HomeMy Public PortalAboutExhibit MSD 66B - Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue BondsNEW ISSUE Ratings:
Book-Entry Only Moody’s: Aa1
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Fitch AA+
See “RATINGS” herein
In the opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., St. Louis, Missouri, and White Coleman & Associates, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, Co-Bond
Counsel to the District (as defined herein), under existing law and assuming continued compliance with certain requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (1) the interest on the Series 2017A Bonds (as defined herein)
is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and is not an item of tax preference for purposes of the federal
alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and corporations, (2) the interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is exempt from
Missouri income taxation by the State of Missouri, and (3) the Series 2017A Bonds have not been designated as “qualified tax-
exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. See the section herein captioned “TAX MATTERS” and
the form of opinion of Co-Bond Counsel attached hereto as Appendix E.
$316,175,000
ThE METROPOlITAN ST. lOUIS SEWER DISTRIcT
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A
Dated: Date of Delivery Due: As shown on the inside cover
The Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A (the “Series 2017A Bonds”) will be issued
by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the “District”) to provide funds to (a) advance refund the Refunded Bonds (as defined
herein), (b) pay a portion of the costs of the Series 2017A Project (as defined herein), and (c) pay the Costs of Issuance (as defined
herein) of the Series 2017A Bonds. The Series 2017A Bonds will be secured by a pledge of certain revenues of the District as further
described herein under the section captioned “SEcURITY AND SOURcES OF PAYMENT FOR ThE SERIES 2017A BONDS.”
The Series 2017A Bonds are issuable only as fully-registered bonds and when issued will be registered in the name of Cede &
Co., as registered owner and nominee for The Depository Trust Company (“DTc”), New York, NY. See the section herein captioned
“ThE SERIES 2017A BONDS – Book-Entry Only System.” Principal of the Series 2017A Bonds is payable to the registered owners
of the Series 2017A Bonds as set forth on the inside cover of this Official Statement. Interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is payable
semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2018. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., is
serving as Bond Registrar and Paying Agent (each as defined herein).
The Series 2017A Bonds and the interest thereon are limited obligations of the District payable solely from the
Pledged Revenues, as defined herein, on a parity with the District’s Outstanding Prior Senior Bonds (as defined herein).
The Series 2017A Bonds and the interest thereon shall not constitute a general or moral obligation of the District nor a
debt, indebtedness or obligation of, or a pledge of the faith and credit of, the District or the State of Missouri (the “State”
or “Missouri”) or any political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter provision
whatsoever. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the District, the State or any political subdivision thereof
is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Series 2017A Bonds or other costs
incident thereto. The District has no authority to levy any taxes to pay the Series 2017A Bonds. Neither the members of
the Board of Trustees of the District nor any person executing the Series 2017A Bonds shall be personally liable on the
Series 2017A Bonds by reason of the issuance thereof.
The Series 2017A Bonds are subject to optional and mandatory redemption as described herein. See the section herein captioned
“ThE SERIES 2017A BONDS – Redemption Provisions.”
Maturities, Principal Amounts, Interest Rates, Yields, Prices and cUSIP Numbers
are shown on the inside cover page
This cover page contains certain information for quick reference only and is not a summary of the issue. Investors
must read this entire Official Statement, including the appendices hereto, to obtain information essential to the making of
an informed investment decision. See “RISK FAcTORS” herein for a discussion of certain risks and other considerations
associated with an investment in the Series 2017A Bonds.
The Series 2017A Bonds are offered when, as and if issued by the District and accepted by the group of Underwriters shown
below, subject to prior placement, withdrawal or modification of the offer without notice and subject to the approval of their validity by
Gilmore & Bell, P.C., St. Louis, Missouri, and White Coleman & Associates, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, Co-Bond Counsel, and subject to
certain other conditions. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the District by its General Counsel and by its Disclosure Counsel,
Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, Missouri. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Underwriters by their co-counsel,
Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Missouri, and Richard G. Hughes & Associates, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri. It is expected that the Series
2017A Bonds will be available for delivery through the facilities of DTC in New York, NY on or about December 14, 2017.
Barclays Siebert cisneros Shank & co., l.l.c.
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The date of this Official Statement is December 5, 2017.
$316,175,000
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A
MATURITY SCHEDULE
Series 2017A Serial Bonds
Maturity
(May 1)
Principal
Amount
Interest
Rate
Yield
Price
CUSIP1
2019 $ 3,415,000 3.00 % 1.470% 102.082% 592481 JF3
2020 3,520,000 4.00 1.560 105.678 592481 JG1
2021 3,660,000 5.00 1.610 111.108 592481 JH9
2022 5,105,000 5.00 1.710 113.826 592481 JJ5
2022 385,000 2.00 1.710 101.218 592481 JK2
2023 7,730,000 5.00 1.800 116.338 592481 JM8
2023 3,310,000 2.25 1.800 102.296 592481 JL0
2024 13,090,000 5.00 1.870 118.741 592481 JN6
2024 1,750,000 2.25 1.870 102.274 592481 JP1
2025 15,280,000 5.00 1.920 121.098 592481 JQ9
2025 75,000 3.00 1.920 107.397 592481 JR7
2026 19,180,000 5.00 1.990 123.126 592481 JT3
2026 450,000 3.00 1.990 107.759 592481 JS5
2027 23,340,000 5.00 2.080 124.765 592481 JU0
2028 24,580,000 5.00 2.160 c 123.996 592481 JV8
2029 25,595,000 5.00 2.210 c 123.517 592481 JW6
2030 9,345,000 5.00 2.300 c 122.662 592481 JX4
2031 9,810,000 5.00 2.370 c 122.002 592481 JY2
2032 10,055,000 5.00 2.430 c 121.439 592481 JZ9
2033 6,325,000 5.00 2.480 c 120.972 592481 KA2
2034 6,640,000 5.00 2.510 c 120.693 592481 KB0
2035 6,975,000 5.00 2.540 c 120.415 592481 KC8
2036 7,320,000 5.00 2.570 c 120.138 592481 KD6
2037 7,690,000 5.00 2.600 c 119.861 592481 KE4
Series 2017A Term Bonds
$44,610,000 Term Bond due May 1, 2042; Interest Rate: 5.00%, Yield: 2.620% c; Price: 119.677%; CUSIP No. 592481KF11
$56,940,000 Term Bond due May 1, 2047; Interest Rate: 5.00%, Yield: 2.690% c; Price: 119.035%; CUSIP No. 592481KG91
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1 CUSIP is a registered trademark of The American Bankers Association. CUSIP data is provided by CUSIP Global Services, managed by S&P
Global Market Intelligence on behalf of the American Bankers Association, and are included solely for the convenience of the registered
owners. Neither the District nor the Underwriters nor the Co-Municipal Advisors shall be responsible for the selection of CUSIP numbers nor
do the District or the Underwriters or the Co-Municipal Advisors make any representation as to the correctness of such numbers on the Series
2017A Bonds or as indicated herein.
