Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | March 2026

Pipeline failure hits Pugerville amid $845M in water projects From the cover

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Pugerville is nancing its water infrastructure expansion through a combination of debt, federal assistance and available fund balances—costs that are supported by taxpayers and utility ratepayers over time. Ocials say spreading costs over time allows the city to advance capacity projects while maintaining service reliability. While city leaders have lowered the property tax rate in recent years, rising property values and long-term utility debt can still inuence what residents’ taxes and bills.

water customers. “City sta is working around the clock to stabilize the situation, but conservation by our community is critical,” Mayor Doug Weiss said. The city also activated additional wells and worked with Manville Water Supply Corporation to supplement the city’s supply. Erik Prinz, general manager at Manville, said the water supplier has no plans to issue any water restrictions or stoppages for its customers. All of this comes as the city undertakes one of the largest infrastructure expansions in its history. Pugerville has more than $426 million in wastewater projects underway and another $419 million in long-term water system investments, including a secondary line pulling water from the Colorado River to Lake Pugerville.

Amid the Lake Pugerville pipeline failure, the city projected that by April 18, water levels could drop below its raw water intake structure. This means the city would not be able to provide water to its customers. The city was made aware of the damage to the waterline on Feb. 6. As of press time March 6, crews were installing a temporary line to restore water ow into the lake, with completion expected as early as March 10 while repairs to the damaged line continue. City ocials said the disaster declaration allows Pugerville to pursue emergency funding and technical assistance from state agencies while the water system is stabilized. In response to the emergency, the city activated Stage 3 water restrictions, limiting water to indoor use purposes only for all city

Major capital projects Water

$26.4M: SH 130 & Puger Farm Lane water lines 7 $20.8M: Weiss Lane & Pecan Street water lines 8 $185.5M: Water treatment plant expansion & pump station 2 $132.4M: Secondary Colorado River water line 6 $0.2M: Pfennig Lane ground storage tank rehabilitation $7.4M: Looping improvements $5.4M: Weiss Lane & Kelly Lane water lines $14.8M: Pump station discharge line $9.4M: Water line rehabilitation (Gatlinburg & Pugerville Estates) 10 $17.2M: SH 45 Pump Station and 1.25 MGD Ground Storage Tank

Ongoing projects Plants 1 Wilbarger Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 Water treatment plant expansion to 30 MGD & pump station Interceptors 3 27-inch Kelly Lane Wastewater Interceptor 4 54-inch Wilbarger Wastewater Interceptor 5 36-inch Sorento Wastewater Interceptor Phase 2 Water/wastewater lines 6 Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line 7 30-inch SH 130 & Puger Farm Lane water lines 8 42/36-inch Weiss Lane & Pecan Street water lines 9 Rehabilitation of wastewater lines (These neighborhoods would include A Saxony, B Bohls Place and C Gatlinburg.) 10 Water Line rehabilitation (Gatlinburg & Pugerville Estates)

45 TOLL

PFLUGERVILLE PKWY.

7

3

PFLUGER FARM LN.

PECAN ST.

CAMERON RD.

RAILROAD AVE.

WELLS BRANCH PKWY.

5

JESSE BOHLS DR.

9

2

10

8

4

Total: $419.5M

973

130 TOLL

Wastewater

6

1

HARRIS BRANCH PKWY.

$10.1M: Cottonwood West Force Main and Lift Station $12M: New Sweden Lift Station and Force Main $4.5M: Gilleland Creek Wastewater Interceptor $14.1M: Rehabilitation of wastewater lines 9 $3.3M: North Wilbarger Wastewater Interceptor $15.7M: Sorento Wastewater Interceptor Phase 2 5 $2.9M: Bohls Place Wastewater Interceptor $26.6M: Wilbarger Wastewater Interceptor 4 $2.6M: Boulder Ridge Lift Station Rehabilitation and Expansion and 8-inch Force Main $51.6M: Kelly Lane Wastewater Interceptor 3 $1.9M: Northwest Wilbarger wastewater line extension $280.9M: Wilbarger Wastewater Treatment Plant 1

9B Bohls Place

9A Saxony

685

290

685

APPLEWOOD DR.

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BIMINA LN. 10 Pug. Estates

9C Gatlinburg

MOPAC

183

35

GATLINBURG DR.

COLORADO RIVER

Total: $426.2M

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