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Soledad council declares emergency to repair Well 11, authorizes emergency procurement and regular reporting
Summary
The City of Soledad voted 4–0 July 30 to declare an emergency to repair Well 11 after multiple wells went offline. Council authorized emergency procurement for repairs, asked staff for ongoing cost reports, and chose not to invoke mandatory Stage 2 conservation at this time.
The City of Soledad City Council on July 30 voted 4–0, with one absence, to declare an emergency and authorize immediate emergency repairs to Well 11 after multiple city wells went out of service, while declining to impose mandatory Stage 2 water restrictions.
City Public Works Director Don Wilcox told the council that three of the city’s five water wells had been out of service at one point and that staff had observed storage tanks at roughly 70–75% full the morning of the meeting. Wilcox said Well 6 returned to service with a vibration, Well 10 was scheduled to be back online by Monday, and Well 11 — a below-ground pump unit that failed Tuesday — required a pull-and-assess procedure.
“Based on the model number and everything,…
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