Water work underway From the cover
The situation
Water infrastructure projects
US 380 and Spur 399 utility relocations Timeline: Estimated to begin in 2026 Cost: $150 million*
New water pump station Timeline: TBD, in design Cost: TBD
Utility line relocations Water lines Facility projects
BLOOMDALE RD.
With McKinney’s population on the rise, city o cials are pouring resources into the community’s water infrastructure. The city’s Capital Improvements Program has about $500 million in projects planned including new water lines and utility line relocation work. Director of Public Works Ryan Gillingham said city o cials consult the community’s water master plan when assessing how to provide water as construction projects come online. “The growth of our water system parallels the growth of the development community,” Gillingham said. McKinney gets its water from wholesale water provider North Texas Municipal Water District, which charges $3.85 per 1,000 gallons for Fiscal Year 2024-25, a nearly 29% increase from FY 2020-21, according to the district’s website. More than half of the fees collected via NTMWD’s wholesale water rates are reserved for covering the cost of capital projects. “We rely on North Texas [Municipal Water District] to be the regional water supplier, and as the region continues to expand, so does the need to provide more water to be able to support that additional growth,” Gillingham said.
Stonebridge water line Timeline: 2026 (land acquisition completed), construction to begin 2027 Cost: $19 million
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WILMETH RD.
380
SH 5 utility relocations Timeline: May 2024– May 2026 Cost: $27 million
LAKE FOREST DR.
Independence water line Timeline: September 2025–March 2026 Cost: $4 million
VIRGINIA PKWY.
S. HARDIN BLVD.
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McKinney Ranch Pump Station improvements Timeline: March 2022- July 2025 Cost: $21.8M
HARRY MCKILLOP BLVD.
RIDGE RD.
ELDORADO PKWY.
MCKINNEY RANCH PKWY.
Harry McKillop Boulevard and Airport Drive water lines Timeline: December 2023– April 2025 Cost: $10.4 million
Stacy elevated storage tank Timeline: August 2024– early 2026 Cost: $14 million
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*COMBINED COST FOR BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
By the numbers
Project funding
NTMWD services more than 2 million people in North Texas, which includes McKinney and 12 other member cities, as well as 34 customer cities that pay an extra ve cents per 1,000 gallons. Water use in McKinney has increased between 2014 to 2024, Communications Director Alex Johnson said. NTMWD measures water use from August to July each year, he said. “We’ve seen a general increase in water con- sumption across our service area over the past 10 years,” he said in an email. The increase in water use is driven by ongoing population growth, Johnson said. Conservation e orts have “signi cantly reduced” use per capita in the region and NTMWD will continue to work for more reductions through conservation, he said. “The amount of growth in our communities will continue to drive overall increased water use,” Johnson said. Collin County is projected to have a higher demand than supply as soon as 2030, according to the Region C 2022 Water Plan, prompting the district to take action to expand its infrastructure.
NTMWD o cials plan to invest more than $5 billion over the next ve years to meet demands of the growing population. Those funds will be used on a mix of new infrastructure projects, maintaining existing infrastructure and more. For example, o cials intend to award a construction contract this summer for expanding the Wylie Water Treatment Plant’s treatment capacity.
McKinney’s water use in gallons The North Texas Municipal Water District measures water use from August to July each scal year.
15B
12.7B 12.7B
11.8B
11.3B
10.5B 10.5B
12B
9B
NTMWD’s capital budget
6B
Building new infrastructure: $737M Maintaining existing infrastructure: $195M Increasing wastewater peak ow capacity: $100M
3B
Allocated funds
0B
Meeting regulatory requirements: $58M
Fiscal year
*ANNUAL MINIMUM SOURCE: NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT
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