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MEMORANDUM DATE: March 9 , 1982 TO: Dave Childs , City Manager FROM: Larry Hamer, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Well 4# - Repair -------------------------------------------------------------------- During the week of March 1, 1982 , one of the Water Department employees noticed that .well 4# had developed a vibration. I called in a well expert and he found there was a small vibration in the motor; which would indicate a bearing- going out. The motor did not cause the entire amount of vibration. It appears that it is the shaft bearing vibration along with the motor bearing vibration. This well was pulled for inspection and repair five years ago this month and I have been running the well repairs on a five to six year schedule. Due to the budget cutbacks , I elected to go with the six year schedule. The City ' s budget presently has the under- ground reservoir reroofing and painting the inside of the elevated tower, which we have decided to- delay until the fall of 1982 . It is necessary to pull well 4# because we cannot afford to have this well go down in the summer months . I estimate this repair to cost approximately $20 ,000 . However, as in the past, we can only take quotations on the pulling , man hours , equipment and the replacement -of this well.. I would not know what will need to be replaced until it is removed. I have a specification made up that covers all the necessary i`c^ns that could possibly need replacement in order to cover the entire job. This job could cost the City for pulling and replacement and a few minor costing parts -or a considerable amount of money . RECOMMENDATIONS I r+�commend, as I have in .the five year schedule, that we pull well 4# to correct the vibration and delay the painting of the elevated tank until we find out the cost of the well repairs . We can then utilize that money in the budget to make the necessary repairs to well 4# . LH/cjk