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Council reviews general sewer plan; consultants flag asset gaps, staffing needs and rate options
Summary
Consultants presented a general sewer plan update and asset‑management findings; the council heard that parts of the system lack TV inspection data, that asset condition documentation will increase identified needs, and that funding to add two operations staff would raise projected sewer rates by roughly 1 percentage point.
Consultants and city staff on Sept. 16 presented an updated general sewer plan and related utility work that models capacity needs, inventories assets and proposes capital improvements. Eric Skyler, lead consultant for the sewer plan, described the two‑year update and said the plan integrates basin modeling, condition assessments and the city’s six‑year capital improvement program. “My name is Eric Skyler. I am the production manager for this general sewer plan,” Skyler told the council. Skyler and CONSORT staff said the plan uses existing as‑built drawings, field interviews with long‑time operations staff and targeted on‑site condition assessments (pump stations and other facilities) to build the capital plan…
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