c Yield to the first optional par call date of May 1, 2027.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
James Faul, Chair
Rev. Ronald Bobo, Vice Chair
Ruby Bonner, Member
Annette Mandel, Member
Michael Yates, Member
James I. Singer, Member
ADMINISTRATION
Brian L. Hoelscher, P.E., Executive Director
Tim R. Snoke, Secretary-Treasurer
John Strahlman, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Susan M. Myers, General Counsel
Marion M. Gee, Director of Finance
Richard Unverferth, P.E., Director of Engineering
Vicki L. Taylor Edwards, Director of Human Resources
Barbara Mohn, Director of Information Systems
Jonathon C. Sprague, P.E., Director of Operations
ADVISORS AND CONSULTANTS
Co-Bond Counsel
Gilmore & Bell, P.C. White Coleman & Associates, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri
Co-Municipal Advisors
PFM Financial Advisors LLC Independent Public Advisors, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio Kansas City, Missouri
Financial Feasibility Consultant
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
Disclosure Counsel
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
Co-Underwriters’ Counsel
Thompson Coburn LLP Richard G. Hughes & Associates, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri
REGARDING USE OF THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT
THE SERIES 2017A BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
NOR HAS ANY DOCUMENT BEEN QUALIFIED UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AS
AMENDED, IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH ACTS. IN MAKING AN
INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATIONS OF THE
DISTRICT AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING. THE SERIES 2017A BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN
RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY
AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE
ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY MAY BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE SERIES 2017A BONDS, THE UNDERWRITERS
MAY OVER ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS THAT STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET
PRICE OF THE SERIES 2017A BONDS AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE
PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT
ANY TIME.
The Underwriters have provided the following sentence for inclusion in this Official Statement: The
Underwriters have reviewed the information in this Official Statement in accordance with, and as part of, their
respective responsibilities to investors under the federal securities laws as applied to the facts and circumstances of
this transaction, but the Underwriters do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information.
No dealer, broker, salesman or other person has been authorized by the District, the Underwriters or the
Co-Municipal Advisors to give any information or to make any representations with respect to the Series 2017A
Bonds other than those contained in this Official Statement, and, if given or made, such other information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by any of the foregoing. This Official Statement
neither constitutes an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Series
2017A Bonds by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such offer,
solicitation or sale. The information set forth herein has been furnished by the District and other sources which are
believed to be reliable, but such information is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness and is not to be
construed as a representation by the Co-Municipal Advisors or the Underwriters. Statements contained in this
Official Statement which involve estimates, forecasts or matters of opinion, whether or not expressly so described
herein, are intended solely as such and are not to be construed as a representation of fact. The information and
expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice and neither the delivery of this Official Statement
nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date.
References to website addresses presented herein are for informational purposes only and may be in the
form of a hyperlink solely for the reader’s convenience. Unless specified otherwise, such websites and the
information or links contained therein are not incorporated into, and are not part of, this Official Statement.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN
THIS OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this Official Statement constitute “forward-
looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used such
as “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “budget” or other similar words.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, certain statements under the section in this
Official Statement captioned “RISK FACTORS” and certain statements contained in the Report on the Financial
Feasibility of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue
Bonds, Series 2017A in Appendix D hereto.
