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Barker says reclaimed water is growing but expansion depends on grants and demand
Summary
City Manager Chris Barker described the Water & Wastewater enterprise fund, noted that reclaimed water represents a small (about 3%) but growing share of operations, and said expansion depends on user demand and low‑cost financing or grants.
Chris Barker told attendees that the Water & Wastewater fund operates like an enterprise and pays for itself through user fees; he said roughly 54% of that fund’s revenue comes from water sales and about 37% from sewer charges.
On reclaimed water, Barker said the system is "only 3%" of the fund now but that the city is proud of the growth; he described expansion as contingent on demand and availability of low‑cost loans or grants that help justify capital costs.
