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Washoe County says sewer fund remains strong while planning capacity projects and recycled‑water expansion
Summary
Division director Dwayne Smith told commissioners the county's sewer enterprise fund is nearly $125 million, adopted a combined sewer/recycled-water rate approach to avoid base user-rate hikes, raised connection fees for capacity and is planning conveyance and recycled‑water projects including the Pleasant Valley Interceptor.
Dwayne Smith, division director for Engineering and Capital Projects, briefed the county commission on fiscal health, rates, capacity and upcoming capital work for the Washoe County Sewer Utility.
Smith said the utility operates as an enterprise fund and that the 2023 connection-fee and user-rate study adopted a combined-service approach (scenario 2) that avoided raising base user rates. The county did raise connection fees to build capacity…
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