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN RESULTS OR OTHER EXPECTATIONS CONTAINED IN
SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS,
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE
OR ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIBED TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS,
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. NEITHER THE DISTRICT NOR ANY OTHER PARTY PLANS TO ISSUE ANY UPDATES
OR REVISIONS TO THOSE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IF OR WHEN THEIR EXPECTATIONS,
OR EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED
OCCUR EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION HEREIN CAPTIONED “CONTINUING DISCLOSURE.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1
Purpose of the Official Statement ........................................... 1
The District .............................................................................. 1
Purpose of and Authority for the Series 2017A
Bonds .............................................................................. 2
Security and Sources of Payment for the Series
2017A Bonds .................................................................. 2
Other Indebtedness .................................................................. 4
Continuing Disclosure Information ........................................ 5
Additional Information ........................................................... 5
THE SERIES 2017A BONDS ......................................................... 6
General .................................................................................... 6
Redemption Provisions ........................................................... 6
Effect of Notice of Redemption .............................................. 8
Book-Entry Only System ........................................................ 8
Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Series
2017A Bonds ................................................................ 11
Persons Deemed Owners of Series 2017A Bonds ................ 11
SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES
2017A BONDS ..................................................................... 11
General .................................................................................. 11
Pledged Revenues ................................................................. 12
Pro Forma Statement of Pledged Revenues and
Debt Service Coverage................................................. 14
Flow of Funds ....................................................................... 15
Rate Covenant ....................................................................... 19
Senior and Subordinate Bonds .............................................. 20
Other Indebtedness ................................................................ 20
PLAN OF FINANCE ..................................................................... 20
Purpose of and Authority for the Series 2017A
Bonds ............................................................................ 20
Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds .................................. 21
DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE ...................................................... 22
THE DISTRICT ............................................................................. 23
General .................................................................................. 23
Organization and Management ............................................. 24
Board of Trustees .................................................................. 25
Administration ....................................................................... 25
The System ............................................................................ 27
Employees and Employee Relations ..................................... 27
Economic Conditions in the District ..................................... 28
Security .................................................................................. 28
Insurance ............................................................................... 28
THE CIRP ...................................................................................... 29
General .................................................................................. 29
Historical Capital Improvement Expenditures ..................... 29
Financing Plans for the CIRP ............................................... 29
Total Capital Expenditures under CIRP ............................... 31
Capital Finance Plans Contemplated Under
Consent Decree ............................................................ 31
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT ...................... 33
General .................................................................................. 33
Budget and Appropriation Process ....................................... 33
Finance Department .............................................................. 33
Fund Structure ....................................................................... 34
Basis of Accounting .............................................................. 34
Financial Statements ............................................................. 35
Cash and Investments ............................................................ 35
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW.......................................................................... 35
2017 Financial Audit ............................................................. 35
2016 Financial Audit ............................................................. 36
Sewer Rates and Revenues ................................................... 37
Other Sources of Revenue ..................................................... 38
Rate Commission and Rate Setting Process ......................... 38
Billing and Collections .......................................................... 40
Rate Increases ........................................................................ 41
Historical and Projected Sewer Rates and Charges .............. 42
Customer Accounts ............................................................... 44
Largest User Charge Customers ........................................... 44
User Charge Revenues .......................................................... 45
Outstanding Indebtedness ..................................................... 45
Employee Benefits ................................................................ 46
Other Post-Employment Benefits ......................................... 48
Tax Limitation Amendment – Hancock
Amendment .................................................................. 48
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ............................................ 48
General .................................................................................. 48
Regulatory Matters – Consent Decree .................................. 49
RISK FACTORS ........................................................................... 49
Factors Affecting the District ............................................... 50
Summary Financial Information ........................................... 51
Certain Bankruptcy Risks ..................................................... 51
Secondary Markets and Prices .............................................. 51
Risk of Taxability ................................................................. 51
Risk of Audit ......................................................................... 51
Limited Obligations .............................................................. 52
Loss of Premium Upon Early Redemption .......................... 52
LITIGATION ................................................................................. 52
TAX MATTERS ............................................................................ 52
Opinion of Co-Bond Counsel ............................................... 52
Other Tax Consequences ...................................................... 53
LEGAL MATTERS ....................................................................... 54
RATINGS ...................................................................................... 54
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE ..................................................... 55
UNDERWRITING ........................................................................ 55
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS ...................................................... 56
FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY CONSULTANT ............................. 56
VERIFICATION OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS .... 57
MUNICIPAL ADVISORS ............................................................ 57
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ...................................................... 57
MISCELLANEOUS ...................................................................... 57
APPENDIX A - Independent Auditors’ Report, Management’s
Discussion and Analysis and Basic Financial Statements of
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for the Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
APPENDIX B - Information Regarding the District’s Service
Area
APPENDIX C - Definitions and Summaries of Certain Provisions
of the Bond Ordinance and the Continuing Disclosure
Agreement
APPENDIX D - Report on the Financial Feasibility of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater System
Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A
APPENDIX E - Form of Opinion of Co-Bond Counsel
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT
$316,175,000
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A
INTRODUCTION
The following introductory information is not a summary of this Official Statement. It is only a
brief description of, and is qualified by and subject in all respects to more complete and detailed
information contained elsewhere in, this Official Statement, including the cover page and appendices
hereto and the documents described herein. The order and placement of materials in this Official
Statement, including the appendices hereto, are not to be deemed a determination of relevance,
materiality or relative importance. This Official Statement, including the cover page and appendices,
should be considered in its entirety. The offering of the Series 2017A Bonds to potential investors is made
only by means of the entire Official Statement. All capitalized terms used in this Official Statement,
including Appendix C – “DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE
BOND ORDINANCE AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT,” and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Bond Ordinance, as defined below.
Purpose of the Official Statement
The purpose of this Official Statement is to set forth certain information concerning The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the “District”), a body corporate, municipal corporation and
political subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri (the “State” or
“Missouri”), and the District’s Charter (Plan), approved by the voters of The City of St. Louis, Missouri
(the “City”) and St. Louis County, Missouri (the “County”) at a special election on February 9, 1954, as
amended, and approved by the voters of the City and the County at special elections on November 7,
2000 and June 5, 2012 (collectively and as amended, the “Charter”) and the $316,175,000 principal
amount of Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A (the “Series
2017A Bonds”) to be issued by the District. See the sections herein captioned “THE DISTRICT” and
“THE SERIES 2017A BONDS.”
The District
The District was created in 1954 to provide a metropolitan-wide system of wastewater treatment
and sanitary sewerage facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage to serve the City and
most of the more heavily populated areas of the County. When the District began operations, it took over
the publicly owned wastewater and stormwater drainage facilities within its jurisdiction and began the
construction of an extensive system of collector and interceptor sewers and treatment facilities. The
District’s service area now encompasses approximately 520 square miles, including approximately all 66
square miles of the City and approximately 454 square miles (approximately 87%) of the County. As of
October 4, 2017, the current population served by the District is approximately 1.3 million. A map of the
District’s service area is included on the back cover hereof. See the sections herein captioned “THE
DISTRICT,” “THE CIRP,” “FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT,”
“MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW” and “REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS.”
