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Newberg city manager flags summer water production, falling public‑works productivity in four‑year review

Newberg City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

City manager Will presented a four‑year data review to the Newberg City Council highlighting a summer daily water peak of about 4,100,000 gallons, declining construction and inspection workloads since 2022, rising payroll costs (about 9% per year) and a fall in public‑works work orders. Staff proposed operational changes and follow‑ups.

City manager Will told the Newberg City Council on March 16 that the most important metric to track in the city’s four‑year statistical review is summer daily water production, which reached about 4,100,000 gallons per day in the most recent summer and could drive the timing for future water‑plant capacity decisions.

“What I’m trying to say is … we had the biggest solid run‑in the summer of 4,100,000 gallons per day this summer,” Will said, urging staff to drill into daily summer production and compare recent summers to refine forecasting.

Will walked…

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