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Council approves consent agenda that includes bid to drill new municipal well funded in part by $2M federal grant
Summary
As part of the consent agenda, the council approved the bid award to begin Phase 1 of a new municipal well project; city staff said the project has a Bureau of Reclamation $2,000,000 grant requiring a 50% local match and that Buy America requirements shape casing choices.
Clinton City Council approved the consent agenda, which included awarding the Phase 1 bid to drill a new municipal well and the accompanying environmental and permitting work.
City staff member Bryce summarized the project history: the city acquired water rights and a site to increase redundancy and meet future build-out demand, and staff described that drilling plans had to address legacy soil issues from a former Hill Air Force Base contamination plume. Bryce told councilors the city completed required state preliminary evaluations and had state approval to proceed with the drilling plan and test-pumping protocols that will verify yield and water quality once the hole is complete.
On funding, Bryce said: “we've got our funding through the Bureau of Reclamation for a $2,000,000 grant with a 50% match,” and explained that the grant’s Buy America/Build America provisions affect procurement specifics (for example, limiting options for seamless casing). He added that contractors plan to drill around the end of the month, working day and night with temporary sound walls to limit noise during the roughly one-month drilling phase, and that test-pumping (typically a week) will determine final pump-sizing and equipping decisions.
The item was listed on the consent agenda and was approved when the council voted to accept the consent items.
What this means: the well project moves into the drilling phase of work. The city will test-pump to confirm quantity and water quality before purchasing equipping components (pump, motor and controls), and will proceed with procurement consistent with federal grant requirements.
