A staff member said the newly drilled municipal well has clean aquifer results and will be permitted for 480 gallons per minute, and that a final inspection is scheduled for next week. "The well will be permitted for 480 gallons a minute, and Adrian's final inspection for the well is scheduled for next week," the staff member said.

The announcement matters because the permit establishes how much groundwater the city can withdraw as the well enters service. The staff member said the aquifer test results were satisfactory and that the 480-gallon-per-minute permit reflects current aquifer yield. "480 gallons per minute, that's that's normal," the staff member said, and added that capacity may rise as the well develops: "As we run the well, continuously over the next several months, that capacity may increase as the well develops more, and ... we could go back ... and ask for an increase in the permit."

Staff described the well as located adjacent to the water treatment plant and said it taps one of two local aquifers. "That is well, there's 2 aquifers. 1 of them is about 500, 600 feet, and the other one's 220," the staff member said, adding the new well is in the shallower aquifer and that an existing well in the same area has provided long-term service. The staff member said the drilled depth is "about 220 feet."

The staff member also updated the timeline for inspections and permitting. They said a source-water assessment and supporting documentation have been submitted and that an inspector identified as Adrian (and later referenced as ADM) was expected to perform on-site inspections the following week. "When they come, do their inspection, then they should be able to issue a permit pretty soon after that," the staff member said. The speaker said Well 13 is already permitted and will also be inspected when the inspector is on site; Well 14 is not yet permitted.

The staff member reported a separate, modest increase in system capacity following pump improvements, describing overall capacity as now "10 MGD plus" after upgrades. No formal vote or policy action was taken during the briefing; the remarks were informational and focused on permitting and operational status.

City staff and residents seeking details on permit dates or exact operational timelines were not given a published effective start date at the meeting. The staff member said the inspection was tentatively scheduled for next Thursday and that permit issuance would follow the inspection, but a final permit issuance date was not specified.