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Austin Water

department
115 mentions across 24 events
Austin Water is a City of Austin department responsible for water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services. Its work also includes water resources planning, conservation, wildlands conservation, and environmental protection.
24 eventsLast active Tracked since $2.3B city spendingUpdated August 2026

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Money

$2.3B in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $600.0M on (Authorizes a $600 million contingency increase to MWH Constructors Inc.'s construction contract for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project…)

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utilities (115)
contract (72)
budget (52)
development (34)
environment (25)
governance (16)
transportation (9)
public hearing (8)
bond (7)
policy (7)

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mentioned (83)
requester (31)
applicant (1)

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Legislative threads where Austin Water is mentioned

Location

Austin Water, 625 E. 10th St., Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

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October 2026

Consent
requester

Authorizes negotiation and execution of an amendment to the wholesale wastewater agreement with Travis County WCID No. 17 for the Comanche Canyon Ranch PUD, so Austin Water receives untreated rather than treated wastewater. WCID 17 bears the costs of decommissioning its treatment plant; no fiscal impact to the city.

…Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17 (WCID 17), allowing Austin Water to receive untreated wastewater for treatment, in place of treated wastewater c…

Consent
requester

Approves a service extension request for wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract at 1107 Castle Ridge Road, within the Drinking Water Protection Zone, ETJ, and Barton Springs Zone. The property owner pays the infrastructure costs to connect; no fiscal impact to the city.

…g Water Protection Zone, the City’s two-mile Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction and Austin Water’s wastewater service area. This action concerns land located within the Barton…

Consent
requester

Authorizes a construction contract with MGC Contractors for the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant Inherently Safer Disinfection Conversion, including contingency, total not to exceed $89,710,594.

Authorize a contract for construction services for the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant Inherently Safer Disinfection Conversion for Austin Water with MGC Contractors in the amount of $81,555,085 plus an

$89.7M
Consent
requester

Authorizes an engineering services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for Austin Water's 2026 Reservoir Improvement Program, not to exceed $10,000,000.

Authorize a contract for engineering services for the 2026 Reservoir Improvement Program Contract for Austin Water with Freese and Nichols, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. Funding: $10,0

$10.0M
Consent
requester

Authorizes a contract with Thundercat Technology, LLC for the Hexagon Enterprise Asset Management software platform to manage Austin Water's vertical infrastructure assets, for one year plus two one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,090,400.

Authorize a contract for Hexagon Enterprise Asset Management software platform, to manage vertical infrastructure assets, for Austin Water with Thundercat Technology, LLC, for an initial term of one y

$1.1M
Consent

Ordinance authorizing issuance of City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026C, at a $5,000,000 par amount to fund Austin Water's waterline services replacement program, and approving related documents.

Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026C, in the par amount of $5,000,000 to fund Austin Water’s waterline services repla

$5.0M

September 2026

Consent

Approval of a settlement in the lawsuit City of Austin v. EP Austin Purchase Company LLC, funded from the capital budgets of Austin Water and Austin Energy.

Approve a settlement in City of Austin v. EP Austin Purchase Company LLC; Cause No. C-1-CV-24-002447. Funding: available in the Capital Budgets of Austin Water and Austin Energy.

Eminent Domain
requester

Resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings to acquire a water line easement and temporary working space easement from Bull Creek Market, LLC for Austin Water's Capital of Texas Highway/Loop 360 at Lakewood Project, relocating utilities in conflict with TxDOT roadway improvements.

…needed waterline easement and temporary working easement needed to support of Austin Water’s Capital of Texas Highway/Loop 360 at Lakewood Project, for the public use of…

$101K
Consent
requester

Resolution authorizing Austin Water to continue the GoPurple pilot incentive program in FY 2026-2027, issuing incentives for onsite water reuse systems and reclaimed water connections for new commercial, mixed use, and multi-family developments.

Approve a resolution authorizing Austin Water to continue the GoPurple pilot incentive program and issue incentives on a pilot basis during Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for alternative onsite water reuse sys

$4.0M
Consent
requester

Resolution declaring the City's official intent to reimburse itself from proceeds of tax-exempt obligations, up to $525,000,000, for FY 2026-2027 water and wastewater system capital improvement expenditures.

…water and wastewater system capital improvement projects. Funding: Available in Austin Water’s Capital Budget. AW_RCAs@austintexas.gov

$525.0M