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PUC budget review focuses on water system upgrades, renewable projects and rate impacts
Summary
PUC officials told supervisors the proposed budget is slightly smaller than last year and prioritizes a $4 billion water system improvement program, wastewater master planning, municipal solar projects and efficiency; supervisors pressed for details on rate impacts, audits and workforce program costs.
PUC officials gave the Budget & Finance Committee an overview of the utilities’ budget priorities and fielded supervisors’ questions about water and wastewater rates, audits and workforce program costs.
Tony Irons, deputy general manager of the Public Utilities Commission, said the PUC’s request is about $5 million lower than the prior year, roughly 0.5%. He said three enterprises (water, wastewater and power) are being realigned to bring facilities to a “state of good repair,” and highlighted a large water system improvement program and a wastewater master plan. “We are…
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