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Ocoee Utility District enacts 150% wastewater rate increase as county weighs ARPA funds and regional options
Summary
Ocoee Utility District officials told the Bradley County Commission they implemented a 150% wastewater rate increase after a state-ordered study, warned wastewater revenues remain below cost of service, and said $3 million in ARPA funds could help support either a new plant or a regional hookup.
Ocoee Utility District General Manager Ben Witt told the Bradley County Commission on April 13 that a third-party study ordered by the Tennessee Comptroller had been completed and that the district has implemented a 150% wastewater rate increase to begin addressing long-standing shortfalls.
Witt said current wastewater revenues are significantly below required levels and that roughly 8,400 water customers are subsidizing wastewater operations at an annual cost of about $400,000. He told commissioners the system would need roughly 533…
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