cc/bsd 2026 AR 06/09 encina wastewater authority budget for fy 2026/27

ACTION:
____________________________
Clerk/Secretary
Department: Finance Item No: C3
Prepared by: Mathew McDonald, Assistant Director Meeting Date: June 9, 2026 Approved by:

Mike Sylvia, Director/Treasurer
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 RECOMMENDATION:

1.Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026- , approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in accordance with the revised basic agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority.

2. Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2026- , approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in accordance with the revised basic agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority.

CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Fiscal Responsibility.

PRIOR ACTION: On June 10, 2025 adopted City Council Resolution No. 2025-101, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, California, Approving the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in Accordance with the Revised Basic Agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority”; and adopted Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2025-05, entitled “A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Buena Sanitation District, Vista, California, Approving the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in Accordance with the Revised Basic Agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority. (5-0)
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) provides wastewater treatment services to six member agencies, including the City of Vista and the Buena Sanitation District (District). In accordance with the Joint Powers Agreement, EWA’s annual operating and capital budgets must be approved by each member agency.

On April 22, 2026, the EWA Board of Directors approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Operating and Capital Budget. The budget includes both operational expenses and capital improvement project funding, as detailed below.

FY 2026/27 EWA Budget City Share District Share
Operating 29,879,155$ 7,562,618$ 2,841,818$
Capital Projects 25,294,979 4,729,309 1,414,408
Total Budget 55,174,134$ 12,291,927$ 4,256,226$
AGENDA
REPORT

CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

SUCCESSOR AGENCY

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT

JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Approved above recommendation, approved the following: 1) City Council Resolution No. 2026-95.

Vote: 5-0; 2) Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2026-04. Vote: 5-0

ACTION:
____________________________
Clerk/Secretary
Department: Finance Item No: C3
Prepared by: Mathew McDonald, Assistant Director Meeting Date: June 9, 2026 Approved by:

Mike Sylvia, Director/Treasurer
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 RECOMMENDATION:

CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Fiscal Responsibility.

CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

SUCCESSOR AGENCY

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT

JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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MEETING DATE: June 09, 2026 PAGE 2
SUBJECT: ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 The City of Vista and Buena Sanitation District’s shares of the EWA Operating Budget cover the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility (EWPCF), applicable pump stations, and the Environmental Compliance Source Control Program. The City of Vista’s share includes the EWPCF, Environmental Compliance Source Control Program, Agua Hedionda Lift Station, Buena Vista Pump Station, and Raceway Basin Pump Station. Buena Sanitation District’s share includes the EWPCF, Environmental Compliance Source Control Program, and Buena Creek Pump Station. •The City’s FY 2026/27 share of the Operating Budget decreased by $45,006, or 0.6 percent, from $7,607,624 to $7,562,618.
•The District’s FY 2026/27 share decreased by $78,059, or 2.7 percent, from $2,919,877 to $2,841,818.

Although the total EWA Operating Budget increased by $1,180,111, or 4.1 percent, the City and District shares decreased due to changes in program-level cost allocations. The overall Operating Budget increase is primarily driven by higher non-personnel costs, internal service fund charges, and personnel expenses, including impacts from energy costs, planned maintenance, insurance, and staffing-related expenses.

The Operating Budget is allocated in accordance with EWA’s cost allocation methodology, which includes factors such as each agency’s ownership percentage, usage, facility-specific costs, and other applicable allocation measures. Ownership percentages for the EWPCF remain constant, with the City of Vista holding approximately 25 percent and Buena Sanitation District holding approximately 10 percent of the facility.

Encina Water Pollution Control Facilities. The EWPCF accounts for approximately 78.0 percent of the total EWA Operating Budget. For FY 2026/27, budgeted costs at the facility increased by $881,086, or 3.9 percent, from $22.4 million to $23.3 million. The increase is attributable to the following major spending categories:
•A $159,045, or 2.0 percent, increase in personnel expenses; •A $352,945, or 5.9 percent, increase in non-personnel expenses; and •A $369,096, or 4.4 percent, increase in internal service fund allocations.

The increase in non-personnel expenses is primarily due to higher costs for dewatering/thickening polymer, safety and medical services, professional services, biosolids recycling, piping and electrical repairs, plant contracts, professional development, and other treatment and operating requirements. Notable increases include dewatering/thickening polymer, which increased by $136,735; safety and medical services, which increased by $76,700; professional services, which increased by approximately $125,500 across several operating areas; piping and electrical repairs, which increased by $30,000; biosolids recycling, which increased by $26,031; and plant contracts, which increased by $21,000.

These increases were partially offset by reductions in several treatment-related accounts, including ferric chloride, CEPT polymer, grit hauling, atmospheric control nitrogen, pellet dust control, and laundry and uniforms. The reductions reflect stabilized chemical pricing and improved dosing efficiency, while the increases reflect planned heat dryer maintenance, biosolids handling needs, plant operating requirements, safety-related costs, and professional service needs. More details begin on page 19-54 of the Encina Budget document, Exhibit 3
Source Control Program. The Source Control Program represents approximately 5.0 percent of the total EWA Operating Budget and is designed to prevent pollutants from entering the Member Agency sewer systems where they could interfere with EWPCF operations, pass through to the ocean environment, affect PureGreen fertilizer quality, or impact water reclamation. For FY 2026/27, the Source Control Program budget increased by $103,360, or 7.4 percent, from $1.4 million to $1.5 million. 06/09/2026 C3 2 of 107

MEETING DATE: June 09, 2026 PAGE 3
SUBJECT: ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 The increase is primarily attributable to:
•A $69,850, or 7.4 percent, increase in personnel expenses; •An $11,264, or 24.3 percent, increase in non-personnel expenses; and •A $22,246, or 5.5 percent, increase in internal service fund allocations.

Personnel costs remain the primary cost driver for the program, making up more than 83 percent of Source Control’s budgeted expenses. The increase reflects staffing-related costs associated with regulatory compliance, industrial discharge permitting, inspections, sampling, enforcement, investigations, and public outreach. Additional details begin on page 19-49 of the Encina Budget document, Exhibit 3.

Operation of Remote Facilities. Remote facilities—comprising four pump stations and the Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility—represent approximately 17.0 percent of the total EWA Operating Budget. For FY 2026/27, budgeted costs for these facilities increased by $195,665, or 4.0 percent, from $4.9 million to $5.1 million. The net increase is attributable to:
•A $230,202, or 9.0 percent, increase in non-personnel expenses; and •A $27,996, or 3.1 percent, increase in internal service fund allocations.

These increases were partially offset by a $62,533, or 4.4 percent, decrease in personnel expenses. The net increase is primarily driven by the Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility, where sodium hypochlorite and electricity costs increased by approximately $158,000 and $154,000, respectively. These increases were partially offset by reductions in other chemical and operating accounts, as well as lower overall costs at the Buena Creek Pump Station, Buena Vista Pump Station, and Raceway Basin Pump Station.

More information on remote facilities is provided on pages 19-60 through 19-78 of the Encina Budget document, Exhibit 3. The operating expense summary for these programs begins on page 19-49.

Capital Projects. The FY 2026/27 Capital Project Budget totals $25.3 million, reflecting an increase of approximately $0.9 million, or 3.7 percent, from the prior year. The increase is primarily attributable to higher funding for EWPCF capital improvements and allocated personnel expenses. Key changes include:
•A $2.5 million, or 80.6 percent, increase in liquid process projects; •A $1.5 million, or 580.0 percent, increase in solids process projects; •A $1.3 million, or 60.5 percent, increase in general projects; •A $1.0 million, or 25.8 percent, increase in technology projects; •A $335,000, or 121.8 percent, increase in professional services; and •A $225,450, or 8.7 percent, increase in allocated personnel expenses.

These increases are partially offset by a $5.9 million, or 67.8 percent, decrease in energy management projects, along with smaller decreases in planned asset rehabilitation and replacement, capital acquisitions, and remote facilities acquisitions and rehabilitation.

The capital budget includes $19.2 million for EWPCF capital improvements, $1.7 million for planned asset rehabilitation and replacement, $0.5 million for capital acquisitions, $1.2 million for remote facilities acquisitions and rehabilitation, and $2.8 million for allocated personnel expenses. Detailed information is available beginning on page 19-88 of the Encina Budget document, Exhibit 3.

The Revised Basic Agreement of the Encina Wastewater Authority stipulates that the EWA Budget becomes effective upon approval by all member agencies. Staff recommends that the City Council and the Buena 06/09/2026 C3 3 of 107

MEETING DATE: June 09, 2026 PAGE 4
SUBJECT: ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 Sanitation District Board of Directors approve the Encina Wastewater Authority Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27.

FISCAL IMPACT: The City’s FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 Operating Budget provides for the City’s portion of EWA operating costs in the Sewer Administration Fund account (No. 5010375.522000) and the District’s portion in the Buena Administration Fund account (No. 5040380.522000). The FY 2026/27 EWA capital project costs for both the City and the District are provided in the City’s proposed FY 2025/26 and 2026/27 Capital Improvement Program budget, Project No. 8157.

EXHIBITS:

1.City Council Resolution No. 2026- , approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in accordance with the revised basic agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority

2.Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2026- , approving the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget of the Encina Wastewater Authority in accordance with the revised basic agreement of the Encina Joint Powers Authority

3.Encina Wastewater Authority Operating & Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 06/09/2026 C3 4 of 107

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 BUDGET OF

THE ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

REVISED BASIC AGREEMENT OF THE ENCINA JOINT POWERS

AUTHORITY
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:

1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:

A. The City of Vista is a party to the Encina Joint Powers Revised Basic Agreement for Ownership, Operation and Maintenance of a Joint Sewage System, as amended June 22, 2004 (“Revised Basic Agreement”).

B. Section 13.1.2 of the Revised Basic Agreement requires approval of the budget of the Encina Joint Powers Authority, commonly known as the Encina Wastewater Authority (“EWA”), by each of the Member Agencies following the recommendation of the Joint Advisory Committee (“JAC”).

C. The JAC recommended the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 budget and determined each member’s share of expenses in accordance with the allocation provided in the Revised Basic Agreement.

2. Action.

A. The proposed FY 2026/27 budget of EWA, as recommended by the JAC on April 22, 2026, in the amount of $55,174,134, consisting of an Operating Expense Budget of $29,879,155 and a Capital Expense Budget of $25,294,979, is approved.

B. The proposed City of Vista’s share of the FY 2026/27 Budget of EWA, in the amount of $12,291,927, consisting of an Operating Expense Budget of $7,562,618 and a Capital Expense Budget of $4,729,309, is approved.

C. The City Manager is hereby authorized to make payments on behalf of this agency to EWA in accordance with the budget, as approved herein, and in accordance with the Revised Basic Agreement, as modified.

D. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to EWA upon its execution. [Continued on page 2.]
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EXHIBIT 1

RESOLUTION NO. 2026-

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA
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3. Adoption.PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council held on June 9, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY
By:

JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:

KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By:

APPROVED
Walter C. Chung
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026 -

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BUENA

SANITATION DISTRICT, VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 BUDGET OF THE ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED BASIC AGREEMENT OF THE ENCINA

JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
The Board of Directors of the Buena Sanitation District does resolve as follows:

1. Findings. The Board of Directors hereby finds and declares the following:

A. The Buena Sanitation District is a party to the Encina Joint Powers Revised Basic Agreement for Ownership, Operation and Maintenance of a Joint Sewage System, as amended June 22, 2004 (“Revised Basic Agreement”).

C. The JAC recommended the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 budget and determined each member’s share of expenses in accordance with the allocation provided in the Revised Basic Agreement.

2. Action.

B. The proposed Buena Sanitation District’s share of the FY 2026/27 Budget of EWA, in the amount of $4,256,226, consisting of an Operating Expense Budget of $2,841,818 and a Capital Expense Budget of $1,414,408, is approved.

C. The District Manager is hereby authorized to make payments on behalf of this agency to EWA in accordance with the budget, as approved herein, and in accordance with the Revised Basic Agreement, as modified.

D. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to EWA upon its execution. [Continued on page 2.]
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT BOARD
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3. Adoption.PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the District Board held on June 9, 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WALTER CHUNG, DISTRICT COUNSEL
By:

JOHN B. FRANKLIN, CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:

KATHY VALDEZ, CLERK OF THE BOARD
By:

APPROVED
Walter C. Chung
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ENCINA

WASTEWATER

AUTHORITY
BUDGET
Fiscal
www.encinajpa.com
760-438-3941
2026-27

OPERATING &

CAPITAL
Encina Wastewater Authority
6200 Avenida Encinas
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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PROTECTING PUBLIC AND

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
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PROUDLY SERVING
City of Carlsbad
City of Vista
Buena Sanitation District
Vallecitos Water District
City of Encinitas
Leucadia Wastewater District

OUR VISION
To achieve excellence in wastewater treatment and resource recovery for the communities we serve.

OUR MISSION
To provide reliable, resilient and sustainable wastewater services to North San Diego County while optimizing the use of renewable resources.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR

VICE-CHAIR
CALENDAR YEAR 2026
Kevin Shin
Dan O’Donnell
Jim Hernandez

CITY OF VISTA &

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT

LEUCADIA WASTEWATER DISTRICT LEUCADIA WASTEWATER DISTRICT

CITY OF VISTA &

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT

CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY OF CARLSBAD

VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT

CITY OF ENCINITAS CITY OF ENCINITAS
John Franklin
Keith Blackburn
Bruce Ehlers
Rolando Saldana
Kevin Shin
Dan O’Donnell
Jim Pennock
Joy Lyndes
Elaine Sullivan
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
General Manager
Assistant General Manager
Treasurer | Auditor
Scott McClelland, PE, BCEE, MBA
Jennifer Sabine
Director of Environmental Compliance
Director of Operations Director of Technical Services
Director of Finance
General Counsel
Nicholaus Norvell
Octavio Navarrete
Alicia Appel
Dimitris Papachristoforou
Aaron Beanan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Letter of Transmittal ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1 About Encina ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Organization Chart ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Position List ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Personnel Expense Summary by Account & by Program ...................................................................................................................... 15

OPERATING PROGRAMS
Operating Budget – Revenue and Expense Summary ........................................................................................................................... 19 Operating Budget – Expense Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Operating Budget – Revenue Summary ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Overview .............................................................................................................................. 23 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Operating Expense Summary............................................................................................... 25 Environmental Compliance and Regional Source Control – Overview .................................................................................................. 27 Environmental Compliance and Regional Source Control – Operating Expense Summary ................................................................... 29 Agua Hedionda Lift Station – Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 31 Agua Hedionda Lift Station – Operating Expense Summary ................................................................................................................. 33 Buena Creek Pump Station – Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 35 Buena Creek Pump Station – Operating Expense Summary ................................................................................................................. 37 Buena Vista Pump Station – Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Buena Vista Pump Station – Operating Expense Summary ................................................................................................................... 41 Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility – Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility – Operating Expense Summary ....................................................................................................... 45 Raceway Basin Pump Station – Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Raceway Basin Pump Station – Operating Expense Summary .............................................................................................................. 49 Internal Service Funds – Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 51 Internal Service Funds – Operating Expense Summary ......................................................................................................................... 53

CAPITAL PROGRAMS
Capital Program ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….57 Summary of Capital Expenses ............................................................................................................................................................... 59 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Capital Improvements ......................................................................................................... 60 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement ..................................................................... 61 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Capital Acquisitions.............................................................................................................. 63 Remote Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................................. 64 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Capital Improvements, 5 Year Detail ................................................................................... 66 Encina Water Pollution Control Facility – Capital Improvements, Estimated Carry Forward ................................................................ 69 Long-Term Capital Financial Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 73

APPENDIX
Budget Resolutions................................................................................................................................................. 75 DRA
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INTRODUCTORY

SECTION
Letter of Transmittal
Organizational Chart
Position List
Personnel Expense Summary
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Date: April 22, 2026
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Board of Directors Encina Joint Advisory Committee
Boards and Councils of the Encina Member Agencies
From: Scott McClelland, General Manager
Subject: Transmittal of FY 2026-27 Recommended Operating & Capital Budgets This letter transmits the Encina Wastewater Authority’s (Encina) Recommended Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating and Capital Budgets. In conformance with the Revised Basic Agreement for Ownership, Operation and Maintenance of the Encina Joint Sewage System, this Recommended Budget estimates the amount of money required to sustainably operate, maintain and administer the Joint System during Fiscal Year 2026-27. It also includes estimates for each Member Agency’s proportionate share of the budget.

Encina’s operations directly support public and environmental health and a North San Diego economy in excess of $20 billion dollars. The economic environment Encina operates in continues to be characterized by elevated volatility and uncertainty.

Cost pressures related to insurance, construction materials, energy, and other critical inputs continue to be influenced by these factors. This budget emphasizes adaptability, sustainability, and long-term resilience. It reflects the deliberate actions of staff to manage near-term cost pressures while advancing strategies and tactical goals that strengthen Encina’s financial and operational position over time, some of which are discussed below. This budget continues the journey to proactively adapt to a volatile environment and creates a roadmap to help ensure Encina protects public and environmental health for generations to come.

As shown in the table below, the Recommended Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget reflects a 3.9% increase over last year’s budget:

The following sections will describe how this budget will allow Encina to continue its mission to provide reliable, resilient and sustainable wastewater services to North San Diego County while optimizing the use of renewable resources.

OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW
The FY 2026-27 Operating Budget reflects Encina’s continuing commitment to provide sustainable and fiscally responsible wastewater services to the communities it serves while maximizing the use of alternative and renewable resources. The Recommended FY 2026-27 Operating Budget is comprised of seven (7) operational programs that provide services to the Encina Member Agencies. Each operational program includes direct personnel and non-personnel expenses and related internal service fund (ISF) charges. The Recommended FY 2026-27 Budget reflects management’s strategies and objectives to ensure continued achievement within each of the six (6) Strategic Initiatives identified in the Five-Year Strategic Plan (2024- 2028): Protect Public and Environmental Health; Remain an Employer of Choice; Ensure Administrative Effectiveness; Maintain Infrastructure Reliability & Safeguard Public Assets; Pursue Resource Recovery; and Optimize Operational Performance.

