The village of Suring adopted an action plan earlier this month to resolve problems with iron contamination in one of its wells.
The Suring Village Board met for an hour and half in closed session on May 19 before unanimously approving a recommendation and action plan proposed by Robert E. Lee and Associates, of Hobart.
Representatives of the engineering firm said it will take at least three months to see if the new plan will work.
“They designed it, so we have to stick with them if they are willing to fix it,” said Jay Tousey, village president.
The village is seeking a remedy to the arsenic removal process at Well No. 2, in which arsenic clings to the iron in the water, and the iron clogs the system. This requires the well to be off-line as time-consuming regeneration takes place every three to four weeks. The village’s goal is to minimize the manual labor required for regeneration.
Well No. 2 is located south of Suring at 8794 State Highway 32, near the intersection of Highway 32 and County Road M/Z. The Well No. 2 project began in October 2009 when the well was shut down because the arsenic level exceeded Environmental Protection Agency standards. Since then, a well station has been built to house the equipment that filters out arsenic and iron.
Also on May 19, the board delayed acting on several water projects until September, because the projects hinge on action concerning Well No. 2. The village has issued requests for proposals for water tower rehabilitation, water main extension, work at the water treatment plant and digital mapping of utilities.
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