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Salinas committee recommends rate schedule raising sewer charge to $16.35 monthly for FY25-26; 10-year plan proposed
Summary
After a consultant-led rate study, the Finance Committee recommended approval of a sewer rate schedule that raises the single-residential-equivalent monthly charge to $16.35 in FY 2025-26 with a 2% annual escalator to fund $115 million in capital improvements and close an estimated $400,000 shortfall.
The Salinas Finance Committee on April 8 voted 3-0 to recommend approval of a sanitary sewer rate study that would raise the residential-equivalent monthly sewer charge to $16.35 in fiscal year 2025-26, then escalate rates 2% annually over a 10-year planning period.
DTA consultant Andrea Res summarized the study and said the utility faces an immediate shortfall and a large program of capital needs. Res said the city's system covers "over 280 miles of gravity sewer pipes, 11 lift stations" and that the 10-year capital improvement program incorporated into the financial plan totals…
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