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Valley Water outlines large capital program, projects higher North County water charges; previews Pure Water Silicon Valley timetable
Summary
Valley Water officials told the Santa Clara City Council on Oct. 21 that the agency faces large repair and new‑project costs that will push up North County groundwater charges in coming years, and described a staged approach to the Pure Water Silicon Valley potable‑reuse program.
Valley Water officials told the Santa Clara City Council on Oct. 21 that the agency is entering “an era of investment” to repair aging dams and treatment plants and to build new drought‑resilient supply, and that those capital costs are driving substantial rate increases in the North County groundwater charge.
The presentation by Valley Water Vice Chair Richard Santos, Director Shiloh Ballard, CFO Darren Taylor and Chief Operating Officer Aaron Baker laid out a multi‑billion‑dollar set of capital programs — seismic work at Anderson Dam, the Rinconada Water Treatment Plant reliability program, and the Pure Water Silicon Valley potable reuse project — and projected significant rate pressure as a result.
Valley Water staff said the largest individual projects include $3.4 billion in dam seismic retrofits, a $720 million reliability upgrade at the Rinconada plant and a $2.6 billion Pure Water Silicon Valley program. Darren Taylor said that under the agency’s baseline forecast the North…
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