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Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file an application with the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan in the amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement Program for Austin Water's Galvanized Water Service Line Replacement Program. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The additional funding needed for this program is contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water budgets.
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Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact. The additional funding needed for this program is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
For More Information:
Vicky Addie, Austin Water Program Coordinator, 512-972-0332 or vicky.addie@austintexas.gov.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
April 15, 2026- To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission.
Additional Backup Information:
This action will authorize Austin Water to apply for a low-interest loan in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for the construction phases of Austin Water's Galvanized Water Service Line Replacement Program (Program).
TWDB administers low-interest loans through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement program to provide low-cost financial assistance for the identification, planning, design, and replacement of service line materials required to comply with the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. This program offers a below-market fixed interest rate, which will save Austin Water customers from higher financing costs compared to traditional revenue bond financing.
Lead has not been permitted in public pipeline infrastructure since the 1950's and Austin Water has removed pre-existing lead lines during normal maintenance activity and water line rehabilitation projects since the 1960's. In 2016, A...
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