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Water utility proposes pump‑rehab plan and long‑term maintenance contract
Summary
Staff proposed a pump maintenance agreement with Go Forth Williams to rehab vertical and split‑case pumps and estimated roughly $400,000 in near‑term rehab costs to avoid summer failures; the contract lists several million dollars of pumps over system lifetime.
Mister Gordon told the committee the water system's vertical turbine and split‑case pumps are aging — many are 20–25 years old — and staff recommends a maintenance plan with Go Forth Williams to rehab units before summer peak demand. "So we're estimating we're gonna spend about $400,000 rehabbing pumps, to keep those from failing there," Gordon said, adding the agreement lists roughly $3.2–$3.3 million of pump work over the lifetime of the system.
Staff argued preventative rehabilitation will reduce the risk of mid‑summer failures when the system can pump roughly 35 million gallons per day. The item was moved to consent and is to be funded from the water utility treatment plant budget.
