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Well Number 5

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Well Number 5, also called 164th Street Artesian Well, is an artesian well in North Lynnwood, Washington at Swamp Creek. The well puts out between {{convert|10|-|50|usgal}} per minute.{{efn|An official Washington State Department of Ecology document states a flow rate of 50 gallons per minute;{{sfn|Molenaar|1961|p=84}} popular press often states 10 gallons per minute.{{sfn|Rosoff|2016}}{{sfn|Cashman|2021}}}}

It is one of ten artesian wells that originally supplied the Alderwood area in the 1950s.{{sfn|Thompson|2018}} The other nine were capped when the water district contracted with the city of Everett for its supply.{{sfn|Hahn|1998}} Well Number 5, originally drilled with a {{convert|12|in|adj=on}} pipe to {{convert|438|ft}} and backfilled,{{sfn|Molenaar|1961}} taps the Intercity Aquifer between {{convert|100|-|200|ft}} below the surface.{{sfn|Lynnwood Today|2016}}{{sfn|Cashman|2021}} In 1999, the well's "secret" location was revealed in connection with public planning related to unrelated city development, upsetting some people,{{sfn|Lobos|1994}}{{efn|A Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist defended himself to his readers saying "Some readers "thought that I'd 'ruined a good thing'" by revealing Well Number 5's location in print, but "the 'secret' has been pretty much known for decades".{{sfn|Hahn|1998b}}}} and in the early 2000s, when the well's taps were moved {{circa|{{convert|100|ft}}}} from a wooded area beside Swamp Creek to a more visible structure alongside 164th Street, the upgraded accessibility again met resistance from some people.{{sfn|Podsada|2002}}{{sfn|Brooks|2002}}

The water from the well is popular with people in the Puget Sound Area who prefer water without fluoridation or chlorination,{{sfn|Brooks|2002}} including raw water enthusiasts and brewers.{{sfn|Cashman|2021}}{{sfn|Thompson|2018}}{{sfn|Brown|2018}} It is regularly tested for microbes and contamination, and is "one of the rare raw water sources in the country that is also part of a public water district and is held to the same strict EPA and Department of Health standards as tap [water]".{{sfn|Raymond|2018}} {{As of|2016}}, the well had never failed a quality test in 60 years.{{sfn|Rosoff|2016}} The water district that owns the well won American Water Works Association's national tapwater taste test in 2018.{{sfn|Lynnwood Today|2018}}{{sfn|American Water Works Association|2018}}

The well is established as part of the culture of Lynnwood.{{sfn|Broom|1990}}{{sfn|Fiege|2014}} It has been cited as a "welcome touch of the country" reminiscent of Lynnwood's previously rural character, now become a "bland city".{{sfn|Stockton|2001}}

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  • {{citation|title=Alderwood Water and Wastewater District wins Best of the Best Tap Water Taste Test|date= June 13, 2018|type=press release|publisher=American Water Works Association|url=https://www.awwa.org/AWWA-Articles/alderwood-water-and-wastewater-district-wins-best-of-the-best-tap-water-taste-test|ref={{harvid|American Water Works Association|2018}}}}
  • {{cite book|title=Lynnwood: The Land, the People, the City|first=Judith M. |last=Broom |isbn=0897163559|oclc=23292701|year=1990|publisher=Peanut Butter Publ.}}
  • {{cite news|title=Move to blow cover of artesian well ; Devotees upset over secluded water source's shift into public view|last=Brooks|first=Diane|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=July 20, 2002|page=A1|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020720&slug=well20m}}
  • {{citation|title=It's the water: Artesian well draws fans from miles around|first=Andrea |last=Brown|newspaper=Everett Herald|location=Everett, Washington|date=April 23, 2018 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/its-the-water-lynnwoods-artesian-well-draws-fans-from-miles-around/}}
  • {{citation|title=Lynnwood well pumps out natural, clean water at no cost

|first=Chris |last=Cashman|publisher=KING-TV|location=Seattle|date=June 24, 2021|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/artesian-well-well-number-5-lynwood/281-b5581cd3-c2a4-4bba-80ae-fa0cdbdc3c9c|quote="Well No. 5" also known as "The 164th Street Artesian Well" attracts people from all over Washington looking to take home the cold, naturally purified water.}}

  • {{cite news|newspaper=Everett Herald|location=Everett, Washington|title=More than a mall town|last=Fiege|first=Gale|date=April 19, 2014|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/lynnwood-offers-cultural-events-parks-public-art-and-much-more/}}
  • {{cite news|title=A wellspring of loyalty for artesian water|first=Jon|last=Hahn|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=October 8, 1998|page=D1}}
  • {{cite news|title=Face it: A smile isn't always just a smile|first=Jon|last=Hahn|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=October 20, 1998|page=E2|ref={{harvid|Hahn|1998b}}}}
  • {{cite news|title=Foes of transfer station spring forth – users of Alderwood-area artesian well upset that county revealed its location|last=Lobos|first=Ignacio|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=January 26, 1994|page=B1}}
  • {{citation|title=Flowing artesian wells in Washington State|first=Dee|last=Molenaar|publisher=State of Washington Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources|id=WSB 16|year=1961|url=https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/wsb16.pdf}}
  • {{cite news|newspaper=Everett Herald|location=Everett, Washington|title=Gusher of red tape delays well's move|last=Podsada|first=Janice|date=February 13, 2002|page=B1}}
  • {{citation|title=What You Should Know About the "Raw Water" Trend|first=Vanessa |last=Raymond|work=Right as Rain|date=April 25, 2018|publisher=UW Medicine|url=https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/well/health/what-you-should-know-about-raw-water-trend}}
  • {{citation|title=People line up for great tasting water|date=June 28, 2016 |first=Henry |last=Rosoff|publisher=KIRO-TV|location=Seattle|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/lynnwood-artesian-well-may-have-best-water-in-the-world/370997298/}}
  • {{cite news|title=Happening nearby: Artesian wellness|date=February 1, 2016|newspaper=Lynnwood Today|author=Staff|location=Lynnwood, Washington|url=https://lynnwoodtoday.com/happening-nearby-artesian-wellness/|ref={{harvid|Lynnwood Today|2016}}}}
  • {{cite news|title=Alderwood Water & Wastewater District wins Best of the Best Tap Water Taste Test|date=June 25, 2018|newspaper=Lynnwood Today|author=Staff|location=Lynnwood, Washington|url=https://lynnwoodtoday.com/alderwood-water-wastewater-district-wins-best-of-the-best-tap-water-taste-test/|ref={{harvid|Lynnwood Today|2018}}}}
  • {{cite news|title=No downtown, but welcome touches of the country in suburban setting|last=Stockton|first=Paysha|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=October 28, 2001|page=E2}}
  • {{cite news|title=What you should know before you jump on the "raw water" bandwagon|first=Connie |last=Thompson|date=January 12, 2018|publisher=KOMO-TV|location=Seattle|url=https://komonews.com/news/consumer/what-you-should-know-before-you-jump-on-the-raw-water-bandwagon}}

Further reading

  • {{citation|title=Ground-Water Resources of Snohomish County Washington|publisher=Government Printing Office|first=R.C.|last=Newcomb|date=1952|id=Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1135|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1135/report.pdf}}

External links

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  • {{Official website|https://awwd.com/impact/healthy-water-draft/artesian-well/}}

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Category:Lynnwood, Washington

Category:Water wells in the United States