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Purpose of and Authority for the Series 2017A Bonds
At a special election held on June 5, 2012, voters within the District approved the issuance by the
District of $945,000,000 in sewer system revenue bonds (the “2012 Authorization”). At a special
election held on April 5, 2016, District voters approved the issuance by the District of $900,000,000 in
sewer system revenue bonds (the “2016 Authorization,” together with the 2012 Authorization,
collectively, the “Current Authorizations”). These Current Authorizations enable the District to comply
with federal and State clean water requirements. The District may use the proceeds of such sewer system
revenue bonds for the purpose of designing, constructing, improving, renovating, repairing, replacing and
equipping new and existing District sewer and drainage facilities and systems.
The District previously issued bonds in a par amount of $897,500,000 from the 2012
Authorization, consisting of $225,000,000 of the Series 2012A Bonds, $52,000,000 of the Series 2013A
Bonds, $150,000,000 of the Series 2013B Bonds, $75,000,000 of the Series 2015A Bonds, $150,000,000
of the Series 2015B Bonds, $20,000,000 of the Series 2016A Bonds, $75,500,000 of the Series 2016B
Bonds, and $150,000,000 of the Series 2016C Bonds. After the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, all
bonds relating to the 2012 Authorization will have been issued and the remaining amount of the 2016
Authorization will be $747,500,000. No other bonds have been issued from the 2016 Authorization.
The District will issue the Series 2017A Bonds pursuant to the Current Authorizations and the
Master Bond Ordinance No. 11713 (the “Master Bond Ordinance”) that was adopted by the Board of
Trustees of the District (the “Board”) on April 22, 2004, as supplemented by Ordinance No. 14835
adopted by the Board on December 5, 2017 (the “2017A Ordinance” together with the Master Bond
Ordinance is collectively referred to herein as, the “Bond Ordinance”), to provide funds to (a) advance
refund a portion of the District’s Series 2011B Bonds, Series 2012A Bonds, Series 2013B Bonds and the
Series 2015B Bonds (each as defined herein and collectively the bonds to be refunded are defined herein
as, the “Refunded Bonds”), (b) pay a portion of the costs of the Series 2017A Project (as defined herein),
and (c) pay the Costs of Issuance (as defined in Appendix C to this Official Statement) of the Series
2017A Bonds. For more information, see the sections herein captioned “THE CIRP” and “PLAN OF
FINANCE - Purpose of and Authority for the Series 2017A Bonds” (which also includes the
outstanding principal amounts of the Refunded Bonds as of November 1, 2017).
A description of the Series 2017A Bonds is contained in this Official Statement under the caption
“THE SERIES 2017A BONDS.” All references to the Series 2017A Bonds are qualified in their entirety
by the definitive form thereof and the provisions with respect thereto in the Bond Ordinance. See
Appendix C – “DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND
ORDINANCE AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” for the definitions of all
capitalized words used herein and not otherwise defined herein.
Security and Sources of Payment for the Series 2017A Bonds
General. The Series 2017A Bonds are sewer system revenue bonds secured by and payable from
certain revenues of the District received from operation of its sanitary sewer system (as further defined
herein, the “System”) on a parity with the prior outstanding series of bonds (the “Prior Senior Bonds”)
issued by the District as shown in the following table.
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Name of Issue
Series
Designation
Issue
Date
Original
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
Principal
Amount as of
Nov. 1, 2017
Taxable Wastewater
System Revenue Bonds
(Build America Bonds –
Direct Pay), Series 2010B
(“Series 2010B Bonds”) 01/28/2010 $85,000,000 $85,000,000
Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds, Series
2011B
(“Series 2011B Bonds”)* 12/22/2011 52,250,000 43,410,000
Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds, Series
2012A
(“Series 2012A Bonds”)* 08/23/2012 225,000,000 214,700,000
Wastewater System
Refunding Revenue Bonds,
Series 2012B
(“Series 2012B Bonds”) 11/14/2012 141,730,000 134,710,000
Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds, Series
2013B
(“Series 2013B Bonds”)* 12/18/2013 150,000,000 146,000,000
Wastewater System
Improvement and
Refunding Revenue Bonds,
Series 2015B
(“Series 2015B Bonds”)* 12/15/2015 223,855,000 221,355,000
Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds, Series
2016C
(“Series 2016C Bonds”) 12/20/2016 150,000,000 150,000,000
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* Denotes Prior Senior Bonds, a portion of each series of which is being advance refunded by the Series 2017A Bonds. Outstanding Principal
amounts are as of November 1, 2017 and therefore include the principal amounts to be advance refunded.
Collectively, the Series 2017A Bonds, any Outstanding Prior Senior Bonds and any additional
Bonds then Outstanding issued with a right to payment and secured by a lien on a parity therewith are
referred to herein as the “Senior Bonds.” The Senior Bonds are also secured by amounts in the Renewal
and Extension Fund (as defined herein). See the section herein captioned “SECURITY AND SOURCES
OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS.”
The Series 2017A Bonds and the interest thereon are limited obligations of the District, payable
solely from the Pledged Revenues, as defined herein, on a parity with the other Senior Bonds. The Series
2017A Bonds and the interest thereon shall not constitute a general or moral obligation of the District nor
a debt, indebtedness, or obligation of, or a pledge of the faith and credit of, the District, the State or any
political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter provision
whatsoever. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the District, the State, or any political
subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the Principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the
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Series 2017A Bonds or other costs incident thereto. The District has no authority to levy any taxes to pay
the Series 2017A Bonds. Neither the members of the Board nor any person executing the Series 2017A
Bonds shall be liable personally on the Series 2017A Bonds by reason of the issuance thereof.
