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Council approves semiannual water and wastewater CIP report; deepwater intake and plant expansion highlighted
Summary
Staff presented the semiannual Capital Improvements Plan report for water and wastewater, detailing growth, permit trends, reuse expansion, impact-fee collections and major projects including a $77M deepwater intake and a wastewater plant expansion estimated at about $109M; council unanimously adopted the report.
Michael, a public works presenter, presented the Capital Improvements Plan semiannual report covering water and wastewater impact fees, growth and system metrics.
Michael said Round Rock now serves more than 38,000 water meters and reported continuing growth. He said average daily demand trends show conservation and reuse progress: reuse peaked near 4 million gallons last summer and the city's water conservation and rebate programs help hold per-capita consumption steady despite population gains. He reported 648 single-family permits in the most recent fiscal year and noted multifamily and commercial permitting remain active.
On finances and projects, Michael said the city collects water and wastewater impact fees and that, at the time of the presentation, impact-fee rates applied to a typical single-family equivalent (LUE) equate to $4,912 for water and $2,911 for wastewater, a combined $7,833 that the presenter said is generally paid by builders and incorporated into home prices. The presentation included completed and in-progress projects that add capacity, not maintenance-only work: the deepwater intake at Lake Travis (presented cost cited at about $77,000,000 shared among participating cities) and a wastewater plant expansion (presenter said initial estimate rose from $99,000,000 to about $109,000,000 because of inflation). Michael explained impact fees are principally for capacity additions; they cannot be used for routine maintenance but can be used for debt service on qualifying projects.
Council member Flores asked for clarification about the extent of the purple-pipe reuse network and whether expansion toward the west side and connections near Kalahari and Kenny Fort were planned; Michael described planned segments behind Kalahari, along Kenny Fort and future design work to extend reuse toward Gattis and Cedar Ridge areas.
The council voted to adopt the semiannual water and wastewater CIP report. The motion to adopt was made by the Mayor Pro Tem, seconded by Council member Ortega; roll-call was unanimous.
Michael said staff plans to update water and wastewater master plans in about three years and will return with recalculated impact fees as needed.
