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Milwaukie staff report negative PFAS tests so far, preview loans and utility revenue recommendations

City of Milwaukie City Council (work session) · February 4, 2026
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Water engineering staff told council Feb. 3 that PFAS sampling has come back negative to date; staff received approval for a $6 million SRF loan (with $3 million forgivable principal) for treatment projects and previewed utility revenue targets that would raise system revenue roughly 8% per year in the coming biennium.

City water engineering staff updated council on water treatment, PFAS sampling and utility revenue projections during the Feb. 3 work session.

Staff reported that initial PFAS testing returned negative results for sampled wells. They described ongoing work to evaluate transferring water rights, options to address wells with iron and manganese, and a phase‑1 design for a raw‑water pipeline from Wells 7…

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