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Commission approves $81,688 payment to Veolia; plant repairs and power study draw scrutiny
Summary
The Cross Hill Township Public Service Commission approved paying Veolia $81,687.97 to cover contract maintenance overages and heard detailed briefings about generator repairs, lift‑station failures, sludge‑handling problems and an ongoing electrical quality study tied to DTE.
The Cross Hill Township Public Service Commission voted to reimburse its contract operator, Veolia, $81,687.97 on Sept. 9 to cover maintenance charges above the $40,000 annual maintenance cap written into the township’s operating contract.
The payment was the result of a yearlong list of repairs and emergency services that Veolia submitted; the company reported $121,535.10 in total charges for the period and applied the $40,000 in‑contract allowance, leaving the $81,687.97 balance the commission approved. "Anything above and beyond that $40,000 allocation within the contract is billed back to the township, and it's done once a year," Veolia representative Ryan said while presenting the item.
Commissioners pressed Veolia representatives and township staff for details about several high‑cost items and about recurring operational vulnerabilities at the wastewater treatment plant. Commissioners asked specifically about: a roughly $1,100 charge in April 2024 for a pressure gauge used…
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