2025-2045 Water System Capital Improvement Plan
Summary
City Council approved the 2025-2045 Water CIP and let the city manager pursue state grant funding for water projects. The SAWS interconnect line still has right-of-way easement issues.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Grant applications could offset the cost of water system improvements that will otherwise flow through budgets and rates.
All water customers benefit from a funded long-term infrastructure plan.
Water ratepayers could face future rate increases if projects require borrowing.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Water Commission - Sep 15, 2026
Heavy rains were leaving mud in meter boxes, causing about 30 meters to fail to transmit readings and forcing staff to drive around with laptops at billing time. Crews are fixing them and the vendor is helping recalibrate stubborn ones; a second antenna for the Park Lane area is under consideration.
Planning and Zoning Commission - Jul 8, 2026
Residents asked pointedly where the water for 20 large homes — likely all with pools — would come from, citing nearby subdivisions halted over water shortages and dry wells. The developer said the project cannot be built without city water and that supply will be studied during development review.
Water Commission - Mar 17, 2026
City Council approved the 2025-2045 Water CIP and let the city manager pursue state grant funding for water projects. The SAWS interconnect line still has right-of-way easement issues.
City Council - Feb 4, 2026
A new 20-year roadmap prioritizes water line upgrades, fire-flow fixes, and a $7 million second pressure plane for the city's high-pressure southern end. The big question ahead: how to pay for it — reserves, borrowing, or state grants, all of which could touch water rates.
Water Commission - Jan 20, 2026
The city's 20-year roadmap for replacing aging pipes, fixing fire-flow deficiencies, and handling growth along FM 2252 — including a roughly $7 million pressure-plane project. It will guide future rate studies, impact fees, and budgets.
City Council - Jan 7, 2026
The city joined the Guadalupe County Master Drainage Plan through a state Flood Infrastructure Fund program, putting Garden Ridge in line for regional flood study funding.
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