Winter Springs presents $34 million five‑year utilities capital improvement plan

City of Winter Springs officials and consultants on Wednesday presented a five‑year Utilities Capital Improvement Plan that identifies 31 projects totaling about $34,000,000 to address water, wastewater and reclaimed‑water infrastructure needs.

The plan, presented at a City Commission workshop, lays out priorities that officials said include automated residential flow‑meter replacements, an ongoing potable water main inventory and replacements paced at roughly $1 million a year, lift‑station upgrades and selective reclaimed‑water extensions where piping already exists.

Director of Public Works and Utilities Clete Sonnier said the effort was a citywide “needs assessment” that produced the project list. “That resulted in 31 projects, totaling about $34,000,000 that we plan to approach over the next 5 years,” Sonnier said.

Why it matters

Officials said the package is intended to reduce repeated emergency repairs, improve reliability and position the city to comply with coming regulatory requirements. Staff cautioned, however, that available revenue in fiscal 2026 will not cover every priority on the list and that the schedule is contingent on outside funding, rate study outcomes and contract…