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Madison County discusses buying or leasing existing farm wells to bolster water supply
Summary
County water staff outlined options for acquiring or leasing existing poultry-farm wells and discussed technical and regulatory constraints including casing diameter, pump size, treatment needs and cost estimates.
Madison County staff and commissioners discussed Sept. 29 several approaches to expanding the county's potable water supply by acquiring, leasing or otherwise integrating existing private wells into the county system.
Staff said an agreement prototype calls for wells to be bored to 8-inch steel casing to meet treatment and pump-sizing requirements; several speakers said a 6-inch existing well can be tested and, if productive, converted but may require additional…
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