Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Water Systems topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Water superintendent presents annual report highlighting capacity, accounts and rates comparison
Summary
Water Superintendent Jordon Altenhofen told the Coralville City Council that the treatment plant can treat up to 7 million gallons per day, the city has about 9,800 service accounts, the first well was in 1965 and the plant built in 1972; he said groundwater source means Coralville does not face the same nitrate concerns reported in the Des Moines metro and that a rates comparison showed Coralville's rates as lowest in the area.
Water Superintendent Jordon Altenhofen presented the Water Department's annual report to the Coralville City Council at the June 9 work session.
Altenhofen said the city's first well was drilled in 1965 and the current treatment plant was constructed in 1972. He stated the plant can treat up to 7 million gallons per day and that the city serves about 9,800 water service accounts.
Altenhofen explained that because Coralville's source water is groundwater from wells rather than surface water, the city does not face the same nitrate concerns that have been reported in the Des Moines metropolitan area; this explanation was presented by the superintendent and is attributed to him. He also presented a comparison of regional rates and reported that Coralville's water rates are the lowest in the area; the transcript records the presentation of that comparison but does not include supporting data in the meeting record.
The presentation was delivered as an informational report to the council; the transcript shows no motions, formal votes, or directives tied to the water report during the June 9 work session. The meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m.
