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Alpena to phase out outside septage receiving, raise fee and cap volumes
Summary
City staff recommended, and council approved, a plan to limit outside septage receiving at the water-recycling plant: raise the fee to 15¢/gallon, stop issuing new permits, cap monthly acceptage at 100,000 gallons starting Jan. 1, 2025, and cease outside septage receipt by July 1, 2025.
City staff told the Alpena City Council that receiving septage from outside contractors now imposes operational disruption, odor complaints and capital needs at the water-recycling plant. Staff recommended a four-step approach: increase the charge from 9¢/gallon to 15¢/gallon, stop issuing new permits to outside contractors, limit accepted septage to…
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