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Whitehall officials say water treatment plant should be operating by mid-June; rates expected to rise
Summary
Public Works reported water samples passed and the Division Street well is the only active source while the new water treatment plant is completed; the plant is expected to be operating by the second week of June, and officials warned water, sewer and garbage rates will increase though amounts were not specified.
The Whitehall Town Council heard an update April 21 from Public Works lead Kory Klapan on the town's water system, which Klapan said should be fully tied into the new treatment plant by the second week of June.
'Kory Klapan, Public Works,' told the council that "water samples have passed" and that the Division Street well is currently the only well supplying water while the treatment plant project finishes. He said water tank bids will be due this summer and a sewer bid will be issued because work must be completed by the end of 2025.
The update matters to ratepayers because Klapan said the town will need a full-time operator to monitor the plant seven days a week once it is online and that garbage, water and sewer rates will increase. The council did not set amounts and council members said rate decisions will come later.
Clerk Sara Unruh told the council that customers more than two months behind were sent past-due notices and that any account not paid or not on a payment plan by May 28 will have water service shut off. That enforcement date frames the council's timetable for revenue planning as the town finishes infrastructure work.
Council members and Public Works emphasized timing and procurement: tank bids are expected this summer, a sewer bid will be issued soon, and the treatment-plant contractor expects substantial completion before mid-June. The council did not take formal action on rates at the April 21 meeting.
What happens next: staff will proceed with procurement timelines for tanks and sewer work and return rate proposals to the council for consideration before any rate changes are adopted.
