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Resident warns council that decade-long water loss may be driving higher rates
Summary
At the Jan. 6 Murphy City Council meeting, resident Maynard Little said the city has suffered 20–30% water loss for more than a decade, estimated to cost ratepayers about $1,000,000 a year, and urged the council to prioritize replacing older distribution lines and involve residents in solutions.
Maynard Little, a resident at 1004 Saint Mark Drive, told the Murphy City Council on Jan. 6 that the city has experienced persistent water loss of roughly 20%–30% over more than a decade and said that lost volume has been covered by higher rates.
Little said two ordinances passed in 2014 and 2019 set an expected system loss at about 12% or less, but that actual loss has…
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