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Consultants present wastewater rate plan tied to growth, bonds and impact fees
Summary
Consultants told the Liberty Hill council workshop that wastewater capital needs — including expansions at the South Fork plant and a planned Advanced Water Purification Facility — will require bond financing and draft rate increases (about 6.5% annually in the first years) that depend heavily on growth and impact-fee revenue.
At a City Council workshop, consultants from CDM Smith and NewGen Strategies and Solutions presented a draft wastewater rate plan and the wastewater master plan recommendations, saying the city will likely use bond financing and impact fees to fund major capital projects over the next five to 20 years.
The presentation by Alex Doody, engineer with CDM Smith Engineering, summarized recommendations from the wastewater master plan, including expansion of the South Fork Treatment Plant and later additions of a North and West plant. Doody also identified the Advanced Water Purification Facility as “one of the major projects in the wastewater portfolio.” He said the master plan will be presented for final adoption at a later council meeting.
Matthew Garrett, a consultant with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, presented draft rate assumptions and said the wastewater enterprise must “pay the bills.” Garrett told the council…
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