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Sunday, November 8, 2026

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Emery development tracker

Emery water supply

Inspections found both of Emery's wells in poor condition. A new well and treatment was estimated at $6,000,000 or more, and the council is weighing alternatives, including a private company's no-upfront-cost proposal to supply water from deep mineral extraction.

In review

Type
Public project
  1. Sep 9, 2026City Council: Water task force: condition of the town's wells
  2. Sep 9, 2026City Council: Proposal to supply water from deep-well mineral extraction

In brief

Emery water supply appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council meeting of September 9, 2026.

Follow the money and project delivery

Emery water supply

In review

  1. Council action

    No approval or denial linked in the records collected.

  2. Money in the record

    budget: $6.00 million — Estimated cost of a new well and water purification (minimum) Record → · Sept. 9, 2026

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. September 9, 2026 · City Council

    Water task force: condition of the town's wells

    Discussed

    Assessments of the town's wells came back unfavorable. Camera inspection found the 5-inch well casing collapsed at 37 feet, making it unusable, and the 10-inch well reached depth but has structural issues serious enough that installing a new pump would risk further failure. A new well plus purification for manganese, arsenic, iron and sulfur was estimated at $6,000,000 or more. Mayor Funk said spending that amount on the existing poor-quality source was not advisable and the council will keep pursuing alternatives. A council member who is a research chemist offered information on a cast-in-place pipelining technology.

    • Contaminants cited: manganese, arsenic, iron, sulfur

  2. September 9, 2026 · City Council

    Proposal to supply water from deep-well mineral extraction

    Discussed

    A private company, Fairview Resources, proposed providing the town drinking, secondary and agricultural water as a byproduct of extracting minerals from deep wells (5,000 to 15,000 feet), at no upfront cost. The technology has been used in Saudi Arabia, California and Minnesota and was described as state-approved. The town would keep its water rights and land, the company would keep the extracted minerals, and the project could be done within six months to a year. Concerns were raised about seismic activity linked to injection, as observed near Moab, and about a possible conflict with the town's engineering firm. The council agreed to prepare more questions and arrange a follow-up meeting.

    • Company: Fairview Resources
    • Cost to town: none upfront, per the proposal