So far, well No. 8 is 220 feet deep.

It's got to 380 more feet to reach 600 feet, where it will tap into the Mt. Simon aquifer.

It should be operational by February, said Dave Bendzick, Jordan Public Works director.

The Jordan City Council approved a partial payment of $25,000 to E.H. Renner, the company doing the digging behind the water treatment plant near St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in lowertown Jordan.