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City staff brief committee on New Water 2026 rates, interceptor rehab and local flood-resiliency design open house
Summary
Staff reported New Water’s preliminary 2026 rate plan (about a 6% municipal user fee increase), large interceptor CIPP lining projects, PFAS permitting and a draft flow-and-infiltration ordinance; the city will host an open house Oct. 2 on a flood-resiliency restoration design tied to a grant.
City Department of Public Works staff updated the Improvement and Services Committee on Oct. 1 about New Water’s preliminary 2026 budget and planned infrastructure work, and described related local design outreach for a grant-funded flood-resiliency project.
Staff said New Water is preliminarily projecting a municipal user fee increase in the mid-single digits; staff summarized the figure discussed at New Water as about a 6.3% municipal user fee increase and noted New Water…
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