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Heritage Hills well pitched as top fix to high‑zone pressure issues
Summary
Staff told council the Heritage Hills well — estimated around $5–6 million — would pump directly into the high zone to free spring water for culinary use and reduce pressure drops during drought months; council requested model outputs showing which neighborhoods benefit.
Alpine staff described the Heritage Hills well as a near-term source that would pump directly into the high pressure zone and reduce pressure draws on spring-fed systems during droughts. The consultant's recommendation placed the well as a leading candidate for construction if funding is limited.
"That well would pump directly into, the high zone, which would, if we're pumping it, free up some water from the spring," the presenter said, explaining that freeing spring water used for PI could provide a byproduct benefit for the culinary system. Staff estimated the Heritage Hills well cost at roughly $5–6 million on the slide deck and said mapping in the report shows where nodes improve with the upgrades.
Council members asked for more granular modeling and a breakout of how much of that project's cost is attributable to growth versus existing deficiencies. Staff pointed to WaterGems maps (pressure and velocity figures in the appendix) and offered to provide the model outputs or raw data if council wanted further verification before committing to bonding for the project.
