Polk County Utilities water facility continued after notice/map error and resident concerns
Polk County Utilities presented a proposed potable water receiving facility that blends Polk Regional Water Cooperative supply and a new groundwater well; commissioners continued the conditional use hearing to Sept. 10 for re‑advertising after residents raised notice map errors and proximity, noise and drainage concerns.
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Polk County Utilities (PCU) presented LDCU 2025‑11, a conditional‑use request for a potable water receiving facility with a 1,750,000‑gallon ground storage tank, treatment building and pump station to serve the East Regional Utility Service Area. Jim Tully, CIP manager for Polk County Utilities, told the commission the facility would blend alternative water supply from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative Southeast wellfield with raw groundwater from a newly drilled on‑site well and tie into existing distribution mains.
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