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Uxbridge reviews wastewater/water enterprise budgets; PFAS disposal, OPEB and indirect costs flagged as challenges
Summary
Finance staff presented FY26 enterprise budgets showing salary/benefit increases, new indirect allocations and uncertainty about PFAS‑related sludge disposal costs; committee asked staff for clearer rate impacts and requested documentation of indirect allocation methods.
The Uxbridge Finance Committee reviewed proposed FY26 enterprise budgets for wastewater, water and related DPW programs and heard staff warn that changing PFAS regulation and market constraints could raise long‑term disposal and operational costs.
Staff described budget drivers across enterprise funds: union contract adjustments and stipend/certification budgeting produced salary increases (wastewater salaries were described as increasing roughly $48,000, about 5.7%); professional services and reclassifications were used to show prior actuals more transparently; and new lines for retiree health and OPEB actuarial…
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