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Riverbank council approves limited value-engineering work on recycled-water plan amid resident outcry over sewer rates
Summary
Council approved a narrowed value‑engineering contract for the Riverbank regional recycled‑water project (KSN/Ewing Option A) while declining a separate design-engineer VE contract. The votes followed multiple public commenters alleging unlawful sewer rate increases and calling for audits and legal review.
Riverbank — The City Council voted to authorize a limited value‑engineering (VE) study for the Riverbank regional recycled‑water project, approving KSN with Ewing Construction Services to begin a VE effort designed to find lower‑cost construction options. The action, approved as "Option A," funds KSN/ECS work drawn from Sewer Fund 106 and continues a months‑long review of wastewater options.
Council members discussed timing and cost alongside a feasibility study already under way. Public works director Cody Bridgewater described KSN’s scope and said preliminary VE suggestions could save about $14.17 million, citing specific opportunities such as equipment preselection,…
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