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Committee backs Well 1 maintenance and a system pressure evaluation
Summary
Staff asked the committee to include funds to pull and inspect Well 1 (last pulled in 2014) and to fund a water-system supply and pressure study to update hydrant and static-pressure modeling; committee recommended adding the items to the capital package.
Public works staff explained that Well 1 requires scheduled maintenance (pumps should be pulled about every 10 years) and that Well 1 was last pulled in 2014; the committee included a maintenance request in the capital package to ensure compliance with DNR recommendations and to cover potential additional repairs if damage is found. Staff estimated the pull and inspection based on prior work at Wells 2 and 3 and said $60,000 is a reasonable ballpark for the work, though final costs depend on findings.
Staff also requested funding for a water-system supply and pressure evaluation (last completed in 2013) to update static-pressure and hydrant-pressure models used by developers, fire planning and insurance rating purposes. Committee members discussed whether development applicants should share the cost; staff said the study is a core system asset used repeatedly by development and emergency services and that it benefits insurance and planning work across the city.
