Processors and city staff clashed over a proposed four‑year rate schedule and use of a federal tax‑credit risk reserve to subsidize the Pasco Water Resource Facility (PWRF). Industry leaders urged delay and greater transparency, while staff cited a pending nitrogen‑removal capital need and testing results due soon.

City staff recommended a four-year rate schedule and limited subsidy for the Pasco Water Resource Center; local processors said the proposal would sharply raise their wastewater bills, urged an Oct. 5 vote delay, and asked the city to renegotiate the third-party contract and provide detailed O&M accounting.