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NBU plans larger Blieders Creek sewer mains; funding split remains open

NBU plans larger Blieders Creek sewer mains. Wastewater customers' share depends on later financing decisions.

Two pairs of blue sewer pipes of different sizes rest on cream ground with sparse grass and a winding blue line.
Larger sewer pipes represented in an editorial drawing; this does not depict the planned Blieders Creek work.Illustration: Comal.News

NBU plans $7.76 million to enlarge two Blieders Creek sewer mains, while the adopted FY2027 amount covers only $449,978.

NBU schedules $3.79 million in FY2028 and $3.53 million in FY2029, both forecast amounts. Only the FY2027 allocation is appropriated; later years require annual review and board action.

Most planned Blieders Creek spending falls after FY2027Projected project spending in dollars, FY2027–FY2029
Source: NBU FY2027–FY2031 Capital Improvement Plan, project 3-C27BCINT.The plan states a $7,763,573 five-year total; its displayed annual figures differ by $1 because of independent rounding.
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    Blieders Creek

    Planned replacement of a 12-inch main with a 15-inch main.

    Source: New Braunfels Utilities ↗

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What the project would change

The project would replace a 15-inch main near Steerhead Trail with an 18-inch main and a 12-inch main along Blieders Creek with a 15-inch main.

NBU places the work in its wastewater category for interceptor capacity and growth. That tells readers why the utility put larger pipes in its capital plan. The next useful test is the flow study behind those sizes: it could show how much capacity is intended for existing use and how much for future connections.

Where the project money goes

The planned cost covers contract labor, engineering, overhead, internal labor and land or easements. Contract labor is the largest category in the table below. These are capital-plan amounts, not construction bids or contract awards.

NBU's planned Blieders Creek sewer project costs, FY2027–FY2029
Cost categoryPlanned amount
Contract labor$5,700,000
Contract engineering$1,280,000
Overhead$526,933
Internal labor$206,640
Land and easements$50,000

Source: NBU FY2027–FY2031 Capital Improvement Plan, project 3-C27BCINT.

Who pays for a bigger main?

NBU's FY2027 wastewater capital plan totals about $92.57 million, including about $59.37 million in new debt and $5.81 million in impact-fee capital. Those figures cover the wastewater program as a whole. A project-specific financing allocation is the number to watch before assigning any portion of the Blieders Creek cost to a funding source.

The distinction matters to wastewater customers. Borrowing, impact fees and other capital funds put costs on different funding paths, and a systemwide total cannot tell a customer what this particular project would add to a bill. The question for NBU's next project records is which sources are assigned to these two mains and what share, if any, is eligible for impact fees.

The next records to watch

NBU lists Aug. 1, 2026, as the project's start and July 31, 2029, as its planned completion. Final design, an impact-fee allocation, a bid award or the next annual capital budget would give residents firmer measures of scope, price and financing. Readers can find the pipe sizes, spending schedule and project number in NBU's capital improvement plan.

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