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Carefree water utility updates: EPA sign-off awaited for Silver Saddle; Bartlett Lake study, emergency plan and service-line checks outlined
Summary
Carefree Water Company staff told the board the Silver Saddle construction contract is ready but awaiting EPA sign-off, the Bartlett Lake feasibility study under Bureau of Reclamation/NEPA is expected through 2027, the utility will update its emergency response plan with consultant workshops, and ~900 customers received service-line notices as part of a lead-inventory effort.
Carefree Water Company staff provided the board with a multi-topic operations update covering the Silver Saddle project, the Bartlett Lake feasibility study, the utility's emergency response plan and the EPA-required service-line inventory and customer notifications.
Nick Larson — speaking at his first board meeting after contract approval — said the Silver Saddle contract was awarded to JUDCO as the lowest bidder but contract execution awaits final EPA sign-off; the contractor is holding its price. Larson said missing clauses and bid-packet items were resubmitted to the EPA project officer and that review is ongoing.
On Bartlett Lake, Larson said the Bureau of…
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