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Middletown WPCA approves sewer and water CNR packages, endorses $1.5M loan and grants small billing credit; Metro Square dispute tabled
Summary
The Middletown Water Pollution Control Authority voted on multiple budget items June 1: it forwarded a $600,000 sewer CNR and a $6.6 million water CNR to the city council, endorsed a $1.5 million GSIF loan to the sewer fund, approved a $716.50 sewer credit, and tabled a large Metro Square billing dispute for further investigation.
The Middletown Water Pollution Control Authority on June 1 approved several funding moves and a small sewer billing credit while tabling a larger landlord/tenant billing dispute for further review.
At the start of the meeting the board voted to approve a sewer billing adjustment for 9 Red Orange Road after staff said a private plumbing leak discharged to ground rather than the sewer system. "At the current water rate sewer rate, it would be a credit of $716.50," the director said, presenting Jerry’s calculation. Board members approved the credit unanimously.
The board also moved two capital nonrecurring (CNR) resolutions to the city council. The sewer CNR package proposed a $600,000 fund for FY25–26 covering pump station repairs, vehicle replacement, software and other line items; the water CNR package totaled about $6.6 million and included major items such as water meters, treatment‑plant upgrades, SCADA and a $120,000 allotment for plant repairs. "This is included in our rates for the budget there," staff said when describing how the packages fit into the rate structure. Both CNR items were forwarded to the council after motions and seconds.
Separately the WPCA endorsed an internal loan of $1.5 million from the General Sewer Improvement Fund (GSIF) to the Sewer Fund to cover early fiscal‑year cash‑flow needs. The resolution states the loan shall be repaid within one year but not later than June 30, 2026; the board voted to approve the endorsement.
One item the board decided not to resolve immediately involved a long‑running charge at Metro Square, where a former tenant left sizable unpaid sewer bills. Staff described a roughly $26,000 outstanding balance accumulated over several years; board members asked staff to run detailed calculations, consider a payment plan and report back next month. "We can have a motion to table," staff said; the board agreed to table the matter while staff gathers figures.
What happens next: The CNR resolutions will be considered by the city council. Staff will return with detailed calculations and recommendations on Metro Square and bring back any additional supporting materials requested by the board.
