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P ugerville pump stations approved P ugerville City Council passed two sup- plemental agreements for the SH 45 Pump Station Discharge Line project at its meeting
Hutto water rates The city of Hutto’s scal year 2024-25 budget included $52,500 for a water and wastewater rate study as a part of the utility fund. With council approval, the city will use $38,420 of the allocated money for the rst year of the contract.
Within city water
Outside city water Outside city waste water
Within city wastewater
$40 $30 $20 $10 0 $50
Feb. 25. The gist
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SOURCE: CITY OF HUTTOCOMMUNITY IMPACT
The two supplemental agreements were for additional engineering and professional services for design, bidding and construction phases. The $774,078 contract with Black & Veatch for design and bid services, as well as the $378,505 contract with engineering rm CP&Y, brings the total professional services contracts up to $1.1 million. The capital improvement project, which is in the design phase, will connect the SH 45 pump station to the 960-foot pressure zone, an area where water pressure is managed to ensure proper ow and service.
Hutto approves contract for water rate study Hutto City Council approved Feb. 20 a $108,000 contract with Wildan Financial Services to conduct a water and wastewater rate study. The details Council rst requested a rate study in
December to assess existing rates. “The intent of that study is to help shape what increases may impact dierent customer classes,” Hutto Public Works Director Rick Coronado said. The city of Hutto is in the construction phase of a $180 million expansion to its South Wastewa- ter Treatment Plant, and revenue collected from water rate fees has helped fund the project. Coronado said the rate study will also help the city budget and ensure funding for future projects.
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