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Bend renames Utilities to Water Services; staff recap 2024 conservation work, set 2025 priorities
Summary
City staff told the Bend Utilities Public Advisory Group that the department has rebranded as Water Services and reviewed 2024 work on turf replacement, incentive programs and outreach plans, and outlined next steps including targeted low-income outreach and a forthcoming rate study.
The City of Bend’s Utilities Department has been renamed the Water Services Department, and staff used the advisory group’s December meeting to summarize 2024 conservation work and outline priorities for 2025.
City staff said the rebrand is intended to better reflect the department’s responsibilities. “We’re no longer the utilities department. We’re now the water services department,” Lori, City of Bend, said during the meeting.
The change comes as staff described the year’s major conservation efforts, led in part by the department’s water conservation program. Dan Denning, who manages the water conservation program, reminded members that staff launched a turf-replacement pilot in summer 2024 and…
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