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Ocoee staff warn county changes to reclaimed-water terms could force big spending or steep rate increases
Summary
City staff told the Ocoee City Commission on March 4 that proposed new terms from Orange County for wholesale reclaimed water could require millions in local infrastructure and could more than double the city's wholesale cost by Oct. 1 unless negotiators secure more time or alternative arrangements.
City Manager Cedric Shadrick told the Ocoee City Commission on March 4 that Orange County plans to change terms for wholesale reclaimed water purchases in a way that could significantly raise the city’s costs and require new storage and treatment infrastructure.
Shadrick said the city currently buys about 2,100,000 gallons per day of wholesale reclaimed water from Orange County at 61 cents per gallon. He said county conditions to keep a lower rate would require one-day storage and a 2,100,000-gallon backup tank to supplement peak flows — and that without those structures the city’s wholesale cost could rise to $1.57 per gallon by Oct.…
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