Town of Blacksburg Adopted Operating Budget FY 2027

WATER AND SEWER FUND ( continued)

• Adopt new Standards & Specifications for sanitary sewer design and construction within the Town of Blacksburg. • Construct a fence around the Highland Park water tanks to prevent unauthorized access as outlined in the Risk and Resilience Assessment. • Prepare new Standards & Specifications for the Water Distribution System design and construction within the Town of Blacksburg. • Complete the design and construction of improvements to the Coal Bank Ridge Water Booster Pump Station. • Complete Water Risk and Resiliency and Emergency Response Plan Update. • Complete survey and design for Highland Park Circle waterline relocation project. • Complete PER for the Laurel Ridge Water System. Public Works • Replace approximately 850 feet of water main along Locust Avenue and Eckel Street. • Continue the fire hydrant replacement schedule. • Continue inspection of 240 STEP/STEG tanks around town. • Continue locating and identifying assets in the water and sewer system to improve maintenance and emergency response. • Replace the remaining 1,200 feet of sewer force main at Windsor Hills Pump Station. • Update controls and pumps at Sturbridge Square SSPS. • Replace aging obsolete emergency generators at water and sewer pump stations. • CCTV Murphys sewer shed to help with I&I abatement efforts.

FY 202 4 Actual

FY 202 5 Actual

FY 202 6 Adopted

FY 202 6 Projected

FY 202 7 Adopted

WATER AND SEWER FUND

Engineering & GIS: Professional Service Contracts Awarded and Administered Construction Contracts Awarded and Managed Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Water Quality Complaints (Odor, Taste, Color, or Appearance) Number of Sanitary Sewer Overflows

$258,000

$389,690

$656,000

$634,250

$176,000

$1,650,000

$3,545,000

$8,296,051

NA

$6,365,000

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

9

9

0

0

0

6

4

NA

4

0

New Water Mains (LF)

2,928

980

3,531

2,360

5,790

Water Main Replacements / Abandonment (LF)

New metric

800/2,265

850/850

0

1400/1050

5,041

New Sewer Mains (LF)

4,643

325

NA

1,000

Sanitary Sewer Replacements / Renewal (LF)

11,000

New metric

3,258

NA

7,961

167