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Council approves geothermal rate hike and awards two South 6th Street water contracts
Summary
The council authorized a geothermal rate increase to $1.10 (effective 02/16/2026) and awarded construction contracts to Bob's Excavating Inc. for a South 6th Street booster pump station ($1,966,000 plus $393,200 contingency) and an associated waterline ($1,618,735 plus $323,747 contingency).
Klamath Falls city council approved a set of utility and infrastructure actions, including a geothermal rate increase and two construction contracts to replace aging water infrastructure on South 6th Street.
Wastewater/utility staff (Jada Bachetti and Robbie West) presented the annual CPI-based geothermal rate adjustment that brings the GEO rate to $1.10, effective Feb. 16, 2026; staff said the system follows CPI adjustments like other utility funds and that the city will provide…
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