Grant FundingUtilitiesDetected Jun 2, 2026

In the December 2, 2025 Planning Board minutes, staff informed the Board that an asset inventory assessment for the Town’s water and sewer systems is being pursued through state funding. This came up in the context of development-related concerns about water and sewer capacity and the need to understand system limits and upgrade needs. The assessment would catalog assets, conditions, and capacities to support future capital planning and regulatory compliance.Because the work hinges on state funding and no consultant is named, the Town is in the planning stage for a specialized utility asset management project. Vendors that provide water/sewer asset inventory services, GIS-based asset registers, condition assessment, and capital improvement planning can position themselves as partners to design the assessment scope, select data and mapping tools, and connect the findings to upcoming capital projects and rate or resiliency strategies.

Discussion occurred during review of a subdivision and broader concerns about water/sewer capacity, indicating this assessment will inform future development decisions and CIP projects.

Town of ColumbusState-funded water and sewer asset inventory assessment initiative

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Where this sits in the buying cycle

Now

Capital plan & early discussion

Next 1–2 Q

Scoping & vendor outreach window

6–18 mo

RFP / solicitation posted

Later

Award & contract

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