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Port Orchard outlines urgent water capital work; proposes general-fund support
Summary
City staff described immediate water projects — a $700,000 SR‑16 water main emergency, a Well 7 pump replacement, and a PRV redundancy project — and proposed reassigning leftover 2023 LTGO bond proceeds and limited general-fund subsidies to avoid hitting water operating reserves.
At the April 21 work study, Port Orchard staff presented a package of capital and operating amendments focused on water system resiliency.
Staff described an emergency SR‑16 (WAD) water-main project estimated at about $700,000 to protect a critical lower-zone intertie to the Man Park reservoir; construction was expected to start imminently and would affect water operating cash unless subsidized. Director Ryan and Noah said the general fund is the only fund that can legally…
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