Budget Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
FY 2025-26 vs
FY 2026-27
% Change
Operating Budget 26,554,395$ 28,699,044$ 29,879,155$ 4.1% Capital Budget 22,439,462$ 24,382,029$ 25,294,979$ 3.7% Total Budget $ 48,993,857 $ 53,081,073 $ 55,174,134 3.9%DRA F
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The Recommended FY 2026-27 Operating Budget totals approximately $29.9M for the seven (7) operational programs summarized below:

The operating budget increases appear to be stabilizing after recent years’ impacts due to volatility. While that is true, personnel costs continue to play a factor in the increase due to their share of the budget. As part of Encina’s commitment to an adaptive management approach to staffing, a reorganization was implemented during Fiscal Year 2025–26 to better align resources with current operational needs while maintaining overall headcount. Within the Operating Program, two Operations Manager positions, the Operations Training and Quality Control Specialist position, and an operator position were eliminated. The change associated with the elimination of one Operations Manager is discussed in the General Capital section below.

The elimination of the second Operations Manager position enabled the creation of a new Energy Systems Manager position to support Encina’s evolving energy infrastructure. This role is anticipated to provide oversight of Encina’s existing energy infrastructure and future energy systems, including potential linear generators, battery storage, and a microgrid controller associated with the Cogeneration Low Emission & Augmentation Retrofit (CLEAR) project.

In addition, the elimination of the Operations Training and Quality Control Specialist position allowed for the creation of an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician position. This change reflects Encina’s increasing reliance on automated systems and the need for specialized technical staff to support the operation and maintenance of more complex equipment.

Lastly, the elimination of an Operator position allowed for the creation of an Environmental Compliance Analyst position.

This change reflects Encina’s increasingly complex regulatory requirements, especially in air quality, and the need for specialized technical staff to support the tracking, implementation, and recordkeeping associated with more complex regulations.

The budget also reflects the implementation of year one in the three-year salary and benefit package approved by the Board of Directors in April 2026. Overall, staffing cost increases have moderated. Increases in health benefit costs are partially offset by employee elections. Costs related to CalPERS unfunded accrued liability and Encina’s Pension Policy are included within this budget. The additional discretionary payment budgeted pursuant to the Pension Policy is significantly lower than last year as a result of CalPERS investment performance which resulted in a slightly lower overall unfunded liability payment.

Chemical pricing has stabilized, with Encina’s primary chemical contracts locked in during Spring 2025. The largest chemical contract allows no price increases for three years, while other contracts cap annual increases at 5%. In addition, new Operating Program Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
FY 2025-26 vs
FY 2026-27
% Change
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility $ 20,939,015 $ 22,431,526 $ 23,312,612 3.9% Environmental Compliance ─ Source Control $ 1,267,812 $ 1,390,729 $ 1,494,089 7.4% Agua Hedionda Lift Station $ 660,728 $ 731,488 $ 716,563 -2.0% Buena Creek Pump Station $ 558,114 $ 702,898 $ 645,654 -8.1% Buena Vista Pump Station $ 862,164 $ 1,038,211 $ 990,228 -4.6% Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility $ 1,995,216 $ 2,075,864 $ 2,402,416 15.7% Raceway Basin Pump Station $ 271,346 $ 328,328 $ 317,593 -3.3% Total Operating Budget $ 26,554,395 $ 28,699,044 $ 29,879,155 4.1% Estimated Other Operating Revenue $ - $ (475,000) $ (490,000) 3.2% Estimated Member Agency Share $ 26,554,395 $ 28,224,044 $ 29,389,155 4.1% DRA
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instrumentation has improved dosing efficiency, reducing ferric usage required to manage organic loading and lowering the associated budget.

Planned Heat Dryer maintenance in the upcoming fiscal year will suspend Class A biosolids production for up to 12 weeks.

The maintenance includes re-cladding the rotary drum to extend the useful life of the Heat Dryer, which has operated continuously for more than 14 years since its installation under the Phase V projects. As a result, biosolids hauling, electricity, natural gas, and polymer operating accounts will be impacted.

Energy continues to impact the operating budget. The commissioning of Digester 4 has increased overall electricity consumption, as the 150‑HP mix pump operates continuously. Over the longer term, the CLEAR project currently in development is intended to stabilize energy costs, taking full advantage of on-site resources, and address increasingly stringent air‑quality regulations while maximizing value for Encina and its Member Agencies.

The operating budget also includes funding for a strategic assessment of the South Parcel to evaluate potential monetization opportunities that could generate non ‑rate revenue. This effort is intended to help mitigate upward pressure on future operating costs passed through to Member Agencies and their ratepayers, while maintaining long ‑term operational and policy flexibility for Encina.

CAPITAL BUDGET OVERVIEW
The Recommended FY 2026-27 Capital Budget totals approximately $25.3M for the following Encina capital programs summarized below:

Despite a history of strategic planning, capital costs have increased rapidly over the past 4 years driven by the global volatility discussed in previous budgets. While the Recommended FY 2026-27 Capital Budget reflects pressures from several directions including aging infrastructure renewal, solids management capacity due to solids inflow growth, and regulations, it also reflects the opportunity to adapt to a new paradigm, while enhancing operational efficiency and reliability.

Aging Infrastructure Renewal
Facility age and a uniquely corrosive marine environment, given Encina’s coastal location and the nature of the resources Encina manages, are putting significant pressure on infrastructure renewal. The original treatment plant was constructed in 1963 with Phase I and II following in 1971 and 1975 respectively. The first three phases were built between 50 and 62 years ago. Phase III and IV were built in 1988 and 1992, respectively; over 30 years ago. Phase V, the most recent comprehensive expansion, was built in 2006. Based on estimates from July 2025 Encina is responsible for ~$808 million worth of Joint System Assets at the EWPCF. Many of these assets are near or at the end of their useful life. Failure to proactively maintain Encina’s aging infrastructure can lead to process failures resulting in wastewater spills that negatively impact the environment and Capital Program Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
FY 2025-26 vs
FY 2026-27
% Change
EWPCF – Capital Improvements 16,606,063$ 18,240,000$ 19,165,000$ 5.1% EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation 1,725,778$ 1,694,000$ 1,656,000$ -2.2% EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions 745,820$ 693,000$ 505,000$ -27.1% Remotes Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation 1,500,485$ 1,173,500$ 1,162,000$ -1.0% Allocated Personnel Expenses 1,861,316$ 2,581,529$ 2,806,979$ 8.7% Total Capital Budget $ 22,439,462 $ 24,382,029 $ 25,294,979 3.7% Estimated Grant Revenues $ - $ (7,550,000) 0.0% Estimated Member Agency Share $ 22,439,462 $ 24,382,029 $ 17,744,979 -27.2%DRA F
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north San Diego County economy. Over the next several years, plant rehabilitation to maintain core services is expected to have a cost order of magnitude of ~$75 million through Fiscal Year 2030-31. This does not include other necessary infrastructure upgrades discussed below.

This permit limit allows for the disposal of Class “B” solids when the heat dryer system does not have adequate capacity to meet demands. The Biosolids Management Plan completed in 2022 identified the need for either increased hydraulic capacity at the digesters or the installation of a second heat dryer system; adding hydraulic capacity was determined to be the least cost alternative as rehabilitation of unused existing infrastructure would reduce overall project costs. Second, the additional digester capacity would provide buffering capabilities if Encina experiences a process upset where an upset digester would need to be isolated and the biological activity restored to normal levels without the potential to spill digested solids. Third, spare solids management capacity is needed to ensure preventive maintenance can be performed on the digesters helping increase infrastructure sustainability and resiliency and lowering long-term costs. Without the spare capacity to meet permit requirements, allow for appropriate control of process upsets and for proactive and preventative maintenance, the risk of permit violations, infrastructure failures and costly rehabilitation increases significantly. Over the next 5 years, improvements to Encina's Digester 1, 2, and 3 are expected to have a cost order of magnitude of $40-50 million, in 2026 dollars.

Regulatory Environment
Stringent regulations continue to put significant pressure on Encina and contribute to increased long term business risk due to their unpredictable nature. Encina leadership remains engaged with current and planned regulatory efforts by local, state, and federal agencies with authority over authority over Encina’s operations, especially: air quality, ocean outfall water quality, and biosolids disposal. The most evident impact on Encina’s budget is due to air quality regulations on toxic compounds by the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, threatening Encina’s continued use of the cogeneration engines to produce power onsite. Without a viable and adaptable alternative, Encina calculated energy costs would increase ~$3.3 million annually, in 2025 dollars. The CLEAR project aims to stabilize those energy costs while simultaneously addressing air quality regulations. Federal funding totaling ~$14 million is expected to offset a portion of the expected ~$30 million for the CLEAR project.

In regards to water quality and biosolids, staff anticipates Encina’s 2018 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, will be renewed by 2027 with additional requirements not yet known. It is expected the Regional Water Quality Control Board will require monitoring of nutrients discharged from the Encina Ocean Outfall, along with costly Polyfluorinated Aromatic Compounds (PFAS) sampling in ocean discharge and biosolids. Future restriction of nutrients allowed from Encina’s outfall could be ultimately incredibly costly, estimated between $100-$220 million in 2025 dollars, and investments beyond monitoring would be needed as early as the next permit cycle in 2032-2037. Biosolids disposal rules under the Federal Clean Water Act appear stable under the current administration, but state legislation or other market pressures from the state of Arizona may impact Encina’s ability to continue current biosolids hauling and disposal practices in future fiscal years.

General Capital
The proposed capital budget reflects steps to begin addressing these challenges. The Capital Improvement Projects are planned, scoped, and prioritized to consider anticipated changes in regulatory requirements, prospective operational efficiencies, funding availability, available resources and other factors.

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Staffing resources are also critical to the successful execution of the decades-long capital plan to address Encina’s challenges.

As such, the Recommended FY 2026-27 Capital Budget includes funding for ~11 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. These positions include full and part-time efforts of Encina executives, professionals, managers, and technical staff who plan, direct, and support Encina’s Capital Program. The addition of the Engineer position during the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget cycle has helped support the significant workload associated with Encina’s aging infrastructure, capacity improvements, and regulatory requirements. As part of Encina’s commitment to “adaptive management” and to further support the capital program, two additional changes were made during Fiscal Year 2025-26. The Engineering Services Manager position was eliminated and a Director of Engineering position was created. Additionally, one Operations Manager position was eliminated and an Associate Engineer position was created. These staffing changes are anticipated to support project delivery, long-term asset management, and regulatory and permit compliance, among other factors.

Capital Improvement Projects for FY 2026-27 include new and continued funding of the Primary Sedimentation Basin Mechanical Rehabilitation ($5.6M), the Secondaries & Effluent Electrical & Controls Improvements ($4.5M), Odor Reducing Facility I System Rehabilitation ($2.5M), and CLEAR ($1.5M), along with over 55 other projects of lesser value.

Planned Asset Rehabilitation and Replacement (PARR) effort at EWPCF reflects minor plant rehabilitation efforts undertaken by Encina staff to maintain the Joint System assets. PARR Projects total ~$1.7M. EWPCF Capital Acquisitions total ~$0.5M and reflect investment in minor infrastructure and equipment. Remote Facilities – Acquisitions and Rehabilitation total ~$1.2M and reflect investment in remote facility improvements.

SUMMARY
Staff has made every effort to coordinate with the Member Agencies and provides its best professional judgement based on understanding the day-to-day operating requirements and capital investment needs while developing the budget. This budget represents a comprehensive plan to address the challenges Encina is facing. The two largest factors influencing the success of its decades-long plan are funding and staffing. As such, staff will be working with the Member Agencies to identify alternatives to pay-as-you-go funding to help minimize the financial impacts to their ratepayers and realize the economic value of Encina’s resources. A staffing framework has also been developed to support these efforts. However, given the impacts of adding staff, Encina is proposing to take an “adaptive management" approach to ensure Encina continues to operate using a lean staffing model; only having the staff necessary to support its mission and reassessing staffing needs when appropriate. This commitment has been demonstrated by the staffing changes discussed elsewhere in this letter and reflected in the Authorized Positions section of the budget. Staff will be working with the Board and Member Agencies on solutions over the next decade to ensure Encina can continue to protect public and environmental health for generations to come.

Through efforts by staff, Encina consistently looks for opportunities to enhance efficiency and provide value to its Member Agencies and their rate payers. As a result, Encina has been able to hold a very tight line on all costs that are discretionary with an increase of ~0.8% above last year’s budget. Encina continues to look for long-term solutions to infrastructure challenges that provide lasting value for the community it serves.

Please join me in recognizing the staff whose efforts produced this document. Assistant General Manager Jennifer Sabine, who prepared and developed operations estimates with the Executive Leadership team at Encina. Aaron Beanan, Director of Finance, who led efforts in the preparation and development of the Recommended FY 2026-27 Budget. Finally, the Executive Leadership Team coordinated the budget development processes within their respective departments.

Respectfully Submitted,

Scott McClelland, P.E., BCEE, MBA
General Manager
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ABOUT ENCINA

Founded in 1961, the Encina Wastewater
Authority (Encina) is a public joint
powers authority located in North San
Diego County. Encina provides
wastewater treatment services on behalf
of its six (6) Member Agencies.

Facts

Founded
1961

Population Served
380,000

Service Area
123 square miles

Permitted Liquid Treatment Capacity

40.51 million gallons per day (dry weather)

Permitted Solids Treatment Capacity

43.53 million gallons per day (dry weather)
Member Agencies

City of Carlsbad
July 13, 1961

City of Vista
July 13, 1961

Buena Sanitation District
January 6, 1964

Vallecitos Water District
March 22, 1965

City of Encinitas
August 17, 1971

Leucadia Wastewater District
August 17, 1971
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RESOURCE RECOVERY
Encinas has long been a leader in the wastewater industry while still remaining within the industry standards for cost of service. Encina
was one of the first in the nation to
adopt a cogeneration model back in
the 1980’s, one of the first in the state
and nation to adopt a heat dryer
model, and one of the first in the
nation to use beer wastes as a power
generation source in 2017. Each of
these has provided value to Encina, its
Member Agencies, and their
ratepayers. Because of Encina’s
unique approach within the industry, it provides exceptional value for its Member Agencies and ratepayers.

ORGANIZATION OF EXCELLENCE
Encina is a model of excellence and innovation. Encina has received over 40 awards for organizational excellence and innovations over the past decade. This reflects the competence of Encina’s highly qualified, trained, and certified workforce. Some recent awards are shown here.

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Board of DirectorsGeneral
Counsel
General Manager

1.0 FTE
Assistant General
Manager

1.0 FTE
Board
Secretary/Executive
Assistant

1.0 FTE
Director of
Engineering

1.0 FTE
Administrative
Assistant

1.0 FTE
Senior Construction
Manager

1.0 FTE
Engineer

1.0 FTE
Human Resources
Analyst

1.0 FTE
Human Resources
Manager

1.0 FTE
Director of Finance

1.0 FTE
Director of
Environmental
Compliance

1.0 FTE
Director of
Operations

1.0 FTE
Director of
Technical Services

1.0 FTE
Accounting
Supervisor

1.0 FTE
Management
Analyst

1.0 FTE
Inventory Control
Technician

1.0 FTE
Accounting
Technician

1.0 FTE
Procurement
Specialist

1.0 FTE
Safety and Training
Manager

1.0 FTE
Source Control
Manager

1.0 FTE
Laboratory
Manager

1.0 FTE
Chemist

5.0 FTE
Source Control
Inspector

3.0 FTE
Operations
Manager

1.0 FTE
Operations
Supervisor

4.0 FTE
Operator

20.0 FTE
Information
Systems Manager

1.0 FTE
Maintenance
Manager

1.0 FTE
Field Services
Superintendent

1.0 FTE
Information
Systems Analyst

3.0 FTE
Mechanical
Technician Supervisor

1.0 FTE
Electrical and
Instrumentation
Supervisor

1.0 FTE
Electrical and
Instrumentation
Technician

3.0 FTE
Mechanical
Technician

7.0 FTE
ORGANIZATION CHART (78 FTEs)
Energy Systems
Manager

1.0 FTE
Electrical and
Instrumentation
Supervisor

1.0 FTE
Cogeneration
Specialist

2.0 FTE
Associate Engineer

1.0 FTE
Environmental
Compliance Analyst

1.0 FTE DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 2024-25 Budget 2025-26 Budget 2026-27 Budget
Office of the General Manager
General Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Assistant General Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Engineering Services Manager1 1.00 1.00 0.00
Director of Engineering1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Senior Construction Manager 1.00 1.00 0.00
Engineer 1.00 1.00 0.00
Associate Engineer1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Human Resources Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Human Resources Analyst 1.00 1.00 1.00
Board Secretary/Executive Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00
Administrative Assistant I/II 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total 9.00 9.00 6.00
Engineering Department1
Director of Engineering1 0.00 0.00 1.00
Engineering Services Manager1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Senior Construction Manager 0.00 0.00 1.00
Engineer 0.00 0.00 1.00
Associate Engineer1 0.00 0.00 1.00
Total 0.00 0.00 4.00
Finance Department
Director of Finance 1.00 1.00 1.00
Accounting Supervisor 1.00 1.00 1.00
Accounting Technician I/II 1.00 1.00 1.00
Contract Administrator1 1.00 1.00 0.00
Inventory Control Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00
Management Analyst1 0.00 0.00 1.00
Procurement Specialist 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total 6.00 6.00 6.00
Operations Department
Director of Operations 1.00 1.00 1.00
Operations Manager1 3.00 3.00 1.00
Operations Supervisor2 6.00 4.00 4.00
Lead Operator1 5.00 7.00 0.00
Operator-In-Training/Operator I/II/III1 15.00 14.00 20.00

