FY 27 Proposed Capital Budget

Bio Solids Facilities Enhancements

SEWER Project Number: Council District:

Expended/Encumbered as of 2/3/26: $18,436,547

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 2027 Approp Total

FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032

TOTAL

Engineering/Design Land Acquisition

1,650,000 350,000

2,000,000

2,000,000

0

0

Construction

17,600,000 4,000,000 21,600,000 3,500,000

25,100,000

Inspection Fees

550,000

550,000 200,000

750,000

Equipment/Furnishing

0

0

Total Cost:

19,800,000 4,350,000 24,150,000 3,700,000

0

0

0

0 27,850,000

FUNDING SCHEDULE

500,000 4,350,000

4,850,000 3,700,000

8,550,000 19,300,000

R8750 Paygo R7100 Prior Bonds

19,300,000

19,300,000

0 0 0

0 0 0

Total Cost:

19,800,000 4,350,000 24,150,000 3,700,000

0

0

0

0 27,850,000

ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT: Debt Service

FY 2027 644,620

FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 612,389 580,158 547,927 515,696 483,465

TOTAL

3,384,255

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