Water Main Replacement Project
Project CPW010 · Public Works
- Enterprise Funds$7,600,000
- Water Capital Improvements Fund$7,600,000
Water rate revenue that pays for water utility capital projects. Cannot fund non-water work.
→ What is this fund?
Source: FY 2026–27 CIP, Fund 600 appropriation.
Water Enterprise Fund. Funded through ongoing rate revenue; recurring main replacement is a normal enterprise capital activity. Annual rate adjustments incorporate replacement schedule.
→ What is the Water Enterprise Fund?- Category
- Capital Improvement Plan
- Department
- Public Works
- Spent FY 2023–25
- $2,603,712
- Budgeted FY 2026
- $2,000,000
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $7,600,000
›Budget labels for this project
Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPW010; resident-facing name shown here is “Water Main Replacement Project”. Budget worksheet labeled “Water Main Replacement”.
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $7,600,000
- Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
- Amount not disclosed
- Committed, not yet executed
- $0
- Pending application
- $0
- Anticipated (not yet applied for)
- $0
- Funding gap (not yet covered)
- $7,600,000
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The lifetime cost estimate is $7,600,000, from 5-year CIP plan total (sum of FY27-FY31 expense) (May 30, 2026). Source: https://www.menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/agendas-and-minutes/city-council/2026-meetings/20260428/g2-20260428-cc-sand-hill-water-main-replacement-agree.pdf. The funding gap is the estimated lifetime cost minus all funding that has not been lost, added up from the funding sources listed below. Year-by-year figures come from the City's adopted five-year capital plan.
Funding sources
Each source carries its own status and citation. Expand a row to see the conditions, dates, and source document. “Ongoing” sources are recurring formula funds; sources still being pursued show no dollar amount.
›Water Capacity Fees / Water Enterprise FundAllocated—City of Menlo Park (city) · construction
Conditions: Funded from water capacity fees (per April 28, 2026 staff report). Capacity fees are collected on new connections to fund water system expansion and replacement.
Primary funding. Pavement repair portion ($300K of $7.6M total) is partially funded via the street maintenance plan's available funding pool — see CPS014.
Spending by year
Past years are recorded actuals from the City's general ledger. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the five-year Capital Improvement Plan proposes to spend.
›Where the money went, line by line
| Year | Fund | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 23 | Enterprise Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $517,258 |
| FY 23 | Enterprise Funds | Services | $137,056 |
| FY 23 | Enterprise Funds | Salaries and Wages | $72,972 |
| FY 23 | Enterprise Funds | Fringe Benefits | $30,573 |
| FY 23 | Enterprise Funds | Project Control | -$757,859 |
| FY 24 | Enterprise Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $754,410 |
| FY 24 | Enterprise Funds | Services | $273,489 |
| FY 24 | Enterprise Funds | Salaries and Wages | $22,193 |
| FY 24 | Enterprise Funds | Fringe Benefits | $12,021 |
| FY 24 | Enterprise Funds | Operating Expenses | $168 |
| FY 25 | Enterprise Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $1,289,921 |
| FY 25 | Enterprise Funds | Services | $206,344 |
| FY 25 | Enterprise Funds | Salaries and Wages | $33,291 |
| FY 25 | Enterprise Funds | Fringe Benefits | $11,874 |
| FY 26 | Enterprise Funds | Fixed Assets & Capital Outlay | $2,000,000 |
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Past years are summed from gl_transactions for this project. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget for the project. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the City's adopted five-year CIP proposes to spend, taken from cip_projects.
Council actions
- receive
Council received update on 2026 street maintenance projects ($5M cost / $5.2M available funding)
›Details
Informational update on 2026 street maintenance work: $1.7M 2025-26 Annual Slurry Seal + $1.5M Bay/Pierce Roads + $0.5M SRTS Intersection + $0.3M Sand Hill pavement + $1M Cal Water cost share = $5M against $5.2M available funding (gas tax, construction impact fees, SB-1, General Capital Fund, Measure W).
Staff report 25-189-CC