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N I T S U A F O Y T I C Watershed Protection Department FY25 Budget, Programs, and Projects Environmental Commission Meeting March 19, 2025 Anupa Gharpurey, Assistant Director, Business Enterprises Pam Kearfott, Managing Engineer, Project Design & Delivery W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 2 Overview N I T S U A F O Y T I C • Mission & Organizational Structure • FY25 Budget Highlights • Programmatic Activities • Capital Improvement Program • Project Highlights • Resources W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 3 N I T S U A F O Y T I C Mission & Organizational Structure W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 4 Our Start: Established in 1991, Watershed Protection Department was charged with the goal of managing the City’s creeks, drainage systems and water quality programs. Our Mission: “…to protect the lives, property, and environment of our community by reducing the impact of floods, erosion, and water pollution.” Our Funding: Primary Source: Drainage Charge - >94% Other sources: Bonds (for Capital Projects), Development Fees, Interest Income, Grants N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 5 Current Organizational Structure N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 6 FY25 Financial Structure Watershed Protection Total FTEs: 442.5 Monitoring, Modeling and Compliance FTEs: 105.5 Project Design & Delivery FTEs: 62 Field Operations FTEs: 173 Business Enterprises FTEs: 102 W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 7 FY25 Highlights N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 8 FY 2025 Budget Expenses by Program Total Budget: $122.4 Million Projects Design and Delivery $8.4M Other Transfers $23.7M Planning, Monitoring, & Compliance $14.8M N I T S U A F O Y T I C Transfer to CIP $26.5M Support Services $17.3M Field Operations $31.7M W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 9 • • Funding Sources Operations • Drainage Utility Charge Based on Amount and Percent of Impervious cover • Other Fees and Interest Income Site plans, subdivisions, MUD, PUDs; Permit Fees Capital Projects • Cash transfer from operations • GO bonds • Grants Tax Increment Financing • • RSMP and USCF Payments W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T FY25 Funding Source and Uses 10 N I T S U A F O Y T I C Funding Sources Revenue Source Drainage Utility Charge Development, licenses and permit Fees Interest Income and other misc. revenue Total Funding Uses Funding uses Personnel Cost Other program costs Transfers Total $Millions 113.0 1.1 5.5 119.6 $Millions 51.2 21.0 50.2 122.4 W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 11 N I T S U A F O Y T I C Programmatic Activities W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 12 Watershed Operational Activities • Drainage infrastructure maintenance • • Trash and debris removal Land management & ponds maintenance W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 13 Watershed Operational Activities • Pollution prevention and response • Floodplain modeling and development review • Environmental policy and planning • Environmental research and data analysis W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 14 Watershed Operational Activities • Storm event monitoring • Replenishing creek beds • Community education and outreach W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 15 N I T S U A F O Y T I C Capital Improvement Program W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 16 Capital Improvement Program: Overview Projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are major improvements to our infrastructure, facilities, and waterways CIP projects have a higher price tag and longer lifespan than routine maintenance or in-house projects funded through the operating budget W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C Flooding in the Onion Creek watershed 17 Capital Improvement Program: Priorities The WPD Strategic Plan defines the methodologies used to quantify and prioritize problem areas for each of the department missions The most severe problems—where the needs and risks are greatest—are generally considered first for solution implementation We seek to maximize opportunities to address multiple watershed problems, advance community goals, & minimize negative impacts to our missions W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 18 Capital Improvement Program: Priorities N I T S U A F O Y T I C WPD is evaluating how to incorporate social data into project prioritization and solution identification to acknowledge the disparate community impacts of watershed problems and advance equity through our work. WPD is actively engaging with the community to develop a proposal & implement changes to project prioritization as part of the Rain to River Strategic Plan update. W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Erosion along Little Walnut Creek 19 N I T S U A F O Y T I C s t c e j o r P P I C e v i t c A 5 2 Y F Note: not all CIPs are mappable W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 20 FY25 Active Projects by Project Type 112 Active Projects in FY25 N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 21 FY25 Active Projects by Phase​ 112 Active Projects in FY25 Bid/Award/Execution, 2 Construction/Implementation, 40 N I T S U A F O Y T I C Preliminary & Design, 70 W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 22 FY25 Project Highlights Brassiewood Dr and Creekwood Dr Bypass Flood Risk Reduction Project W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T https://www.austintexas.gov/department/watersh ed-protection/projects N I T S U A F O Y T I C 23 FY25 Project Highlights Dick Nichols/Beckett Meadows Water Quality Pond Improvements N I T S U A F O Y T I C https://www.austintexas.gov/n ichols-beckett-pond-rehab W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 24 FY25 Project Highlights Atlas 14 Floodplain Studies N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 25 FY25 Project Highlights Roy G. Guerrero Park Channel Stabilization N I T S U A F O Y T I C https://www.austintexas.gov/department/roy -g-guerrero-park-channel-stabilization W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 26 FY25 Project Highlights Waller Creek Tunnel – Wet Well Mechanical Screens Project N I T S U A F O Y T I C W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 27 FY25 Project Highlights Old Lampasas #3 Dam Modernization N I T S U A F O Y T I C https://www.austintexas.gov/department/ old-lampasas-dam-modernization W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 28 Capital Improvement Program: Resources WPD Active Projects This website has a list of major capital infrastructure projects that WPD currently has underway. Click on a project name to explore information about any listed project. https://www.austintexas.gov/ department/watershed-protection/projects W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T N I T S U A F O Y T I C 29 Capital Improvement Program: Resources Capital Project Explorer Interactive tool to find information about current capital projects for all City of Austin departments. Although information about all current projects is available, the map only shows projects that are in construction or that will be in construction within the next 6 months. Projects can also be filtered by Council District. https://capitalprojects.austintexas.gov/projects Stormwater Projects: https://capitalprojects.austintexas.gov/projects ?categoryId=Water:Stormwater&tab=projects W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 30 Questions? N I T S U A F O Y T I C Budget & Programs Overview Anupa Gharpurey Assistant Director Anupa.Gharpurey@austintexas.gov Capital Improvement Program Pam Kearfott Managing Engineer Pam.Kearfott@austintexas.gov W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T