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Five new wells to be drilled in Kagman
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Posted on Apr 05 2005
The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. will be drilling five new wells in Kagman to boost water supply in the homesteads.
The move to go ahead with the new well project was finalized during a meeting between CUC deputy executive director Bernard P. Villagomez, his staff and the Water Task Force led by program manager Don Smith at the task force office on Capitol Hill, Monday this week.
“This is a joint effort between CUC and the water task force,” said Villagomez. “Kagman has a good water quality. We need to increase production rate.”
The water task force and the U.S. Geological Survey have determined where to drill for the wells.
The Kagman homesteads are receiving their water from 12 existing wells. Smith said the five new ones will increase water production by an estimated 40 percent.
“This will result in an estimated 40 percent increase in water production for Kagman homestead residents, provided that these exploratory wells are productive,” Smith said.
Smith said the task force also intends to install smart meters at the Kagman homesteads.
The task force and CUC hold regular weekly meetings to coordinate water projects islandwide.
It was also agreed during the meeting that the task force will provide over $175,000 so that CUC could bring in materials to construct powerlines needed to have the nine new Obyan water wells in operation by August as planned.
“CUC does not have enough materials in-house,” Villagomez said.
The task force has set an aggressive drilling and well construction schedule that initially includes 100 exploratory wells. It hopes to put two million gallons a day of additional good quality water into the utility water system before the end of 2005.