Pledged Revenues. The Series 2017A Bonds are sewer system revenue bonds secured by a
pledge of certain revenues of the System, referred to herein as “Pledged Revenues.” See the sections
herein captioned “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS
– Pledged Revenues” and “ – Flow of Funds” and “FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE
DISTRICT – Selected Financial Data of the District” for further discussion of the specific District
revenues constituting Pledged Revenues under the Bond Ordinance.
Renewal and Extension Fund. The Bond Ordinance establishes a Renewal and Extension Fund
into which the District may deposit a portion of the Pledged Revenues. See “SECURITY AND
SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS – Flow of Funds - Deposits to and
Uses of Moneys in the Renewal and Extension Fund.”
Series 2017A Bonds Not Secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account. The Bond Ordinance
also establishes a Debt Service Reserve Account for the Senior Bonds, excluding any Senior SRF Bonds
(as defined in Appendix C to this Official Statement) and Senior Uncovered Bonds. “Senior Uncovered
Bonds” means all series of Senior Bonds, other than Senior SRF Bonds, with respect to which the District
has specified pursuant to a Series Ordinance (as defined in Appendix C to this Official Statement)
authorizing such series of Senior Bonds that such series of Senior Bonds will not be secured by the Debt
Service Reserve Account. The Series 2017A Bonds are Senior Uncovered Bonds and therefore are not
secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account. See “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT
FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS − Flow of Funds − Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Debt
Service Reserve Account.”
Additional Bonds. The Bond Ordinance authorizes the District to issue additional Bonds
thereunder which may be either “Senior Bonds” or “Subordinate Bonds,” subject to certain
requirements of the Bond Ordinance. The Bond Ordinance defines “Senior Bonds” as Bonds that have a
right to payment and are secured by a lien on a parity with the Outstanding Senior Bonds and any
additional Bonds issued on a parity (except with respect to any Credit Facility which may be available
only to one or more series of Senior Bonds) with respect to the Pledged Revenues. The Master Bond
Ordinance defines “Subordinate Bonds” as Bonds, including Subordinate SRF Bonds (as defined in
Appendix C to this Official Statement), issued with a right to payment from the Pledged Revenues and
secured by a lien on the Pledged Revenues expressly junior and subordinate to the Senior Bonds. The
Series 2017A Bonds and any other Senior Bonds or Subordinate Bonds issued by the District previously
or in the future under the Master Bond Ordinance are referred to herein collectively as the “Bonds.” See
“DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND ORDINANCE
AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in Appendix C hereto for a discussion of
the requirements that must be satisfied under the Master Bond Ordinance prior to the issuance of
additional Bonds thereunder.
Other Indebtedness
There are twenty series of Outstanding Bonds previously issued by the District (not including the
Series 2017A Bonds), which are payable from Pledged Revenues of the System for the purpose of
financing or refinancing the cost of designing, constructing, improving, renovating, repairing, replacing
and equipping new and existing District wastewater facilities. Prior to the issuance of the Series 2017A
Bonds and as of November 1, 2017, the aggregate principal amount of Senior Bonds Outstanding is
$995,175,000. In addition to the seven series of outstanding Senior Bonds (not including the Series
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2017A Bonds), the District has five additional series of outstanding Subordinate Bonds payable from
Pledged Revenues on a subordinate basis to the Senior Bonds outstanding in the aggregate principal
amount of $142,070,000 that were purchased by the State Environmental Improvement and Energy
Resources Authority of the State of Missouri (the “Authority”) through the Missouri State Revolving
Fund Program (the “SRF Program”) of the Authority and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
(“DNR”). The District also has eight additional series of Outstanding Bonds payable from Pledged
Revenues on a subordinate basis to the Senior Bonds, which are outstanding in the aggregate principal
amount of $213,843,292 under the State’s Direct Loan Program, which were issued as Subordinate Bonds
under the Master Bond Ordinance and the applicable Series Ordinances. For additional information on
the thirteen series of Subordinate Bonds (collectively, the “Subordinate SRF Bonds”), see the section
herein captioned “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS
– Other Indebtedness”.
Continuing Disclosure Information
At the time of issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, the District will enter into a Disclosure
Dissemination Agent Agreement dated as of December 1, 2017 (the “Continuing Disclosure
Agreement”) with Digital Assurance Certification, L.L.C. (“DAC”), under which the District will
designate DAC as Disclosure Dissemination Agent (as defined in Appendix C to this Official Statement).
Pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the District will covenant to provide certain financial
and operating information with respect to the District on an on-going basis and notice of certain events in
accordance with Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time (“Rule 15c2-
12”). These covenants have been made in order to assist the Underwriters (as defined herein) in
complying with Rule 15c2-12. See the section herein captioned “CONTINUING DISCLOSURE” and
“DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND ORDINANCE
AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in Appendix C hereto.
Additional Information
Appendix A to this Official Statement contains the Independent Auditors’ Report, Management’s
Discussion and Analysis and Basic Financial Statements of the District for the Fiscal Year ended June 30,
2017 and 2016. Appendix B to this Official Statement contains certain information regarding the service
area of the District. Appendix C to this Official Statement includes definitions of certain capitalized
terms used in this Official Statement and summaries of certain provisions of the Bond Ordinance and the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement. Appendix D to this Official Statement contains the Report on the
Financial Feasibility of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater System Improvement and
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A prepared on behalf of the District with respect to the
Series 2017A Bonds (the “Feasibility Report”). Appendix E to this Official Statement contains the
proposed form of the opinion that is anticipated to be rendered by Co-Bond Counsel at the time of
delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds.
