Financial Information

WSSC Water wants you to know all the facts and figures about our Operating Budget and our Capital Improvements Program (CIP).

WSSC Water's Budget Process

Maryland law requires that each year, WSSC Water prepare capital and operating budgets to show funding and staff requirements, organizational components, and its source of funds.

The budget process begins with WSSC Water's many divisions and departments submitting their requests, in line with the General Manager's guidance. Management reviews the requests, then the General Manager presents recommendations to the Commissioners. Following their review, the Commissioners approve a preliminary proposed budget for public hearing and make a budget document available to the public before January 15. Public hearings on the preliminary proposed budget are then held in Montgomery County and Prince George's County before February 15. Comments and testimony from those hearings are considered before the proposed budget is sent to the counties, which by law must be by March 1 of each year.

The County Councils and County Executives then review the budget and make recommendations; any amendments must be approved by June 1. When the counties' actions have been received, WSSC Water adopts an Approved Budget and sets the levels for charges, fees, and taxes. The Approved Budget takes effect on July 1.

Once a budget is adopted, WSSC Water's total expenditures may not exceed the approved budget without an approved budget supplement, which must be approved by the Montgomery and Prince George's County Councils.

FY 2027 Budget Timeline

Review the FY27 Public Hearings presentation (PDF 5.01 MB)

Fiscal Year Budget Overview

The proposed budget for FY 2027 for all operating and capital funds totals $1.97 billion or $136.95 million (7.5%) more than the FY 2026 Approved Budget. The Proposed Operating Budget of $1.2 billion represents an increase of $63.5 million (5.6%) over the FY 2026 Approved Operating Budget of $1.1 billion. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Budget of $770.2 million represents an increase of $73.4 million (10.5%) over the FY 2026 Approved Capital Budget of $696.8 million.

Review the FY 2027 Proposed Budget (PDF 8.04 MB)

On Wednesday, May 8, 2025, the Montgomery and Prince George’s County Councils unanimously approved WSSC Water’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 $1.8 billion operating and capital budget at their annual bi-county meeting. The budget is supported by a 9.5 percent revenue enhancement.  The $1.8 billion budget is $18.8 million (1.0 percent) more than the FY 2025 budget. Major cost drivers include chemicals (4 percent), heat, light & power (7 percent), cost share for DC Water’s Blue Plains advanced wastewater treatment facility (9 percent), and health insurance (18 percent).  The $1.8 billion budget funds a $696.8 million capital program, which supports local businesses and creates jobs. For every $1 million invested in water infrastructure, 15 - 18 jobs are created. This job creation is on par with investment in the military, clean energy, transportation and health care.

 Review Previous Proposed and Approved FY Budgets

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Overview

Upcoming Proposed FYs 2028-2033 CIP Public Hearings

Montgomery County
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. 
Stella B Werner Building, 3rd Floor Hearing Room 100
Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850

Prince George’s County
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
1st Floor Hearing Room, Wayne Curry Administration Building
1301 McCormick Drive, Largo MD 20774

Proposed CIP, FYs 2028-2033

The Proposed FYs 2028-2033 CIP includes an estimated combined total program of $6.2 billion, approximately $261 million less than the Adopted FYs 2027-2032 CIP. Estimated expenditures in the six-year program period are approximately $4.7 billion, $134 million less than the previous CIP. Expenditures for FY 2028 CIP are estimated at $742.8 million, $36 million less than FY 2027 CIP. 

• Proposed CIP, FYs 2028-2033

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Adopted CIP, FYs 2027-2032

The Adopted FYs 2027-2032 CIP includes an estimated combined total program of $6.4 billion, approximately $82.5 million less than the Adopted FYs 2026-2031 CIP. Estimated combined expenditures in the six-year program period are approximately $4.8 billion, $37.6 million less than the previous CIP. Expenditures for FY 2027 Capital Budget are estimated at $778.5 million for the combined program, $63 million more than the previous CIP.

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• Adopted CIP, FYs 2027-2032 Main Book (PDF 5.32 MB)
• Adopted CIP, FYs 2027-2032 - Sections 1-7 (PDF 9 MB)
• Adopted CIP, FYs 2027-2032: Appendices A-D (PDF 372 KB)

CIP formulation process

Maryland law requires that WSSC Water prepare a six-year CIP for major water and sanitary sewerage facilities and submit it to Montgomery County and Prince George's County before October 1 each year. After the County Councils' final action on the CIP, WSSC Water makes any necessary changes and adopts the CIP before the first fiscal year of the six-year program.

Public Searchable Database

Pursuant to §17-401 of the Maryland Annotated Code, Public Utilities Article, this searchable database contains payments made by WSSC Water to a payee in the aggregate amount of $25,000 or greater in a single fiscal year (July 1-June 30) beginning with Fiscal Year 2019.

Underserved and Unserved Areas

Over the past 15 years, WSSC Water has worked with staff from both Prince George’s and Montgomery County Governments to improve the affordability of water and sewer extensions for customers inside the service envelope in the County’s Ten-Year Water & Sewer Plans. The following are links to the 2006 and 2014 reports on this issue, final recommendations in 2021 and presentation to Commissioners. 

• View the Unserved and Underserved Presentation to Commissioners - December 15, 2021
• View the Final Recommendations for Unserved and Underserved Areas - December 15, 2021
• View the 2006 Water & Sewer Extension Cost Work Team Report
• View the 2014 Water and Sewer Extension Needs for Existing Neighborhoods Report