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Anderson board approves 18% sewer rate increase to shore up finances and prepare for CSO work
Summary
The board recommended an 18% across-the-board sewer rate increase and a bond-authorization cap (up to $10 million, with an expected need near $8.7 million) to preserve debt coverage and fund near-term projects while the city negotiates revised CSO control plans with EPA and IDEM.
The Board of Public Works voted to recommend revised sewer rates and a bond authorization to the Common Council following presentations about long-standing combined sewer overflow (CSO) obligations and near-term capital needs.
Tim Landon (city sewer staff) recounted the consent-decree history dating to a 1999 chemical spill that led to EPA and Indiana Department of Environmental Management involvement and a long-term control plan. Landon said the city submitted an amendment to the agencies on Dec. 15…
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