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Utility Commission hears update on Well 2 building rehab, generator and timeline
Summary
Engineers from Strand reported the Well 2 facility is in design (~60%), driven by Wisconsin DNR sanitary-survey requirements; project includes a new 555-square-foot building, separate chemical rooms, a 150-kilowatt natural-gas generator and a projected construction window of early 2026 into early 2027.
The Utility Commission on July 9 heard a detailed update from Strand engineers on the planned replacement of the Well 2 pump building, including design status, required regulatory approvals and a preliminary construction timetable.
The project is being driven by sanitary-survey findings from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that identified elements of the current building that no longer meet modern requirements, Strand engineer Nate Iwanowski said. "We're at about 60% design," Iwanowski said, and the team has submitted a Public Service Commission application and expects to finalize design in the fall before bidding in winter.
The new masonry-block building will be about 555 square feet with three rooms: a pump room and two separate chemical rooms to store chlorine and fluoride. The pump will be replaced with a new unit and a variable-frequency drive intended to improve energy efficiency. A new 150-kilowatt natural-gas generator is planned outside the building in a Class 2 sound attenuating enclosure; based on the generator data sheets, Iwanowski said sound at the property line would be "about 72 decibels, about the sound of a vacuum cleaner."
Strand described site work including cutting a new driveway, sidewalk and repaving the street where old water main connections will be replaced and a new main installed slightly adjacent to the existing route. After final design the village will submit the project to the Wisconsin DNR as part of the water system plan approval process, Iwanowski said; construction could begin early 2026 and extend into early 2027 depending on lead times for major equipment.
Commissioners and staff asked about security and sustainability. Village staff member Charlie said generator access panels would be locked and that the project will include cameras and site access monitoring as part of a broader program to add camera coverage at village wells; he said the village will work with Johnson Block (the village IT service) on that work. Solar panels were discussed briefly but commissioners and staff said the small roof area, multiple roof slopes and long payback for a relatively small panel array made solar less practical for this specific facility.
Commissioners also discussed coordination with planned street work: replacing the water service will require cutting into the street and staff said the plan is to coordinate full water-main upsizing when the adjacent road reconstruction (Ollie) occurs in 2027 to get better pricing and reduce repeated pavement work.
No formal action was taken on the Well 2 design at the July 9 meeting; Strand requested public-review submissions and indicated plan-commission review of the site was scheduled later the same day. The commission directed staff and consultants to continue final design, pursue PSC and DNR approvals and include security cameras and locked generator access as part of the project.
