Union Sanitary District’s Board is reviewing the proposed Operating and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2027, with explicit direction requested from the Board on May 26, 2026, before final adoption on June 22, 2026. The draft budget includes roughly $92.9M in capital projects for FY 2027 and a 20‑year CIP totaling about $1.48B, covering treatment plant upgrades, collection system rehabilitation, pump station work, solar/energy resiliency, and major studies. The Board is being asked to provide feedback on scope, priorities, and funding levels, including updated cost drivers (e.g., chemicals, biosolids hauling, EBDA costs) and multiple ongoing or planned engineering studies. This is a pre‑RFP window where external consultants, program managers, financial advisors, and specialty engineers can help refine project scopes, phasing, funding strategies, and implementation support as the FY 2027 CIP is finalized and then executed.

Budget drivers called out include EBDA costs, biosolids hauling (Synagro contract increases), and mu...