EGLE Posts First Detailed Well Record for Levy’s Ormond Road Property

Oakland County approved permits for two groundwater-testing wells on the proposed Burroughs Materials Corporation/Levy mining property in December 2025. EGLE has now posted the completed record for the first observation well, providing new information about its construction, groundwater level and the underground materials encountered to a depth of 476 feet.

The original permits, completed well records and related documents are available on Oko Environmental’s Ormond Road Well Records page. A broader history of the proposal, including major submissions, meetings and site activity, is available on the Ormond Road Mine Proposal Timeline.

From Permit to Completed Well

Oakland County received the permit application for Test Well 1 on December 3, 2025, and issued Permit No. EHW-2025-00750 on December 5, 2025.

The application for Test Well 2 was submitted on December 4, 2025, and Permit No. EHW-2025-00753 was issued on December 9, 2025. Both permits listed Edward C. Levy Company as the property owner and LWD, Inc./Lyons Well Drilling as the applicant or contact.

The newly posted EGLE record appears to correspond with Test Well 1 because it carries Permit No. EHW-2025-00750.

The well is identified as OW-DB-1 and Wellogic ID 63000084909. It was completed on May 13, 2026, more than five months after the permit was issued. The contractor’s certification on the record is dated June 24, 2026.

What Was Found Beneath the Property?

The observation well was drilled to a total depth of 476 feet. The contractor reported reaching bedrock and stopping.

The drilling log does not show one continuous deposit of sand and gravel. Instead, it documents many alternating layers of:

• Sand and gravel
• Sand mixed with clay
• Silt
• Dense clay and hardpan
• Gravel, cobbles and boulders
• Shale and Marshall Sandstone near the bottom

This does not mean that all material above bedrock is commercially usable sand and gravel. The record shows what was encountered at one drilling location. More information is needed to determine which materials are usable, how far the layers extend and how conditions change across the property.

Why This Record Matters

When the permits became public, several important details were still unavailable, including the completed drilling logs, groundwater levels and screened depths.

The new record now establishes the following timeline and information:

• December 3, 2025: Oakland County received the Test Well 1 permit application.
• December 5, 2025: Oakland County issued the permit.
• May 13, 2026: The observation well was completed.
• June 24, 2026: The contractor certified the well record.
• The well reached a total depth of 476 feet.
• The static water level was recorded at 136 feet.
• The monitoring screens were installed between approximately 395 and 425 feet.
• Bedrock was encountered at approximately 465 feet.

This is useful information, but it represents only one location on a property covering hundreds of acres. Underground materials and groundwater conditions can change considerably across a site.

Questions remain about the second permitted test well, the future production well, the aquifer-testing plan, the proposed pumping rate and duration, and whether nearby residential wells, wetlands and surface waters will be monitored.

Oko Environmental will continue reviewing well records and groundwater-testing documents as they become publicly available.

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