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City presents draft superseding water‑supply contract with Ottawa County, proposes withdrawal limits and new rate model
Summary
City staff summarized a draft, superseding water‑supply contract with Ottawa County on Sept. 8 that would replace a 1988 agreement and introduce peak withdrawal limits, a new cash‑basis rate model and individualized accounting for the county’s wholesale customers.
City staff summarized a draft, superseding water‑supply contract with Ottawa County on Sept. 8 that would replace a 1988 agreement. Aaron (city staff) told council the draft treats Ottawa County’s nine wholesale customers as individual accounting entities, introduces a peak withdrawal limit and surcharge mechanism to discourage sudden demand spikes, and adopts a cash‑basis rate model intended to be more transparent and easier to administer.
Background: The existing agreement dates to 1988 and amendments from the 1960s–1980s. Staff said the system has changed substantially and that wholesale patterns differ across the nine municipalities served through Ottawa County. Aaron said the draft contract’s primary goals are transparency, consistent rate treatment across wholesale…
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