Boulder utilities present 2026 capital improvement plan; staff proposes higher rates to fund projects
City utilities staff outlined a six-year capital improvement plan (CIP) at the June meeting and recommended 2026 rate increases — 8% for water, 6% for wastewater and 5% for storm/flood — to address aging infrastructure and fund projects including dam monitoring, pipeline rehabilitation and flood mitigation.
The full story
City utilities staff advised the Utilities Advisory Board on June 3 that a multi-year push to repair and replace aging water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure will require higher utility rates and continued use of bond financing.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or