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Weston staff outline water, sewer and stormwater finances; PFAS settlement and treatment costs affect outlook
Summary
Staff presented details of Weston's three utility funds, noting PFAS settlement receipts boosted water revenues but the sanitary sewer fund showed a year-to-date shortfall tied to regional treatment costs; the Public Service Commission and DNR rules limit some rate actions.
WESTON, Wis.
Village staff briefed the Board of Trustees Sept. 22 on the financial condition of the village's three utility funds — water, sanitary sewer and stormwater — reporting that settlement payments related to PFAS have bolstered water revenues but remote treatment costs are driving a shortfall in the sewer fund.
The village's utilities are operated as enterprise funds separate from the tax levy, staff said. "We have our three designated utility funds, which are water fund, our drinking water, our sanitary sewer, and our stormwater," said staff member Michael during the presentation.
Staff provided an asset and workload summary for the water utility: eight wells, one water treatment facility, three elevated towers, one underground reservoir and roughly 114 miles of water main. The staff presentation said the village has received multiple…
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