WASTEWATER FUND OPERATIONS
FY 2026 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)Total appropriation
$446,026
31 line items across 2 departments
Plain-English summary
Cabot's Wastewater Fund Operations manages $446,026 in total income and expenses for the 2026 fiscal year, primarily supported by $170,000 in user fees and $38,000 in trust earnings. The fund pays for the town's sewer infrastructure, with major expenses including a $66,000 operation contract, $41,000 for sludge removal, and $25,000 for treatment plant electricity. It also covers debt service, including $29,253 for bond principal and $10,673 for bond interest, alongside routine costs like repairs and supplies.
Line items
Expense
$222,926 · 26 items- Operation Contract$66,000
- Sludge Removal$41,000
- Bond Principal$29,253
- Electric/Treatment Plant$25,000+$5,000 (+25.0%)
- Repairs$16,000
- Bond Interest$10,673
- Supplies$6,000-$1,000 (-14.3%)
- Administrative Costs$5,000
- Electric/Pump Stations$4,000-$1,000 (-20.0%)
- Gas$3,500-$4,500 (-56.3%)
- Insurance - Plant$3,100
- Telephone$3,100
- VT EPA Loan$3,085
- Testing Service$2,000+$1,500 (+300.0%)
- Improvements - Plant$1,500-$1,500 (-50.0%)
- Audit/Legal Fee$1,000
- Engineering$1,000
- Equipment$1,000-$2,000 (-66.7%)
- Generator Maintenance$1,000
- Wastewater Annual Fee$1,000
- Fire Alarm Monitoring$700
- Miscellaneous - Plant$500-$300 (-37.5%)
- Mileage$200-$100 (-33.3%)
- Permit Fee$200
- IT Service$100
- Postage$100