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Council hears engineering plan and 12–15 month timeline for a second water source
Summary
Sunrise Engineering told Laketown the process to develop a second well would include water-rights work, a Preliminary Evaluation Report, drilling and multi-stage pump testing; the firm estimated 12–15 months after funding approval and two candidate well sites were discussed.
Scott Archibald of Sunrise Engineering presented a step-by-step plan for developing a second water source for Laketown, laying out permitting, testing and construction tasks the town would need to complete. Archibald said work would include a Preliminary Evaluation Report, coordination with the Division of Drinking Water and Division of Water Rights, well drilling, step and 24-hour pump tests and well-house construction to connect a new source to the town system.
Archibald told the council, "Following funding approval, the estimated timeframe to complete the project from start to finish is approximately 12-15 months." The council discussed two potential well sites (near the cemetery and up the canyon), protective zone mapping and how existing water rights might need to be transferred or assigned to support a new well. Council members also discussed preparatory steps that could be done before funding is secured, such as starting water-rights work and preparing design plans.
No funding decision was taken at the meeting; the presentation was a procedural briefing and the council directed staff to pursue next steps for a potential grant or funding application.
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