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Englewood officials outline $100M in water and sewer projects, cite billing and staffing challenges
Summary
City staff told the Budget Advisory Committee they have secured roughly $100 million in loans and grants to finance lead service-line replacement, plant modernization and other water/sewer capital needs, but cited billing-system problems, a legacy rate structure that does not incentivize conservation, and continuing infrastructure timing risks.
Englewood City officials told the Budget Advisory Committee on a regularly scheduled meeting that utilities and South Platte Renew (the regional sewer authority) are executing a multi-year capital and modernization program financed largely with recent federal loans and grants.
“We’ve got $100,000,000 in the last two and a half years of long‑term loans and grants,” said Sean Lewis, Englewood City Manager, summarizing the package that includes WIFIA loans, bipartisan infrastructure law funding and drinking water revolving fund loans. Lewis said that mix “helps” bridge a formerly large funding gap and that the city’s long‑term plan assumes roughly 4.5% annual rate increases to sustain debt service through the 2030s.
The nut graf: the presentation framed the work as a mix of urgent repairs and multi‑decade planning. Staff said an accelerated lead service‑line replacement program, modernization of the Allen water treatment plant, upgrades at South Platte Renew and system resiliency projects are the main near‑term priorities. David and operational details include a planned centrifuge…
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