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Utilities budget: new water treatment plant online, meter counts and rate/volume drivers shape 2026 outlook
Summary
Utilities staff reported the new water treatment plant is pumping water, cited 288 new water meters and more than 2,600 locate tickets this year, and explained a water‑purchased increase is driven by both a small per‑gallon rate increase and larger volume increases tied to new development and irrigation demand.
Utilities staff presented the water and sewer enterprise budgets and answered council questions about rates, staffing and transfers.
The utilities presenter reported more than 2,600 locate tickets issued this year and said staff installed about 288 water meters during an October reporting period. The presenter also noted the newly opened water treatment plant in Tower and said the plant has pumped “almost, up to 17,000,000” (as described in the presentation).
On costs, the presenter…
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