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Depoe Bay committee reviews pump‑station retrofit quotes and favors budgeting backup-power work next year
Summary
Committee reviewed retrofit quotes to make pump stations generator‑ready (quotes include $13,200; $10,416; $10,584 and other figures) and agreed to recommend including pump‑station retrofits in the next budget rather than fund a large immediate purchase.
Committee members discussed options to ensure water supply during multi‑day power outages, weighing costly permanent generator buildings against retrofitting pump stations to accept a shared mobile generator.
Speaker 2 summarized options and supplier quotes: a full new generator/building could be "several $100,000," while retrofits to accept a shared mobile generator were quoted at specific station costs: Spring ("$13,200"), Collins ("10,416"), Stonebridge ("10,584") and a smaller station noted as "4248" in the quote list. Speaker 2 said one approach would be to time‑share a mobile generator across stations by scheduling temporary connections when outages are expected.
Members expressed concern about immediate expenditures from the committee’s emergency fund and recommended presenting the retrofit request to City Council as part of the next budget cycle. Speaker 2 said they will provide quotes and background to the HOAs and the council and that the committee is willing to ask the council to consider partial funding rather than bearing the full cost.
Funding avenues mentioned included the committee’s emergency preparedness budget (roughly described as having, "50,000" remaining in one remark) and an external Spire grant that opens in August; Speaker 2 noted efforts to apply for available grants and aim to reduce retrofit costs where possible.
Next steps: Speaker 2 will share quotes with HOAs and the council; committee will consider recommending a budget request for pump‑station retrofits in the next fiscal cycle rather than approving an immediate large expense.
