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Utilities budget sets Scribe commissioning timeline, flags PFAS testing and funds new water‑quality roles
Summary
Utilities staff said the South County treatment plant (Scribe) will commission this fiscal year, increasing member agency operating costs; the budget includes two utilities hires (water quality specialist and water operator) to meet new state water testing and treatment expectations including PFAS monitoring.
Utilities Director Heath McMahon told the council the recommended FY26–27 utilities budgets fund ongoing operations and capital work while adding two positions to respond to expanding regulatory and operational complexity.
McMahon said the South County Regional Wastewater Authority expansion is about 95% complete and is expected to be commissioned in FY26; commissioning will raise member agencies’ operating costs by roughly 20–24% because the region will begin…
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