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Council funds $8.885 million in water supply projects including wells, pumps and communication upgrades
Summary
The Wichita City Council approved funding for 11 water‑supply projects in the 2025–2034 CIP, totaling $8,885,000. Projects include a fiber communications line to well fields, Cheney pump replacement funding, a river revetment to protect ASR wells, rehabilitation work and upgrades to variable frequency drives and treatment instrumentation.
The Wichita City Council approved funding and budget actions to initiate 11 projects in the water‑supply system, with a combined authorization of $8,885,000 drawn from the city’s 2025–2034 capital improvement program.
Key projects and purpose: Public Works Director Don Henry and staff described the package as system‑wide work that includes a fiber communications line from the well field to City Hall to replace obsolete radios; bank‑storage well revetment and erosion protection at an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) bank‑storage…
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