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Three Forks advances $2.5 million water projects, schedules well testing
Summary
City officials said a distribution main replacement estimated at about $2.5 million, funded by ARPA, is readying for DEQ review and bidding; contractor O’Keefe completed Well 2C and will perform a 72-hour pump test in September.
The Three Forks City Council heard a multi-part update on water-system projects on July 23, as city staff move toward bidding a distribution main replacement and finish work on a newly drilled public well.
An emailed report from Jessica Salo outlined a distribution system project covering roughly 7,000 lineal feet of water main replacement between North 2nd and North 4th avenues, with an engineer’s estimate “approximately $2.5 million.” The council was told funding for the project will come from ARPA; the city can put the work out to bid once the Montana Department of Environmental Quality completes its review, staff said.
Council Treasurer Kelly Smith said the city will coordinate permitting and approvals with the Montana Department of Transportation and other agencies as needed. On coordination she said, “We don’t have the U.S. Fish, Wildlife & Parks stamp yet, but we’ll also need MDT’s stamp of approval. We just want to get the conversation started.”
Engineering and alignment work is also underway for a transmission main on Colter Trail, where Great West is conducting a hydraulic analysis to determine benefits to the existing system before survey and design begin.
On supply, contractor O’Keefe has completed construction and development of Well 2C; the company will perform a 72-hour pump test planned for September and produce as-built drawings after testing, the update said. City materials said there were construction challenges related to local geology but that proposed solutions were executed successfully.
Next steps for the council include awaiting DEQ sign-off for the distribution project so the city can issue bids and deciding whether to schedule construction in late fall 2024 or wait until spring 2025.
