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Richmond officials outline regional water capacity, 10‑year CIP and rate modeling
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Chief Administrative Officer O'Dee Donald and Public Utilities Director Scott Morris updated the Richmond City Council Organizational Development standing committee on regional water coordination, saying the system has current spare capacity but requires a 10‑year CIP and new rate models to fund resilience and growth.
Chief Administrative Officer O'Dee Donald and Public Utilities Director Scott Morris updated the Richmond City Council Organizational Development standing committee on regional water coordination, telling members that the city's water plant and partner systems currently have spare capacity but will require multi‑year investments and new rate models to support regional growth.
"We really don't do this alone," CAO O'Dee Donald said, describing the plant and the region's partners in Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover. He highlighted the city's water plant — built in 1924 — and the regional totals the plant helps supply.
Morris said staff have reviewed condition assessments and reports from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the Environmental Protection Agency and engineering firms including HNTB and SEH. Since January the team has met with regional partners, held a CIP meeting on Aug. 18 and conducted a…
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