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Regional wastewater authority details cost‑allocation changes and rerating study that could avoid a $200M expansion
Summary
Upper Occoquan Service Authority staff told the Manassas Park council the authority’s cost‑allocation study recommends separating septic charges, smoothing reserve maintenance costs, and implementing a capacity‑loaning system; a rerating study identified $50–60 million of projects to recover latent nutrient‑removal capacity instead of a full $200 million expansion.
Brian Steglitz, the executive director of the Upper Occoquan Service Authority, briefed the Manassas Park governing body on Dec. 2 about two coordinated studies: a jurisdictional cost‑allocation review and a rerating study of the regional wastewater treatment plant.
Steglitz said the authority serves Manassas Park, parts of the City of Manassas, Fairfax County and Prince William County and manages a capital‑intensive operation with a roughly $625 million 10‑year capital budget. He said the jurisdictional cost‑allocation work aimed to apply cost‑of‑service principles and address equity concerns where some…
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