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Rate consultant projects Amarillo's CRMWA cost rising to about $39.5 million by FY2036 as CRMWA II is phased in
Presenting the water and wastewater rate study, Chris Ekrut of NewGen Strategies and Solutions told the council that Amarillo's annual CRMWA cost of about $14.25 million in FY2026 was projected to reach about $39.52 million in FY2036, and that CRMWA capital costs were expected to ramp up from 2027 to phase in future CRMWA II costs, with CRMWA II debt anticipated in 2034.[1][2][3]
Grayson PathCole StanleyNewGen Strategies and SolutionsCanadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA)
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Projection (rate study, as reported): the City purchases wholesale water from CRMWA and pays an allocated share of CRMWA's annual debt service; its annual CRMWA cost of $14.25 million in FY2026 is projected to rise to about $39.52 million in FY2036, going from 24% to 40% of the water budget. NewGen expected budgeted CRMWA capital costs to ramp up beginning in 2027 to phase in future CRMWA II costs, with additional debt anticipated for CRMWA II in 2034.[1][3]
- Crmwa cost fy2026
- $14,250,000
- Crmwa cost fy2036
- $39,520,000
- Share of water budget fy2026
- 24%
- Share of water budget fy2036
- 40%
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Chris Ekrut (NewGen Strategies and Solutions): Ekrut said the future water supply from CRMWA was then anticipated around 2033-34, "but we will be seeing costs increases as soon as 2027, so we have to factor that in."[1]
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The April 14, 2026 minutes record item 6.1, "Presentation of Water & Wastewater Rate Study," with City Manager Grayson Path introducing Chris Ekrut of NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC. The agenda packet for that meeting does not include the presentation slides.[2]