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BCRUA approves FY27 budget, cites staffing and phase 2 costs as drivers
Summary
The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority approved its FY27 operating, debt‑service and capital budgets. Staff said increases are driven largely by phase 2a project costs, new maintenance positions, higher electricity and chemical costs, and an expanded capital program previously reported at $138 million total.
General Manager Roberts presented the FY27 operating, debt‑service and capital budgets and highlighted staffing increases and project costs that drove the proposed 8.8% operating increase over FY26. Roberts described several new full‑time positions (a senior operator, senior mechanic and a SCADA technician) to accommodate increased equipment and operations related to recent phase completions, and identified electricity and chemical/sludge costs as the two largest line‑item increases.
Roberts reviewed production and capital figures in the packet, noting a water production estimate of about 19,500,000 gallons per day for FY27 and the previously reported capital project totals (total project budget about $138,000,000, construction cost approximately $98,000,000 and contingency around $25,000,000). “I feel so much better about this budget than last year,” Roberts said, and the board voted to approve the FY27 operating budget as presented, subject to participating cities’ approvals.
