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Water & Sewer director reports $620 million spent on consent decree work; litigation, negotiations ongoing

3068901 · April 9, 2025
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William Daniel, director of the Water and Sewer Department, told the committee the city has spent about $620 million on consent-decree work, rates have doubled since 2014, and negotiations with EPA and DOJ remain unresolved; the city is pursuing grants and a potential WIFIA loan.

William Daniel, director of the Water and Sewer Department, told the Planning and Infrastructure GIS Committee that the city is still engaged in consent-decree litigation and settlement negotiations with EPA and the Department of Justice and that a full briefing may require an executive session because of the litigation status.

Daniel provided program-level updates: sanitary sewer assessments for…

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