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Special Revenue Fund

· Soil/groundwater pollution remediation projects and site cleanup projects
· Hazardous materials management and disposal (e.g., asbestos abatement)
· Air pollutant monitoring
· Municipal environmental compliance
· Environmental compliance inspection and audits
· Environmental compliance outreach and technical education
· Environmental emergency responses

The Environmental Protection Division staff examines and verifies the scope of each project request from
other city departments. Examples of environmental services may include environmental site assessments,
help with pollution remediation on city property, disposal of environmental wastes from city operations,
etc. The division maintains due diligence studies and oversees a variety of environmental capital
improvement projects (CIP). These efforts support a common goal for a clean, safe, and livable city.

FY2023 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

Important organizational changes from the prior budget include transferring the following programs from
the Solid Waste Fund to the Environmental Protection Fund: Illegal Dumping Investigation and
Enforcement, Illegal Dumping Abatement, Litter Abatement Street Sweeping, and Keep Fort Worth
Beautiful. Moving these programs to the Environmental Protection Fund provides a more equitable
allocation for related expenses among Fort Worth industrial, commercial, governmental/non-profit, and
residential account holders. It also supports the financial sustainability of the Solid Waste Fund.

To accommodate these program transfers and enhance related services to meet goals for a clean and safe
city, rate adjustments will be effective on January 1, 2023, across all account types: residential,
commercial, industrial, and governmental/non-profit. As a result of fee schedule changes, the annual
Environmental Protection Fund revenue increases by $10 million in revenue in FY2023.

The program transfers result in the following significant changes to the FY2023 Adopted Budget:

· Increases by $1.63 million and 10 authorized positions (APs) due to transfer of Litter Abatement
Program and Downtown Big Belly Container Service from the Solid Waste to Environmental
Protection Fund.
· Increases by $1.34 million and 12 APs due to transfer of Illegal Dumping Abatement from the Solid
Waste to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Increases by $576,367 and six APs to transfer Illegal Dumping Investigation & Enforcement Unit
from the Solid Waste to Environmental Fund.
· Increases by $469,551 and three APs due to transfer of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful program from
the Solid Waste to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Increases by $222,382 and two APs due to transfer of Street Sweeping Program from the Solid
Waste to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Increases by $159,658 and two APs due to transfer of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful program from
the Solid Waste to Environmental Protection Fund. The transfer was offset by decrease in General
Operating & Maintenance.

The following program improvements result in the following significant changes to the FY2023 Adopted
Budget:

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