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
Summary by Department
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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
Summary by Department
Operations Training and Quality Control Specialist1 1.00 1.00 0.00 Total 31.00 30.00 26.00
Technical Services Department
Director of Technical Services 1.00 1.00 1.00
Maintenance Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Energy Systems Manager 0.00 0.00 1.00
Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisor1 1.00 1.00 2.00 Electrical and Instrumentation Technician-In-Training/
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician I/II/III 3.00 3.00 3.00 Mechanical Technician Supervisor 1.00 1.00 1.00
Lead Mechanical Technician1 1.00 1.00 0.00
Mechanical Technician I/II/III1 6.00 6.00 7.00
Cogeneration Specialist3 1.00 2.00 2.00
Field Services Superintendent 1.00 1.00 1.00
Information Systems Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Information Systems Analyst 3.00 3.00 3.00
Total 20.00 21.00 23.00
Environmental Compliance Department
Director of Environmental Compliance 1.00 1.00 1.00
Source Control Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Source Control Inspector I/II/III 3.00 3.00 3.00
Laboratory Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Chemist I/II/III 5.00 5.00 5.00
Environmental Compliance Analyst1 0.00 0.00 1.00
Safety and Training Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total 12.00 12.00 13.00
Full-time Equivalent Employees Summary
Office of the General Manager 9.00 9.00 6.00
Engineering 0.00 0.00 4.00
Finance 6.00 6.00 6.00
Operations 31.00 30.00 26.00
Technical Services 20.00 21.00 23.00
Environmental Compliance 12.00 12.00 13.00
Total 78.00 78.00 78.00

1. Mid-year change per General Manager authority during Fiscal Year 2025-26.

2. Retitled as part of Reward Strategy Group's 2026 salary and benefits survey.

3. Mid-year change per General Manager authority during Fiscal Year 2024-25.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Salaries
FY 2025-26
Budget % of Total FY 2026-27
Budget % of Total % Change
Regular 11,181,408$ 11,780,484$ 5.4%
Overtime 225,883$ 237,985$ 5.4%
Holiday 119,000$ 120,000$ 0.8%
Temporary & Part-Time Staff 50,000$ 40,000$ -20.0% Intern Program 33,290$ 62,370$ 87.4% Shift Differential 39,000$ 33,000$ -15.4% Incentive Awards 25,000$ 25,000$ 0.0% Standby 6,000$ 11,000$ 83.3% Subtotal Salaries 11,679,581$ 68.2% 12,309,839$ 69.3%5.4% FY 2025-26
Budget % of Total FY 2026-27
Budget % of Total % Change
CalPERS Retirement Program — Normal Cost 2,302,458$ 2,366,416$ 2.8% CalPERS Retirement Unfunded Liability 1,279,642$ 1,199,335$ -6.3% CalPERS Employee Contribution (907,153)$ (954,679)$ 5.2% Other Post-Employment Benefits 87,227$ 50,557$ -42.0% Flexible Benefits 125 Plan 1,871,411$ 1,947,094$ 4.0% Deferred Compensation 409,787$ 432,660$ 5.6% Medicare 181,069$ 192,281$ 6.2%
Workers Compensation Insurance 179,369$ 174,700$ -2.6% Other Ancillary Benefits 52,800$ 53,000$ 0.4% Subtotal Benefits 5,456,610$ 31.8%5,461,365$ 30.7%0.1% Total Personnel Expense 17,136,191$ 100.0% 17,771,205$ 100.0% 3.7% FY 2025-26
Budget
FY 2025-26
Positions
FY 2026-27
Budget
FY 2026-27
Positions % Change
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 7,977,940$ 39.95 8,136,985$ 38.78 2.0% Source Control 942,391$ 4.46 1,012,241$ 4.40 7.4% Agua Hedionda Lift Station 282,034$ 1.32 246,994$ 1.05 -12.4% Buena Creek Pump Station 238,010$ 1.26 209,485$ 0.87 -12.0% Buena Vista Pump Station 232,919$ 1.07 210,761$ 0.89 -9.5% Carlsbad Water Reclamation Facilities 505,487$ 2.05 535,405$ 2.44 5.9% Raceway Basin Pump Station 149,003$ 0.71 142,275$ 0.62 -4.5% Remote Facilities 1,407,453$ 6.41 1,344,920$ 5.87 -4.4% Subtotal 10,327,784$ 50.82 10,494,146$ 49.05 1.6% Internal Service Funds 4,226,878$ 17.08 4,470,080$ 18.11 5.8% Subtotal Operating 14,554,662$ 67.89 14,964,226$ 67.16 2.8% Capital Program 2,581,529$ 10.11 2,806,979$ 10.84 8.7% Total Personnel Expense 17,136,191$ 78.00 17,771,205$ 78.00 3.7% PERSONNEL EXPENSE SUMMARY by ACCOUNT
Benefits
PERSONNEL EXPENSE SUMMARY by PROGRAM
Programs
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OPERATING

SECTION
Operating Budget Summaries
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility
Environmental Compliance & Regional Source Control
Remote Facilities:

Agua Hedionda Pump Station
Buena Creek Pump Station
Buena Vista Pump Station
Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility
Raceway Basin Pump Station
Internal Service Funds
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
City of Carlsbad 7,920,193$ 8,380,330$ 8,398,690$ 8,849,210$ 468,880$ 5.6% City of Vista 6,997,793$ 7,607,624$ 7,106,545$ 7,562,618$ (45,006)$ -0.6% Buena Sanitation District 2,651,241$ 2,919,877$ 2,651,706$ 2,841,818$ (78,059)$ -2.7% Vallecitos Water District 4,740,331$ 4,880,755$ 4,515,452$ 5,468,766$ 588,011$ 12.0% City of Encinitas 961,929$ 1,020,554$ 951,844$ 1,041,484$ 20,930$ 2.1% Leucadia Wastewater District 3,282,908$ 3,414,904$ 3,087,050$ 3,625,259$ 210,355$ 6.2% Sub Total 26,554,395$ 28,224,044$ 26,711,287$ 29,389,155$ 1,165,111$ 4.1% Estimated Other Revenue 475,000$ 537,500$ 490,000$ 15,000$ 3.2% Total 26,554,395$ 28,699,044$ 27,248,787$ 29,879,155$ 1,180,111$ 4.1% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 20,939,015$ 21,956,526$ 20,422,016$ 22,822,612$ 866,086$ 3.9% Source Control 1,267,812$ 1,390,729$ 1,364,495$ 1,494,089$ 103,360$ 7.4% Agua Hedionda Lift Station 660,728$ 731,488$ 699,713$ 716,563$ (14,925)$ -2.0% Buena Creek Pump Station 558,114$ 702,898$ 671,341$ 645,654$ (57,244)$ -8.1% Buena Vista Pump Station 862,164$ 1,038,211$ 975,710$ 990,228$ (47,983)$ -4.6% Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility 1,995,216$ 2,075,864$ 2,249,939$ 2,402,416$ 326,552$ 15.7% Raceway Basin Pump Station 271,346$ 328,328$ 328,073$ 317,593$ (10,735)$ -3.3% Total 26,554,395$ 28,224,044$ 26,711,287$ 29,389,155$ 1,165,111$ 4.1% (475,000)$ (537,500)$
Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 20,939,015$ 22,431,526$ 20,959,516$ 23,312,612$ 881,086$ 3.9% Source Control 1,267,812$ 1,390,729$ 1,364,495$ 1,494,089$ 103,360$ 7.4% Agua Hedionda Lift Station 660,728$ 731,488$ 699,713$ 716,563$ (14,925)$ -2.0% Buena Creek Pump Station 558,114$ 702,898$ 671,341$ 645,654$ (57,244)$ -8.1% Buena Vista Pump Station 862,164$ 1,038,211$ 975,710$ 990,228$ (47,983)$ -4.6% Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility 1,995,216$ 2,075,864$ 2,249,939$ 2,402,416$ 326,552$ 15.7% Raceway Basin Pump Station 271,346$ 328,328$ 328,073$ 317,593$ (10,735)$ -3.3% Total 26,554,395$ 28,699,044$ 27,248,787$ 29,879,155$ 1,180,111$ 4.1% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 9,055,730$ 10,327,784$ 9,103,101$ 10,494,146$ 166,362$ 1.6% Non-Personnel 8,463,562$ 8,602,701$ 7,826,904$ 9,197,112$ 594,411$ 6.9% Internal Service Fund 9,035,103$ 9,768,559$ 10,318,782$ 10,187,897$ 419,338$ 4.3% Total 26,554,395$ 28,699,044$ 27,248,787$ 29,879,155$ 1,180,111$ 4.1% Combined Operating Budget Expense
OPERATING BUDGET: REVENUE and EXPENSE SUMMARY
Operating Revenues from Member Agencies by Program
Operating Budget Expense Summary by Program
Revenue Summary
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FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 7,082,517$ 7,977,940$ 6,551,506$ 8,136,985$ 159,045$ 2.0% Non-Personnel 6,106,449$ 5,999,403$ 5,429,058$ 6,352,348$ 352,945$ 5.9% Internal Service Fund 7,750,049$ 8,454,183$ 8,978,952$ 8,823,279$ 369,096$ 4.4% Total 20,939,015$ 22,431,526$ 20,959,516$ 23,312,612$ 881,086$ 3.9% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 824,442$ 942,391$ 917,865$ 1,012,241$ 69,850$ 7.4% Non-Personnel 77,103$ 46,306$ 36,486$ 57,570$ 11,264$ 24.3% Internal Service Fund 366,267$ 402,032$ 410,144$ 424,278$ 22,246$ 5.5% Total 1,267,812$ 1,390,729$ 1,364,495$ 1,494,089$ 103,360$ 7.4% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 218,484$ 282,034$ 277,819$ 246,994$ (35,040)$ -12.4% Non-Personnel 273,327$ 301,853$ 271,508$ 322,430$ 20,577$ 6.8% Internal Service Fund 168,917$ 147,601$ 150,386$ 147,139$ (462)$ -0.3% Total 660,728$ 731,488$ 699,713$ 716,563$ (14,925)$ -2.0% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 180,861$ 238,010$ 302,949$ 209,485$ (28,525)$ -12.0% Non-Personnel 264,838$ 359,861$ 261,384$ 331,952$ (27,909)$ -7.8% Internal Service Fund 112,415$ 105,027$ 107,008$ 104,217$ (810)$ -0.8% Total 558,114$ 702,898$ 671,341$ 645,654$ (57,244)$ -8.1% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 193,174$ 232,919$ 274,032$ 210,761$ (22,158)$ -9.5% Non-Personnel 552,565$ 698,454$ 592,825$ 671,534$ (26,920)$ -3.9% Internal Service Fund 116,425$ 106,838$ 108,853$ 107,933$ 1,095$ 1.0% Total 862,164$ 1,038,211$ 975,710$ 990,228$ (47,983)$ -4.6% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 441,857$ 505,487$ 582,611$ 535,405$ 29,918$ 5.9% Non-Personnel 1,109,963$ 1,088,516$ 1,176,245$ 1,358,328$ 269,812$ 24.8% Internal Service Fund 443,396$ 481,861$ 491,083$ 508,683$ 26,822$ 5.6% Total 1,995,216$ 2,075,864$ 2,249,939$ 2,402,416$ 326,552$ 15.7% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Personnel 114,395$ 149,003$ 196,319$ 142,275$ (6,728)$ -4.5% Non-Personnel 79,317$ 108,308$ 59,398$ 102,950$ (5,358)$ -4.9% Internal Service Fund 77,634$ 71,017$ 72,356$ 72,368$ 1,351$ 1.9% Total 271,346$ 328,328$ 328,073$ 317,593$ (10,735)$ -3.3% OPERATING BUDGET: EXPENSE SUMMARY
Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility
Raceway Basin Pump Station
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility
Environmental Compliance ─ Source Control
Agua Hedionda Lift Station
Buena Vista Pump Station
Buena Creek Pump Station
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Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 5,288,764$ 5,558,590$ 5,399,799$ 5,685,229$ 126,639$ 2.3% Source Control 342,384$ 411,869$ 431,267$ 437,166$ 25,297$ 6.1% Agua Hedionda Lift Station 204,165$ 226,031$ 216,212$ 221,416$ (4,615)$ -2.0% Buena Vista Pump Station 89,664$ 107,976$ 101,473$ 102,983$ (4,993)$ -4.6% Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility 1,995,216$ 2,075,864$ 2,249,939$ 2,402,416$ 326,552$ 15.7% Total 7,920,193$ 8,380,330$ 8,398,690$ 8,849,210$ 468,880$ 5.6% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 5,053,364$ 5,403,604$ 4,970,450$ 5,380,837$ (22,767)$ -0.4% Source Control 444,020$ 440,000$ 450,284$ 481,796$ 41,796$ 9.5% Agua Hedionda Lift Station 456,563$ 505,457$ 483,501$ 495,147$ (10,310)$ -2.0% Buena Vista Pump Station 772,500$ 930,235$ 874,237$ 887,245$ (42,990)$ -4.6% Raceway Basin Pump Station 271,346$ 328,328$ 328,073$ 317,593$ (10,735)$ -3.3% Total 6,997,793$ 7,607,624$ 7,106,545$ 7,562,618$ (45,006)$ -0.6% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 1,965,387$ 2,069,694$ 1,867,175$ 2,101,164$ 31,470$ 1.5% Source Control 127,740$ 147,285$ 113,190$ 95,000$ (52,285)$ -35.5% Buena Creek Pump Station 558,114$ 702,898$ 671,341$ 645,654$ (57,244)$ -8.1% Total 2,651,241$ 2,919,877$ 2,651,706$ 2,841,818$ (78,059)$ -2.7% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 4,525,867$ 4,631,870$ 4,311,458$ 5,209,574$ 577,704$ 12.5% Source Control 214,464$ 248,885$ 203,994$ 259,192$ 10,307$ 4.1% Total 4,740,331$ 4,880,755$ 4,515,452$ 5,468,766$ 588,011$ 12.0% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 920,105$ 972,046$ 894,237$ 976,259$ 4,213$ 0.4% Source Control 41,824$ 48,508$ 57,607$ 65,225$ 16,717$ 34.5% Total 961,929$ 1,020,554$ 951,844$ 1,041,484$ 20,930$ 2.1% Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27 Change %
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility 3,185,528$ 3,320,722$ 2,978,897$ 3,469,549$ 148,827$ 4.5% Source Control 97,380$ 94,182$ 108,153$ 155,710$ 61,528$ 65.3% Total 3,282,908$ 3,414,904$ 3,087,050$ 3,625,259$ 210,355$ 6.2% OPERATING BUDGET: REVENUE SUMMARY
Leucadia Wastewater District
City of Encinitas
City of Carlsbad
City of Vista
Vallecitos Water District
Buena Sanitation District
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ENCINA WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
The Encina Water Pollution Control Facility (EWPCF), located in Carlsbad, California, provides wastewater treatment services to approximately 380,000 residents in a 123 square mile service area of northwest San Diego County. The EWPCF consists of three major components: the treatment plant; the Encina Ocean Outfall (EOO); and the Joint Flow Metering System (JFMS).

The EWPCF was constructed in 1963 to treat wastewater from the Cities of Carlsbad and Vista, with the City of Encinitas, Vallecitos Water District, Buena Sanitation District and Leucadia Wastewater District joining the partnership in the subsequent years. Since its original design and construction, the treatment plant has undergone four (4) major expansions – the latest completed in 2009 – and is beginning another round of construction to address reliability and aging infrastructure.

Today, the EWPCF is a modern resource recovery facility that produces: clean water for recycling and Pacific Ocean discharge (via primary and secondary activated sludge treatment processes); flow equalization facilities; and a 1.5 mile EOO, which discharges treated effluent at an average depth of one-hundred-fifty (150) feet; a granular fertilizer marketed under the trade name PureGreen (via anaerobic digesters, solids dewatering centrifuges, and a triple-pass rotary drum heat dryer); and, between 80 and 85% of the electricity required to power the EWPCF (via a Combined Heat & Cogeneration Power System) in a typical year. In addition, the JFMS consists of nineteen (19) flow meters strategically placed throughout the collection system. The data collected at these metering sites, which is analyzed and certified by an independent consultant, is a critical element in allocating EWPCF costs among the Encina Member Agencies.

Capacity – The EWPCF has a rated liquid treatment capacity of 40.51 million gallons per day (MGD) and a rated solids treatment capacity of 43.53 MGD. During FY 2025-26, the EWPCF will: (1) clean more than 9.14 billion gallons of water; (2) recycle about 2.1 billion gallons for on-site use and regional irrigation; and, (3) process 103 million gallons of digested sludge into over 6,979 tons of biosolids as 5,088 tons of Class A Exceptional Quality biosolids and 1,891 tons of Class B biosolids based on prior year actuals.

Cost Allocation – The EWPCF costs are allocated among member agencies based on ownership and usage charges in accordance with the Financial Plan and Revenue Program. EOO costs are allocated among Member Agencies based on the volume of effluent discharged. JFMS costs are allocated among the Member Agencies based on the number, location and type of meters.

