To expedite emergency repairs of one of the city's major water wells, the Engineering Department will ask the City Council tonight to forgo public bidding procedures and award a $28,000 contract to Orange County Pump Co.
The Knott Avenue water well, which is responsible for producing 2,000 gallons of water each minute, stopped operating in February after a pump malfunctioned. Part of the equipment broke off and fell 800 feet to the bottom of the well, causing it to shut down, said Don Jensen, director of engineering.
