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Panel approves $700,000 supplemental appropriation for water meters and pump replacements
Summary
Officials approved a $650,000 appropriation for water meters and meter pits and a $50,000 appropriation to replace two failed pumps at a South Maple Street pump station after staff said widespread meter and MTU failures and long equipment lead times require immediate ordering.
A meeting of the governing body approved a supplemental appropriation totaling $700,000 to address widespread water‑meter failures and to replace failed wastewater pumps. The appropriation combines a $650,000 request for water meters, MTUs and large meters/meter pits and a $50,000 request to purchase two submersible pumps for the South Maple Street pump station.
The funding request was introduced by a utilities staff member, who said the city completed a citywide meter replacement around 2010 and is now seeing a large number of simultaneous failures because many meters and meter transmission units (MTUs) share the same service life. "We'd like to get some money in the budget…
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