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Council hears five‑year utility cost‑of‑service model; consultant recommends midpoint review
Summary
City council members and a consultant discussed a five‑year cost‑of‑service model for the water and sewer utility, including customer‑class alignment, debt assumptions tied to two capital projects, reserve targets and a recommendation to review the plan at a midpoint rather than annually.
A water‑utility consultant presented a five‑year cost‑of‑service model and counseled the Moses Lake City Council to monitor it at an intermediate point to check for deviations from assumptions including inflation and changes in customer mix.
The consultant said the model assumes projected customer classes — residential, commercial, industrial and multifamily — and that Moses Lake may be “a bit out of alignment in terms of that particular customer class.” The consultant recommended reviewing progress around the plan’s midpoint (about three years) rather than performing an annual full update.
Why it matters: The council will rely on the model when setting rates and planning capital funding. If inflation or shifts in customer mix (for…
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