By Dave Fidlin
Correspondent
Efforts to bring a malfunctioning well into working order in the Village of Waterford continue as warmer temperatures start making their return.
Director of Public Works Jeff Dolezal this week provided an update on Well No. 1, which is located on the Village Hall grounds at 123 N. River St.
At a Public Works Utilities Committee meeting Monday, Dolezal said remediation efforts had been moving along, but the work hit a snag when it was revealed a motor within the well was not working as it should.
Early this year, Dolezal reported efforts would have to be taken to remediate the well, which was first installed at its current location 27 years ago.
During the winter months, when water usage is historically low, Dolezal and other officials examined the well as part of a routine 10-year process. The inspection revealed a broken piece of 40-foot pipe and a worn down pump.
The motor was believed to have been in working order, but at this week’s committee meeting, Dolezal said a new motor will have to be replaced – a maneuver that carries an $1,800 price tag.
Early this week, a contractor was on site, working on the well. Dolezal said the crew will return, perhaps as soon as late in the week, to install the new motor and continue remediation work.
“It’s a loose and tentative timeline right now,” Dolezal said. “We would like to have it done soon, but there are some things that aren’t cooperating.”
With last June’s debacle caused by a different malfunctioning village well still fresh in the minds of many village residents, Dolezal and other officials would like to have Well No. 1 up and running as soon as possible.
The failed pump last summer occurred in a well located in Cornerstone Crossing and resulted in watering restrictions during one of the worst droughts in recent years. It resulted in an 80 percent drop in daily water capacity.
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