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Council authorizes hydrogeologist contract to evaluate city water rights and wells

Battle Ground City Council · October 21, 2025
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Summary

After a presentation on the city’s water rights and well production, the council unanimously authorized public-works staff to contract a hydrogeologist to examine combining water-right allocations, evaluate aging wells and investigate pending well applications.

Public works director Mark briefed the council Oct. 20 on the city’s existing water rights, 2024 production, and intertie purchases. He reported the city’s instantaneous water-right capacity is about 2,300 gallons per minute and that during 2024 the city produced roughly 638 million gallons (including intertie purchases). Mark described an outstanding application for additional rights associated…

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