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Cerritos staff outline $23M in water repairs after C4 well failure; resident calls proposed rate hike excessive
Summary
City staff told the Planning Commission that much of Cerritos’s water and sewer system is more than 50 years old and identified roughly $23 million in immediate water projects; an emergency repair to Well C4 and roughly $196,000 in imported-water purchases to date were detailed while a resident objected to a proposed rate increase scheduled for a Jan. 26 hearing.
City of Cerritos officials told the Planning Commission on Jan. 16 that an aging water and sewer system requires immediate investment and that an emergency problem at a groundwater well has increased short-term costs.
Director Alvin Papa said the city’s system — built largely in the 1970s — includes four groundwater wells, three reservoirs, two booster stations and interconnections with neighboring cities. Staff identified critical water projects of about $23,000,000 (roughly $25,300,000 when adjusted for inflation) to cover well rehabilitation, valve replacements and treatment upgrades and said critical sewer needs total about $3,900,000 (about $4,300,000 inflated).
The presentation said Well C4 developed sand and gravel intrusion beginning in October, prompting camera inspections and an emergency…
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