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Enterprise Funds

Platinum 28 Peak Performance Award: Presented by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the award
recognizes member agency facilities for outstanding compliance with their National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit limits. Platinum Awards recognize 100 percent compliance with NPDES
permits over at least a consecutive five year period. The Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility has 28
consecutive years of 100 percent compliance with its permit.

Texas Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award of Merit: The Water Department’s Interceptor Condition
Assessment Program (ICAP) received the prestigious Texas Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award of
Merit in September 2018. ICAP focuses on large diameter sewer interceptors whereby the pipes are inspected
from the inside using sonar, 3-D lasers, and high-definition video technology. This technology allows the condition
to be known to determine whether cleaning or replacement is needed. ICAP has already saved the Utility more
than $6 million in cleaning costs and $26 million in reduced capital improvements.

FY2019 DISCUSSION

The FY2019 Adopted Budget of $459M is an increase of $5.56M from the FY2018 budget. This small increase is
achieved with no adjustments enacted in either water or sewer rates.

The adopted budget increases by $615k and 4 APs and 4 FTEs to provide for a new sewer taps crew to assist with
meeting demands from the development community. This crew requires a crew cab service truck, a 12 yard dump
truck, and a small excavator along with a trailer.

The adopted budget increases by $402k and 2 APs and 2 FTEs to provide for a deputy director and an assistant
director to provide additional leadership as a result of the Utility’s reorganization.

The adopted budget increases by $211k and 3 APs and 3 FTEs to provide for a new water valves and hydrants
crew, which will assist in meeting demands from new development.

The adopted budget increases by $144k and 1 AP and 1 FTE to provide a new process control specialist at the
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility. This position has a very specialized skill set working with programmable
logic controllers, which are more prevalent in modern water/wastewater equipment.

The adopted budget increases by $130k and 1 AP and 1 FTE to provide for a senior environmental specialist to
implement the new dental amalgam program promulgated by 40CFR403, which requires compliance reports from
dental facilities aimed at reducing discharges of mercury into publically owned treatment works.

The adopted budget increases by $124k and 2 APs and 2 FTEs to provide for a water systems mechanic (Eagle
Mountain Water Treatment Plant) to assist with increased maintenance needs at all plants, and a water systems
technician (Holly Water Treatment Plant) to assist with the Department’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) systems.

The adopted budget increases by $98k and 1 AP and 1 FTE to provide for a management analyst to
comprehensively address the records management needs of the Utility.

The adopted budget increases by $92k and 2 APs and 2 FTEs to provide for two utility line technicians, who will
assist in meeting demands from the development community.

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