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Boise outlines multi‑facility water renewal plan, WIFIA financing and FY26 rate proposal
Summary
Utility staff described simultaneous treatment and collection projects, federal WIFIA financing and a FY26 recommended 9.9% water renewal rate (estimated $58/month for typical residential use); staff warned of higher construction costs and regulatory drivers such as phosphorus and possible future ammonia limits.
City water‑renewal staff gave the Boise City Council an update on system condition, current projects and financing plans tied to a 10‑year capital program.
"It's multiple facilities, over a thousand miles of pipe, 29 lift stations. We serve 3 communities about 30,000,000 gallons per day of treatment right now," Haley told the council, summarizing the scope and scale of Boise's water renewal system and the planning drivers: growth, regulatory compliance, condition and resiliency for climate-change impacts.
Staff reviewed progress on Lander Street and West Boise treatment facilities (capacity expansions, ultraviolet disinfection, and future phosphorus-removal work), collection‑system and lift‑station projects, and a recycled‑water…
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