Pflugerville says $438 million in WIFIA support backs water, wastewater upgrades; Wise Pecan project to begin spring 2025

A Pflugerville City staff member said the city secured $438,000,000 in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) assistance and is moving forward with a series of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including the Wise Pecan Waterline Project, which staff said is set to break ground in late spring 2025.

City staff told the meeting that 92% of residents responding to a recent community survey identified water and wastewater for the future as the most important investment for Pflugerville. "Your input became our action," the staff member said, noting that crews are expanding water and wastewater plants and that a critical raw water line to the Colorado River "is taking shape."

Staff described several concurrent efforts to maintain and upgrade the system: rehabilitating wastewater lines through a pipeline cleaning and televising contract, replacing aging water lines to improve reliability, and implementing recommendations from a recently completed five-year reclaimed water master plan. The statement listed the WIFIA assistance as a key capital investment supporting the city's program.

The staff member also named the Wise Pecan Waterline Project as an upcoming construction phase, with work scheduled to begin in late spring 2025. No additional schedule details, contractor names, or funding-breakdown specifics were provided in the remarks.

"Thanks to your input, we're building a stronger, more resilient Pflugerville," the staff member said.

The remarks were delivered as a report to the governing body; no formal motions or votes on these projects were recorded in the provided transcript.