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Council discusses stop order, high flow rates and plans to meet with contractors over water-plant issues
Summary
A council member raised concerns about a reported stop order on new construction tied to water entering the plant and possible legal retaliation; councilors discussed current flow rates, the Burgess Run project to reduce load, and plans to meet with attorneys and the counterparty, with no legal action recorded in the transcript.
A council member asked the council about media reports of a stop order on new construction related to water entering the city's treatment plant and said they had heard talk of possible legal retaliation.
"I thought they said something about maybe suing," the council member said. Mayor Miller responded that he had not heard of litigation and said the city has returned documents to attorneys and expects to meet with the other party to discuss the contract.
The council member and mayor discussed operational targets and current performance: the council member said the plant wants the city's contribution down to roughly 60–65 percent of flow and that current flows are in the 'nineties'; Mayor Miller said the Burgess Run project and other EPA-driven projects will take some flow off the city's system and help reduce the load.
Councilors said they are prioritizing work that will reduce flow to the plant; they also said they would meet with the contract counterparty once attorneys complete their review. The transcript records the concern and the planned meeting but does not record any vote, injunction or formal legal filing during this session.
