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Utilities director warns Perry council of increasing wastewater compliance costs, sludge hauling bills
Summary
City utilities staff warned the Perry City Council that DEP permit changes lowering nutrient limits and adding monitoring requirements have raised wastewater operating costs, including a contracted sludge hauling bill of roughly $64,500 and potential $2 million capital needs for a sludge press.
The City of Perry’s utilities director briefed the council on mounting wastewater compliance and disposal costs tied to new permit limits and additional monitoring requirements from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The director said DEP’s lower limits for phosphorus and nitrogen, plus a new soil-capacity test and added monitoring wells, could require capital work and annual testing that may cost the city thousands of dollars. He said…
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