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DEQ outlines drinking-water fee to cover federal funding gap; League asks staff to compile member concerns
Summary
The Division of Drinking Water described a fee package under Senate Bill 80 to fill a projected $5.6 million gap if federal funding falls; members raised collection, equity and regional impact questions and voted to have League staff compile a letter of concerns for DEQ.
Nathan Lonsaad, director of the Division of Drinking Water, told the Local Policy Committee the division will seek public feedback on a fee structure authorized by Senate Bill 80 to address a projected federal funding shortfall.
Lonsaad said the division’s proposal uses a consumption-based approach required by the statute: a $25 charge up through the first 10,000,000 gallons and just over $0.03 for every additional 1,000 gallons. He said the structure includes an ‘‘incentivized’’ and a ‘‘non‑incentivized’’ category and that…
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