Ocean Beach board: Army Corps‑backed well project at 502 Bayberry to run two years

The Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach on Sept. 19 approved moving forward with a major well‑drilling project at 502 Bayberry after the Army Corps awarded the contract to LoDuca Associates.

"This is going to be a two year project. It's not going to be done by next spring…we're looking at a spring of 2028 completion date," Village Administrator Joseph DiFrancisco told the board, while describing the work plan and staging. He and Mayor James Mallott said the well will be about 450 feet deep and that the first phase includes mobilization, clearing the site and decommissioning an existing test well.

DiFrancisco said staging will use the wagon park area and that owners will need to remove wagons from the park “within the next few weeks” or the village will relocate them to an alternate staging area. The project schedule anticipates demobilizing and restarting in the following fall as crews return for drilling and tie‑in work.

The board did not adopt a related resolution that evening beyond acknowledging the award and the logistics; administrators said they will return with construction scheduling details, impacts on local access and any permit or parking restrictions in advance of the work.