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Council approves new lab technician and maintenance-mechanic roles for Hangtown Creek treatment plant

Placerville City Council · October 29, 2025
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Summary

Council voted to abolish a lab director position and add a laboratory technician I/II and a maintenance mechanic at the Hangtown Creek Water Reclamation Facility to address lab workload and maintenance needs; the move will increase annual costs by an estimated $82,961 and the positions were incorporated into the wastewater cost-of-service study.

The Placerville City Council on Oct. 28 approved restructuring at the Hangtown Creek Water Reclamation Facility, eliminating a vacant lab director position and creating two full-time positions: a laboratory technician I/II and a maintenance mechanic.

Staff said the city relinquished its environmental laboratory accreditation earlier this year and now sends…

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