Committee hears sharp proposed increases to pumping-zone surcharges
Consultants told the committee pumping-zone cost recovery would jump under cost-of-service analysis—examples include Upper Dawson from $1.79 to $3.17 per thousand gallons—and recommended updating long-unchanged surcharge levels; council asked staff whether to adopt pumping charges and to model phased options.
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The Raftelis presentation included a focused analysis of pumping-zone surcharges that have not been updated in several years. The consultant said the cost-of-service model increases pumping-zone recovery from roughly $154,000 to about $417,000 and showed per‑zone examples including increases in the Upper Dawson zone from about $1.79 to $3.17 per 1,000 gallons.
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