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Brazos Valley Solid Waste agency presents FY2026 budget; city tipping fee remains at $0
Summary
BAVISMA presented a FY2026 budget showing $13.4M revenue, $9.8M operating expenses and $4.6M capital; the board-approved plan keeps the city rate at $0 while proposing a $32/ton third-party gate rate. The council accepted the presentation and approved the budget parameters at the workshop.
Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency (BAVISMA) staff presented their FY2026 budget to the College Station City Council and explained the operational and capital priorities behind the numbers.
Juan Espinosa, BAVISMA office manager, said the board-approved budget projects $13.4 million in revenue, $9.8 million in operating expenses and $4.6 million in capital expense. "We are very happy and proud to report that we'll be keeping the city rate at 0 for the fiscal year of 2026," Espinosa said, adding that BAVISMA will propose a third-party gate rate of $32 per ton. Espinosa noted the city rate at $0 produces a net negative of about $1.63 per ton that the agency will cover, and staff estimated that fee support will total roughly $230,000 combined across the two member cities.
Deputy director Samantha Best highlighted facility operations, RNG (renewable natural gas) partnership activity with Moro Renewables (Twin Oaks Renewables) and capital needs: heavy equipment replacements, roadway improvements at the landfill, and permitting and geotechnical work for landfill expansion. Best said the agency intends to submit a major permit amendment for expansion as early as 2027 and that, absent contested-case hearings and public opposition, a permit might be received as soon as 2028.
Councilmembers thanked staff for the presentation; several asked about conservative assumptions on gas royalties and how revenue scenarios might change with varying renewable-credit policy. BAVISMA said they are taking a conservative approach to projecting royalty revenues because of federal and state policy uncertainty.
What happens next: the council accepted the presentation and thanked BAVISMA staff and board for their operations and the proposed budget; staff will return with any formal action items required as part of the city's budget-process calendar.
