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Friendswood to pay reduced settlement for Southeast Water Purification Plant raw‑water share; city to amortize $2.1M over 10 years
Summary
City Manager Murad said Friendswood negotiated a settlement with Houston that reduces a long‑standing raw‑water payment obligation on the Southeast Water Purification Plant to about $2.1 million, payable over 10 years with no interest.
City officials told the council Aug. 4 that Friendswood has reached a settlement with the City of Houston resolving outstanding raw‑water cost obligations tied to the Southeast Water Purification Plant.
City Manager Murad explained the background: the city previously funded capital expansions at the regional plant but had not been billed by Houston for a long‑standing portion of ongoing raw‑water costs. Staff said the city had set aside funds for the liability for years and that, in recent negotiations, Houston agreed to a settlement at…
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