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Consider a resolution approving the proposed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority Annual Operating, Debt Service, and Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
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The proposed FY 2026 Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) Annual Operating Budget, which includes Capital Outlay and the Reserve Adjustment, is $7,179,092. This budget is an 11.2% increase over FY 2025, from $6,454,881 to $7,179,092. This year’s increase is much less than the 21% increase from the previous year's budget. The FY 2026 Debt Service Budget is increasing by $2,460,276 to a total of $30,790,826.
The City of Round Rock’s total FY 2026 BCRUA Operating Budget portion is $2,525,846, and our FY 2026 Debt Service Budget portion is $8,675,544. This results in a total operating and debt service budget of $11,201,390 for the City of Round Rock. Round Rock’s portion of the operations budget was based on an assumed flow rate of 6.5 million gallons per day.
The annual average water production for the BCRUA is estimated to increase by 1.75 MGD or 10.5 % from 16.65 MGD.
The power and chemicals budget category has the largest increase mainly due to increased water treatment volumes and increases in chemical costs. In addition, the resulting cost per 1,000 gallons of water is also on par with last year.
The BCRUA Board has reviewed and approved the proposed budget.
Cost: $11,201,390.00
Source of Funds: Regional Water Fund