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Chico council authorizes mayor to send support letter for Cal Water's PFAS compliance plan
Summary
By a 4-3 vote the council agreed to authorize the mayor to submit a letter supporting California Water Service's request to the CPUC to proceed with PFAS-treatment installations, while several councilmembers urged caution about potential rate impacts and called for CPUC consumer-advocate input.
The Chico City Council authorized the mayor to submit a letter of support for California Water Service's PFAS compliance program on a 4-3 vote, after the company's general manager, Evan Markey, urged the city to back proactive installation of PFAS-treatment equipment.
Evan Markey told the council the company is not asking the city to endorse any rate increase. "What we're asking for you to support is our position that we need to install this treatment now," Markey said, adding that the filing included a worst-case residential…
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