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City hears water-supply plan: wells and storage adequate through 2035, drought named primary risk
Summary
City water staff and consultants presented the Water Supply Service Area Plan (NR 854) and concluded current deep-well sources and storage provide sufficient capacity through 2035, while identifying drought and peak-day stress on aquifers as the primary risks.
City water officials and consultants presented the Water Supply Service Area Plan (required under Wisconsin's NR 854) at the Oct. 22 council meeting, concluding the Fond du Lac Water Works has adequate deep-well capacity and storage to meet projected demand through 2035 but should monitor aquifer conditions and plan options if demands approach aquifer capacity.
Steve Kliesner of Strand Associates, who led the study, said the system's total well capacity exceeds 9,000 gallons per minute (firm capacity roughly 7,000 gpm) and total storage approaches 10 million…
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