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Sewer and waterworks directors point to First Solar revenues as key to operations and projects
Summary
Sewer District No. 1 and Waterworks District No. 3 directors told the finance committee that user fees remain the base revenue but that contract revenue from First Solar materially boosts 2026 projections; projects include lift‑station upgrades and a budgeted $769,300 project for the UL Research Center lift station.
Brad Crater, director for Sewer District No. 1 and Waterworks District No. 3, presented the districts’ 2026 budget proposals and emphasized that user fees remain the primary revenue source but that the First Solar contract is reshaping near‑term finances.
Crater said the sewer budget assumes a $3.37 per 1,000‑gallon rate on a projected First Solar discharge volume (budget line assumed at 500,000 gallons per day for 362 days), a projection he said supports roughly $600,000 in contract…
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