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Utilities director seeks staff, outlines $40M-plus capital slate for water and sewer upgrades
Summary
Butler County utilities director presented the utilities— 2026 operating and capital plan: tens of millions in water and wastewater capital projects, pressing staffing needs for line and hydrant work, and a plan to use CMMS (hexagon) to prioritize replacements.
Butler County Utilities Director Jim presented a broad 2026 utilities plan that includes large capital projects, staffing shortfalls and operational changes to reduce emergency risk.
Jim said 2026 capital spending requests total roughly $13.7 million for water and $25.5 million for wastewater projects. Named water projects include polybutylene and cast-iron pipeline replacements, pump-station improvements at Beckett Ridge and the county—s continued investment in technology to locate and record utilities accurately in GIS. On the wastewater side he highlighted continued work on the Upper Mill Creek plant: biosolids dryer work, clarifier and grit system upgrades, improvements to equalization…
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