Item 05 - AW's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Spending Plan and Annual Development Process — original pdf

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Capital Improvements Program Planning Martin Tower, P.E. Infrastructure Management Water & Wastewater Commission July 29, 2026 Austin Water Assets At A Glance  More than 3,800 miles of water mains  More than 2,900 miles of wastewater mains  3 water treatment plants  2 wastewater treatment plants  1 biosolids management plant  44 pump stations for water system  38 water reservoirs  142 wastewater lift stations  Nearly 31,000 fire hydrants  20 campuses and 63 buildings  Nearly 1,000 fleet vehicles and operational equipment  Information technology  44,000 acres of managed wildlands 2 Capital Improvements Plan Development  Annual process  Built from zero, based on business cases  Asset management data drives renewal funding levels  ~600 projects are reviewed and validated each year  Led by program area leaders and staff who identify:  Asset risks and renewal needs  Opportunities for enhancement and innovation  Requirements for expanded capacity  Reviewed and approved by executives who base approvals on:  Managing risk to reliability and performance  Affordability for customers AW CIP Business Case Example 3 Collaborative and Coordinated Planning  Feedback from City departments and external agencies enable:  Opportunities for Cooperation  Reduced disturbance from construction  Cost Efficiencies  Purposeful and strategically aligned with:  City of Austin Strategic Plan  Austin Water Strategic Plan  Austin Water Facility Plan  Water Forward  Imagine Austin 4 5-Year Plans for Generational Investments KEY EXAMPLES  Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion  Reclaimed Water System Improvements  Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor  Ullrich WTP Inherently Safer Disinfection  Southwest Parkway Elevated Storage Tank 5 FY27-31 Capital Investment Portfolio Changes from Last Year’s 5YR Plan  358 projects worth $2.67B (97.3%) carried forward  114 Subprojects not carried forward totaling $73M (2.7%)  156 New subprojects totaling $150M (4.7%)  Walnut Creek WWTP investments budget increased by $640M to $1.4B as bulk of project spending enters 5-year planning period  Aquifer Storage & Recovery reduced $225M to $25M focusing on piloting $3.2B 6 Questions? Water & Wastewater Commission July 29, 2026