost estimate
Summary
Council authorized advertising for bids for construction of wells 5 and 6 in the 2025 water-supply project and heard staff presentations about schedule, DNR review and a roughly $2.6 million probable cost for the overall multi-contract program.
City staff briefed the City Council on plans to construct two new supply wells (referred to in the presentation as wells 5 and 6) and the council authorized advertising for bids for the well-construction contract at its Jan. 21 meeting.
The staff presentation explained the work is intended to replace capacity lost from the city’s existing well field. After summer rehabilitation and testing, staff said the well field is producing roughly 500 gallons per minute (about 700,000 gallons per day) less than original…
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