Patterson Irrigation Districts (PID or District’s) 2025 Budget is the plan for the operations of the District for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The Budget includes the controllable costs, with the District exercises discretion and cost control over. The Budget also contains costs that are essential to support the continued investment in infrastructure maintenance, repair and replacement.
In-district revenues are projected to remain the same as last year, at around $2 million. District operations and maintenance expenses are projected to increase to $5.5 million, an increase of $390,000 from last year’s budget or 7.6%. However, last year’s operating expenses ended up under budget, at $4.1 million, or roughly $1 million under budget.
The increase in operating expenses for 2025 are generally associated with the increase in costs for operations such as chemicals, labor, materials and supplies.
The District anticipates that $8.8 million will remain on the Pump Station 4 Project, with $2.7 million covered by the state grant. The remaining capital budget includes $1.7 million in projects and $1.2 million in depreciable capital expenses such as equipment, pipelines, canal work, etc.
The District anticipates generating roughly $6.3 million in outside revenue coming from wheeling and water transfers.
