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Town manager: water-rate review underway after supplier hikes; board to consider semiannual billing and backflow testing changes

3254133 · May 5, 2025
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Summary

Town staff contracted a consultant to review water usage charges, meter fees and backflow testing; increases by the wholesale supplier prompted the review and a public hearing is planned.

Greg, the town manager, told the Plaistow Board of Selectmen on May 5 that the town has contracted Underwood to review the water system’s fees, consumption charges and related service charges after the town’s wholesale supplier raised rates.

The review will examine consumption charges, meter and turn-on/off fees, and backflow testing compliance, and it will produce…

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