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Seal Beach officials say water, sewer systems need rate adjustments to cover $60M+ of near‑term needs
Summary
Staff said a water‑rate funded Lampson Well treatment project is underway but warned of $40 million in unfunded water projects and $19 million of immediate sewer needs highlighted in the budget workshop.
City staff told the council on May 8 that water and sewer infrastructure needs outpace available funds and that a pending rate study and financing plan are the path to address immediate and multi‑year work.
Director Lee and staff presented the water and sewer portion of the public works program and said the Lampson Well treatment system is budgeted using an Orange County Water District (OCWD) producers loan; the treatment scope is roughly $4.5 million and comprises most of a $5.1 million allocation listed for the item. The city also carries a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) program for utility monitoring and a multi‑year water main project…
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