Broomfield staff report stable 2024 enterprise results, outline multi-decade water, sewer and stormwater projects and propose resident advisory committee

City finance and public works staff presented a quarterly enterprise update to the Broomfield City and County Council on May 13, 2025, reviewing unaudited 2024 results for water and sewer funds, the newly implemented stormwater fund, large capital projects through multi-decade asset plans, and next steps including a proposed enterprise advisory committee and public “utility academies.”

Graham Clark, director of finance, said the enterprise funds showed modestly favorable unaudited 2024 results: the water fund balance rose by about $600,000 and operating expenses across enterprise funds were roughly $1.1 million under budget; the sewer fund had favorable results near $1 million. Clark emphasized these variances must be evaluated in context—consumption patterns, weather and start-up costs for the utility rate assistance fund affect projections.

Public Works Director Ken Rutt and staff described system planning, asset-replacement schedules and major projects. Key points included: - Conservation and demand: staff are using updated demand forecasts and noted per-person single-family residential use estimates based on 2024 data (reported in the meeting as 110 gallons per person for single-family and 51 gallons per person for multifamily); business use is…