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Coconut Creek considers water rate changes as AMI meter rollout and PFAS costs loom
Summary
Staff proposed a 6% water/wastewater rate increase and $1.4 million for advanced metering; commissioners pressed for resident education and a white paper after county PFAS treatment costs were discussed.
City staff told commissioners the city will require approximately $1,400,000 to complete an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) rollout that would be funded from the water and wastewater fund and that the system is expected to pay back in about 4½ years through operational efficiencies.
Peter Gay described the AMI project and told the commission it is funded through water and wastewater rates; staff said they are pursuing about $800,000 in state appropriations to help offset the cost. "We started the process of…
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