Burton utility contractor reports grant closeout, monitoring alarm and Water Well #5 testing plan

During the consent agenda discussion, contractor Dustin Lozano (HDU Services) told council that the final walk-through for the TDA CDV21 grant has been completed and the grant will be closing soon; the walk-through also identified and led to repair of a small leak off Highway 290. Lozano also reported that a new monitoring system was installed on the groundwater storage tank that will notify him and Utility Clerk Rachel Belvin when levels drop below acceptable limits.

The packet and staff remarks also described plans for Water Well #5 development: when the new well is running it will be tested and Water Well #4 will be shut down for approximately thirty-six hours during that testing period. Staff said notifications would be issued via Everbridge and the city website to customers about any restrictions during the testing. The utility report included a water-loss figure (3.64%) and system totals (1,224,500 gallons pumped in the reporting month). "The final walk through of the work completed with the TDA CDV21 has been completed and that grant will be closing soon," Lozano said in the meeting record.

Why it matters: the monitoring alarm and the planned testing aim to reduce the risk of unplanned outages; the 36-hour planned shutdown of Well #4 is an operational step that may temporarily affect service and will be preceded by public notices. City staff listed follow-up tasks and communication responsibilities in the utility packet.