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ACUA presents 2025 budget and says odor complaints have fallen since October spike
Summary
Atlantic County Utilities Authority told commissioners that infrastructure investments and an ARPA-funded permanent cap have reduced landfill odor complaints from last fall’s spike; ACUA proposed modest rate increases to cover rising personnel and health-benefit costs.
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) briefed the county commissioners on Dec. 17 on its 2025 budget and ongoing efforts to address last year’s odor complaints.
ACUA President Matt DeGapo told the board that infrastructure work between August and October is complete and that the authority expects notice to proceed on a permanent cap (funded in part through county ARPA dollars awarded at the November ACUA board meeting) in early 2025. DeGapo said the authority was in compliance with monitoring requirements for 288 days this year and described an October–March odor event that…
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