Encina Water Pollution Control Facility
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 5,244,604$ 5,418,244$ 4,560,695$ 5,619,774$ 3.7% 5200 Benefits 1,837,913$ 2,559,696$ 1,990,810$ 2,517,211$ -1.7% Total Personnel Expenses 7,082,517$ 7,977,940$ 6,551,506$ 8,136,985$ 2.0% 21001 7330 Specialty Services 162,849$ 182,172$ 171,342$ 185,364$ 1.8% 22001 5400 CEPT Polymer 189,998$ 189,101$ 116,386$ 147,079$ -22.2% 22001 5401 Ferric Chloride 900,728$ 1,067,156$ 971,616$ 1,011,449$ -5.2% 22001 5405 Atmospheric Control (Nitrogen)18,855$ 41,328$ 23,335$ 33,479$ -19.0% 22001 5406 Pellet Dust Control 25,557$ 48,841$ 53,222$ 45,000$ -7.9% 22001 5407 Sodium Hypochlorite 144,627$ 141,741$ 142,223$ 149,000$ 5.1% 22001 5409 Dewatering / Thickening Polymer 1,282,954$ 1,093,878$ 1,074,674$ 1,230,613$ 12.5% 22001 5420 Biosolids Recycling 1,271,478$ 1,072,500$ 838,604$ 1,098,531$ 2.4% 22001 5422 Pure Green Marketing 12,860$ 15,000$ 15,351$ 15,000$ 0.0% 22001 5423 Grit Hauling 148,215$ 143,500$ 106,475$ 101,400$ -29.3% 22001 5431 Water 15,598$ 21,162$ 22,085$ 26,000$ 22.9% 22001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms -$ -$ 10,643$ 18,000$ 0.0% 22001 6430 Memberships 2,726$ 7,531$ 3,978$ 7,125$ -5.4% 22001 6450 Professional Services 26,406$ 47,000$ 25,000$ 60,000$ 27.7% 22001 6720 Specialty Equipment 45,450$ 29,250$ 30,887$ 43,250$ 47.9% 22001 6920 Permits 22,547$ 37,612$ 37,005$ 42,762$ 13.7% 22001 7310 Safety & Medical Services 253,351$ 198,500$ 201,425$ 275,200$ 38.6% 22001 7320 Safety Equipment -$ -$ 2,925$ -$ 0.0% 22001 7330 Specialty Services 4,409$ 5,500$ 5,129$ 5,500$ 0.0% 22001 7610 Professional Development 21,516$ 22,000$ 23,345$ 49,000$ 122.7% 23001 5410 Chemicals 2,337$ 6,000$ -$ 6,000$ 0.0% 23001 5445 Telephone 216$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 23001 5910 Equipment Rental 2,886$ 14,000$ 16,272$ 15,000$ 7.1% 23001 6120 Fuel & Lube 35,629$ 39,613$ 42,168$ 43,000$ 8.6% 23001 6230 Janitorial 103,031$ 107,000$ 106,546$ 112,500$ 5.1% 23001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 15,256$ 25,000$ 25,884$ 16,000$ -36.0% 23001 6430 Memberships 1,982$ 4,640$ 2,100$ 4,858$ 4.7% 23001 6450 Professional Services 147,146$ 20,000$ 14,115$ 95,000$ 375.0% 23001 6710 Equipment New 10,990$ 12,000$ 12,409$ 16,000$ 33.3% 23001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair 141,193$ 140,000$ 135,759$ 170,000$ 21.4% 23001 6940 Planned Maintenance 320,574$ 324,500$ 295,635$ 322,500$ -0.6% 23001 7010 Plant Contracts 317,884$ 403,000$ 410,292$ 424,000$ 5.2% continued 
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Change¹
Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 23001 7510 Tools 9,988$ 18,000$ 20,249$ 15,000$ -16.7% 23001 7610 Professional Development -$ 18,000$ 17,122$ 19,500$ 8.3% 24001 6450 Professional Services -$ -$ 10,000$ 37,500$ 0.0% 24001 6810 Ocean Monitoring 9,800$ 10,000$ 10,764$ 11,000$ 10.0% 24001 6911 Effluent Testing 32,896$ 33,000$ 23,126$ 37,000$ 12.1% 24001 6920 Permits 321,694$ 337,778$ 331,694$ 338,100$ 0.1% 500xx 5610 Board of Directors Fees 50,400$ 85,860$ 55,956$ 90,384$ 5.3% 500xx 6010 Board of Directors Meeting Expense 32,424$ 37,240$ 23,316$ 35,254$ -5.3% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 6,106,449$ 5,999,403$ 5,429,058$ 6,352,348$ 5.9% 11001 Administration 3,978,674$ 4,209,265$ 4,288,664$ 4,389,598$ 4.3% 12001 Laboratory 1,197,467$ 1,427,909$ 1,456,907$ 1,449,458$ 1.5% 13001 Energy Management 2,573,908$ 2,817,009$ 3,233,381$ 2,984,223$ 5.9% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 7,750,049$ 8,454,183$ 8,978,952$ 8,823,279$ 4.4% Total Operating Expenses 20,939,015$ 22,431,526$ 20,959,516$ 23,312,612$ 3.9%

1. Represents the percentage change from the FY 2025-26 Budget to the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget.

Budget
FY 2025-26
Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Projected
FY 2025-26
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FY 2025-26
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
& REGIONAL SOURCE CONTROL
The EWPCF discharges clean water to the Pacific Ocean via the Encina Ocean Outfall pursuant to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The CWA also covers non-domestic sources of wastewater that discharge directly to a publicly owned treatment works like the EWPCF.

Such discharges may be federally regulated or regulated by Encina’s Pretreatment Ordinance, which are enforced by Encina in cooperation with the host Member Agency under authority derived from the federal CWA. The goal of Encina’s Regional Source Control Program is to prevent the discharge of pollutants into the Member Agency sewer system, which may interfere with the operation of the EWPCF or pass through the system and negatively impact the ocean environment, the quality of PureGreen fertilizer or the ability to reclaim water. The Source Control Program achieves this goal by: identifying regulated industries; conducting facility inspections; issuing wastewater discharge permits; sampling industrial discharges to determine compliance; taking enforcement in response to noncompliance; responding to Member Agency requests to perform investigations regarding non-routine discharges; and, conducting related public outreach activities.

Capacity – During FY 2026-27 staff estimates sixty (60) industries will be fully permitted under a Class I, II, or III permit, while another 520 businesses will participate in Encina’s Best Management Practices Program.

Cost Allocation – Personnel Expenses make up over 83% of Source Control’s budgeted expenses. Over 81% of personnel expenses are allocated to Member Agencies based on the actual level of effort by staff. The remaining personnel expenses and all non-personnel expenses are allocated to the Member Agencies on the basis of Encina Ocean Outfall flows.

Public outreach at the 2025 Alta Vista Earth Day.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 595,478$ 632,624$ 629,397$ 687,772$ 8.7% 5200 Benefits 228,964$ 309,767$ 288,469$ 324,469$ 4.7% Total Personnel Expenses 824,442$ 942,391$ 917,865$ 1,012,241$ 7.4% 40001 5445 Telephone 378$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 40001 5930 Equipment Replacement 8,508$ 1,000$ -$ 3,500$ 250.0% 40001 6120 Fuel & Lube 1,367$ 2,900$ 932$ 2,900$ 0.0% 40001 6310 Lab Equipment Repair 1,482$ 9,000$ 2,740$ 7,000$ -22.2% 40001 6330 Lab Supplies 844$ 1,600$ 750$ 1,600$ 0.0% 40001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 2,410$ 3,000$ 3,031$ 3,000$ 0.0% 40001 6422 Legal Notices 1,050$ 750$ -$ 1,300$ 73.3% 40001 6420 Legal Services 41,546$ -$ -$ 9,200$ 0.0% 40001 6430 Memberships 798$ 956$ 1,125$ 1,520$ 59.0% 40001 6450 Professional Services 7,724$ 15,000$ 15,808$ 15,000$ 0.0% 40001 7120 Printing & Reproduction -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 40001 7130 Public Information 2,124$ 2,500$ 2,500$ 3,500$ 40.0% 40001 7610 Professional Development 8,872$ 9,600$ 9,600$ 9,050$ -5.7% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 77,103$ 46,306$ 36,486$ 57,570$ 24.3% 11001 Administration 268,832$ 286,098$ 291,495$ 306,470$ 7.1% 12001 Laboratory 94,859$ 113,114$ 115,412$ 114,821$ 1.5% 13001 Energy Management 2,576$ 2,820$ 3,237$ 2,987$ 5.9% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 366,267$ 402,032$ 410,144$ 424,278$ 5.5% Total Operating Expenses 1,267,812$ 1,390,729$ 1,364,495$ 1,494,089$ 7.4%

1. Represents the percentage change from the FY 2025-26 Budget to the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget.

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FY 2025-26
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FY 2026-27
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Change¹ INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
OPERATING EXPENSE SUMMARY:

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AGUA HEDIONDA LIFT STATION
The Agua Hedionda Lift Station (AHLS) is part of the Encina Joint Sewerage System and is jointly owned by the City of Vista and the City of Carlsbad. This pump station is located on the southeast shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.

Capacity – The new AHLS is equipped four (4) lift pumps and four (4) force main pumps, providing pumping redundancy and a broad operating range. This facility is operated 365 days a year on a 24 hour-a-day basis.

Cost Allocation – The AHLS is operated by EWA under a contract with the owner agencies. The costs of operating and maintaining the AHLS are allocated to the City of Vista (69.1%) and the City of Carlsbad (30.9%) in accordance with the May 2017 Memorandum of Understanding.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 158,025$ 191,255$ 205,161$ 170,302$ -11.0% 5200 Benefits 60,459$ 90,779$ 72,658$ 76,692$ -15.5% Total Personnel Expenses 218,484$ 282,034$ 277,819$ 246,994$ -12.4% 31001 5431 Water 12,878$ 21,450$ 13,559$ 20,228$ -5.7% 31001 5435 Electricity 196,367$ 209,110$ 203,854$ 232,050$ 11.0% 31001 5910 Equipment Rental 656$ -$ -$ 1,000$ 0.0% 31001 6120 Fuel & Lube 3,522$ 10,830$ 2,988$ 10,830$ 0.0% 31001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 514$ 550$ 348$ 550$ 0.0% 31001 6424 Info Systems: Infrastructure 3,946$ 4,000$ -$ 4,000$ 0.0% 31001 6920 Permits 5,584$ 6,613$ 6,285$ 8,972$ 35.7% 31001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 31001 6940 Planned Maintenance 13,072$ 15,500$ 13,683$ 12,000$ -22.6% 31001 7010 Plant Contracts 35,539$ 30,800$ 28,515$ 30,800$ 0.0% 31001 7320 Safety Equipment 242$ 2,000$ 2,276$ 1,000$ -50.0% 31001 7510 Tools 1,007$ 1,000$ -$ 1,000$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 273,327$ 301,853$ 271,508$ 322,430$ 6.8% 11001 Administration 168,917$ 147,601$ 150,386$ 147,139$ -0.3% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 168,917$ 147,601$ 150,386$ 147,139$ -0.3% Total Operating Expenses 660,728$ 731,488$ 699,713$ 716,563$ -2.0%

1. Represents the percentage change from the FY 2025-26 Budget to the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget. %
Change¹ INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
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FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
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REMOTE FACILITIES

BUENA CREEK PUMP STATION
The Buena Creek Pump Station (BCPS) is owned by the Buena Sanitation District (BSD). This pump station is located approximately two miles north of Palomar Airport Road and 1/8 mile east of Melrose Drive.

Capacity – The BCPS, which is equipped with five (5) pumps rated at 4,500 gallons per minute and is operated 365 days a year on a 24 hour-a-day basis.

Cost Allocation – The BCPS is operated by EWA under a contract with the BSD. 100% of the costs for operating and maintaining the BCPS are allocated to the BSD in accordance with the May 2017 Memorandum of Understanding.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 128,830$ 159,420$ 211,420$ 143,393$ -10.1% 5200 Benefits 52,031$ 78,590$ 91,529$ 66,092$ -15.9% Total Personnel Expenses 180,861$ 238,010$ 302,949$ 209,485$ -12.0% 37001 5431 Water 2,322$ 3,700$ 1,791$ 2,970$ -19.7% 37001 5435 Electricity 221,931$ 305,250$ 233,218$ 278,460$ -8.8% 37001 6120 Fuel & Lube 1,498$ 6,290$ 1,270$ 5,000$ -20.5% 37001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 514$ 550$ 406$ 550$ 0.0% 37001 6424 Info Systems: Infrastructure 3,566$ 4,000$ -$ 4,000$ 0.0% 37001 6920 Permits 4,161$ 4,871$ 4,359$ 7,472$ 53.4% 37001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair 4,343$ 5,000$ 7,121$ 5,000$ 0.0% 37001 6940 Planned Maintenance 3,556$ 6,500$ 510$ 5,000$ -23.1% 37001 7010 Plant Contracts 21,707$ 21,500$ 10,434$ 21,500$ 0.0% 37001 7320 Safety Equipment 242$ 1,200$ 1,275$ 1,000$ -16.7% 37001 7510 Tools 998$ 1,000$ 1,000$ 1,000$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 264,838$ 359,861$ 261,384$ 331,952$ -7.8% 11001 Administration 112,415$ 105,027$ 107,008$ 104,217$ -0.8% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 112,415$ 105,027$ 107,008$ 104,217$ -0.8% Total Operating Expenses 558,114$ 702,898$ 671,341$ 645,654$ -8.1%

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BUENA VISTA PUMP STATION
The Buena Vista Pump Station (BVPS) is part of the Encina Joint Sewerage System and is jointly owned by the City of Vista and the City of Carlsbad. This pump station is located on the southwest shores of the Buena Vista Lagoon.

Capacity – The BVPS, which is equipped with four (4) pumps rated at 6,000 gallons per minute and is operated 365 days a year on a 24 hour-a-day basis.

Cost Allocation – The BVPS is operated by EWA under a contract with the owner agencies. The costs of operating and maintaining the BVPS are allocated to the City of Vista (89.6%) and the City of Carlsbad (10.4%) in accordance with the May 2017 Memorandum of Understanding.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 140,081$ 155,046$ 185,036$ 143,188$ -7.6% 5200 Benefits 53,093$ 77,873$ 88,996$ 67,573$ -13.2% Total Personnel Expenses 193,174$ 232,919$ 274,032$ 210,761$ -9.5% 32001 5431 Water 1,064$ 1,220$ 1,167$ 1,482$ 21.5% 32001 5435 Electricity 487,539$ 632,126$ 508,787$ 603,388$ -4.5% 32001 5910 Equipment Rental -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 32001 6120 Fuel & Lube 2,197$ 6,540$ 2,249$ 6,540$ 0.0% 32001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 514$ 550$ 406$ 550$ 0.0% 32001 6424 Info Systems: Infrastructure 3,734$ 4,000$ -$ 4,000$ 0.0% 32001 6920 Permits 6,242$ 7,418$ 12,106$ 9,574$ 29.1% 32001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair 7,264$ 7,500$ 3,058$ 5,000$ -33.3% 32001 6940 Planned Maintenance 18,085$ 13,500$ 20,100$ 13,500$ 0.0% 32001 7010 Plant Contracts 24,686$ 23,100$ 41,252$ 25,000$ 8.2% 32001 7320 Safety Equipment 242$ 1,500$ 1,700$ 1,500$ 0.0% 32001 7510 Tools 998$ 1,000$ 2,000$ 1,000$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 552,565$ 698,454$ 592,825$ 671,534$ -3.9% 11001 Administration 116,425$ 106,838$ 108,853$ 107,933$ 1.0% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 116,425$ 106,838$ 108,853$ 107,933$ 1.0% Total Operating Expenses 862,164$ 1,038,211$ 975,710$ 990,228$ -4.6%

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CARLSBAD WATER RECYCLING FACILITY
The Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility (CWRF) is owned by the City of Carlsbad via the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. The facility is located on nine (9) acres directly adjacent to the southwest border of the EWPCF.

Capacity – The CWRF treats EWPCF secondary effluent to meet title 22, California Code of Regulations standards for disinfected tertiary recycled water, which is conveyed throughout the City for irrigation purposes. A plant expansion completed during FY 2016-17 increased the plant capacity to 7 MGD.

Cost Allocation – The CWRF is operated by Encina under a contract with the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. 100% of the costs for operating and maintaining the CWRF are paid by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, via the City of Carlsbad, in accordance with the February 2025 Memorandum of Understanding. Recommended expenses are based on the expected recycled water production volume. Production volume is anticipated to remain consistent during Fiscal Year 2026-27 due to decreased production at the Vallecitos Water District’s Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility. The Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility typically supplies a portion of the City of Carlsbad’s recycled water needs but will continue to be offline due to planned maintenance activities for a portion of the fiscal year. Actual expenditures will reflect the actual volume of recycled water production.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 324,379$ 333,168$ 399,429$ 354,754$ 6.5% 5200 Benefits 117,478$ 172,319$ 183,182$ 180,651$ 4.8% Total Personnel Expenses 441,857$ 505,487$ 582,611$ 535,405$ 5.9% 38001 5394 Sodium Hydroxide 5,578$ 20,000$ 12,729$ 17,488$ -12.6% 38001 5395 Citric Acid 11,643$ 38,100$ 22,771$ 33,618$ -11.8% 38001 5407 Sodium Hypochlorite 600,942$ 524,881$ 573,743$ 683,332$ 30.2% 38001 5408 Coagulation Polymer 2,091$ 3,300$ -$ -$ -100.0% 38001 5409 Dewatering Polymer -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 38001 5411 Sodium Bisulfite 5,642$ 26,334$ 9,809$ 11,850$ -55.0% 38001 5412 Alum 1,728$ 14,100$ -$ -$ -100.0% 38001 5435 Electricity 359,468$ 303,051$ 437,773$ 457,251$ 50.9% 38001 5530 Misc. Corrosion Protection -$ 2,000$ -$ 2,000$ 0.0% 38001 5910 Equipment Rental -$ 3,500$ -$ 2,000$ -42.9% 38001 6120 Fuel & Lube 699$ 1,445$ 54$ 2,000$ 38.4% 38001 6230 Janitorial -$ 2,100$ -$ 2,150$ 2.4% 38001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 993$ 1,250$ 920$ 1,250$ 0.0% 38001 6424 Information Systems 3,677$ 4,000$ -$ 4,000$ 0.0% 38001 6450 Professional Services 8,265$ 25,000$ 11,480$ 25,000$ 0.0% 38001 6920 Permits 35,602$ 40,855$ 40,000$ 37,789$ -7.5% 38001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair 9,962$ 10,000$ 7,215$ 10,000$ 0.0% 38001 6940 Planned Maintenance 36,033$ 35,000$ 43,973$ 35,000$ 0.0% 38001 7010 Plant Contracts 26,129$ 30,900$ 10,853$ 30,900$ 0.0% 38001 7320 Safety Equipment 513$ 1,700$ 3,400$ 1,700$ 0.0% 38001 7510 Tools 998$ 1,000$ 1,525$ 1,000$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 1,109,963$ 1,088,516$ 1,176,245$ 1,358,328$ 24.8% 11001 Administration 366,503$ 390,171$ 397,531$ 415,609$ 6.5% 12001 Laboratory 76,893$ 91,690$ 93,552$ 93,074$ 1.5% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 443,396$ 481,861$ 491,083$ 508,683$ 5.6% Total Operating Expenses 1,995,216$ 2,075,864$ 2,249,939$ 2,402,416$ 15.7% %
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RACEWAY BASIN PUMP STATION
The Raceway Basin Pump Station (RBPS) is owned by the City of Vista. This pump station is located approximately 1/2 mile north of Palomar Airport Road and 1/8 mile west of Melrose Drive.

