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Council discusses deeper test wells; staff directed to proceed if budget allows
Summary
Council members and staff discussed moving forward with a fourth test well, deeper drilling after encountering volcanic strata in earlier borings, and budget implications. No formal legal vote was required; staff sought direction to proceed contingent on staying within the combined budget for all wells.
City Council members and staff discussed drilling deeper and adding a fourth test well after earlier borings encountered volcanic strata, with staff asking for direction rather than a formal vote.
Council members heard that the team extended one borehole to about 1,300 feet after encountering difficult strata and that one previously completed hole was drilled an additional roughly 300 feet. A staff speaker said, “we ordered more pipe and we went to 1,300 feet because of what we were seeing in these stratas.” The same staff member…
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