Wahkiakum PUD report

The Wahkiakum County PUD commissioners met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, where General Manager Dan Kay gave an update on the Town of Cathlamet Consolidation. “We’re looking at August 7 as the official date for the PUD to take over operations of the TOC water systems.” Said Kay. Two former Town water system personnel have been hired onto the PUD staff. The Skamokawa sewer district has requested to merge with the Wahkiakum PUD during a meeting attended earlier this month by Kay, Commissioner Dennis Reid, a Skamokawa Sewer District commissioner, the operator, and the district secretary. “[The Skamokawa Sewer District] is a well-run system,” said Kay. “They are just fatigued… they are asking for our help, to acquire them, and make sure [the system] can continue to be run.” The system is currently debt-free, and the merger is likely to take place at the beginning of 2026. For rate payers, Kay says, “I personally can’t find any reason for there to be a rate change…” for Skamokawa sewer rate payers, the biggest change they should notice is a sewer line item on now on their PUD bill.