Brief descriptions of the Series 2017A Bonds, the Bond Ordinance and the District are included
in this Official Statement. Such descriptions, information and summaries provided herein do not purport
to be comprehensive or definitive. All references herein to any documents are qualified by the terms of
such documents in their entirety. Until the issuance and delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds, copies of the
documents described herein may be obtained from the District. After delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds,
copies of such documents will be available for inspection at the corporate trust office of The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Paying Agent under the Bond Ordinance
(the “Paying Agent”).
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THE SERIES 2017A BONDS
General
The Master Bond Ordinance authorizes the issuance of Bonds thereunder from time to time in
one or more series substantially in the form set forth in the related Series Ordinance. The 2017A
Ordinance further authorizes the execution, issuance and delivery of a series of Bonds thereunder and
under the Master Bond Ordinance to be designated as “The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A” in the aggregate
principal amount of $316,175,000 which series of Bonds shall be executed, issued and delivered under,
and secured by, the Master Bond Ordinance and the 2017A Ordinance. Additional Senior Bonds and
Subordinate Bonds may also be issued from time to time as provided in, and subject to the limitations set
forth in, the Master Bond Ordinance and the 2017A Ordinance. See “DEFINITIONS AND
SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND ORDINANCE AND THE
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in Appendix C hereto.
The Series 2017A Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form in the denomination of $5,000
each or integral multiples thereof and shall be dated the date of delivery thereof. Each Series 2017A
Bond shall be numbered in a convenient manner, established by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A. in St. Louis, Missouri (the “Bond Registrar”), and shown on the Bond Register. The
Series 2017A Bonds shall bear interest at the rates per annum set forth on the inside cover hereof,
computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, payable on May 1, 2018,
and semiannually thereafter on May 1 and November 1 of each year and shall mature in the principal
amounts as set forth on the inside cover hereof, unless earlier called for redemption.
So long as any of the Series 2017A Bonds are in book-entry form, the Principal, redemption
premium, if any, and interest on such Series 2017A Bonds are payable by check or draft mailed, or wire
transfer, to Cede & Co. as Registered Owner thereof and will be redistributed by DTC and the
Participants as described below under “Book-Entry Only System.”
Redemption Provisions
Optional Redemption of Series 2017A Bonds. At the District’s option, the Series 2017A Bonds
or portions thereof maturing on May 1, 2028 and thereafter may be called for redemption and payment
prior to their stated maturity on May 1, 2027, and thereafter, in whole or in part on any date in such order
of maturity as shall be determined by the District at the redemption price of 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date.
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption of the Series 2017A Bonds. The Series 2017A Bonds
maturing in the years 2042 and 2047 are Term Bonds and are subject to mandatory redemption prior to
maturity on May 1 in each of the years set forth on the following page (each a “mandatory redemption
date”), at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the redemption date, without
premium:
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Series 2017A Bonds Maturing May 1, 2042
Year Principal Amount
2038 $8,075,000
2039 8,475,000
2040 8,900,000
2041 9,345,000
2042+ 9,815,000
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+Final maturity
Series 2017A Bonds Maturing May 1, 2047
Year Principal Amount
2043 $10,305,000
2044 10,820,000
2045 11,360,000
2046 11,930,000
2047+ 12,525,000
_____________
+Final maturity
The District shall redeem such an aggregate Principal amount of the Series 2017A Bonds that are
Term Bonds at a redemption price equal to the Principal amount thereof plus the interest due thereon to
the mandatory redemption date.
Selection of Bonds to be Redeemed; Redemption Among Series. If less than all of the Bonds of
like maturity of any series shall be called for redemption, the particular Bonds, or portions of Bonds, to be
redeemed shall be selected by the Paying Agent in such equitable manner as the Paying Agent may
determine. The portion of any Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 to be redeemed shall be in the
Principal amount of $5,000 or an integral multiple thereof, and, in selecting portions of such Bonds for
redemption, the District shall treat each such Bond as representing that number of Bonds which is
obtained by dividing the Principal of such Bond to be redeemed in part by $5,000. Subject to the
redemption provisions of any Series Ordinance, the District in its discretion may redeem the Bonds of any
series, or a portion of the Bonds of any such series, before it redeems the Bonds of any other series.
Within any particular series, any redemption of Bonds shall be effected in the manner provided in the
Master Bond Ordinance and in any Series Ordinance.
Notice of Redemption. Unless waived by any registered owner of Bonds to be redeemed and
except as may be otherwise provided in a Series Ordinance, official notice of any such redemption shall
be given by the Bond Registrar on behalf of the District by mailing a copy of an official redemption
notice by first class mail, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
to the registered owner of the Bond or Bonds to be redeemed at the address shown on the Bond Register
or at such other address as is furnished in writing by such registered owner to the Bond Registrar.
All official notices of redemption shall be dated, shall contain the complete official name of the
Bond issue, and shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price; (3) the interest rate and
maturity date of the Bonds being redeemed; (4) if less than all the Outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed,
the Bond numbers, and, when part of the Bonds evidenced by one Bond certificate are being redeemed,
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the respective Principal amounts of such Bonds to be redeemed; (5) that on the redemption date the
redemption price will become due and payable upon each such Bond or portion thereof called for
redemption and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after such date; and (6) the place
where such Bonds are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price (which place of payment
shall be the principal payment office of the Paying Agent or at such other office designated by the Paying
Agent for such purpose) and the name, address, and telephone number of a person or persons at the
Paying Agent who may be contacted with respect to the redemption.
Any notice of redemption of any Bonds may specify that the redemption is contingent upon the
deposit of moneys with the Paying Agent in an amount sufficient to pay the redemption price (which
price shall include the redemption premium, if any) of all the Bonds or portions of Bonds which are to be
redeemed on that date. Prior to any redemption date, the District shall deposit with the Paying Agent an
amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of all the Bonds or portions of Bonds which are
to be redeemed on that date.
