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La Mesa approves updated regional wastewater agreement; new billing could add roughly $750,000 a year
Summary
Council unanimously approved a second amended and restated regional wastewater disposal agreement (SARAH) that moves agencies to functional allocation billing and sets cost shares for Pure Water projects; staff estimated La Mesa could see roughly $750,000/year in additional charges from the new billing structure.
La Mesa's City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to approve a second amended and restated regional wastewater disposal agreement (referred to in staff materials as SARAH), updating how the city and neighboring jurisdictions share treatment and capital costs and laying the groundwork for future regional water reuse projects.
Public works staff explained that the revised contract replaces strength‑based billing with a functional allocation method that more closely ties charges to how agencies use regional facilities and adds new…
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