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Council weighs paying for waterline upsizing after engineers cite $20,006 cost for a section and larger costs for fire flow
Summary
Council discussed upsizing a waterline with staff reporting a $20,006.25 cost differential for a section and a substantially larger figure ('4 to 500000') to achieve required fire-flow capacity; council debated whether the city should fund upgrades to a utility it does not own and asked staff to seek cost breakdowns and stay engaged with the water district.
Council members debated whether Greenwood should help pay to upsize a segment of a waterline owned by Public Water Supply District No. 12 after staff reported estimated costs and engineering work remains incomplete.
Staff (Speaker 7) updated the council on meetings with the district and engineers about upsizing a six-inch line to an eight-inch line. For the immediate section under consideration staff quoted a cost differential of roughly $20,006.25 (staff calculated an $11,375 length at $15 per linear foot). The staff member also said full fire-flow capability for the corridor would require a much larger upgrade—spoken in the transcript as "4 to 500000." "We're not ready to engage in the project engineering…they're figuring out where permanent easements are gonna be needed," staff said.
Several council members questioned whether Greenwood should pay for a utility the city does not own. Chair (Speaker 3) said he "struggled with it" and noted the city does not receive utility revenue from the line. Another council member suggested staff remain engaged with the district to obtain a materials break-down and the precise cost differential between 6-inch and 8-inch options. Staff recommended obtaining a cost-differential breakdown by material and bringing that back to the council.
The council did not take a formal vote on paying for the upgrade at this meeting but directed staff to stay engaged with the water district, pursue additional engineering and cost detail, and report back with clearer figures.
