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WTD proposes 12.75% sewer rate increase for 2027, warns short‑term relief options raise long‑term risks
Summary
Wastewater Treatment Division officials presented a division‑recommended 2027 sewer rate (12.75%) and a 20‑year forecast showing multi‑year rate pressure driven by regulatory projects; staff presented two alternative scenarios that produce short‑term relief but increase long‑term costs or regulatory risk. Committee members asked for more financial detail and agreed to prepare a letter to the executive before the expected April transmittal.
WTD Director Cameron Gural and Interim CFO Caitlin Hall presented the division‑recommended 2027 sewer rate and a 20‑year financial forecast to the Regional Wastewater Quality Committee on March 4.
"We are proposing a 12.75% increase in 2027," Hall said, describing that figure as the division‑recommended starting point; staff emphasized that the final executive recommendation and legislation will follow later. Hall added that the projection corresponds to a multi‑year forecast of elevated rates driven primarily by regulatory capital projects tied to consent‑decree obligations and permit requirements.
What was presented: staff showed a baseline (division‑recommended) scenario and two…
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