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City staff to submit $36.2 million in water and wastewater Project Information Forms to Texas Water Development Board
Summary
Consultants outlined a proposed package of Clean Water and Drinking Water projects totaling roughly $36.2 million in today's dollars and explained the TWDB PIF/application timeline to council; staff will file Project Information Forms by the TWDB deadline.
Friese Nichols consultant Dustin Pope told the Angleton City Council the city will submit Project Information Forms (PIFs) to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for a bundle of drinking-water and wastewater projects that the team estimates at roughly $36.2 million in today's dollars if both the drinking-water and clean-water packages are selected.
Pope told council the proposed clean-water PIF centers on the Angleton treatment plant and includes lift-station rehabs and roughly 10,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer replacement to address inflow and infiltration. The drinking-water package includes a proposed transmission line between the Henderson and Shenango water plants to strengthen system reliability and reduce water-quality issues during peak demand.
Mark Evans of Friese Nichols reviewed the TWDB funding process: the board will score PIFs and, after receiving the EPA allocation, publish an Intended Use Plan (IUP) that identifies invited projects for full application. Invited applicants can then submit a formal application (a heavier lift, typically with a 60-day window), with TWDB staff performing technical and administrative reviews before board funding commitments. Consultants said the TWDB favors disadvantaged communities and projects with documented infrastructure failures; last time the city scored in the mid-40s among applicants.
Pope said the combined package is feathered across fiscal years 2026–2031 and that about $3–$5 million of lifecycle savings could result from operational-energy improvements identified with Schneider Electric. He said staff will submit the PIFs by the TWDB deadline and provide council with copies of the PIF PDFs for review.
No council vote was required; staff clarified that the city manager has authority to submit PIFs and that a later council resolution would be required only if the city advances to full application.
