NBU’s Kuehler wastewater rebuild carries a $70.85 million three-year plan, but only its first $27.98 million is appropriated.
For wastewater customers, the plan funds work on treatment equipment at the existing North and South Kuehler plants. The figures come from a Comal.News extraction of project 3-C21NSRHB in NBU’s capital improvement plan. NBU’s FY2027 capital budget was approved June 25, 2026; later years in the plan remain estimates subject to future approval.
From the source record
FY2028 and FY2029 are planning estimates, subject to future approval.
What the rebuild covers
The plan concerns rehabilitation at the existing North and South Kuehler wastewater plants. It specifies work on aeration, electrical, digester screens and membranes, non-potable water and chemical-feed systems at both sites. The North plant’s list also includes headworks and a flow meter; the South plant’s includes basin gates and blower work. These are equipment repairs and replacements at operating treatment sites, rather than a stated increase in treatment capacity.
Three years of allocations
The annual amounts below add to $70,852,207 in the project schedule. FY2027 is the appropriated year. The other two columns of the plan describe future allocations, so the full total is a plan for work through FY2029, not spending already authorized in full.
| Fiscal year | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | $27,976,847 | Appropriated |
| FY2028 | $29,305,808 | Planning estimate |
| FY2029 | $13,569,552 | Planning estimate |
Comal.News extraction of NBU’s FY2027–2031 capital plan, project 3-C21NSRHB, PDF page 50.