Capacity – The RBPS, which is equipped with three (3) pumps rated at 1,350 gallons per minute and is operated 365 days a year on a 24 hour-a-day basis.

Cost Allocation – The RBPS is operated by EWA under a contract with the City of Vista. 100% of the costs for operating and maintaining the RBPS are allocated to the City of Vista in accordance with the May 2017 Memorandum of Understanding.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 80,414$ 98,313$ 137,271$ 95,404$ -3.0% 5200 Benefits 33,981$ 50,690$ 59,047$ 46,871$ -7.5% Total Personnel Expenses 114,395$ 149,003$ 196,319$ 142,275$ -4.5% 39001 5431 Water 808$ 1,100$ 747$ 1,231$ 11.9% 39001 5435 Electricity 38,921$ 62,040$ 33,127$ 54,600$ -12.0% 39001 6120 Fuel & Lube 1,312$ 5,648$ 1,543$ 5,648$ 0.0% 39001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 514$ 550$ 406$ 550$ 0.0% 39001 6424 Info Systems: Infrastructure 3,526$ 4,000$ 1,209$ 4,000$ 0.0% 39001 6920 Permits 4,713$ 5,670$ 5,641$ 7,621$ 34.4% 39001 6930 Piping & Electrical Repair 514$ 2,000$ 3,007$ 2,000$ 0.0% 39001 6940 Planned Maintenance 4,243$ 5,000$ 2,794$ 5,000$ 0.0% 39001 7010 Plant Contracts 23,768$ 20,150$ 9,224$ 20,150$ 0.0% 39001 7320 Safety Equipment -$ 1,150$ 1,700$ 1,150$ 0.0% 39001 7510 Tools 998$ 1,000$ -$ 1,000$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 79,317$ 108,308$ 59,398$ 102,950$ -4.9% 11001 Administration 77,634$ 71,017$ 72,356$ 72,368$ 1.9% Total Internal Service Fund Expenses 77,634$ 71,017$ 72,356$ 72,368$ 1.9% Total Operating Expenses 271,346$ 328,328$ 328,073$ 317,593$ -3.3%

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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Internal Service Funds (ISFs) make categorical and overhead charges to operating and capital programs. Categorical charges are costs incurred by the ISF that are directly attributable to a particular operating or capital program the ISF supports.

Overhead charges are costs incurred by the ISF that support more than one operating or capital program. Encina’s budget reflects three ISFs: (1) Administration; (2) Laboratory; and, (3) Energy Management. The existence of these ISFs traces back to the 1998 Encina Staffing Reorganization and management’s effort to distinguish between costs required to ensure public health, produce effluent water compliant with NPDES Permit standards, and maintain the associated Encina Joint System infrastructure from costs associated with administering the Encina Joint System that could be taken on by a Member Agency or a third party administrator (Administration), permit compliance activities that could be contracted out (Laboratory), and power that could be purchased from San Diego Gas & Electric (Energy Management).

Administration – The Administration Internal Service Fund provides professional support services to Encina’s Board of Directors as well as all Operating and Capital Programs. Administration plans and executes Encina’s business, asset management, and financial plans; provides treasury and accountancy management; is responsible for required and supplemental financial reporting; administers all human resources functions, employee benefits, professional development, and other “Employer of Choice” initiatives; and, supports Encina’s governance activities. Administration also supports technology infrastructure, provides cybersecurity and data protection, provides disaster recovery and continuity planning, provides support and helpdesk services, and helps ensure compliance with various governance activities.

Laboratory – The Laboratory Internal Service Fund is responsible for monitoring and reporting activities required by: (1) Encina’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit; (2) permits related to facilities operated and maintained by Encina staff; (3) Encina’s Storm Water Permit; and, (4) permits and contracts related to biosolids use. The Laboratory is also responsible for management of Encina’s Joint Flow Metering System (JFMS), as well as the sampling and data compilation elements of Encina’s Financial Plan and Revenue Program.

Encina’s Laboratory, which is certified by the State of California’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, analyzes over 30,000 samples per year including process control, plant influent and effluent, biosolids, industrial user samples, ocean water, storm water, and drinking water. A portion of the analyses is completed under contract for Encina’s Member Agencies, which generated over $205,000 in revenue in FY 2024-25, the most recent audited data, offsetting operating expenses.

Energy Management – The Energy Management Internal Service Fund utilizes the EWPCF’s power production and heat exchange facilities to maximize the beneficial reuse of digester gas produced in the wastewater treatment process thus minimizing the amount of energy Encina must purchase to operate the EWPCF. EWPCF’s Energy Management facilities generates about 12 million kilowatt hours of green electricity per year from biogas thus providing up to 85% of the electricity required to operate the EWPCF. Encina is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership and has been ranked in the Top 30 of the Green Power Leadership Club for On-Site Generation since 2011.

Cost Allocation – All ISF costs and revenues are allocated internally to one or more Operating or Capital program on the basis of use. Each Operating and Capital program has its own cost allocation that apportions its net costs the Member Agencies.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 5100 Salaries 3,303,198$ 2,882,944$ 3,159,033$ 3,114,906$ 8.0% 5200 Benefits 1,032,789$ 1,343,934$ 1,454,697$ 1,355,174$ 0.8% Total Personnel Expenses 4,335,987$ 4,226,878$ 4,613,730$ 4,470,080$ 5.8% 11001 5445 Telephone 4,307$ -$ 14,032$ -$ 0.0% 11001 5520 Books and Publications -$ 947$ -$ 947$ 0.0% 11001 5810 Employee Recognition -$ -$ 2,835$ -$ 0.0% 11001 6420 Legal Services 63,404$ 100,000$ 48,807$ 100,000$ 0.0% 11001 6430 Memberships 38,953$ 38,810$ 36,000$ 39,596$ 2.0% 11001 6440 Mileage Reimbursement 90$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 11001 6450 Professional Services 83,895$ 29,288$ 72,648$ 29,288$ 0.0% 11001 6830 Materials & Supplies 32,877$ 32,000$ 31,022$ 34,000$ 6.3% 11001 7110 Postage 5,104$ 7,990$ 3,406$ 7,990$ 0.0% 11001 7120 Printing & Reproduction 26$ 2,000$ -$ 2,000$ 0.0% 11001 7310 Safety & Medical Services -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 11001 7410 Subscriptions 1,000$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 11001 7610 Professional Development 170,558$ 106,000$ 133,079$ 106,400$ 0.4% 11003 5445 Telephone -$ 11,214$ -$ 11,214$ 0.0% 11003 6210 Independent Auditor/Actuary 19,585$ 23,940$ 22,270$ 40,000$ 67.1% 11003 6220 Insurance 661,677$ 696,822$ 683,337$ 715,965$ 2.7% 11003 6430 Memberships 1,413$ 2,445$ 872$ 1,835$ -24.9% 11003 6440 Mileage Reimbursement 4,287$ 3,500$ 8,429$ 5,500$ 57.1% 11003 6450 Professional Services 109,889$ 249,650$ 209,475$ 156,650$ -37.3% 11003 7610 Professional Development 6,867$ 8,500$ 9,795$ 8,500$ 0.0% 11003 7740 Vehicles 108$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 11004 5510 Advertising 3,131$ 5,000$ 4,971$ 6,000$ 20.0% 11004 5810 Employee Recognition 21,851$ 30,000$ 31,391$ 50,000$ 66.7% 11004 6420 Legal Services -$ 20,000$ 24,560$ 35,000$ 75.0% 11004 6430 Memberships 4,959$ 5,838$ 10,078$ 5,468$ -6.3% 11004 6450 Professional Services 21,600$ 55,600$ 74,552$ 2,000$ -96.4% 11004 7610 Professional Development 54,751$ 81,680$ 62,118$ 115,830$ 41.8% 11005 5445 Telephone 96,973$ 128,088$ 109,120$ 136,800$ 6.8% 11005 5920 Equipment Repair Maint 4,680$ 10,000$ 5,262$ 11,000$ 10.0% continued 
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 11005 6424 Info Systems: Infrastructure 940,595$ 1,160,250$ 1,171,954$ 1,201,750$ 3.6% 11005 6430 Memberships -$ 520$ 260$ 1,560$ 200.0% 11005 7610 Professional Development 10,811$ 58,000$ 57,977$ 116,000$ 100.0% 12001 6120 Fuel & Lube 253$ 695$ -$ 200$ -71.2% 12001 6310 Lab Equipment Repair 36,172$ 47,750$ 56,696$ 53,850$ 12.8% 12001 6320 Lab Minor Equip Replace 8,817$ 4,450$ 4,232$ 4,700$ 5.6% 12001 6330 Lab Supplies 101,159$ 122,300$ 121,302$ 152,000$ 24.3% 12001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 4,650$ 4,400$ 3,701$ 5,400$ 22.7% 12001 6430 Memberships 2,089$ 3,699$ 2,108$ 3,057$ -17.4% 12001 6450 Professional Services 19,207$ 11,500$ 10,560$ 5,800$ -49.6% 12001 6910 Outside Analysis 30,183$ 19,500$ 12,790$ 20,000$ 2.6% 12001 6911 Effluent Testing 1,348$ 2,400$ 1,170$ 2,500$ 4.2% 12001 6912 Biosolids Testing 2,553$ 9,900$ 3,237$ 9,700$ -2.0% 12001 6913 Industrial User Testing 41,017$ 60,000$ 52,901$ 58,000$ -3.3% 12001 6920 Permits 16,775$ 19,700$ 21,490$ 26,200$ 33.0% 12001 7120 Printing & Reproduction 352$ 650$ -$ 650$ 0.0% 12001 7330 Specialty Services 9,720$ 17,500$ 12,458$ 18,000$ 2.9% 12001 7610 Professional Development 3,525$ 16,500$ 4,216$ 11,000$ -33.3% 13001 5410 Chemicals 6,165$ 10,600$ 7,923$ 10,600$ 0.0% 13001 5435 Electricity 1,164,563$ 1,176,000$ 1,533,109$ 1,448,370$ 23.2% 13001 5440 Natural Gas 640,111$ 870,355$ 778,433$ 650,355$ -25.3% 13001 5445 Telephone 400$ -$ 733$ -$ 0.0% 13001 6120 Fuel & Lube 33,715$ 36,900$ 27,368$ 36,900$ 0.0% 13001 6230 Janitorial -$ -$ -$ -$ 0.0% 13001 6410 Laundry & Uniforms 1,140$ 1,400$ 1,123$ 5,500$ 292.9% 13001 6730 Non-Specific Repair & Maintenance 23,180$ 29,000$ 1,031$ 29,000$ 0.0% 13001 6920 Permits 25,330$ 25,000$ 26,236$ 46,741$ 87.0% 13001 6940 Planned Maintenance 109,625$ 113,400$ 125,345$ 108,000$ -4.8% 13001 7330 Specialty Services 51,171$ 67,500$ 64,317$ 67,500$ 0.0% 13001 7510 Tools 2,505$ 2,500$ 4,321$ 2,500$ 0.0% Total Non-Personnel Expenses 4,699,116$ 5,541,681$ 5,705,050$ 5,717,816$ 3.2% Total Operating Expenses 9,035,103$ 9,768,559$ 10,318,780$ 10,187,896$ 4.3%

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Capital Budget Summary
Capital Improvement Program
Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement
Capital Acquisitions
Remote Facilities Acquisitions & Rehabilitation
Capital Improvement Program - 5 Year Detail
Capital Improvement Program - Est. Carry Forward
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CAPITAL PROGRAM
The Authority’s Capital Program consists of the following elements: (1) EWPCF – Capital Improvements; (2) EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement; (3) EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions; (4) Remote Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation; (5) Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan; and (6) Twenty Year Capital Improvement Plan.

EWPCF – Capital Improvements – Capital Improvement Projects are those projects that increase or maintain the capacity of the Joint System and require a significant time commitment from staff. These projects regularly span multiple fiscal years and, therefore, unspent appropriations are carried forward by the Authority’s annual Appropriations Resolution. Capital Project costs are allocated to Member Agencies based on ownership of the affected facilities. All Capital Projects are studied, designed, and executed pursuant to Encina’s Comprehensive Asset Management Plan.

Encina Wastewater Authority, 2014
EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement projects extend the useful life of existing Joint System facilities and require a significant time commitment from staff. These projects are typically completed within a fiscal year, however, if a project cannot be completed, the Authority’s annual Appropriations Resolution will identify unspent appropriations to be carried forward. Planned Asset Replacement costs are allocated based on ownership of the affected facilities.

EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions – Capital Acquisitions include the purchase of new items and minor facility projects that maintain the capacity and useful life of existing Joint System facilities. Expenditures are allocated based on the benefiting program or internal service fund.

Remote Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation – Remote Facility Acquisitions and Rehabilitation include the purchase of new items and minor facility projects that maintain the capacity and useful life of existing remote facilities operated by the Authority. Expenditures are allocated based on ownership of the affected facilities.

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CAPITAL PROGRAM (cont.)

LONG TERM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan – The Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan includes expenditure projections for current and planned projects expected to require additional appropriations through FY 2030-3`, as identified by Encina’s Comprehensive Asset Management Plan (E-CAMP) documents. The Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan is developed and sequenced pursuant to E-CAMP.

Twenty-Year Capital Improvement Plan – The Twenty-Year Capital Improvement Plan includes expenditure projections for current and planned projects expected to require additional appropriations through FY 2045-46.

As planning reports are updated or other information becomes available, the long-term financial schedules may be revised.

Capital Programs may also be modified due to unanticipated wastewater service requirements by one or more Member Agencies, cost inflation, changes in local population and development growth patterns, and new regulatory requirements. All projections are shown in current year dollars.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Actual FY 2024-25¹Budget FY 2025-26 Proposed FY 2026-27 EWPCF – Capital Improvements 16,606,063$ 18,240,000$ 19,165,000$ EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement 1,725,778$ 1,694,000$ 1,656,000$ EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions 745,820$ 693,000$ 505,000$ Remotes Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation 1,500,485$ 1,173,500$ 1,162,000$ Subtotal 20,578,146$ 21,800,500$ 22,488,000$ Salaries & Benefits 1,861,316$ 2,581,529$ 2,806,979$ Total Capital Expense 22,439,462$ 24,382,029$ 25,294,979$ Actual FY 2024-25¹ Budget FY 2025-26 Proposed FY 2026-27 City of Carlsbad 5,490,952$ 5,983,473$ 4,390,041$ City of Vista 5,767,268$ 6,422,823$ 4,729,309$ Buena Sanitation District 1,771,825$ 1,886,985$ 1,414,408$ Vallecitos Water District 4,572,669$ 5,203,352$ 3,721,459$ City of Encinitas 866,808$ 986,363$ 704,594$ Leucadia Wastewater District 3,426,441$ 3,899,033$ 2,785,168$ Grant Revenues2 113,606$ -$ 7,550,000$ Total Capital Revenue3 22,009,569$ 24,382,029$ 25,294,979$ Actual FY 2024-25¹ Budget FY 2025-26 Proposed FY 2026-27 Liquid Process 3,317,684$ 3,100,000$ 5,600,000$ Outfall 104,171$ -$ 200,000$ Solids Process 4,524,705$ 250,000$ 1,700,000$ Energy Management 1,226,741$ 8,625,000$ 2,775,000$ General 2,632,895$ 2,150,000$ 3,450,000$ Technology 3,741,481$ 3,840,000$ 4,830,000$ Professional Services 1,058,386$ 275,000$ 610,000$ Total EWPCF – Capital Improvements 16,606,063$ 18,240,000$ 19,165,000$ EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement 1,725,778$ 1,694,000$ 1,656,000$ EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions 745,820$ 693,000$ 505,000$ Remote Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation 1,500,485$ 1,173,500$ 1,162,000$ Personnel 1,861,316$ 2,581,529$ 2,806,979$ Total Capital Expense 22,439,462$ 24,382,029$ 25,294,979$

1. Actuals for FY 2024-25 include the expenditure of authorized appropriations carried over from the previous year.

3. Revenue difference relates to a $429,893 interest income timing difference that will be net with future year member agency billings.

2. Grant revenue is not gauranteed. See footnote on Long Term Capital Financial Plan schedule. If no grant revenue is received, the estimated shares by member agency are as follows: City of Carlsbad, $6,220,161 | City of Vista, $6,631,909 | Buena Sanitation District, $1,949,703 | Vallecitos Water District, $5,414,169 | City of Encinitas, $1,025,469 | Leucadia Wastewater District, $4,053,568.

