Water and Sewer Board - 10 Nov 2026

The City of Englewood Water and Sewer Board meeting, identified in the title as November 10, 2026, approved the October 13 meeting minutes and considered two Xcel Energy electric-line crossings beneath the City Ditch. The board approved four agreements: crossing agreements setting terms for the installations and temporary construction easements allowing contractor access. The lines must maintain at least two feet of separation from the ditch. No contract value was stated. The board also appointed Hannah Cope to a regular board seat and Caitlyn as interim vice chair following a member’s departure.

The board approved a recommendation to move residential water rates to a three-tier inclining-block structure using Option 1, with a 12,000-gallon breakpoint; the vote was six in favor and three opposed. An amendment to use Option 3 failed. The proposed change is part of the 2027 rate process and would require billing-system reprogramming; staff said the options were designed to generate the same required residential revenue of about $2.9 million. The board removed the non-residential rate change from the motion for separate consideration, so no decision on replacing the declining-block structure with a flat rate was made at this meeting. Public commenters raised concerns about rate fairness, enforcement, and the availability of water-use data.