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Council reviews bulk-water contract to Piquantec; director details $3,421 per-million-gallon rate and expected volumes
Summary
Council questioned terms of a bulk-water sale from Newark’s Piquantec supply system. Water department officials said the contract price is $3,421 per million gallons, incorporates treatment costs and capital/debt service, and Piquantec typically buys 2–3 million gallons per day.
The Newark Municipal Council examined agenda item 12B, a bulk-water contract authorizing sale of water from the city’s Piquantec supply system to the Township of Piquantec.
Council members asked how the per-unit price was set and what revenues the contract would generate. The director of water and sewer told the council the…
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