City of Chicago

Paid from: Water bills

$38.1 million

Exact amount: $38,093,632.00

Calendar year 2026

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Percentages of Paid from: Water bills
Box	Amount	% of this budget
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Commissioner's Office)	$6,351,828.00	16.7%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$5,846,720.00	15.3%
Repair/Maintenance of Equipment (Pumping Stations)	$5,101,875.00	13.4%
Waste Disposal Services (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$3,858,022.00	10.1%
Repair/Maintenance of Equipment (Bureau of Water Supply)	$3,372,000.00	8.9%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Bureau of Engineering Services)	$3,285,000.00	8.6%
Rental of Equipment and Services (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$3,054,152.00	8.0%
Testing and Inspecting (Bureau of Water Supply)	$1,580,000.00	4.1%
Repair or Maintenance of Property (Bureau of Water Supply)	$865,000.00	2.3%
Dues, Subscriptions and Memberships (Commissioner's Office)	$583,800.00	1.5%
Repair or Maintenance of Property (Pumping Stations)	$581,800.00	1.5%
Repair/Maintenance of Equipment (Commissioner's Office)	$515,675.00	1.4%
Lease Purchase Agreements for Equipment and Machinery (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$478,860.00	1.3%
Repair or Maintenance of Property (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$323,800.00	0.9%
Office and Building Services (Bureau of Water Supply)	$315,000.00	0.8%
For Professional Services for Information Technology Maintenance (Bureau of Meter Services)	$278,500.00	0.7%
Testing and Inspecting (Bureau of Meter Services)	$194,000.00	0.5%
Lease Purchase Agreements for Equipment and Machinery (Bureau of Water Supply)	$187,550.00	0.5%
Technical Meeting Costs (Commissioner's Office)	$172,500.00	0.5%
Advertising (Commissioner's Office)	$152,900.00	0.4%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Pumping Stations)	$115,000.00	0.3%
Postage (Commissioner's Office)	$113,000.00	0.3%
Repair/Maintenance of Equipment (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$100,000.00	0.3%
Technical Meeting Costs (Bureau of Water Supply)	$93,000.00	0.2%
For the Rental and Maintenance of Data Processing, Office Automation and Data Communications Hardware (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$90,000.00	0.2%
Rental of Equipment and Services (Bureau of Water Supply)	$88,000.00	0.2%
For Software Maintenance and Licensing (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$80,000.00	0.2%
Operation, Repair or Maintenance of Facilities (Commissioner's Office)	$67,000.00	0.2%
Rental of Equipment and Services (Pumping Stations)	$54,000.00	0.1%
Technical Meeting Costs (Pumping Stations)	$53,300.00	0.1%
Office and Building Services (Pumping Stations)	$30,000.00	<0.1%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$27,950.00	<0.1%
Dues, Subscriptions and Memberships (Bureau of Engineering Services)	$20,000.00	<0.1%
Publications and Reproduction - Outside Services. To be Expended with the Prior Approval of Graphics Services (Commissioner's Office)	$16,000.00	<0.1%
Technical Meeting Costs (Bureau of Engineering Services)	$14,000.00	<0.1%
Educational Development through Cooperative Education Program and Apprenticeship Program (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$10,500.00	<0.1%
Testing and Inspecting (Pumping Stations)	$10,000.00	<0.1%
Technical Meeting Costs (Bureau of Administrative Support)	$5,000.00	<0.1%
Technical Meeting Costs (Bureau of Operations and Distribution)	$5,000.00	<0.1%
Repair/Maintenance of Equipment (Bureau of Engineering Services)	$2,400.00	<0.1%
For Professional and Technical Services and Other Third Party Benefit Agreements (Bureau of Meter Services)	$500.00	<0.1%

Sources

2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance

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