For so long as DTC is effecting book-entry transfers of the Bonds, the Bond Registrar shall
provide the notices specified in the Bond Ordinance to DTC. It is expected that DTC shall, in turn, notify
its participants and that the participants, in turn, will notify or cause to be notified the Beneficial Owners.
Any failure on the part of DTC or a participant, or failure on the part of a nominee of a Beneficial Owner
of a Bond (having been mailed notice from the Bond Registrar, a participant or otherwise) to notify the
Beneficial Owner of the Bond so affected, shall not affect the validity of the redemption of such Bond.
Any defect in any notice of redemption shall not affect the validity of proceedings for redemption
of the Bonds.
Effect of Notice of Redemption
Official notice of redemption having been given in the manner and under the conditions provided
in the Bond Ordinance and moneys for payment of the redemption price being held by the Paying Agent
as provided in the Bond Ordinance, the Bonds or portions of Bonds called for redemption shall, on the
redemption date designated in such notice, become and be due and payable at the redemption price
provided for redemption of such Bonds or portions of Bonds on such date, and from and after such date
interest on the Bonds or portions of Bonds called for redemption shall cease to accrue, such Bonds or
portions of Bonds shall cease to be entitled to any lien, benefit, or security under the Bond Ordinance, and
the owners of such Bonds or portions of Bonds shall have no rights in respect thereof except to receive
payment of the redemption price thereof. Upon surrender for partial redemption of any Bond, there shall
be prepared for and delivered to the registered owner a new Bond or Bonds of the same series, maturity,
and interest rate in the amount of the unpaid Principal.
Book-Entry Only System
The Series 2017A Bonds are available in book-entry only form. Purchasers of the Series 2017A
Bonds will not receive certificates representing their interests in the Series 2017A Bonds. Ownership
interests in the Series 2017A Bonds will be available to purchasers only through a book-entry system (the
“Book-Entry System”) maintained by DTC, New York, NY. The information provided immediately
below concerning DTC and the Book-Entry Only System, as it currently exists, has been obtained from
DTC and is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by, and is not to be construed as a
representation by, the District. The District makes no assurances that DTC, Direct Participants, Indirect
Participants or other nominees of the Beneficial Owners will act in accordance with the procedures
described herein or in a timely manner.
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General. DTC, New York, NY, will act as securities depository for the Series 2017A Bonds. The
Series 2017A Bonds will be issued as fully-registered bonds registered in the name of Cede & Co.
(DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of
DTC. One fully-registered Series 2017A Bond certificate will be issued for each maturity of the Series
2017A Bonds, each in the aggregate principal amount of such maturity, and will be deposited with the
Paying Agent as DTC’s “FAST Agent.”
DTC and Participants. DTC, the world’s largest securities depository, is a limited-purpose trust
company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of
the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within
the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to
the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds and provides asset
servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issues, corporate and municipal debt
issues, and money market instruments (from over 100 countries) that DTC’s participants (“Direct
Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct
Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic
computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the
need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S.
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other
organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
(“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed
Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users
of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and
non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, and clearing corporations that clear
through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly
(“Indirect Participants”). DTC has an S&P Global Ratings’ rating of AA+. The DTC Rules applicable
to its Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about
DTC can be found at http://www.dtcc.com.
Purchases of Ownership Interests. Purchases of Series 2017A Bonds under the DTC system
must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Series 2017A Bonds
on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Series 2017A Bond
(“Beneficial Owner”) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants’ records. Beneficial
Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are,
however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial
Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Series 2017A Bonds are to be
accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of
Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests
in the Series 2017A Bonds, except in the event that use of the Book-Entry System for the Series 2017A
Bonds is discontinued.
Transfers. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Series 2017A Bonds deposited by Direct
Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such
other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Series 2017A
Bonds with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not
effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the
Series 2017A Bonds; DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts
such Series 2017A Bonds are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and
Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their
customers.
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Notices. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by
Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory
requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Beneficial Owners of the Series 2017A Bonds may
wish to take certain steps to augment the transmission to them of notices of significant events with respect
to the Series 2017A Bonds, such as redemptions, tenders, defaults and proposed amendments to the Series
2017A Bond documents. For example, Beneficial Owners of the Series 2017A Bonds may wish to
ascertain that the nominee holding the Series 2017A Bonds for their benefit has agreed to obtain and
transmit notice to Beneficial Owners. In the alternative, Beneficial Owners may wish to provide their
names and addresses to the registrar and request that copies of notices be provided directly to them.
Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Series 2017A Bonds within an
issue are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct
Participant in such issue to be redeemed.
Voting. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with
respect to Series 2017A Bonds unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC’s MMI
Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to the District as soon as possible
after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those
Direct Participants to whose accounts Series 2017A Bonds are credited on the record date (identified in a
listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
Payments of Principal, Redemption Price and Interest. Redemption proceeds, distributions, and
dividend payments on the Series 2017A Bonds will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as
may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit Direct Participants’
accounts, upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from the District or the
Paying Agent on payable date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC’s records.
Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in
“street name,” and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC nor the Paying Agent, or
the District, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and dividend payments to Cede & Co. (or such other
nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of the District
or the Paying Agent, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of
DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct
and Indirect Participants.
Discontinuation of Book-Entry Only System. DTC may discontinue providing its services as
depository with respect to the Series 2017A Bonds at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Paying
Agent or the District. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained,
Series 2017A Bond certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
The Direct Participant holding a majority position in the Series 2017A Bonds may decide to
discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository).
In that event, Series 2017A Bond certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.
The information above concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from
DTC and is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by and is not to be construed as a
representation by the District. The District does not make any assurance that DTC, Direct Participants,
Indirect Participants or other nominees of the Beneficial Owners will act in accordance with the
procedures described above or in a timely manner.
