{"id":5106,"date":"2026-06-01T19:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/san-juan-water-district-faces-21m-budget-gap-from-improvement-projects\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:34:31","slug":"san-juan-water-district-faces-21m-budget-gap-from-improvement-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/san-juan-water-district-faces-21m-budget-gap-from-improvement-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan Water District faces $21M budget gap from improvement projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The San Juan Water District is eyeing a projected $21.3 million budget deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year, but staff said the shortfall does not signal financial trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/citrus-heights-sunrise-rollerland-sells-for-3-5m-reopening-set-for-summer\/\">Citrus Heights\u2019 Sunrise Rollerland sells for $3.5M. Reopening set for summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The water district plans to spend about $58.15 million next fiscal year, according to a presentation to the board Thursday night. However, Finance Director Donna Silva said about $27.9 million of that total is earmarked for planned capital improvement expenditures. The district\u2019s projected revenues are about $36.8 million.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are saving up money to pay for future capital projects, there\u2019s going to be years when you\u2019re using what you\u2019ve saved on those projects, and therefore your expenses are going to be greater than your revenues,\u201d Silva said. \u201cThat\u2019s the case this (year), so that is not cause for alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Included in capital improvement expenses is $10 million for the Kokila Reservoir replacement. A new 4.56 million-gallon reservoir will serve as an operational and emergency storage facility for the water district, according to the presentation. Construction is already underway, as the district spent $4 million on the project during the 2025-26 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Another high-cost project is the replacement of service laterals in Granite Bay\u2019s Hidden Lakes neighborhood, according to the presentation. The project is expected to cost $1.65 million. Efforts to replace the lines come after the water district\u2019s service line failure rate was 35% higher than the national average in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00bb\u00a0Roseville news in your inbox: <\/strong>Get our free Roseville email newsletter <span>here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the upcoming fiscal year, the water district expects to have total reserves of about $43.5 million, according to Silva\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/sacramento-to-let-historic-tower-sign-remain-inside-office-with-replica-outside\/\">Sacramento to let historic Tower sign remain inside office with replica outside<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Silva also recommended that the board take a more aggressive approach to paying down its CalPERS liabilities, with a $400,000-per-year payment versus a $200,000-per-year payment.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you did two years of $400,000, you would save the ratepayers $726,000,\u201d Silva said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The San Juan Water District primarily serves Granite Bay and sells water to the city of Folsom, Orange Vale Water Co., Fair Oaks Water District, Citrus Heights Water District and the Sacramento Suburban Water District serving North Highlands and Arden Arcade, according to the presentation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A public hearing for the proposed budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 17 at the district board meeting at 9935 Auburn Folsom Road.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/folsoms-tight-campaign-limits-reflect-a-screwy-statewide-non-system-opinion-2\/\">Folsom\u2019s tight campaign limits reflect a screwy statewide non-system | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Juan Water District plans $58.15M budget with a $21.3M shortfall due to $27.9M in capital projects including Kokila reservoir and service line replacements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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