SUMMARY of CAPITAL

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS

ESTIMATED REVENUES
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Amount Totals
92102 8300 12009 PSB mechanical Rehab-Short Term 5,600,000$ Total Liquid Process 5,600,000$
92102 8300 21005 Ocean Outfall Bathymetric Survey-Extgernal 50,000$ 92102 8300 21006 Ocean Outfall -Internal Integrity Assessment 150,000$ Total Outfall 200,000$
92102 8300 31010 DAFT Repairs Phase II 1,000,000$
92102 8300 32025 Struvite Management 200,000$
92102 8300 33030 Existing Dryer Major Rehabilitation 500,000$ Total Solids Process 1,700,000$
92102 8300 41006 Cogen Engine In Frame Overhaul 875,000$ 92102 8300 41015 Cogen Low Emission & Augmentation Retrofit (CLEAR)500,000$ 92102 8300 41022 Turbo Blower Upgrade 400,000$
92102 8300 41025 Cogen Controls 1,000,000$
Total Energy Management 2,775,000$
92102 8300 51001 Odor & Corrosion Control Improvements 2,500,000$ 92102 8300 52006 Plant Water Functional Improvements 500,000$ 92102 8300 51002 ORF Carbon Media Replacement 150,000$
92102 8300 52032 Plant-wide Asset Painting & Coating 250,000$ 92102 8300 54007 Miscellaneous Building Rehabilitation 50,000$ Total General 3,450,000$
92102 8300 61206 Secondaries & Effluent Electrical & Controls 4,500,000$ 92102 8300 61514 SCADA Integration Services 230,000$
92102 8300 62150 Business Systems Improvements 100,000$ Total Technology 4,830,000$
92102 8300 81016 Asset Condition Assessments 50,000$
92102 8300 82024 Source Control Program Evaluation 85,000$ 92102 8300 84001 Extension of Staff Engineering Services 300,000$ 92102 8300 84002 Research and Development Services 100,000$ 92102 8300 84012 Air Permitting Assistance 25,000$
92102 8300 54019 CMMS/Asset Management 50,000$
Total Professional Services 610,000$
Total EWPCF – Capital Improvements 19,165,000$
Description
EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Description Amount
80002 8010 80711 General Plant Projects 376,000$
General Plant Repairs & Unplanned Repair 175,000$
Plant Security Services 95,000$
Door Hinge and Lock Repair 50,000$
Aerial Lift Rehabilitation 6,000$
Replace Plant Lighting 10,000$
Admin Building Lab/Bathrooms Floor Replacement 40,000$
80002 8020 80040 TWAS & DAF System Projects 88,000$
TWAS Pump Rebuild 60,000$
DAF Pressurization Pump rebuild 23,000$
DAF Poly Pump Rebuild 5,000$
80002 8030 80811 Water Systems Projects 85,000$
Water Systems Pump Rebuild (2W, 3W, 3WL, 3WLC)80,000$
Chlorine Pump Rebuild 5,000$
80002 8050 80098 Primary Area Projects 186,000$
Primary Sed Tank Parts 30,000$
Sludge Pump Rebuild Kit 30,000$
Plant Drainage Rebuild 10,000$
Primary Grinder Rebuild 16,000$
Grit Pump Rebuilds (2)20,000$
Ferric / Polymer Pumps (2)10,000$
Replace Valves in Gallery (8"=5, 6"=5)20,000$
Bar Screen and Washer compacter wear parts 20,000$
Grit Dewater Parts 30,000$
80002 8050 80209 FOG System Projects 60,000$
FOG Metering Pump Replacement 15,000$
Recirc Pump Rebuild 15,000$
FOG Transporter (Lobe Pump) Rebuild 30,000$
80002 8060 80185 Secondary Area Projects 150,000$
RAS Pump Replacement 20,000$
Aeration Basin DO Probe Replacements (1 basin)60,000$
WAS Pump Rebuild 50,000$
Clarifiers Spare Parts 20,000$
80002 8070 80195 Digester Area Projects 126,000$
Digester Mix Pump Rebuild 60,000$
Digester Transfer Pump Rebuild 12,000$
EWPCF – PLANNED ASSET REHABILITATION & REPLACEMENT
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Description Amount
Digester Hot Water Pump Replacement 8,000$
Gas Equipment Maintenance (with LIT)6,000$
Flow Meter Replacement 20,000$
Digester Heat Recirculation Pump Rebuild 20,000$
80002 8080 80419 Centrifuge Feed Pit Projects 45,000$
Centrifuge Feed Pump Grinder Rebuild 15,000$
Centrifuge Feed Pump Motor Rebuild 30,000$
80002 8080 80264 Solids Processing Equipment Projects 365,000$ Cake Pump & Gear Box Rebuild 60,000$
RTO Media Replacement 30,000$
Misc. Motors 20,000$
Furnace obsolete parts (NG Liner valve, Maxon, valves)30,000$ Condenser Mist Eliminators replacement due to wear 30,000$ Replacement of mixer plows due to wear 30,000$
Recyle Screw Convoyer Replacement 80,000$
Cake Loadout Upgrade Gates 75,000$
Orival Spare Strainer 10,000$
80002 8090 80394 Cogeneration System Projects 175,000$
Heatloop Pump Repair 15,000$
Engine Cooling Pump VFD 15,000$
UPS Repair and Warranty 15,000$
Heat Exchangers Channel Plate & Gaskets 50,000$
Gas Flowmeter Spares 20,000$
Mix Gas Blowers Rebuild or Replacement 60,000$
Total EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation & Replacement 1,656,000$ DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Description Amount
23002 7710 70010 Information Technology 175,000$
Computer Replacement 40,000$
Network Hardware Repair 30,000$
SCADA Clients 20,000$
MUNIS-CMMS Integration 30,000$
IOSight Igreen Reporting 25,000$
Operator Technology Equipment 30,000$
23002 7730 70023 New Equipment 220,000$
Mechanics Master Tool Sets 10,000$
Process Monitoring TOC Analyzer 60,000$
Camera/Snake Equipment 20,000$
Spyder Crane 50,000$
Cart Rehab/Replacement 40,000$
23002 7730 70033 Operations & Administration Building 40,000$ Refrigerated Sampler for Influent Monitoring 20,000$
Laboratory Autoclave Ventilation 20,000$
23002 7750 70300 EWPCF Plant 70,000$
Centrifuge Rehabilitation 55,000$
Total EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions 505,000$
EWPCF – CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Amount Totals
31002 7750 70864 AHLS - Minor (Mech / Structural) Rehabilitation 20,000$ 31002 7750 70850 AHPS - Unplanned Minor Rehabilitation 10,000$ 31002 7750 70864 AHLS - Minor Electrical & Instrumentation Rehabilitation 30,000$ 31002 7750 70410 AHPS - Replace Spare Grinder 65,000$
31002 7750 70870 AHLS - Integration Assistance 60,000$
31002 7750 70840 AHLS - Pump and Motor Rebuild 50,000$
31002 7750 70860 AHLS - VFD Repairs 15,000$
31002 7750 70866 AHLS - Information Technology 15,000$
Total AHLS 265,000$
37002 7750 70841 BCPS - Minor Electrical Instrumentation & Control Rehabilitation 20,000$ 37002 7750 70851 BCPS - Minor Mechanical Rehabilitation 10,000$ 37002 7750 70855 BCPS - Minor Structural Rehabilitation 10,000$ 37002 7750 70990 BCPS - Grinder Rebuild 25,000$
37002 7750 71000 BCPS - Sewage Pump Rebuild 68,000$
37002 7750 71010 BCPS - Sewage Pump Motor Rebuild 10,000$ 37002 7750 71060 BCPS - Integration Assistance 51,000$
37002 7750 71040 BCPS - Unplanned Minor Rehabilitation 10,000$ 37002 7750 71030 BCPS - Coatings and Paintings 5,000$
37002 7750 71050 BCPS - VFD Repairs 15,000$
37002 7750 70857 BCPS - Information Technology 15,000$
Total BCPS 239,000$
32002 7750 70811 BVPS - Minor Electrical Instrumentation & Control Rehabilitation 20,000$ 32002 7750 70812 BVPS - Minor Mechanical Rehabilitation 20,000$ 32002 7750 70825 BVPS - Minor Structural Rehabilitation 20,000$ 32002 7750 70360 BVPS - Grinder Rebuild 40,000$
32002 7750 70219 BVPS - Sewage Pump & Motor Rebuild 70,000$ 32002 7750 70920 BVPS - Coatings and Paintings 5,000$
32002 7750 70930 BVPS - Unplanned Minor Rehabilitation 10,000$ 32002 7750 70940 BVPS - Integration Assistance 50,000$
32002 7750 70960 BVPS - VFD Repairs 15,000$
32002 7750 70833 BVPS - Information Technology 15,000$
Total BVPS 265,000$
38002 7750 71091 CWRF - Miscellaneous Service Requests 10,000$ 38002 7750 71111 CWRF - Minor Electrical Instrumentation & Control Rehabilitation 15,000$ 38002 7750 71081 CWRF - Minor Structural Rehabilitation 40,000$ 38002 7750 71110 CWRF - Unplanned Minor Rehabilitation 15,000$ 38002 7750 71160 CWRF - Integration Assistance 80,000$
38002 7750 71130 CWRF - VFD Repairs 15,000$
38002 7750 71150 CWRF - Forsta Filter Spare Parts 20,000$ 38002 7750 71150 CWRF - UF Parts such as Actuators, Sensors, Air System 20,000$ 38002 7750 71064 CWRF - Information Technology 15,000$
38002 7750 71150 CWRF - Spare Parts for UF Pumps 32,000$ Total CWRF 262,000$
39002 7750 70388 RBPS - Minor Electrical Instrumentation & Control Rehabilitation 5,000$ 39002 7750 70398 RBPS - Minor Mechanical Rehabilitation 10,000$ REMOTE FACILITIES – ACQUISITIONS & REHABILITATION
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Org Object Project Amount TotalsDescription
39002 7750 71191 RBPS - Minor Structural Rehabilitation 5,000$ 39002 7750 71180 RBPS - Grinder Rebuild 25,000$
39002 7750 71211 RBPS - Sewage Pump & Motor Rebuild 15,000$ 39002 7750 71220 RBPS - Coatings and Paintings 1,000$
39002 7750 71200 RBPS - Unplanned Minor Rehabilitation 5,000$ 39002 7750 71240 RBPS - Integration Assistance 35,000$
39002 7750 71210 RBPS - VFD Repairs 15,000$
39002 7750 71245 RBPS - Information Technology 15,000$
Total RBPS 131,000$
Total Remote Facilities – Capital Acquisitions & Rehabilitation 1,162,000$ DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, FIVE-YEAR DETAIL
Project Name Status
Project
Number
Amount
Authorized1
Prior
Appropriation2 Transfers3
Total Prior
Appropriation
Total Prior
Expenditures4
Balance as of
Feb. 2026
FY 2026-27
Appropriation
FY 2027-28
Appropriation
FY 2028-29
Appropriation
FY 2029-30
Appropriation
FY 2030-31
Appropriation
Total
Appropriations
In Progress
PSB Mechanical Rehab - Short Term IP 12009 5,230,347$ 6,100,000$ 1,351,222$ 7,451,222$ 5,549,309$ 1,901,912$ 5,600,000$ 4,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ 17,051,222$ Secondary Clarifiers and Strainers Improvements IP 13007 8,084,798 8,059,306 (33,674) 8,025,632 8,025,632 - - - - - - 8,025,632 Control Strategy Improvements IP 13019 115,659 200,000 15,659 215,659 93,657 122,001 - - - - - 215,659 Aeration Basin Minor Repairs (Diffuser Replacements)IP 13023 543,862 460,847 70,826 531,673 525,916 5,757 - - - - - 531,673 RAS Box/IJS Rehabilitation IP 13024 67,304 401,046 - 401,046 31,012 370,034 - - - - - 401,046 Effluent Pump Station Discharge Piping Valves IP 14006 102,810 267,000 (127,595) 139,405 126,687 12,719 - - - - - 139,405 84-inch Outfall Repair IP 21009 79,993 150,000 (70,007) 79,993 79,993 0 - - - - - 79,993 DAFT Repairs IP 31006 5,781,722 5,575,435 206,287 5,781,722 5,781,722 (0) - - - - - 5,781,722 DAFT Repairs: Phase II & Solids Facilities Support System IP 31010 537,517 1,350,000 (638,080) 711,920 302,230 409,690 1,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 14,711,920 Digester Rehabilitation and Improvements IP 32013 26,062,998 26,784,208 (379,439) 26,404,769 26,007,257 397,512 - - - - - 26,404,769 Dryer Safety Improvements IP 33026 1,937,577 1,951,042 (13,466) 1,937,576 1,937,577 (0) - - - - - 1,937,576 Existing Dryer Major Rehabilitation IP 33030 261,017 2,261,016 - 2,261,016 98,107 2,162,909 500,000 - - - - 2,761,016 Cogen Low Emission Augmentaiton & Retrofit (CLEAR)6 IP 41015 1,905,195 7,819,829 582,087 8,401,916 1,727,455 6,674,461 500,000 12,500,000 9,500,000 - - 30,901,916 Alternative Fuels Receiving Facility Improvements IP 41023 910,448 900,000 10,439 910,439 143,981 766,458 - - - - - 910,439 Automate Main Breakers in Cogen IP 41024 236,323 249,812 (13,489) 236,323 236,323 - - - - - - 236,323 Energy Management Controls-CLEAR Project IP 41025 398,399 1,917,802 - 1,917,802 399,764 1,518,038 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 - - 5,917,802 ORF I System Rehabilitation & Odor and Corrosion Control IP 51001 1,458,273 2,367,947 11,990 2,379,937 1,421,358 958,580 2,500,000 7,000,000 6,500,000 - - 18,379,937 ORF II Treatment System Improvements IP 51014 836,879 836,879 (12,802) 824,077 824,077 - - - - - - 824,077 Odor Control Improvements IP 51016 206,279 206,006 - 206,006 206,006 - - - - - - 206,006 Site Security Facilities-Tier 1 IP 52012 428,662 840,438 294,996 1,135,434 428,561 706,873 - - - - - 1,135,434 Building Roof Replacement(Secondary, Chlorine, Headworks) IP 53013 2,423,796 2,625,000 (201,205) 2,423,796 2,423,796 (0) - - - - - 2,423,796 Admin Building HVAC Rehab IP 53004 6,126,012 6,126,012 (45) 6,125,967 6,125,967 0 - - - - - 6,125,967 Flood Control Channel Restoration IP 52044 155,617 200,000 - 200,000 149,188 50,812 - - - - - 200,000 Dewatering Building Reabilitation (and Cogen Roof)IP 53015 2,035,206 1,000,000 1,131,548 2,131,548 487,348 1,644,200 - - - - - 2,131,548 Network Improvements7 IP 61205 4,183,907 4,233,383 - 4,233,383 4,183,906 49,477 - - - - - 4,233,383 Secondaries & Effluent Electrical & Controls Improvements IP 61206 12,261,178 8,139,192 (233,100) 7,906,092 6,540,712 1,365,380 4,500,000 - - - - 12,406,092 Cogen Electrical and Controls Improvements IP 61207 479,035 480,000 - 480,000 461,194 18,806 - - - - - 480,000 CPS/SEEPS Controls Improvements IP 61208 244,000 244,000 - 244,000 244,000 - - - - - - 244,000 Blower Controls Improvements IP 61209 276,774 276,778 (4) 276,774 276,774 - - - - - - 276,774 Heat Dryer Controls Improvements IP 61210 82,648 900,000 - 900,000 37,381 862,619 - - - - - 900,000 Chlorine Building and EPS Electrical and Controls Improvements IP 61211 433,908 433,908 - 433,908 433,908 - - - - - - 433,908 Centrifuge & Ancillary Systems Control Improvements IP 61212 137,822 300,000 - 300,000 75,125 224,875 - - - - - 300,000 Load Shed Controls Improvements IP 61214 41,737 41,737 - 41,737 41,737 - - - - - - 41,737 Host Server Replacement-OT IP 62706 154,972 350,000 - 350,000 285,447 64,553 - - - 460,000 - 810,000 IT Business Network Conversion IP 62710 435,841 500,000 - 500,000 406,463 93,537 - - - - - 500,000 Facility Master Plan Update IP 80827 2,685 100,000 (97,315) 2,685 2,685 - - - 400,000 - - 402,685 Potable Reuse Pilot8 IP 82015 2,188,671 2,082,055 106,485 2,188,540 2,188,671 (131) - - - - - 2,188,540 Energy Resilience Assessment IP 82020 771,712 592,319 179,393 771,712 743,594 28,118 - - - - - 771,712 Potable Reuse Strategic Plan IP 82022 249,916 249,916 (73,940) 175,976 175,976 0 - - - - - 175,976 OT Plan Update IP 82025 42,150 100,000 (68,535) 31,465 26,438 5,027 - - - - - 31,465 Heat Dryer HAZOP IP 82028 32,159 75,000 (42,841) 32,159 32,159 - - - - - - 32,159 IT Plan Update IP 82030 59,670 100,000 (40,330) 59,670 59,670 (0) - - - - - 59,670 Electronic Operations Man & Doc Mgt IP 84008 191,355 162,865 28,490 191,355 184,868 6,487 - - - - - 191,355 Total In Progress 88,196,830$ 98,010,778$ 1,943,555$ 99,954,333$ 79,533,629$ 20,420,705$ 15,600,000$ 27,500,000$ 22,400,000$ 4,460,000$ 2,000,000$ 171,914,333$ Recurring Projects
Ocean Outfall Maintenance and Inspection - External RP 21002 154,225 230,000 - 230,000 143,945 86,055 - - 130,000 - 130,000 490,000 Ocean Outfall Bathymetric Survey - External RP 21005 - - - - - - 50,000 - - - - 50,000 Ocean Outfall - Internal Integrity Assessment RP 21006 - - - - - - 150,000 - - - - 150,000 DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, FIVE-YEAR DETAIL
Project Name Status
Project
Number
Amount
Authorized1
Prior
Appropriation2 Transfers3
Total Prior
Appropriation
Total Prior
Expenditures4
Balance as of
Feb. 2026
FY 2026-27
Appropriation
FY 2027-28
Appropriation
FY 2028-29
Appropriation
FY 2029-30
Appropriation
FY 2030-31
Appropriation
Total
Appropriations
84-inch Outfall Inspection - Internal RP 21007 - - - - - - - - - - - - Digester Cleaning Cycle RP 32018 - - - - - - - 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 Exsiting Dryer Compenents Rehab RP 33025 614,860 660,194 - 660,194 614,860 45,334 - - - - - 660,194 Cogen Engine Top-End Overhaul RP 41005 2,082,303 2,085,534 - 2,085,534 2,082,303 3,231 - 400,000 400,000 - - 2,885,534 Cogen Engine In-Frame Overhaul RP 41006 - 875,000 - 875,000 - 875,000 875,000 - - - - 1,750,000 Cogen Engine Full Overhaul RP 41007 2,324,412 2,324,412 - 2,324,412 2,324,412 - - - - 950,000 950,000 4,224,412 ORF Carbon Media Replacement RP 51002 889,188 1,101,273 - 1,101,273 888,922 212,351 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 1,851,273 Plant-Wide Asset Painting and Protective Coating RP 52032 1,332,404 1,408,000 40,661 1,448,661 1,294,758 153,904 250,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 2,298,661 Site Security Facilities -Tier 2-4 RP 52047 137,470 450,000 - 450,000 115,881 334,119 - 100,000 100,000 - - 650,000 Implement Minor Condition Assessment Recommendations RP 54005 149,293 1,050,000 (900,707) 149,293 149,293 0 - - - - - 149,293 As-Needed Contractor Services RP 54006 3,619,365 4,279,712 13,715 4,293,427 3,422,072 871,355 - 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 6,293,427 Miscellaneous Building Rehabilitation RP 54007 426,727 527,616 (98,000) 429,616 426,272 3,344 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 679,616 As-Needed SCADA Integration Services RP 61514 1,271,615 1,505,222 - 1,505,222 1,358,555 146,667 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 2,655,222 Business Systems Improvements RP 62150 95,000 - 95,000 95,000 - 95,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 - 495,000 Host Server Replacement-IT RP 62705 228,020 440,000 (95,000) 345,000 - 345,000 - - 500,000 - - 845,000 Backup Host Servers RP 62707 - 100,000 - 100,000 - 100,000 - - - - - 100,000 Document Mangement System Upgrade RP 62708 671,092 995,643 - 995,643 689,707 305,936 - 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 1,075,643 Cyber Security and Business System Management Services RP 62709 635,779 894,357 - 894,357 631,186 263,171 - 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 1,494,357 Asset Condition Assessments RP 81016 99,457 247,285 (92,066) 155,219 99,457 55,762 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 405,219 E-CAMP Update/Condition Assessment RP 83001 617,567 843,319 (54,451) 788,868 617,567 171,301 - 250,000 - - - 1,038,868 Extension of Staff Engineering Services RP 84001 5,099,572 5,381,405 (148,150) 5,233,255 4,615,421 617,834 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 6,733,255 Research and Development Projects Services RP 84002 537,325 687,324 (121,818) 565,506 538,766 26,740 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 1,065,506 Air Permitting Assistance RP 84012 127,158 484,250 (170,000) 314,250 115,055 199,195 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 439,250 CMMS/Asset Management RP 84019 150,273 179,903 (62,739) 117,164 - 117,164 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 367,164 Total Recurring Projects 21,263,105$ 26,750,449$ (1,593,555)$ 25,156,894$ 20,128,433$ 5,028,461$ 2,380,000$ 3,625,000$ 3,005,000$ 4,825,000$ 2,855,000$ 41,846,894$ New Projects
Struvite NP 32025 - - - - - - 200,000 400,000 1,000,000 - - 1,600,000 Turbo Blower Upgrade NP 41022 - - - - - - 400,000 2,700,000 2,600,000 - - 5,700,000 Plant Water Functional Improvements NP 52006 - - - - - - 500,000 - - - - 500,000 Source Control Program Evaluation NP 82024 - - - - - - 85,000 - - - - 85,000 Total New Projects -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 1,185,000$ 3,100,000$ 3,600,000$ -$ -$ 7,885,000$ Future Projects
SC 7-Conversion from EQ to Clarifier FP 13008 - -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 890,000$ 2,669,000$ 3,559,000$ Digester 1, 2 & 3 Improvements FP 32020 - 350,000$ (350,000)$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 350,000 2,000,000 4,700,000 13,000,000 20,050,000$ Climate Change Action Plan Update FP 82023 - - - - - - - - 100,000 - - 100,000 SAN Replacement FP TBD - - - - - - - 200,000 - - - 200,000 Board Room Upgrades FP TBD - - - - - - - - 800,000 - - 800,000 Total Future Projects -$ 350,000$ (350,000)$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 550,000$ 2,900,000$ 5,590,000$ 15,669,000$ 24,709,000$ Total Unidentified Future Projects9 N/A - -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Subtotal Capital Improvements 109,459,935$ 125,111,227$ (0)$ 125,111,227$ 99,662,061$ 25,449,166$ 19,165,000$ 34,775,000$ 31,905,000$ 14,875,000$ 20,524,000$ 246,355,227$ Grant Funding6 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ (7,550,000)$ -$ (10,550,000)$ -$ -$ (18,100,000)$ Total Capital Improvements 109,459,935$ 125,111,227$ (0)$ 125,111,227$ 99,662,061$ 25,449,166$ 11,615,000$ 34,775,000$ 21,355,000$ 14,875,000$ 20,524,000$ 228,255,227$ In Progress IP 88,196,830$ 98,010,778$ 1,943,555$ 99,954,333$ 79,533,629$ 20,420,705$ 15,600,000$ 27,500,000$ 22,400,000$ 4,460,000$ 2,000,000$ 171,914,333$ Recurring Project RP 21,263,105 26,750,449 (1,593,555) 25,156,894 20,128,433 5,028,461 2,380,000 3,625,000 3,005,000 4,825,000 2,855,000 41,846,894 New Project NP - - - - - - 1,185,000 3,100,000 3,600,000 - - 7,885,000 Future Project FP - 350,000 (350,000) - - - - 550,000 2,900,000 5,590,000 15,669,000 24,709,000 DRA
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1. Amount authorized represents Board of Director's appropriations/authorizations (>$100,000) and/or General Manager appropriations/authorization (<$100,000) and may be different than existing project appropriations due to the "cash flow" budgeting approach for projects.

