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2003 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Active Projects
| 82. | PROJECT: | Moorcroft Well | | | | | |
| LEVEL: | II |
| SPONSOR: | Town of Moorcroft |
| LOCATION: | Crook County |
| PROGRAM: | New Development |
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| EXISTING LEGISLATION: |
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Purpose |
Chapter |
Session |
Account |
Appropriation |
Due Date |
|
|
Level I |
38 |
1992 |
I |
$35,000 |
1992 |
|
|
Level II |
74 |
1994 |
I |
$225,000 |
1994 |
|
|
Level III |
28 |
1994 |
I |
$930,000 |
1997 |
|
|
Level II |
36 |
2000 |
I |
$355,000 |
2002 |
|
|
Level II |
86 |
2001 |
I |
$145,000 |
2002 |
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PROJECT INFORMATION:
In 1992, a Level I study conducted for the town of Moorcroft recommended construction of a
new storage tank and connection piping collection system. The study also recommended that both
a Lance/Fox Hills Formation well and a Madison Formation well be developed. In 1994, after the
conclusion of a Level II study, the town of Moorcroft constructed the new storage tank, system
piping, and drilled a new Lance/Fox Hills test well. The Madison test well has also recently been
drilled.
The test well was completed in October of 2001 to a total depth of 3,750 feet into the Madison
Limestone aquifer. The well was constant-rate pump tested at 602 gpm over a seven-day period
with a resultant drawdown of 76 feet. This rate is over 5 times the present capacity of their
existing wells. The water quality is within primary drinking water standards but is extremely
hard (605 mg/L as CaCO3) and therefore some treatment will be required for specific uses. The
Town has applied for 2003 funding from WWDC and USDA-RUS. The test wells will be
connected to the Town's distribution system.
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Estimated Level III Costs
| Final Designs & Specifications | $ 265,817.20 |
| Permitting & Mitigation | 11,150.00 |
| Legal Fees | 4,000.00 |
| Access & ROW | 82,210.00 |
| Project Components | $ 2,658,172.00 |
| Engineering | 265,817.20 |
| Construction Cost (Subtotal) | $ 2,923,989.20 |
| Contingency (15%) | 438,598.38 |
| Construction Cost Total (Subtotal) | $ 3,362,587.58 |
| | |
| Project Total Construction Cost | $ 3,725,764.78 |
| Project Total Cost (Rounded) | $ 3,750,000
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Purchase Price of Moorcroft Madison #1 Well - $129,031.40
RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
The WWDC recommends the project be incorporated into the New Development Program at
Level III with an appropriation of $2,250,000 (60% Grant).
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