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Escalon gets a primer on groundwater wells as city weighs $14M surface-water and $40M wastewater projects
Summary
Public Works briefed the council on four municipal wells, seasonal pumping (peak ~2,000,000 gallons/day), testing and SCADA monitoring; city manager and staff said a $14M surface-water conveyance project and a phased ~$40M wastewater plant will be pursued only when funding—grants, leases or loans—are secured.
Escalon’s Public Works staff gave the City Council a detailed briefing on the city’s groundwater wells and the long-term infrastructure needs that prompted planning for a $14 million surface-water conveyance project and a multi-phased roughly $40 million wastewater-plant replacement.
"The city of Escalon collects, treats, and distributes safe drinking water from 4 municipal groundwater wells pulling from our local aquifer," Public Works said in the presentation, noting the system serves roughly 2,328 residential and 167 commercial connections and 33–35 miles of water mains. Staff told the council the system pumps about 2,000,000 gallons per…
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