FY 26 Proposed Capital Budget Book

Bio Solids Facilities Enhancements

SEWER Project Number: Council District:

Expended/Encumbered as of 2/4/25: $17,493,619

S176019 Multiple Various

Location:

Project Schedule/Status: FY24 - Complete digester improvements design FY25 - Digester improvements construction FY26 - Design of screw filter press FY27 - Construction of screw filter press

Expended/Enc.

Budget

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is to fund the enhancements to our bio solids treatment facilities and bio solids recycling/disposable program. Bio solids (processed residuals from the treatment of domestic wastewater) contain nutrients and other qualities that improve soils and make them highly desirable to many area farmers within Harford County and elsewhere in Maryland. However, nutrient controls being imposed by the State Department of Agriculture and MDE to help protect the Chesapeake Bay are dramatically affecting the ability to recycle these materials. Reduced application rates and time of year restrictions have created a significant impact to our program. A study done in 2013 recommended advances to our solids treatment train, enhanced drying, dewatering, storage, beneficial utilization and optimization of biogas, and beneficial reuse of the dried bio solids. Project includes improvements to the digester system for bio solids optimization.

Specific project work includes: improvements to the digester system; improvements to dewatering; improvements to thickening; upgrade to biosolids drying. Future work includes installation of a second screw filter press to provide redundancy.

EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE

Cost Element

Prior

FY 2026 Approp Total

FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031

TOTAL

Engineering/Design Land Acquisition

1,350,000 300,000

1,650,000

350,000

2,000,000

0

0

Construction

17,600,000

17,600,000 3,000,000

3,500,000

24,100,000

Inspection Fees

550,000

550,000

550,000

Equipment/Furnishing

0

0

Total Cost:

19,500,000 300,000 19,800,000 3,000,000 350,000 3,500,000

0

0 26,650,000

FUNDING SCHEDULE

200,000 300,000

500,000

350,000

850,000

R8750 Paygo R7100 Prior Bonds R7000 Future Bonds

19,300,000

19,300,000

19,300,000 6,500,000

0 3,000,000

3,500,000

0 0

0 0

Total Cost:

19,500,000 300,000 19,800,000 3,000,000 350,000 3,500,000

0

0 26,650,000

ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT:

FY 2026 553,910

FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 526,215 498,519 470,824 443,128 415,433

TOTAL

2,908,028

Debt Service

374