By JIM BUTLER

Pineville expects to have standby power online at four water wells in early 2025.

That schedule is an indication of how much time is often required to respond to non-emergency but important issues.

The city was notified in January 2022 that absence of the generators was a shortcoming revealed in a Ground Water Resource survey.

The deficiency has created no apparent health-related issues.

Because of the service area involved, the city, it was told in 2022, is required to have dedicated stand-by power capable of meeting an average daily demand of three million gallons.

The well sites are on Cappel Road, LA 107, Janet Drive and Paper Mill Road.

City officials and consulting engineers subsequently began the technical and financial corrective process, determining auxiliary power delivering 4,000 to 6,000 gallons per minute would need to run about 8 to 12.5 hours to meet the requirements.

In October 2023 a $546,000 contract was awarded for the four generators with auto switches that will kick on should there be a primary malfunction.

Delivery is anticipated in October 2024, with installation completed in January 2025.