Metropolitan Water District Budget

At a glance

• What: Briefing on the Metropolitan Water District's proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget. The Council does not vote on it but accepts public input and appoints a majority of the District's Board of Trustees, which approves the budget.
• Where it stands: Briefed May 5, 2026; a public input hearing was set for May 19 at 7 p.m.
• Look ahead: The District expects a likely property tax increase in Fiscal Year 2027-28 to fund capital projects for aging infrastructure, and plans future bonding.

Detail

Austin Kimmel reviewed the Council's role. Tom Godfrey (Chair of the Board of Trustees) and Annalee Munsey (General Manager) presented revenue sources, expenditures, major capital projects and infrastructure needs, and water supply sources (Deer Creek Reservoir, Little Cottonwood Creek and Jordanelle Reservoir). Council Members and Munsey discussed statewide water conservation efforts, which do not affect the District's budget because of flat-rate billing regardless of water usage. No vote.

Sources

• City Council Work Session minutes, May 5, 2026 (approved July 21, 2026): https://slc.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/44455

Log

2026-05-05 - City Council Work Session

District Chair and General Manager presented the proposed budget; discussion of conservation and flat-rate billing.