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2001 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Active Projects
05. | PROJECT: | Bairoil Test Well | | | | | |
| LEVEL: | II |
| SPONSOR: | Town of Bairoil |
| LOCATION: | Carbon County |
| PROGRAM: | New Development |
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| EXISTING LEGISLATION: |
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Purpose |
Chapter |
Session |
Account |
Appropriation |
Due Date |
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Level II |
81 |
1999 |
I |
$225,000 |
2000 |
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Level II |
36 |
2000 |
I |
$200,000 |
2002 |
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The town of Bairoil is seeking to expand their groundwater supply by drilling a second production-size
test well with similar production and water quality properties to that of the test well emplaced in 1999
by WWDC. The town, in order to sever its dependency on an oil field water supply pipeline and
provide for future growth and redundancy, wants an additional groundwater source. Favorable criteria for
siting the second well would include minimizing the distance for installing transmission and power
lines, maximizing the well spacing such that drawdown interference between pumping wells is
reduced, and locating optimal aquifer characteristics in the Battle Springs Formation.
RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
No legislative action is required.
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