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Opelika water meters, county billing and a 19.1% sewer‑processing spike surface in budget workshop
Summary
Commissioners heard that many recently installed meters have failures or apparent tampering, the city is preparing to take over water billing operations in FY27, and wastewater processing charges from the county will rise about 19.1%, increasing the city’s FY26 wastewater bill roughly $600,000.
A sustained discussion at the July 15 budget workshop focused on water meters, who is responsible for broken or faulty devices, and an unexpectedly large county wastewater processing rate increase. Public works and finance staff described a recent series of customer complaints, an in‑house assessment of meter performance, and steps to hold Miami‑Dade (the county contractor referenced in the meeting) accountable for defective meters while preparing the city to assume water billing and collection.
Meter problems and accountability: Public works staff told commissioners they have…
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