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Water and sewer departments seek PLC replacement, roof work, meter upgrades and pump station projects
Summary
Water and sewer staff asked the committee to prioritize PLC replacement at the water plant, a replacement roof at Crystal Lake, and water-meter replacement over multiple years; sewer staff sought collection-system lining and pump-station upgrades, including a Summit pump-station project.
Water and sewer enterprise departments presented FY26 capital needs on April 16 and the Capital Improvement Committee agreed to include several high-priority enterprise requests on the overall CIP priority list while noting these are typically funded from enterprise (non-general) sources.
Water department requests: staff said a 20-year-old PLC (programmable logic controller) and associated control systems at the water treatment facility need replacement; the presenter cited a $250,000 estimate. Crystal Lake treatment-facility roof replacement was estimated at about $130,000. Water staff also recommended beginning a multi-year water-meter replacement program (last completed around 2001) and noted that new meters could improve revenue accuracy; replacement would be split and phased across fiscal years.
Sewer department requests: sewer staff proposed collection-system cleaning and lining with a rough $500,000 estimate for the next few years, and identified pump-station upgrades for remaining stations (nine total city pump stations, with three left to upgrade). The Summit Pump Station and another pump-station upgrade were discussed; the sewer presenter said a recent wastewater-plant grant of about $4.5 million covers some plant work and that a $5 million wastewater-plant line might be deferred to next year.
Funding and enterprise classification: the committee discussed that water and sewer projects are generally enterprise-funded; members agreed the report should flag enterprise-line items with an asterisk or footnote and explain funding sources so readers understand which items draw on enterprise funds versus the city’s general capital pool.
Direction and next steps: the committee agreed to include PLC replacement, roof work and meter replacement among water’s FY26 priorities and to include collection-system improvements and priority pump-station upgrades for sewer on the FY26 recommended list while clearly marking enterprise-funded items in the report.
