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Mayor says CDM Smith delivered 5,545‑page wastewater master plan; city will miss EPA deadline
Summary
Mayor Owens told council consultant CDM Smith delivered a 5,545‑page wastewater master plan to the EPA; he said the city will not meet an EPA initial work deadline of May 1, 2026 and questioned whether the plan reflects what the city can afford.
Mayor Owens told the council that the city’s consultant, CDM Smith, delivered a 5,545‑page wastewater master-plan report to the Environmental Protection Agency. He said he has been meeting with department staff, including three hours with the wastewater team, to understand challenges and priorities and that he plans to introduce himself to federal and state EPA representatives the following week.
The mayor told the council he did not expect the city to meet the EPA’s initial work deadline of May 1, 2026, and expressed concern that the master plan—while comprehensive—might not reflect the city’s financing capacity. He urged the administration and council to review the study carefully and emphasized the need to pair technical recommendations with realistic funding analysis.
The mayor also noted other administrative activity and congratulated the high-school sailors swim team on a conference championship.
