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Utilities trust proposes $1.3 billion FY26 capital program; recycling contamination and service metrics raised
Summary
Vanessa Aguilar presented the FY26 utilities trust and city utilities budgets, highlighting large capital plans for water and wastewater projects and operational targets; council discussed recycling contamination and public communications about utility performance.
Vanessa Aguilar, business manager for the utilities department, presented the proposed FY26 budget for the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the city utilities operations.
Aguilar said the trust budget is proposed at $1,300,000,000 and described major funding sources and planned uses: roughly $732,000,000 in debt construction fund proceeds, about $576,000,000 planned for water projects and roughly $156,000,000 for wastewater projects as presented. She said service charges were expected to contribute about $517,000,000 and withdrawals from cash reserves approximately $22,000,000 to cover…
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