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Board authorizes annual open purchase orders after suppliers cite sharp price hikes for treatment chemicals

Englewood City Water and Sewer Board · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Englewood approved aggregate purchase authorization for bulk treatment chemicals after staff presented a roughly 75% price increase for aluminum sulfate and related increases that raise the city’s 2026 projected spend to about $372,000.

The Englewood City Water and Sewer Board authorized annual open purchase orders for bulk treatment chemicals after staff presented supply and price pressures for critical inputs used in drinking-water treatment.

Zach Almasi, the city’s water operations manager, said "aluminum sulfate is our primary coagulant" and that…

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