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CIP AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS



                                 OTHER UTILITY SYSTEM PROJECTS



                                 FY2021-2022 UTILITY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

               ❖  Description:  This project includes small, previously unidentified wastewater and water
                   line problems detected and repaired throughout the fiscal year.

                   Justification:  The aging wastewater lines throughout the City are 30+ years old.  The
                   lines are subject to ground  movement, pulled joints, root infiltration and deterioration.
                   Many  have  inflow  and  infiltration  problems.    Systematic  replacement  will  reduce
                   maintenance costs and customer problems.

                   Operating Impact:  Savings are expected in decreased wastewater fees paid due to
                   prevention of inflow and infiltration into the system.


                                         FY2021-2022 CDBG PROGRAM

               ❖  Description:    Every  even  year,  Watauga  receives  a  Tarrant  County  Community
                   Development Block Grant (CDBG) that varies in amount, which we use to help fund a
                   project in a primarily (70% +) residential Census Block Group area that contains a defined
                   percentage of low to moderate income.  The City submits an application to Tarrant County
                   in January, holds a public hearing by March, prepares the design late in the year and then
                   constructs the project in the next fiscal year.

                   Justification:  Watauga uses these grants to supplement our funding to repair deficient
                   utilities and/or streets in order to develop viable urban communities within the City.

                   Operating Impact:  The CDBG program is annually funded by a transfer from the General
                   Fund to the General Capital Projects Fund or Utility Capital Project fund and/or through
                   Certificate of Obligation proceeds.



























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