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Cotati staff warn wells aging and repairs are budget‑dependent; council presses for proactive funding
Summary
Public works and city staff said Cotati operates three municipal wells, two of which have been taken offline for service or repairs; councilmembers urged shifting from reactive to proactive asset management and to fund a renewal/replacement master plan via the upcoming rate study.
City public works staff told the Cotati City Council that the municipal water system needs proactive capital funding and that two of three municipal wells are currently down for service.
Public Works Director Craig (first name only in transcript) and staff described recent failures and the limits of a reactive replacement approach. Craig said the city owns three municipal wells and that two had recently been taken offline for service or repair; a submersible pump failure at Well 3 and maintenance…
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