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10 Minutes Case No. 2 By: KEN MILLER WELL PROBLEM 13914 SUNFISH LAKE BOULEVARD Pete Raatikka, City Engineer Background: At the November 11, 1987 City Council directed staff to research history of the Ken Miller well and report back at December 8, 1987 council meeting. Following is a list of events concerning this well. In 1975 the Miller well was contaminated by a gasoline leak in the area. 2. Miller sued Dickensons for the contamination. To settle the lawsuit, Dickensons provided water from their house to the north of Millers and also made a cash payment. In approximately 19S0 Bob Hunt purchased the house north of the Millers from the Dickensons with the agreement he would provide water to Millers for a two-year period. Sometime after the two year period expired, the Hunt well or piping failed and Mr. Hunt drilled a new well approximately 170 feet deep. Mr. Hunt asked Mr. Miller to help pay for the well but Mr. Miller refused. Since the two year agreement to provide water had expired, Mr. Hunt disconnected the well. In late September and October, 1987, S.J. Louis, the City's con- tractor on the Industrial Sewer and Water Project dewatered the area to install sewer. The Miller's well dried up. Approximately one month after the dewatering stopped, attempts were made to pump water from the Miller well. On November 19, 1987, we checked the groundwater level in relation to the Miller well. Our inspection showed that the well was 18 feet below Miller's basemen~ and the watertable was approximately 17 feet below the basement. We also had Len's well service check the well and test pump it. Test pumping showed that the well pumped large amounts of sand. At that time, Mr. Miller stated he had placed acid in the well. Len's Well Service concluded that the acid opened up holes in the well point and could not be repaired. Mr. Miller disagreed with this conclusion and stated that many wells pu~D sand initially or after back flushing.