Has any long term planning been done on projected water costs and usage for the next five years?
Each year the budget is constructed in context of a five-year financial plan. The City also takes part in the long range planning strategies of the UTRWD (Upper Trinity Regional Water District), the Region C Planning Group and the NTGCD (North Texas Groundwater Conservation District). All have, or are developing 50+ year outlook plans for water usage in the North Texas area.

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1. Why has maintenance costs increased?
2. Have maintenance costs increased only in the past year, or over the past ten years when rates were unchanged?
3. What conditions existed that made it possible to keep rates unchanged for ten years?
4. Are financial records available for public review showing projected maintenance costs, loss of revenue from decreased demand, and projected increase in revenue to be used to offset maintenance costs?
5. Citizens and leaders generally try to avoid large increases in taxes, costs and fees. What changes did the City not anticipate in order to avoid this large and unexpected increase?
6. What corrections will the City Council implement to ensure that future unexpected and large increases will not occur?
7. Has any long term planning been done on projected water costs and usage for the next five years?
8. What has the City done to be more efficient? Could cost savings come from reducing staff and expenses?