Ledyard WPCA: neighboring system rejects 20% surcharge; board discusses supplier rate

The authority discussed a rejected proposal from a neighboring system (referred to in the transcript as 'Squaw') that declined Ledyard's offer to charge 20% above cost for supplied water. Members said the Montville arrangement is not directly comparable because it involved different volumes and a pass‑through arrangement; the WPCA emphasized pumping, tank maintenance and additional system wear justify higher compensation when supplying another system.

"If we were gonna provide the water to Squaw, that would become they would become a customer of Ledyard," a committee member (speaker 4) said while urging the commission to add a supplier rate to the rate schedule. Members agreed the matter will remain on the agenda until the other system returns with a counterproposal and noted they would not alter rate structures without additional review and council action.