A new water well expected to supply drinking water to up to 1,800 households has been completed in Centerville and should be in operation by summer.
The 600-foot deep well was drilled on city property at 275 N. 100 East, adjacent to Founder's Park, the site of the city's future municipal building. It is the city's sixth well and cost about $100,000 to drill.The well produced a maximum of 1,200 gallons of water per minute in a pumping test, according to city engineer Fred Campbell, and is expected to produce between 500 and 900 gallons per minute in regular use, making it the city's second or third best producing well.
The city paid for the drilling and a series of other culinary water projects designed to boost production and water pressure in the south end of Centerville with a $310,000 loan from the state water resources board. The loan will be repaid through user and impact fees, according to the city.
Centerville resident Dewey Petersen, of Petersen Drilling, supervised the drilling operation, which started June 4 and was completed Aug. 28, but testing, installation of a well housing, pump equipment and other construction is needed before the well is fully operational.
The city relies on wells for two-thirds of its drinking water supply, purchasing the remainder from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.