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City Budget Review

Water Resource Management budget, fiscal year 2026

Water Resource Management spent $59.7M in fiscal year 2026 — 13% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 3rd-largest share.

Spending

$59.7M

13% of city spending · up 22% from 2025

Revenue

$5.2M

Salaries

$8.8M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

CategoryTotal
Cptl-Infrastructure Purchases$18.1M30% · 24 lines
Cptl-Infrastructure Imp$9.9M17% · 35 lines
Full-Time Salaries$5.8M9.6% · 538 lines
Utilsvc-Cap Storage & Delivery$5.1M8.5% · 27 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$4.3M7.3% · 128 lines
Wells_Sewer_Lines Maintenance$1.9M3.1% · 43 lines
Cptl-Machinery and Equipment$1.5M2.5% · 11 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill$1.1M1.8% · 117 lines
80 other categories$12.1M20%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Dev Agreement Connection Fees$3.4M66% · 2 lines
Interest Income Rev$789K15% · 6 lines
OFS-Sale of Assets$315K6.0% · 2 lines
Federal Grant Revenue$202K3.9% · 2 lines
Groundwater Savings Facility$125K2.4% · 1 line
Water Meter Installationfeerev$116K2.2% · 1 line
Revenue Recovery-Utility Bill$101K1.9% · 1 line
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$71K1.4% · 4 lines
8 other categories$47K0.9%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Infrastructure PurchasesSep 15, 2025Wtr Res Dev Fee$15,000,000.00
Cptl-Infrastructure ImpOct 16, 2025The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Sewer Loan 2023$1,708,798.25
Cptl-Machinery and EquipmentNov 24, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$1,081,873.18
Cptl-Infrastructure PurchasesDec 22, 2025Water Utility Capital$950,999.40
Utilsvc-Cap Storage & DeliveryApr 20, 2026The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$762,228.75
Cptl-Infrastructure ImpOct 7, 2025The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$745,771.69
Wells_Sewer_Lines MaintenanceDec 9, 2025Water Utility Capital$433,228.15

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Dev Agreement Connection FeesSewer Spa 2 Dev Fee$2,834,213.00
Dev Agreement Connection FeesWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$614,220.00
Interest Income RevWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$269,923.89
Interest Income RevWtr Sys Spa 1 Dev Fee$228,974.15
Interest Income RevSewer Spa 2 Dev Fee$211,864.15
OFS-Sale of AssetsSewer Utility Capital$169,355.00
OFS-Sale of AssetsWater Utility Capital$145,881.17
Groundwater Savings FacilityWater Operations$124,930.00
Water Meter InstallationfeerevWater Operations$116,296.02
Federal Grant RevenueThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Grants$113,113.53
Revenue Recovery-Utility BillSewer Operations$100,777.90
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbSewer Operations$57,512.25
Interest Income RevSewer Spa 1 Dev Fee$27,874.96
Interest Income RevWtr Res Spa 2 Dev Fee 2014$25,828.62

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Salaries by division

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

DivisionPublished total
Water Resource Operations$7,892,163.24
Environmental$860,057.64

Published salary total by fiscal year: $3.5M in 2018, $8.8M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$3.5M
  2. 2019$3.9M
  3. 2020$4.5M
  4. 2021$5.3M
  5. 2022$4.7M
  6. 2023$5.4M
  7. 2024$5.6M
  8. 2025$7.8M
  9. 2026$8.8M

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.