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Superintendent calls well-pump replacement urgent, wants 350 GPM capacity
Summary
Superintendent Zach Bull reported a 60‑year-old well pump showing signs of overheating and said replacement is urgent; he recommended redeveloping the well field and upgrading pumps to deliver 350 gallons per minute to meet filter design flow when the intake is offline.
During the superintendent's report Zach Bull said the well pump was turned on during heavy rain to prevent turbid water reaching reservoirs, but the pump emitted a smell like something was hot. He noted the pump is about 60 years old and said its replacement should be moved up the priority list.
Zach asked that the well field and pumps be sized to supply 350 gallons per minute (GPM) so the filtration plant can meet its designed filter flow if the intake is taken offline for maintenance or emergency. Steve Goodrich will pass pump-pricing and well-field redevelopment information to engineer Robert Clark at Otter Creek Engineering for costing and planning.
