· Context
City check register: $51.5 million paid to CRMWA, July 2022 to May 2026
The City's published check registers record 72 payments totaling $51,535,515.95 to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority between July 21, 2022 and May 14, 2026, under two payee names. The register does not tie payments to projects or separate water purchases from debt service.[1]
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA)
What the sources say
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The City's check register records 72 payments totaling $51,535,515.95 to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority between 2022-07-21 and 2026-05-14: by fiscal year, $3,760,076.43 (FY2022, July-September only), $14,593,579.98 (FY2023), $13,932,560.59 (FY2024), $12,200,792.79 (FY2025) and $7,048,506.16 (FY2026, October 2025-May 2026 only). The register does not identify what each payment was for (water purchases, operations or debt service) and does not tie any payment to CRMWA II.[1]
- Total
- $51,535,516
- Payments
- 72
- Fy2022
- $3,760,076
- Fy2023
- $14,593,580
- Fy2024
- $13,932,561
- Fy2025
- $12,200,793
- Fy2026 partial
- $7,048,506
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The register uses two payee names. "CANADIAN RIVER MUNC WATER AUTH" appears on 65 payments totaling $45,291,884.15 (July 2022-July 2024 by check, and January 2025-May 2026 by EFT); "CANADIAN RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER" appears on 7 checks totaling $6,243,631.80 between 2024-08-12 and 2024-12-09. The change back in January 2025 coincides with the register's switch from check numbers to EFT references; the two names are the same authority.[1]
- Munc water auth
- $45,291,884
- Munc water auth payments
- 65
- Municipal water
- $6,243,632
- Municipal water payments
- 7