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Council approves $11,367 emergency pump replacement at Well 5
Summary
Council approved a non-budgeted $11,367 expenditure to replace a failed pump at Well 5 after the shaft/bolt assembly failed; the supplier and Scott Smith described it as an unusual malfunction and the manufacturer declined warranty coverage.
The council approved a non-budgeted payment of $11,367 to replace the pump at Well 5 following an unexpected mechanical failure that separated the shaft and pump assembly. Chair said the failure was "an unfortunate thing" and that the manufacturer was not providing warranty coverage.
Council members discussed technical details: bolts that fastened the shaft had loosened, part of the pump dropped into the borehole, and the hole itself remains usable. Scott Smith (referenced in the discussion) and the supplier reportedly had not seen this failure mode before. Chair cautioned that drilling a new well could cost between $200,000 and $300,000 and urged continued reserve building. "If we ever have to drill a new well, that will not be cheap," the Chair said.
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