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Cedar City council authorizes up to $12,000 to modify sewer laterals so a nearby farm well could serve as municipal water
Summary
After a lengthy technical briefing on state well‑protection rules and costs, the council approved a motion to authorize up to $12,000 for sewer‑lateral work so a farmer‑owned well producing about 1,200–1,250 GPM could be converted for municipal use if subsequent tests and negotiations succeed.
Cedar City council members voted Oct. 15 to authorize up to $12,000 to modify sewer laterals and related work needed for a nearby farmer‑owned well to meet state protection standards, in a step toward possibly acquiring the well for municipal use.
City engineering staff and developers briefed the council on a well (referred to in the meeting as the Clermont/Clamont Adams well) west of a proposed residential development. Staff said chemical testing meets state limits and the well had a grout seal to 105 feet that "meets the state regulation," but that state administrative rules for culinary wells require a 50‑ to 100‑foot protection radius. That protection radius can impose special material and installation standards for sewer laterals and other…
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