2. Historical data based on available information from when Munis was implemented over 10 years ago.

3. Reflects transfers occuring after the FY 2025-26 published budget document and may include transfers to/from projects now closed. The transfers are due to project timining differences and in lieu of appropriation requests to minimize cash flow impacts.

4. Includes actual expenditures through mid-February 2025.

5. The estimated carryforward includes encumbrances and available balance through mid-February 2025 and may vary based on actual spending through fiscal year end.

6. Cogeneration Low Emission Augmentation & Retrofit (CLEAR) project offsets are currently anticipated from Investment Tax Credit (via the Inflation Reduction Act) and Self-Generation Incentive Program (via the California Public Utilities Commission) funds.

7. Represent prior projects with current activity not included in FY 2024-25 published budget document.

8. Partially offset by Federal grant revenues.

9. Represents anticipated expenditures based on historical experience that have not yet been assigned to a specific project.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ESTIMATED CARRY FORWARD
Project Name
Project
Number
Total Prior
Appropriation1
Total Projected
Expenditures2
Estimated Carry
Forward3
FY 2026-27
Appropriation
Estimated
FY 2026-27
Appropriation⁴
Liquid Process (1xxxx)
PSB Mechanical Rehab - Short Term 12009 6,100,000$ 5,934,689$ 165,311$ 5,600,000$ 5,765,311$ Secondary Clarifiers and Strainers Improvements 13007 8,059,306 8,025,632 33,674 - 33,674 SC 7-Conversion from EQ to Clarifier 13008 - - Control Strategy Improvements 13019 200,000 170,000 30,000 - 30,000 Aeration Basin Minor Repairs (Diffuser Replacements)13023 460,847 460,847 - - - RAS Box/IJS Rehabilitation 13024 401,046 133,452 267,594 - 267,594 Effluent Pump Station Discharge Piping Valves 14006 267,000 - 267,000 - 267,000 Total Liquid Process 15,488,199$ 14,724,620$ 763,579$ 5,600,000$ 6,363,579$ Outfall (2xxxx)
Ocean Outfall Maintenance and Inspection - External 21002 230,000$ 93,744$ 136,256$ -$ 136,256$ Ocean Outfall Bathymetric Survey - External 21005 - - - 50,000 50,000 Ocean Outfall - Internal Integrity Assessment 21006 - - - 150,000 150,000 84-inch Outfall Inspection - Internal 21007 - - 84-inch Outfall Repair 21009 150,000 79,993 70,007 - 70,007 Total Outfall 380,000$ 173,737$ 206,263$ 200,000$ 406,263$ Solids Process (3xxxx)
DAFT Repairs 31006 5,575,435$ 5,575,435$ -$ -$ -$ DAFT Repairs-Phase II 31010 1,350,000 566,148 783,852 1,000,000 1,783,852 Digester Rehabilitation and Improvements 32013 26,784,208 25,115,457 1,668,751 - 1,668,751 Digester Cleaning Cycle 32018 - - - - - Digester 1, 2 & 3 Improvements 32020 350,000 350,000 - - - Struvite 32025 - - - 200,000 200,000 Exsiting Dryer Compenents Rehab 33025 660,194 433,897 226,297 - 226,297 Dryer Safety Improvements 33026 1,951,042 1,943,761 7,281 - 7,281 Existing Dryer Major Rehabilitation 33030 2,261,016 261,182 1,999,834 500,000 2,499,834 Total Solids Process 38,931,895$ 34,245,880$ 4,686,015$ 1,700,000$ 6,386,015$ DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ESTIMATED CARRY FORWARD
Project Name
Project
Number
Total Prior
Appropriation1
Total Projected
Expenditures2
Estimated Carry
Forward3
FY 2026-27
Appropriation
Estimated
FY 2026-27
Appropriation⁴
Energy Management (4xxxx)
Cogen Engine Top-End Overhaul 41005 2,085,534$ 2,051,848$ 33,686$ -$ 33,686$ Cogen Engine In-Frame Overhaul 41006 875,000 875,000 - 875,000 875,000 Cogen Engine Full Overhaul 41007 2,324,412 2,324,412 - - - Cogen Low Emission Augmentaiton & Retrofit (CLEAR)41015 7,819,829 7,590,786 229,043 500,000 729,043 Turbo Blower Upgrade 41022 - - - 400,000 400,000 Alternative Fuels Receiving Facility Improvements 41023 900,000 697,010 202,990 - 202,990 Automate Main Breakers in Cogen 41024 249,812 236,323 13,489 - 13,489 Energy Management Controls-CLEAR Project 41025 1,917,802 448,399 1,469,403 1,000,000 2,469,403 Total Energy Management 16,172,389$ 14,223,778$ 1,948,611$ 2,775,000$ 4,723,611$ General (5xxxx)
ORF I System Rehabilitation 51001 2,367,947$ 2,149,491$ 218,456$ 2,500,000$ 2,718,456$ ORF Carbon Media Replacement 51002 1,101,273 1,048,427 52,846 150,000 202,846 ORF II Treatment System Improvements 51014 836,879 833,077 3,802 - 3,802 Odor Control Improvements 51016 206,006 206,006 - - - Plant Water Functional Improvements 52006 - - - 500,000 500,000 Site Security Facilities-Tier 1 52012 840,438 585,733 254,705 - 254,705 Building Roof Replacement(Secondary, Chlorine, Headworks) 53013 2,625,000 2,549,398 75,602 - 75,602 Admin Building HVAC Rehab 53004 6,126,012 6,115,186 10,826 - 10,826 Plant-Wide Asset Painting and Protective Coating 52032 1,408,000 1,405,949 2,051 250,000 252,051 Flood Control Channel Restoration 52044 200,000 164,390 35,610 - 35,610 Site Security Facilities -Tier 2-4 52047 450,000 389,815 60,185 - 60,185 Dewatering Building Reabilitation (and Cogen Roof)53015 1,000,000 325,000 675,000 - 675,000 Implement Minor Condition Assessment Recommendations 54005 1,050,000 626,044 423,956 - 423,956 As-Needed Contractor Services 54006 4,279,712 3,651,844 627,868 - 627,868 Miscellaneous Building Rehabilitation 54007 527,616 391,509 136,107 50,000 186,107 Total General 23,018,883$ 20,441,869$ 2,577,014$ 3,450,000$ 6,027,014$ DRA
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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 EWPCF – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ESTIMATED CARRY FORWARD
Project Name
Project
Number
Total Prior
Appropriation1
Total Projected
Expenditures2
Estimated Carry
Forward3
FY 2026-27
Appropriation
Estimated
FY 2026-27
Appropriation⁴
Technology (6xxxx)
Network Improvements5 61205 4,233,383$ 4,231,906$ 1,477$ -$ 1,477$ Secondaries & Effluent Electrical & Controls Improvements 61206 8,139,192 6,539,429 1,599,763 4,500,000 6,099,763 Cogen Electrical and Controls Improvements 61207 480,000 47,886 432,114 - 432,114 CPS/SEEPS Controls Improvements 61208 244,000 244,000 - - - Blower Controls Improvements 61209 276,778 276,774 4 - 4 Heat Dryer Controls Improvements 61210 900,000 80,776 819,224 - 819,224 Chlorine Building and EPS Electrical and Controls Improvements 61211 433,908 433,908 - - - Centrifuge & Ancillary Systems Control Improvements 61212 300,000 - 300,000 - 300,000 Load Shed Controls Improvements 61214 41,737 41,737 - - - As-Needed SCADA Integration Services 61514 1,505,222 1,438,529 66,693 230,000 296,693 Business Systems Improvements 62150 - (66,693) 66,693 100,000 166,693 Host Server Replacement-IT 62705 440,000 440,000 - - - Host Server Replacement-OT 62706 350,000 268,941 81,059 - 81,059 Backup Host Servers 62707 100,000 100,000 - - - Document Mangement System Upgrade 62708 995,643 941,522 54,121 - 54,121 Cyber Security and Business System Management Services 62709 894,357 877,974 16,383 - 16,383 IT Business Network Conversion 62710 500,000 330,000 170,000 - 170,000 Total Technology 19,834,220$ 16,226,689$ 3,607,531$ 4,830,000$ 8,437,531$ Professional Services (8xxxx)
Facility Master Plan Update 80827 100,000$ 2,685$ 97,315$ -$ 97,315$ Asset Condition Assessments 81016 247,285$ 191,524 55,761$ 50,000$ 105,761 Potable Reuse Study6 82015 2,082,055 2,081,465 590 - 590 Energy Resilience Assessment 82020 592,319 571,364 20,955 - 20,955 Potable Reuse Strategic Plan 82022 249,916 162,489 87,427 - 87,427 Climate Change Action Plan Update 82023 - - - - - Source Control Program Evaluation 82024 - - - 85,000 85,000 OT Plan Update 82025 100,000 33,381 66,619 - 66,619 DRA
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1. Historical data based on available information from when Munis was implemented over 10 years ago.

2. Includes estimated expenditures through June 2026. Actual expenditures through June 2026 will vary.

3. The estimated carryforward includes encumbrances and may vary based on actual spending through fiscal year end.

5. Represent prior projects with current activity not included in FY 2024-25 published budget document.

6. Partially offset by Federal grant revenues.

7. Represents anticipated expenditures based on historical experience that have not yet been assigned to a specific project.

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ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Fiscal Year
EWPCF
Capital
Improvements
Grant Funding1,2
EWPCF
Planned Asset
Rehabilitation &
Replacement
EWPCF
Capital Acquisitions
Remote Facilities
Acquisitions &
Rehabilitation
Personnel
Expense Total3
2027 19,165,000$ (7,550,000)$ 1,656,000$ 505,000$ 1,162,000$ 2,806,979$ 17,744,979$ 2028 34,775,000$ -$ 1,706,000$ 509,000$ 1,174,000$ 2,905,000$ 41,069,000$ 2029 31,905,000$ (10,550,000)$ 1,757,000$ 524,000$ 1,186,000$ 3,007,000$ 27,829,000$ 2030 14,875,000$ -$ 1,810,000$ 540,000$ 1,198,000$ 3,112,000$ 21,535,000$ 2031 20,524,000$ -$ 1,864,000$ 556,000$ 1,210,000$ 3,221,000$ 27,375,000$ 5 Year Total 121,244,000$ (18,100,000)$ 8,793,000$ 2,634,000$ 5,930,000$ 15,051,979$ 135,552,979$

2032 21,139,720$ -$ 1,920,000$ 573,000$ 1,222,000$ 3,334,000$ 28,188,720$ 2033 21,773,912$ -$ 1,978,000$ 590,000$ 1,234,000$ 3,451,000$ 29,026,912$ 2034 22,427,129$ -$ 2,037,000$ 608,000$ 1,246,000$ 3,572,000$ 29,890,129$ 2035 23,099,943$ -$ 2,098,000$ 626,000$ 1,258,000$ 3,697,000$ 30,778,943$ 2036 23,792,941$ -$ 2,161,000$ 645,000$ 1,271,000$ 3,826,000$ 31,695,941$ 2037 - 2041 113,600,000$ -$ 11,820,000$ 3,527,000$ 6,550,000$ 21,235,000$ 156,732,000$ 2042 - 2046 113,600,000$ -$ 13,702,000$ 4,089,000$ 6,881,000$ 25,219,000$ 163,491,000$ 20 Year Total 460,677,644$ (18,100,000)$ 44,509,000$ 13,292,000$ 25,592,000$ 79,385,979$ 605,356,623$

3. Future year costs are shown in current year dollars.

LONG-TERM CAPITAL FINANCIAL PLAN
5 YEAR and 20 YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET

1. Project offsets are currently anticipated from the Investment Tax Credit program ("ITC" via the Inflation Reduction Act) for the recently completed Digester Rehabilitation & Improvements project. Based on the most recent data from Baker Tilly, which uses project estimates from January 2025 and assumes a project "without domestic content," ~$7.55M in ITC funding is possible for the digester project. Encina plans on applying for the ITC funding around May 2026. If funding is received, it is anticipated to be received during Fiscal Year 2026-27.

