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Boulder utilities review 2025: projects, maintenance milestones and 2026 priorities
Summary
Utilities staff presented a 2025 year-in-review highlighting maintenance work, capital projects including the Barker pipeline rehabilitation and Albion Dam rehabilitation, and several regulatory updates; staff also previewed a multi-year rate study and customer-assistance improvements for 2026.
Utilities Director Joe Tadayuchi and staff presented the Boulder Utilities 2025 year-in-review at the board's Jan. 26 meeting, outlining operations, capital projects and regulatory developments that shaped the year and will guide 2026 priorities.
The presentation, led by drinking-water staff, said the utilities function represents a little over 20% of the city budget and that recent rate adjustments average about $9.18 per month for the typical single-unit residential customer. "We've been able to fill the positions that we absolutely need to," Director Joe Tadayuchi said, characterizing staffing as sufficient despite some hiring constraints. Staff noted that water demand in 2025 exceeded a 30,000,000 gallons-per-day…
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