Budget And Financial Planning

The DC Water budgets follow a strategic and integrated approach that links the operating and capital budgets with the ten-year financial plan including regulatory requirements, infrastructure needs, Board priorities, and funding and rate concerns.

FY 2026 Approved Operating and Capital Budgets adopted on March 6, 2025

The Board Adopted Operating and Capital budgets for expenditures and revenues can be viewed in detail using the links below. These budgets continue to fund the activities necessary to serve our more than two million customers throughout the region and 18+ million annual visitors while investing in our commitment to environmental stewardship. The Executive Budget Summary provides a summary of the full budget documents for both the operating and capital budgets.

  1. Executive Budget Summary
  2. Budget Overview
  3. Financial Plan
  4. Rates and Revenue
  5. Capital Improvement Program
  6. Capital Financing, Cash and Debt
  7. Operating Expenditures
  8. Glossary, Acronyms and Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DC Water Blesses Tunnel Boring Machine “Mary,” Launching Her Historic Underground Journey for Potomac River Tunnel Project

Today, DC Water celebrated a major milestone in the Potomac River Tunnel Project with the ceremonial blessing of Mary, the tunnel boring machine (T

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