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Cedar City councilors agree to up to $12,000 in sewer-lateral work to preserve option to buy nearby well
Summary
After extended debate over a farmer-owned well and the state's protection requirements, councilors authorized up to $12,000 to replace sewer laterals now (to be reimbursed later) so the city can preserve the opportunity to acquire a high-producing nearby well for municipal use.
Council members spent more than an hour on Item 9 — whether to pursue acquisition of a nearby farmer-owned source known in discussion as the Clermont Adams well and whether to pay for immediate protective work so the well could meet municipal standards.
Staff and developers said the well currently produces about 1,200 gallons per minute, has acceptable chemical results and meets several state sealing requirements, but converting it to municipal use would require a state-sanctioned source-protection radius and certain materials or construction standards for sewer laterals in that zone. City engineer Jonathan Stathis said the state's main…
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