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Reno council pauses decision on sewer rate increase, asks staff for more detail on purified-water project
Summary
After months of study and public outreach, the Council declined to adopt a multi-year sewer user-fee package on Oct. 8 and instead continued the matter to allow staff time to finalize guaranteed maximum price (GMP) information for the Advanced Purified Water Project (APWF) and refine alternatives for rate timing and structure.
The Reno City Council on Oct. 8 declined to adopt the proposed multi-year sewer user-fee increases and sent the item back to staff for further detail, after debate about construction-cost inflation, alternatives that would spread increases over different schedules, and outstanding cost and design work for the Advanced Purified Water Project.
Council and staff framed the discussion as a choice between covering a projected long-term gap in the sewer enterprise fund and delaying cost increases while staff completes final design and pricing work for APWF. John Flansberg, regional infrastructure administrator, told the council that without changes the sewer fund was projected to spend more than it receives and that the city faces near-term capital obligations totaling roughly $180 million over two to three years.
Flansberg said the city's standard…
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