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Notus explores $1.2 million backup well funding to meet DEQ requirement
Summary
City staff told the Notus council the DEQ requires a backup well and estimated the cost at about $1.2 million; council discussed a 40-year well bond, higher-rate judicial confirmation if a bond fails, shifting risk to developers, assessing a connection fee, and noted $262,000 in reserves.
Notus officials discussed options to fund a DEQ-required municipal backup well at a special session workshop on April 14, 2025. Staff estimated the new well would cost about $1.2 million and stressed that a backup well is required by DEQ to provide will-serve letters for future development.
Possible financing discussed included issuing a new well bond using a 40-year loan or, if a bond is not approved, pursuing judicial confirmation that could result in a higher base rate charged to current residents. Councilors and staff considered shifting risk to developers and creating a connection-fee assessment; staff also reported $262,000 in the city reserve account. No formal financing decision or vote was recorded at the workshop.
