Council authorizes advertising for Glick Wells 6–7 and accepts final completion for Glick Wellfield improvements

The Lafayette City Council authorized advertising for Glick Wells 6 and 7 and approved final completion for recent improvements at the Glick Wellfield, city staff said.

Steve Moore, superintendent of Lafayette Waterworks, told the council two test production wells were installed in November 2024 and March 2025 to confirm aquifer characteristics and water quality. He said the Glick Wells 6 and 7 project will include permanent components — column pipes, pumps, motors, elevated well platforms, vaults, sample stations, raw-water piping, valves, electrical work, fiber optics, instrumentation and control — and that advertising is scheduled for Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Moore asked the board to approve authorization to advertise; the council moved, seconded and approved the request by voice vote.

Moore also presented a final-completion letter from Wessler (transcribed as Westler in some places) confirming Reynolds Construction completed punch-list items and submitted a final pay request totaling $169,685.34, including release of retainage. The council voted to grant final completion and approve the final payment.

Moore discussed capacity: each new well is expected to produce about 2,000,000 gallons per day at early operation, providing redundancy for the five wells already at the Glick field. He emphasized that transmission-main capacity limits mean the new wells provide redundancy rather than increasing continuous throughput.

Quotes from the meeting include Moore saying the new wells would "probably produce a little more" than existing wells and that "around 2,000,000 gallons a day per well" is expected. The council took both actions by voice vote; the record provided no roll-call tallies.