By Daniel Schwartz, TME

On December 14, 2023, the Board of Directors for Frazier Park Public Utility District (“FPPUD”) signed a Resolution of Necessity, authorizing the District to acquire a quarter acre well site adjacent to Frazier Mountain Park Rd. (APN # 255-320-28).

The resolution states that FPPUD provides water services to residential and commercial customers of Frazier Park from two water supply wells: Well No. 5 and Well No. 6. Well No. 5 well casings began to fail in 2018; the casings were patched with steel in 2018, which reduced the well’s capacity.

The District said that Well No. 5 was likely to fail in the foreseeable future, and it was a necessity to construct a new well (Well No. 8) on the quarter acre parcel.

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Above: Proposed site for Well No. 8 (see black box), per complaint prepared by FPPUD’s legal counsel on January 18, 2024

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