North Texas Municipal Water District’s board is scheduled to consider an electrical-construction agreement capped at $8,413,332 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, for future expansion of the Leonard Water Treatment Plant. The proposal matters to Anna because the City buys NTMWD-produced surface water through the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, alongside water from its own wells.
This is a proposed regional infrastructure agreement. It is not an announced increase in Anna household water charges, a boil-water notice or a promise that additional treatment capacity is already available.
Why an agreement in Fannin County matters in Anna
The City’s water-supply explanation identifies seven City-owned deep-water wells and purchased treated surface water. It says approximately 65% of Anna’s drinking water comes from surface sources, with that share expected to grow as the City develops. The page does not date that percentage, so it should not be read as a measurement of today’s exact supply mix.
That connection makes the regional system’s capacity and resilience relevant here. It does not establish that water reaching an individual Anna home came from Leonard on a particular day, or that this one project changes the City’s purchased-water allocation.
AnnaWeekly’s October 19 report highlighted the proposal. We checked its central project figures against the district’s staff memorandum and posted board agenda.
What the $8.4 million proposal covers
Agenda item 26-6304, project 101-0669-25, would authorize an agreement with Fannin County Electric Cooperative for a substation expansion and a 25-kilovolt overhead electrical loop serving the plant’s south side and planned southern high-service pumping facility.
The staff memorandum describes an additional transformer, overhead circuits and controls. Connecting the new south loop to the existing north loop would allow power-source switching outside the substation. Staff describe that arrangement as improving resilience during emergencies.
Proposed component | Amount in the staff memorandum |
|---|---|
Substation transformer addition | $3,920,385 |
25-kV overhead distribution loop construction | $4,092,312 |
Cooperative project-management fee | $400,635 |
Total proposed agreement ceiling | $8,413,332 |
These figures cover this electrical agreement, not the full cost of expanding the treatment plant. The memorandum lists a $17,339,000 project budget estimate. A proposed agreement below that estimate is not the same as completed, audited savings.
Separate today’s capacity from future phases
The memorandum describes Leonard as currently rated at 86 million gallons per day, with Phase II increasing capacity to 152 million gallons per day. Phase III, described as being in preliminary design, would bring capacity to 210 million gallons per day.
Staff say projected regional demand requires 210 million gallons per day by fall or winter 2030. Ultimate planned capacity is 280 million gallons per day. Those are different stages, and the eventual buildout figure should not be presented as water available today.
The electrical facilities are intended to support that future development. An agreement authorization alone would not establish completion, commissioning or a new household supply guarantee.
How the proposed work would be financed
Staff propose using the district’s Regional Water System Extendable Commercial Paper program, with notes issued as cash is needed. That is district financing described in the memorandum, not a separate bill that Anna residents should pay directly to the cooperative.
The memorandum calls for a final accounting when the work is complete. Unused funds would return to NTMWD; higher actual costs would require a change-order action before an additional invoice. The reviewed item does not establish an individual Anna customer’s rate impact.
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Follow the October 22 decision
The posted board session is 2 p.m. at 501 E. Brown Street in Wylie. The agenda permits in-person attendance and provides a listen-only telephone option. Public comments must be made in person; speakers must submit the district’s registration form before the meeting starts. The listed limit is three minutes per speaker, with a total public-comment limit of 30 minutes.
Check the district meeting calendar for revised documents and the eventual action or recording. The current source review establishes a proposal on the agenda, not a completed board vote. Sources were checked October 19, 2026; the decision and any revised terms need a fresh check after the meeting.
