Capital Improvement Program (continued)

Types of Projects (continued)

The District’s Capital Improvement Program is divided into the following six areas, generally based upon type ofproject orexpensecategory:

 Interceptor &WetWeather Rehabilitation

 General SewerRehabilitation

 PrivateSewerRehabilitation

 TreatmentPlant, Pump Stations, andGeneral Capital Improvements

 Design,ROW,andConstruction ManagementExpenses

 Reimbursement Projects

In accordance with the State Collection System Permit, the District maintains a CIP, which details necessary system improvements. The state permit requires a minimum of three years in the CIP; however, the District utilizesaten-yearwindowforbetterplanningandfinancialprojections.TheDistrictrehabilitatesapproximately 40,000LF ofthe collection systemeach year.

The Interceptor and Wet Weather Rehabilitation projects address the third prong of the Master Plan by providing increased system conveyance. The General Sewer Rehabilitation projects combine the first and second prongs by surveying all lines to plan maintenance activities and to improve the structural condition of the system. The Private Sewer Rehabilitation projects have the same objectives as the General but are separately presented to address environmental concerns resulting from sewers that were not publicly maintained at the time the District was formed. A limited amount of funding is budgeted annually to address theproblemlocations on a“worstfirst” basis asidentified.

Proposed Budget

The proposed Capital Budget for FY2024 is $26,377,993 which includes a contingency of $1,000,000. The $1,000,000 contingency line item is used for the entire program rather than having a separate contingency for eachproject.Thisismoreefficientbysignificantlyreducingneededcontingencyfundsandcontinuestoprovide sufficient reserves for the District’s capital program. Additionally, a proposed budget for Reimbursement Projects totaling $142,950. For these types of projects, the District will reimburse a developer for constructing asystem, which will servelarger areasupstreamof their development.