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Broomfield staff endorse higher long‑term utility spending after AECOM analysis; recommend 2026 rate increases
Summary
City and County of Broomfield staff presented an AECOM asset‑management analysis showing larger annual funding needs for water and sewer/stormwater; staff proposed a 15% rate increase for water/wastewater/reuse in 2026 and a 9% stormwater increase, and asked council to confirm timing for bond issuance and rate adoption.
City and County of Broomfield staff and consultants told the City Council during a July study session that their updated asset‑management modeling supports higher annual investments in utilities and recommended rate increases to keep enterprise funds solvent.
"We reported to you guys back in 2024… these spending levels we're modeling for replacement of existing assets in kind," said Bridget Malinowski, asset management practice lead for AECOM, summarizing the firm’s refined analysis. AECOM and city staff said their highest scenario funds replacement at about $6,000,000 annually for water assets and $9,000,000 for sewer and stormwater assets.
The AECOM analysis modeled three funding scenarios and several performance and spending metrics (backlog, reliability, condition, and operating costs) over a 20‑year window. Bob Peskin of AECOM said the model now weights age/condition, risk (probability × consequence of failure) and operating‑cost tradeoffs to prioritize replacements. Under the high‑funding scenario presented, AECOM…
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