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Englewood City board approves $149,600 contract to rehab deep groundwater well
Summary
The Englewood City Water and Sewer Board authorized a $149,600 contract with Granite Company to repair a deep groundwater well, a staff-led effort officials say will boost local water supply resiliency and allow the city to access water rights that have not been used for years.
The Englewood City Water and Sewer Board voted to authorize a $149,600 contract, including a 10% staff-managed contingency of $13,600, with Granite Company to repair and rehabilitate a deep groundwater well, city staff said at the board meeting.
City staff said the work will install a new 350-gallon-per-minute pump and motor at a lower position in the well, replace column and electrical piping, rehab the well casing and replace check valves to allow the pump to operate as aquifer levels decline.
Joshua Ferry, utilities engineer, said, "The capacity test concluded that the well will be viable for another 25 to 30 years without the redrilling" and described the site as accessible for construction. Ferry said the repaired…
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