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Staff outlines roughly $305 million water and wastewater investment, warns of small rate increases
Summary
A staff member said the city will invest about $125 million in the water system and more than $180 million in wastewater infrastructure, and that average bills could rise about $3 a month for five years and $1 a month for a subsequent five-year period.
A staff member said the city plans to invest about $125,000,000 in the water system and more than $180,000,000 in the wastewater system, and that average customer bills are likely to rise roughly $3 a month for the next five years and about $1 a month for an additional five years.
The changes were presented as safety and reliability upgrades that will add operational flexibility and may enable renewable energy at a critical piece of the water infrastructure. "The great thing about this project is it brings safety and it brings upgrades that will provide us with operational flexibility and potential renewable energy to 1 of our critical pieces of water infrastructure," the staff member said.
The presentation framed the investments as necessary to meet the divisions' missions. "The mission of the water division is to produce a safe, reliable, and resilient water supply to meet the needs of the community. And the mission of the wastewater division is to assure that we're cleaning that water once it's been used to all applicable environmental standards," the staff member said. "Today, we're making the investments we need to assure that we meet both of those missions tomorrow and for decades to come."
Officials described the projected bill change as an estimate tied to implementing the projects; the presenter said customers would "probably see a little bit of an increase to your bill moving forward as we implement these projects." The $3-per-month figure was described as an average increase "for the net each year for the next 5 years" and the $1-per-month figure as an additional average increase "for 5 years after that." The presentation did not specify funding sources or a formal approval vote in the excerpt provided.
No motion, vote, or formal decision was recorded in the provided transcript segment; the remarks came as a staff presentation. Details on financing, a formal schedule, permitting or construction timelines, and any required approvals were not specified in the available text.
