Springs Hill Special Utility District's proposed FY2027 budget calls for leak detection, new Gamecock Road pumps and intake work, and a Highway 46 pump station and transmission line.
The district posted the plan Nov. 10 for water customers to review. It lists $16.93 million in income and $15.16 million in expenses, including $8.25 million in water expenses. Those figures describe a proposal, not an adopted spending plan.
From the source record
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Water loss and new capacity
The general manager says approximately 30% of water the district purchases does not reach customers. That percentage uses purchased water as its denominator; the manager proposes better data and monitoring alongside targeted leak detection. The budget does not turn the estimate into a verified savings figure for customers.
The Highway 46 pump station and transmission line are proposed to improve capacity and flexibility north of Interstate 10. For customers in that part of the system, the project is a capacity proposal rather than a completed service change.
At Gamecock Road, the manager describes a first-phase ground tank as complete. The next phase would add high-service pumps from the existing Lake Placid site to a future Gamecock plant, along with a new raw-water intake. The replacement plant is described as a later phase; the proposed pumps and intake do not mean that plant has been built.