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Private well proposal offers rapid interim water capacity; city staff raise technical concerns
Summary
A privately funded proposal to add eight small wells across four sites could deliver interim supply faster than larger projects, but city engineers cited concerns about aquifer mixing, corrosion control studies, site footprints and long‑term operating costs.
Judge Bart Sadler and representatives from Elevation Land Solutions presented a privately funded proposal on July 9 for an eight‑well system intended to deliver interim water capacity to relieve constrained pressure planes in northern and western Conroe.
Sadler described the project as a stopgap — “not a solution to your ultimate water problem,” he said — but one that could be built faster than some larger regional alternatives. He said the system would include eight 500‑GPM wells (one thousand gallon per day phrasing in materials corresponded to per‑well capacity) on four sites, use existing storage where possible, include backup generators and be GRP/SGRA‑compliant. He presented three business models: direct city purchase at a markup, wholesale purchase, or a lease‑purchase arrangement.
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