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Committee ratifies emergency purchase of powdered activated carbon to address algal blooms
Summary
Committee advanced an ordinance to ratify an emergency contract with Jacobi Carbons Inc. for powdered activated carbon; staff cited fall 2025 harmful algal blooms, a lower quote of $1.40 per pound (down from $1.54), and a worst-case supply of roughly 52 loads to cover 2026.
The committee advanced an ordinance to ratify the director of public service’s emergency purchase of powdered activated carbon (PAC) from Jacobi Carbons Incorporated, declaring the transaction an emergency and placing the ordinance on the consent agenda.
Chris Luddl told the committee that Jacobi Carbons had provided a newer price of $1.40 per pound…
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