Pump rehab pays off in Ironwood

By RALPH ANSAMI

ransami@yourdailyglobe.com

IRONWOOD — Repairs on one of the city’s wells have resulted in increased water pumping capacity, city manager Scott Erickson told the city commission on Monday.

The well that was rehabilitated by Kleiman Pump and Well Drilling, of Iron Mountain, is pumping an additional 40 gallons per minute, Erickson said.

The city commission had awarded a bid for rehabilitation of well 201 at the wellfields in Ironwood Township to Kleiman for $27,170.

Utilities director Bob Tervonen previously told city commissioners the city’s plans call for rehabilitation of anoth...