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Water operations outlines multi-year projects, Chrome 6 pilot tests and timeline for treatment options
Summary
Water operations supervisor Josh Hudson reviewed fiscal-year-26 funded water projects including a $250,000/year meter replacement program, phased funding for a new industrial well, cybersecurity upgrades and a distribution-system non-discharge flushing program. He said Chromium-6 pilot treatment runs are underway and staff expects a broad cost/implementation overview in 6–8 weeks.
Josh Hudson, the water operations supervisor, told the council the five-year water CIP includes multi-year programs and several funded projects in fiscal year 26 and summarized key budget lines and timing. "This is a 4 year this is a 4 year project. It's got 4 years of funding at $250,000 a year," Hudson said of the meter-replacement program. He also described current funding for an industrial well (about $700,000 existing plus $1,000,000 this year and $2,000,000 next year) and $650,000 allocated to cybersecurity and physical-security improvements.
Hudson said the city has submitted sample results showing Chromium-6 exceedances at active sources and is running pilot treatment tests (anion exchange and reduction/coagulation/filtration) to evaluate capital footprint, operations and lifecycle costs. "I'm hopeful to have that in, you know, 6 to 8 weeks, you know, maybe 3 months to have that, you know, real broad overview of costs and implementation," he said. He noted the formal MCL compliance date is October 1, 2027, and that staff will return with results and a roadmap for how treatment technologies could be integrated into the system.
