On May 18, 2026, Milton’s City Council approved Resolution 26-1996 adopting the 2026–2029 Clean Energy Implementation Plan, as required every four years. Public Works Director Madden introduced the item, and consultant Lighthouse Energy Consulting presented the plan, which sets target goals for energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable energy for the city’s electric utility. The claims register also shows a $27,500 payment to Lighthouse Energy Consulting for CETA interim performance reporting, indicating they are the incumbent clean energy and CETA compliance consultant. While the primary planning and reporting relationship is in place, the adopted plan will likely drive future procurements in AMI, demand response tools, energy efficiency programs, distributed energy resources, and reporting systems. Vendors in utility technology and program implementation can track this plan as a roadmap and approach the city or Lighthouse for partnership on delivering the plan’s initiatives.
Lighthouse is providing both planning and interim CETA performance reporting; future solicitations a...
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The report explains that Ottawa failed to timely demonstrate to Ohio EPA that it had delivered required lead service line notifications by July 1, 2025, resulting in a warning letter and subsequent corrective actions. To address this, the Village is working with Arcadis engineering to gain the information needed to build and maintain a complete service line inventory and has since provided required notifications and data to the State as of January 9, 2026. This confirms that Arcadis is the incumbent engineering partner on lead service line inventory work, with a likely need for ongoing data management, mapping, and compliance reporting as Lead and Copper Rule requirements evolve. Vendors offering GIS/asset management tools, customer notification platforms, lead service line replacement planning, and related consulting can position themselves either as complementary solutions alongside Arcadis or for future phases beyond the inventory stage.
Arcadis is currently engaged on the service line inventory; future opportunities may include replace...
Ottawa’s report notes that it completed required PFAS monitoring under the federal 2024 PFAS drinking water rule by participating in the UCMR 5 program, with sampling throughout 2024. The Village reports that regulated PFAS compounds PFOA and PFOS were non-detect and thus compliant, while several other PFAS (PFHxA, PFPeA, PFBS, PFBA) and lithium were detected at low levels as unregulated contaminants. Although no immediate treatment change is mandated, continued detection of unregulated PFAS and lithium positions the Village to consider future monitoring enhancements, risk communication, and potential treatment options if regulations tighten. Vendors specializing in PFAS sampling, laboratory analysis, risk assessment, and advanced treatment (e.g., GAC, ion exchange, membrane systems) can engage early to help Ottawa plan proactive strategies before any future regulatory triggers or funding opportunities emerge.
Current PFAS results are compliant, but low-level detections of several unregulated PFAS suggest fut...
The 2025 Consumer Confidence Report notes that the Village of Ottawa’s water system exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level for Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in the fourth quarter of 2025, triggering a drinking water violation. In response, the Village is adjusting treatment processes at the plant to optimize disinfection, reduce disinfection by-product formation, and is increasing system monitoring and sampling, with an expectation to return to compliance by the second quarter of 2026. This indicates active technical work on treatment optimization and distribution system monitoring that may require process engineering support, analytical services, and potentially new treatment equipment or control strategies. Vendors offering water treatment consulting, disinfection by-product reduction technologies, advanced monitoring, or SCADA/control optimization could engage with the Water Treatment Director to support both short-term compliance and longer-term system upgrades.
Measures already underway include adjusting treatment processes, optimizing chlorine feed rates, and...
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