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Trumbull County officials confront mounting water fund shortfall and possible rate increases
Summary
Sanitary staff warned that multi-year bulk-water price increases have left the county's water fund operating at a loss; commissioners debated whether to raise rates, consolidate districts or seek capital projects to reduce dependence on expensive suppliers.
Sanitary engineering staff told Trumbull County commissioners that the county's water fund is rapidly losing ground after years of wholesale (bulk) price increases from supplier cities, and presented options that include modest immediate rate increases, longer-term capital projects to shift supply sources and tighter expenditure controls.
The county's sanitary director said the biggest driver is water the county buys from nearby municipalities and private suppliers, and that pass-through increases to customers were not enacted consistently over the last decade. "The change in our bulk water costs from 2015 to 2024 is roughly $1.8 million," the sanitary engineer said, adding that some supplier rate schedules extend for five to 20 years…
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