Council discusses sewer study, RV park water‑use data and options to extend water/sewer to Arlington property

Eureka — The council discussed data needs for a sewer study, including water‑use figures for the RV park and the cost of the last expansion of the sewer plant. Council members said the RV‑park meter is not functioning, complicating usage estimates, and asked staff to provide available records to the consultant.

Dennis Gunn of World Water, identified in the meeting as an EPA wastewater specialist working with Janelle Brethwaite, is collecting information needed for a sewer‑rate and rate‑structure study. He asked for water‑use numbers specific to the RV park and for the cost of the last sewer‑plant expansion so the study could calculate rates and project costs. Council members reported the RV‑park meter has not read properly for a year, making usage estimates unreliable.

Separately, council members and staff discussed a private proposal for a property on Arlington Street. The applicant’s site plan showed grading and a driveway extending onto an adjacent lot; council members noted there is no existing water, sewer, or electric service to some parcels on that hill, so any extension would require either a short private lateral (likely serving only the applicant) or a road extension that could serve future lots. Council members said property owners typically pay for extensions when there is no existing service; several suggested the city could consider longer term benefits if the city temporarily bears extension costs, but they emphasized the cost responsibility rests with the property owner unless the council directs otherwise.

Ending: Staff was asked to gather meter records and past expansion costs and provide them to the consultant to advance the sewer study.