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Seaside officials flag $12 million price tag for a backup well as city studies water‑rate options
Summary
Council received a detailed briefing on the Seaside municipal water system: one active city well, an artesian 'Chile’s' well with only limited current yield, recycled‑water credits, and estimates that a new deep well could cost roughly $12 million — a cost staff said rates alone are unlikely to shoulder.
Seaside — The City of Seaside spent the largest portion of Thursday’s council meeting on a deep dive into the city’s water supply, where staff said one working municipal well and expensive construction costs for a reliable backup create a multimillion‑dollar policy choice for residents and elected leaders.
Assistant Public Works Director Andreas Bear told the council that the city currently operates a single active municipal well (Well 4), producing about 500 gallons per minute, and relies on an intertie with neighboring CalAm for redundancy. Bear said the city acquired a small artesian source on the “Chile’s” property in 2022; that artesian well flows about five gallons per minute at the surface without a pump and would yield only about six acre‑feet per year…
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