Heath begins drilling $6.2M water well on Governors Blvd.

Heath residents near Governors Boulevard can expect about 90 days of drilling after the city moved forward on a new water well at 2490 Governors Blvd.

A drilling rig and 24-foot-tall sound barrier walls are now in place at the site in the Heath Golf & Yacht Club community, according to the city's water plan page. Drilling was planned to begin Friday, Oct. 23. The well will pump water into a 1.5-million-gallon elevated storage tank also under construction on the same street.

The contractor, Hall Resources LLC doing business as THI Water Well, won the $6,220,545.09 construction contract. The Heath City Council approved the award on a 5-1 vote at its Sept. 8 meeting. Council Member Dodson made the motion, Council Member Myers seconded, and Council Members Dodson, Horne, McClure, Myers and Ownby voted in favor. Council Member Moorman voted against. Council Member Thurgood was absent.

City Engineer John Hernandez told the council at that meeting that the well is designed to reach about 3,420 feet deep and produce 700 gallons per minute. The anticipated construction timeline is 540 calendar days, with completion projected for early second quarter of 2028.

Well No. 3 was advanced ahead of Wells No. 2 and No. 4 to avoid delays to the overall construction schedule, according to the Sept. 8 council discussion. Bidders had raised concerns about bonding capacity if all three wells were bid as a single package.

The well is part of Heath's Water Plan, funded by $41.5 million in Certificates of Obligation the council approved unanimously on April 28. The plan calls for six water wells, two storage tanks and transmission infrastructure.

Heath's available water supply has grown from 5.5 million gallons per day in 2024 to 7 million gallons per day through resolved legal disputes and new agreements with the city of Rockwall and the North Texas Municipal Water District, according to the water plan page. The city expects an additional 2 million gallons per day over the next five years under those agreements.

The elevated storage tank the well will feed carries a separate $7,863,553.28 contract awarded unanimously to Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors on June 23. Director of Public Works Bryan Creed told the council the city received four bids ranging from about $7.9 million to $10.7 million. The tank's completion is projected for December 2027, according to a capital projects update at the Sept. 22 council meeting.

Well No. 1, at Towne Center Park, has been drilled and developed but awaits permanent electrical equipment. Designs for Wells No. 2 and No. 4 were at 90 percent completion as of the Sept. 22 meeting.

Residents with questions can contact Mike Shook, assistant public works director and capital improvement program manager, through the city's Public Works Department.