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RWJPA authorizes up to $20,000 for groundwater study to explore Wahpeton Buried Aquifer options
Summary
The board authorized Hemenway Groundwater Engineering to study options to ease pressure on the Wahpeton Buried Aquifer — including blending and treatment of water with high-salinity Colfax aquifer water — with authorization not to exceed $20,000.
The Richland Wilkin Joint Powers Authority authorized a groundwater study to explore options for relieving pressure on the Wahpeton Buried Aquifer.
Board members Nathan Berseth and Perry Miller reported Richland County’s interest in evaluating blending Wahpeton and Colfax aquifer water and treatment approaches; Miller said the county has been in discussions with Hemenway Groundwater Engineering, Inc. The study cost was estimated between $10,000 and $20,000. Miller moved to authorize Hemenway to proceed with the study with expenditures not to exceed $20,000; Berseth seconded and the motion carried by unanimous roll call.
The study will analyze blending feasibility and treatment recommendations; the board did not specify implementation steps or funding for treatments beyond the study authorization.
