Capital Cuts Loom as Water Works Struggles to Balance 2026 Budget - BirminghamWatch

Capital Cuts Loom as Water Works Struggles to Balance 2026 Budget - BirminghamWatch

Accountant representative Carol Phillips speaks to the board over Central Alabama Water Works during a hearing. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey) The City of Birmingham Regional Water Works board held a two-hour budget workshop on Monday that failed to produce new ideas for funding operations without raising rates or drastically cutting spending on major capital projects in 2026. “If you don’t want to do much in your capital budget, you can do a 0% rat…