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Cedar Springs reports new well online after arsenic issue; output temporarily restricted
Summary
City officials said a new well at the end of Ash Street is online and filling the water tower after an older well developed arsenic contamination; staff said output is being run at a restricted level to limit sediment disturbance and that the well site was donated to the city.
City officials reported at the March 25 joint meeting that Cedar Springs’ new well on Ash Street is online and supplying the water tower after an older municipal well showed arsenic contamination.
A speaker said the new well is being operated at a reduced output level—"restricted to 500 gallons" as stated in the meeting record—to limit sediment disturbance while the system stabilizes; staff said they planned to increase production after sediment clears, noting a roughly 30‑day period before raising output. The well replaces an older supply lost to contamination, restoring the city’s three‑well capacity.
Commissioners credited the donation of land for the new well and discussed that future additional infrastructure (a second tower) has been discussed for growth on the southeast corner near the school property. No rate changes or capital expenditures were approved at the meeting; the topic was reported as an informational update.
