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Casper council adopts FY2026 budget amendment; approves funding plan for wastewater headworks and screw‑pump replacements
Summary
Council adopted the first amendment to the FY2026 budget that authorizes rollovers, repurposed funds and roughly $21 million in new spending authority, including a loan-funded project to replace three Archimedes screw pumps and repair the headworks building at the regional wastewater treatment plant.
The Casper City Council adopted the first amendment to the city’s FY2026 budget on Oct. 7, 2025, giving staff authority to continue prior-year projects and to begin new capital work including replacement of aging Archimedes screw pumps at the regional wastewater treatment plant.
Why it matters: The headworks and screw-pump project is critical to the plant’s operation; staff said one of three pumps is already experiencing significant failure and the plant cannot meet baseline flows with the remaining equipment. The council approved the budget amendment after a public hearing that included questions about loan terms and resource allocation.
What staff reported
Interim City Manager Lopez told council the amendment is dominated by rollovers — projects that began in prior fiscal years and were not completed — with rollovers totaling about $125 million. Lopez also said the city identified about $953,000 in…
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