Water and wastewater authority reports flows, capital projects and future rate planning
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Summary
The borough—s water and wastewater authority reported higher wastewater flows, procured parts for capital work and outlined committee goals including a multi-year capital plan and lead service line replacement implementation.
At the January council meeting, authority representatives reported wastewater average daily flow of 2,460,000 gallons per day (up 6.8% from the prior month) and water plant average daily flow of 1,690,000 gallons per day (down about 3%). The authority reported one emergency call for a high tank level during the reporting period.
The authority secured partial approvals for three wastewater capital items: two centrifuge motors, parts for aeration diffuser sock replacement, and rebuilding one of three wastewater filters. The authority also reported being $30,475.57 under budget for December and $13,393.73 under budget for the year to date.
Committee chair Ken (last name in minutes) reviewed Water and Sewer Committee goals for 2025: update the capital improvement plan for both plants and use it to evaluate water user fees, prepare fund balance policies for the water and sewer funds aligned with rating-agency criteria, implement federal lead service line replacement requirements (including resident communications and remediation), and begin planning for operational transitions between the authority and borough in 2030.
The council approved the Inframark report for December.
Ending: Council asked staff to return more detailed capital project approvals in the next packet and to continue rate- and fund-balance planning with the finance committee.