Boulder’s City Council took one step at its July 15 meeting, and deferred one other, aimed at ensuring the safety and reliability of the city’s water supply, which has been compromised for nearly 15 years.
The Council voted to formally abandon the existing Well Four, located near Little League Park, and construct a replacement on nearby city property. Well Four was originally disconnected in 2010 due to detected copper excesses, and will be decommissioned in the coming months as part of Boulder’s two-phased well construction and system improvement effort.
“I think this sets us up for a more predictable future with regards to reliability” said Ellie Schmeltzer in an address to the city council. Schmeltzer, a project engineer with Helena-based engineering firm Morrison Maierle, leads technical planning for Boulder’s water project. “This allows us to keep some consistency between all our new well construction, and avoid some of the uncertainties with renovating the existing well.”