2. Cogeneration Low Emission Augmentation & Retrofit (CLEAR) project offsets are currently anticipated from the Investment Tax Credit program ("ITC" via the Inflation Reduction Act) and Self-Generation Incentive Program (via the California Public Utilities Commission) funds. Based on the most recent data from Baker Tilly, which uses project estimates from January 2025 and assumes a project "without domestic content," ~$9.40M in ITC funding is possible for the CLEAR project. Based on Encina's SGIP application, ~$1.15M may be available for the CLEAR project. If grant funding is received, it is anticipated to be received upon completion of the project.

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APPENDIX
Member Agency Resolutions
Appropriation & Controls Resolution
Salary & Benefit Resolution
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Ref: Admin.26-16581

ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY

JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Item : 20
Date : April 22, 2026
To : Honorable Chair and Joint Advisory Committee
From : Scott McClelland, General Manager
Issue : ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS STAFF RECOMMENDS THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

1.Adopt the FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget and forward the recommended budget to the Boards and Councils of the Member Agencies.

2.Adopt the FY 2026-27 Proposed Capital Program Budget and forward the recommended budget to the Boards and Councils of the Member Agencies.

3.Discuss and take other appropriate action.

BACKGROUND
The Revised Basic Agreement (RBA) establishes a specific process for consideration and adoption of Encina’s annual budget. Staff initiates the process by developing a proposed budget no later than May 1st of the relevant year. The Board of Directors considers and adopts the proposed budget and, subsequently, makes recommendations to the Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) for further action. The JAC then makes recommendations to the Boards and Councils of Encina’s Member Agencies for consideration. The budget is considered final upon approval of the Boards and Councils of Encina’s Member Agencies.

FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN REFERENCE
Strategic Initiative No. 3 – Ensure Administrative Effectiveness.

DISCUSSION
Encina’s operations directly support public and environmental health and a North San Diego economy in excess of $20 billion dollars. The economic environment Encina operates in continues to be characterized by elevated volatility and uncertainty. Cost pressures related to insurance, construction materials, energy, and other critical inputs continue to be influenced by these factors. This budget emphasizes adaptability, sustainability, and long-term resilience. It reflects the deliberate actions of staff to manage near-term cost pressures while advancing strategies and tactical goals that strengthen Encina’s financial and operational position over time, some of which are discussed below. This budget continues the journey to proactively 20-106/09/2026 C3 98 of 107

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adapt to a volatile environment and creates a roadmap to help ensure Encina protects public and environmental health for generations to come.

As shown in the table below, the Recommended Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget reflects a 3.9% increase over last year’s budget:

OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW
The FY 2026-27 Operating Budget reflects Encina’s continuing commitment to provide sustainable and fiscally responsible wastewater services to the communities it serves while maximizing the use of alternative and renewable resources. The Recommended FY 2026-27 Operating Budget is comprised of seven (7) operational programs that provide services to the Encina Member Agencies. Each operational program includes direct personnel and non-personnel expenses and related internal service fund (ISF) charges. The Recommended FY 2026-27 Budget reflects management’s strategies and objectives to ensure continued achievement within each of the six (6) Strategic Initiatives identified in the Five-Year Strategic Plan (2024-2028): Protect Public and Environmental Health; Remain an Employer of Choice; Ensure Administrative Effectiveness; Maintain Infrastructure Reliability & Safeguard Public Assets; Pursue Resource Recovery; and Optimize Operational Performance.

The Recommended FY 2026-27 Operating Budget totals approximately $29.9M for the seven (7) operational programs summarized in the table on the following page:

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The operating budget increases appear to be stabilizing after recent years’ impacts due to volatility. While that is true, personnel costs continue to play a factor in the increase due to their share of the budget. As part of Encina’s commitment to an adaptive management approach to staffing, a reorganization was implemented during Fiscal Year 2025–26 to better align resources with current operational needs while maintaining overall headcount. Within the Operating Program, two Operations Manager positions, the Operations Training and Quality Control Specialist position, and an operator position were eliminated.

The change associated with the elimination of one Operations Manager is discussed in the General Capital section below.

Lastly, the elimination of an Operator position allowed for the creation of an Environmental Compliance Analyst position. This change reflects Encina’s increasingly complex regulatory requirements, especially in air quality, and the need for specialized technical staff to support the tracking, implementation, and recordkeeping associated with more complex regulations.

The budget also reflects the implementation of year one in the three-year salary and benefit package approved by the Board of Directors in April 2026. Overall, staffing cost increases have moderated.

Operating Program Actual
FY 2 024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
FY 2025-26 vs
FY 2026-27
% Change
Encina Water Pollution Control Facility $ 20,939,015 $ 22,431,526 $ 23,312,612 3.9% Environmental Compliance ─ Source Control $ 1,267,812 $ 1,390,729 $ 1,494,089 7.4% Agua Hedionda Lift Station $ 660,728 $ 731 ,488 $ 716,563 -2.0% Buena Creek Pump Station $ 558,114 $ 702 ,898 $ 645,654 -8.1% Buena Vista Pump Station $ 862,164 $ 1,038,211 $ 990,228 -4.6% Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility $ 1,995,216 $ 2,075,864 $ 2,402,416 15.7% Raceway Basin Pump Station $ 271,346 $ 328 ,328 $ 317,593 -3.3% Total Operating Budget $ 26,554,395 $ 28,699,044 $ 29,879,155 4.1% Estimated Other Operating Revenue $- $ (475,000) $ (490,000)3.2% Estimated Member Agency Share $ 26,554,395 $ 28,224,044 $ 29,389,155 4.1% 20-306/09/2026 C3 100 of 107

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Increases in health benefit costs are partially offset by employee elections. Costs related to CalPERS unfunded accrued liability and Encina’s Pension Policy are included within this budget. The additional discretionary payment budgeted pursuant to the Pension Policy is significantly lower than last year as a result of CalPERS investment performance which resulted in a slightly lower overall unfunded liability payment.

Chemical pricing has stabilized, with Encina’s primary chemical contracts locked in during Spring 2025.

The largest chemical contract allows no price increases for three years, while other contracts cap annual increases at 5%. In addition, new instrumentation has improved dosing efficiency, reducing ferric usage required to manage organic loading and lowering the associated budget.

Planned Heat Dryer maintenance in the upcoming fiscal year will suspend Class A biosolids production for up to 12 weeks. The maintenance includes re-cladding the rotary drum to extend the useful life of the Heat Dryer, which has operated continuously for more than 14 years since its installation under the Phase V projects. As a result, biosolids hauling, electricity, natural gas, and polymer operating accounts will be impacted.

The operating budget also includes funding for a strategic assessment of the South Parcel to evaluate potential monetization opportunities that could generate non‑rate revenue. This effort is intended to help mitigate upward pressure on future operating costs passed through to Member Agencies and their ratepayers, while maintaining long‑term operational and policy flexibility for Encina.

CAPITAL BUDGET OVERVIEW
The Recommended FY 2026-27 Capital Budget totals approximately $25.3M for the following Encina capital programs summarized in the table on the following page:

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Encina Wastewater Authority (Encina) Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating & Capital Budget

Ref: Admin.26-16581

Based on estimates from July 2025 Encina is responsible for ~$808 million worth of Joint System Assets at the EWPCF. Many of these assets are near or at the end of their useful life. Failure to proactively maintain Encina’s aging infrastructure can lead to process failures resulting in wastewater spills that negatively impact the environment and north San Diego County economy. Over the next several years, plant rehabilitation to maintain core services is expected to have a cost order of magnitude of ~$75 million through Fiscal Year 2030-31. This does not include other necessary infrastructure upgrades discussed below.

Solids Management Capacity due to Growth
Growth within the Member Agencies’ service area is also putting pressure on Encina’s solids management capacity. About 63% of the overall 43.31 million gallons per day of solids capacity is currently used which creates three challenges. First, reduced hydraulic detention time of solids in the digesters is near the permit limit of 15 days with one digester out of service. This permit limit allows for the disposal of Class “B” solids when the heat dryer system does not have adequate capacity to meet demands. The Biosolids Management Plan completed in 2022 identified the need for either increased hydraulic capacity at the Capital Program Actual
FY 2024-25
Budget
FY 2025-26
Proposed
FY 2026-27
FY 2025-26 vs
FY 2026-27
% Change
EWPCF – Capital Improvements 16,606,063$ 18,240,000$ 19,165,000$ 5.1% EWPCF – Planned Asset Rehabilitation 1,725,778$ 1,694,000$ 1,656,000$ -2.2% EWPCF – Capital Acquisitions 745,820$ 693,000$ 505,000$ -27.1% Remotes Facilities – Acquisitions & Rehabilitation 1,500,485$ 1,173,500$ 1,162,000$ -1.0% Allocated Personnel Expenses 1,861,316$ 2,581,529$ 2,806,979$ 8.7% Total Capital Budget $ 22,439,462 $ 24,382,029 $ 25,294,979 3.7% Estimated Grant Revenues $ - $ (7,550,000)0.0% Estimated Member Agency Share $ 22,439,462 $ 24,382,029 $ 17,744,979 -27.2% 20-506/09/2026 C3 102 of 107

April 22, 2026
Encina Wastewater Authority (Encina) Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating & Capital Budget Ref: Admin.26-16581
digesters or the installation of a second heat dryer system; adding hydraulic capacity was determined to be the least cost alternative as rehabilitation of unused existing infrastructure would reduce overall project costs. Second, the additional digester capacity would provide buffering capabilities if Encina experiences a process upset where an upset digester would need to be isolated and the biological activity restored to normal levels without the potential to spill digested solids. Third, spare solids management capacity is needed to ensure preventive maintenance can be performed on the digesters helping increase infrastructure sustainability and resiliency and lowering long-term costs. Without the spare capacity to meet permit requirements, allow for appropriate control of process upsets and for proactive and preventative maintenance, the risk of permit violations, infrastructure failures and costly rehabilitation increases significantly. Over the next 5 years, improvements to Encina's Digester 1, 2, and 3 are expected to have a cost order of magnitude of $40-50 million, in 2026 dollars.

It is expected the Regional Water Quality Control Board will require monitoring of nutrients discharged from the Encina Ocean Outfall, along with costly Polyfluorinated Aromatic Compounds (PFAS) sampling in ocean discharge and biosolids. Future restriction of nutrients allowed from Encina’s outfall could be ultimately incredibly costly, estimated between $100-$220 million in 2025 dollars, and investments beyond monitoring would be needed as early as the next permit cycle in 2032-2037. Biosolids disposal rules under the Federal Clean Water Act appear stable under the current administration, but state legislation or other market pressures from the state of Arizona may impact Encina’s ability to continue current biosolids hauling and disposal practices in future fiscal years.

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Encina Wastewater Authority (Encina) Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating & Capital Budget Ref: Admin.26-16581
requirements, prospective operational efficiencies, funding availability, available resources and other factors.

Staffing resources are also critical to the successful execution of the decades-long capital plan to address Encina’s challenges. As such, the Recommended FY 2026-27 Capital Budget includes funding for ~11 full- time equivalent (FTE) positions. These positions include full and part-time efforts of Encina executives, professionals, managers, and technical staff who plan, direct, and support Encina’s Capital Program. The addition of the Engineer position during the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget cycle has helped support the significant workload associated with Encina’s aging infrastructure, capacity improvements, and regulatory requirements. As part of Encina’s commitment to “adaptive management” and to further support the capital program, two additional changes were made during Fiscal Year 2025-26. The Engineering Services Manager position was eliminated and a Director of Engineering position was created. Additionally, one Operations Manager position was eliminated and an Associate Engineer position was created. These staffing changes are anticipated to support project delivery, long-term asset management, and regulatory and permit compliance, among other factors.

EWPCF Capital Acquisitions total ~$0.5M and reflect investment in minor infrastructure and equipment.

Remote Facilities – Acquisitions and Rehabilitation total ~$1.2M and reflect investment in remote facility improvements.

Budget Schedule
The Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget adoption schedule and current progression through the process is shown below for reference.

Date Action Participant
February 3, 2026 Budget Schedule MAM
February 25, 2026 Board Presentation: Budget Assumptions/Drivers BOD March 3, 2026 MAM Budget Meeting MAM
March 4, 2026 Remote Facilities Budget Review Carlsbad & Vista March 18, 2026 Budget Workshop #1: Draft Budget Discussion MAM & BOD April 7, 20261 Optional Budget Workshop #2: Draft Budget Discussion MAM & BOD April 22, 2026 Budget Approval BOD & JAC
May & June 2026 Member Agency Budget Approval Member Agencies June 24, 2026 Appropriations Resolution BOD

1.The Board elected via motion at the March CLEAR workshop on March 25, 2026 to forgo the optional April budget workshop.
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April 22, 2026
Encina Wastewater Authority (Encina) Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) Adoption of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating & Capital Budget Ref: Admin.26-16581
Budget Changes from March Budget Workshop
At the March 18, 2026, budget workshop, staff committed to communicate any changes to the budget which occurred after the workshop. Since the workshop, staff have made a minor change to the budget to correct a typo on the EWPCF Operating Expense Summary. No changes to the overall budget occurred.

FISCAL IMPACT
The recommended budget currently provides for FY 2026-27 Operating Appropriations totaling $29,879,155 and Capital Appropriations totaling $25,294,979, for a combined total of $55,174,134.

JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff will prepare the appropriate proposed budget documents and recommendations for JAC consideration. If the JAC or Member Agencies do not approve the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budgets, the RBA enables Encina to continue operating using the most recently approved budgetary limitations.

MEMBER AGENCY MANAGERS REVIEW
Staff provided the Member Agency Managers (MAM) with the budget for the March MAM meeting based on their feedback about the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget process. Staff briefly walked through the Fiscal Year 2026-27 proposed budget during the meeting and offered to answer any questions that may arise as the MAM reviews the budget in more detail.

COMMITTEE REVIEW
Per the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Schedule adopted by the Board, budget discussions and workshops will be held with the complete Board. Therefore, there was no feedback from the Policy & Finance Committee or Capital Improvement Committee meetings (the budget workshop is being held in lieu of the committee meetings).

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

1.Adopt the FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget and forward the recommended budget to the Boards and Councils of the Member Agencies.

2.Adopt the FY 2026-27 Proposed Capital Program Budget and forward the recommended budget to the Boards and Councils of the Member Agencies.

3.Discuss and take other appropriate action.

Prepared by: Aaron Beanan, Director of Finance
Reviewed by: Jennifer Sabine, Assistant General Manager Approved by: Scott McClelland, General Manager
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Ref: Admin.26-16578

ENCINA WASTEWATER AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Item : 21
Date : April 22, 2026
To : Honorable Chair and Board of Directors
From : Scott McClelland, General Manager
Issue : PLANT WATER SYSTEMS EVALUATION STUDY AWARD
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

1.Authorize the General Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with GHD in the amount of $129,800 for the engineering services associated with the Plant Water Systems Evaluation Study.

2.Discuss and take other action as appropriate.

BACKGROUND
At Encina Water Pollution Control Facility (EWPCF), the existing Plant Water Systems (PWS) supply water to several processes and equipment, each with varying levels of service impact and importance. These include the 1W (potable system), 2W, 3W, 3WL, 3WLC, 3WHP, and fire system. The current water systems were installed across multiple phases of the EWPCF construction. As such, no master plan was developed and implemented to install the PWS. The purpose of this Study is to provide an updated inventory and analysis of the various systems in order to identify opportunities to increase overall efficiency and reliability. This authorization exceeds the General Manager’s authority and therefore requires Board approval.

FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN REFERENCE
Strategic Initiative No. 6: Optimize Operational Performance.

DISCUSSION
In 2013, a Plant and Potable Water Systems Study developed a high-level inventory of the systems and water uses at that time. In 2016, a Technical Memorandum identified potential alternatives to modify the existing system to increase efficiency based on the inventory and uses identified in the 2013 Study.

The Technical Memorandum also recommended several alternatives for each different water system.

However, only minor modifications have taken place since that time.

This Study will evaluate the existing water systems to identify rehabilitation needs and areas where efficiencies could be achieved. The usage for each water system will be evaluated, and usage demands resulting from current and future Capital Improvements Projects will be identified and incorporated into the overall total usage. Prior study recommendations will be updated and incorporated where applicable. This analysis will also develop potential alternatives to improve the Plant Water Systems by evaluating several areas which include but are not limited to overall system efficiency, energy reduction 21-106/09/2026 C3 106 of 107

April 22, 2026
Encina Wastewater Authority (Encina) Board of Directors Plant Water Systems Evaluation Study Award

Ref: Admin.26-16578
potential, consolidation of systems, operations improvements and automation. Finally, this analysis will develop a summary of recommended improvements and establish a cost analysis of each of the potential alternatives for the respective systems.

In February of 2026, staff released the Request for Proposals and allowed five weeks for consultants to prepare and submit their proposals. In March 2026, staff received two proposals. Staff, with the assistance of engineering extension-of-staff, evaluated the teams based on Project Understanding, Approach, and Scope of Service; Related Project Experience and Technical Competence; Project Team and Staff Qualifications; and Estimated Level of Effort. GHD was determined to be the most qualified and responsive firm.

FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the recommendation is $129,800. Sufficient appropriations are included in the FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program budget to initiate the Project. Additional appropriations were included in the FY 2027 Capital Budget to fully fund the Plant Water Systems Evaluation Study.

MEMBER AGENCY MANAGERS REVIEW
Member Agency Managers were briefed on this item in their April meeting.

COMMITTEE REVIEW
The Capital Improvement Committee reviewed this item in their April meeting and approved staff’s recommendations.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

1. Authorize the General Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with GHD in the amount of $129,800 for the engineering services associated with the Plant Water Systems Evaluation Study.

2. Discuss and take other action as appropriate.

Attachment 1: Presentation
Attachment 2: Plant Water Systems Evaluation Study Proposal Prepared by: Charbel Kobtawy, Engineer
Reviewed by: Jennifer Sabine, Assistant General Manager Approved by: Scott McClelland, General Manager
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