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Council hears proposal to add VFD for water-plant pump No. 2
Summary
City staff proposed installing a variable-frequency drive (VFD) on high-service pump No. 2 at the water plant for about $13,006.47 to improve speed control and remove the item from the capital-improvement list; council asked how it related to a recent 200-horsepower pump replacement.
Corey, a city staff member working on plant operations, told the council: "So this is, a proposal to upgrade the VFP for the high service pump number 2 at the water plant." The project was priced at $13,006.47 and would come off the capital improvement list if approved.
Council members asked how the upgrade related to a recent pump replacement. Corey said the recently replaced unit was the 200-horsepower main summer pump and that the town rotates pumps seasonally; the VFD would control speed on one of the smaller units that typically runs in fall and winter. Staff characterized the upgrade as a routine capital maintenance item rather than a system expansion.
The council did not take a final vote at the meeting; staff said the item would be placed on the August 3 agenda for formal action. The presentation included cost and rotation details but no additional funding request beyond existing capital planning.