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Registration, Transfer and Exchange of Series 2017A Bonds
The Paying Agent has been appointed the Bond Registrar and as such shall maintain the Bond
Register for the registration and transfer of Series 2017A Bonds as provided in the Bond Ordinance.
Any Series 2017A Bond may be transferred only upon the books kept for the registration and
transfer of Series 2017A Bonds upon surrender thereof to the Paying Agent duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered owner or his attorney or
legal representative in such form as shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent. Upon any such transfer, the
District shall execute and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such Series
2017A Bond a new fully registered Series 2017A Bond or Series 2017A Bonds, registered in the name of
the transferee, of any denomination or denominations authorized by the Bond Ordinance.
Any Series 2017A Bond, upon surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the
Paying Agent together with a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered owner or his
attorney or legal representative in such form as shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent, may at the
option of the registered owner thereof, be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Series
2017A Bonds of the same series and maturity and bearing interest at the same rate.
In all cases in which Series 2017A Bonds shall be exchanged or transferred, the District shall
execute and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver, at the earliest practicable time, Series 2017A
Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Bond Ordinance. All Series 2017A Bonds surrendered in
any such exchange or transfer shall forthwith be cancelled by the Paying Agent. The District or the
Paying Agent may charge the Bondholder requesting the same for every such exchange or transfer of
Series 2017A Bonds sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge required to be
paid with respect to such exchange or transfer, and such charge shall be paid before any such new Series
2017A Bond shall be delivered.
Persons Deemed Owners of Series 2017A Bonds
The person in whose name any Series 2017A Bond shall be registered as shown on the Bond
Register required to be maintained by the Paying Agent shall be deemed and regarded as the absolute
owner thereof for all purposes, and payment of or on account of the principal of and redemption premium,
if any, and interest on any such Series 2017A Bond shall be made only to or upon the order of the
Registered Owner thereof or his legal representative. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to
satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Series 2017A Bond, including the interest thereon, to the
extent of the sum or sums so paid.
SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS
General
The Series 2017A Bonds are sewer system revenue bonds secured by and payable from Pledged
Revenues on a parity with the District’s Outstanding Senior Bonds and any other Senior Bonds issued
under the terms of the Master Bond Ordinance. The Senior Bonds are also secured by amounts on deposit
in the Renewal and Extension Fund and, except with respect to Senior Uncovered Bonds, the Debt
Service Reserve Account. The Series 2017A Bonds are Senior Uncovered Bonds and therefore are not
secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account.
The Series 2017A Bonds and the interest thereon are limited obligations of the District payable
solely from the Pledged Revenues on a parity with the other Senior Bonds. The Series 2017A Bonds and
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the interest thereon shall not constitute a general or moral obligation of the District nor a debt,
indebtedness or obligation of, or a pledge of the faith and credit of, the District or the State or any
political subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter provision
whatsoever. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the District, the State or any political
subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the Principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the
Series 2017A Bonds or other costs incident thereto. The District has no authority to levy any taxes to pay
the Series 2017A Bonds. Neither the members of the Board nor any person executing the Series 2017A
Bonds shall be liable personally on the Series 2017A Bonds by reason of the issuance thereof.
Pledged Revenues
Pursuant to the Master Bond Ordinance, the District has pledged all Pledged Revenues to the
payment of the Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Bonds issued thereunder. Such pledge is
for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of the District’s Outstanding Senior Bonds and any
other Senior Bonds issued under the terms of the Master Bond Ordinance regardless of the time or times
of their issuance or maturity. In the Master Bond Ordinance, the District covenants that it will not issue
obligations of any kind or nature payable from, or with a lien on, the Pledged Revenues or any part
thereof having priority over or, except as permitted in the Master Bond Ordinance for the issuance of
Senior Bonds, on a parity with the Series 2017A Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Bond
Ordinance permits the issuance of Subordinate Bonds secured by the Pledged Revenues on a subordinate
basis to the Senior Bonds.
“Pledged Revenues” means (a) Net Operating Revenues (as defined herein) of the System (as
defined in the directly below paragraph), (b) Investment Earnings (as defined in the Bond Ordinance as
all interest received on and profits derived from investments of moneys in all funds and accounts of the
District other than investments derived from or with respect to (i) stormwater revenues, as described
below, (ii) all funds and accounts established in connection with SRF Bonds and (iii) obligations issued
by the District on behalf of any of its subdistricts), (c) Hedge Receipts and (d) all moneys paid or required
to be paid into, and all moneys and securities on deposit from time to time in, the funds and accounts
specified in the Bond Ordinance, but excluding any amounts required in the Bond Ordinance to be set
aside pending, or used for, rebate to the United States of America government pursuant to Section 148(f)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including, but not limited to, amounts in
the Rebate Fund created in the Bond Ordinance.
The Bond Ordinance defines the “System” as the sanitary sewer system of the District, as it now
exists and as it may be added to, extended, improved and equipped, either from the proceeds of the Bonds
or from any other sources at any time, including without limitation, (a) all sanitary sewers, all combined
sewers, all pumping stations, all wastewater treatment plants, and all equipment used in connection
therewith, all facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and wastewater, including
industrial wastes, and (b) all other facilities or property of any nature or description, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, owned or used by the District in the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage.
The Bond Ordinance defines “Net Operating Revenues” as all Operating Revenues, after
provision for payment of all Expenses of Operation and Maintenance. The Bond Ordinance defines
“Operating Revenues” as all income and revenue of any nature derived from the operation of the
System, including periodic wastewater billings, service charges, other charges for wastewater service and
the availability thereof (other than any special assessment proceeds), connection or tap fees (whether
accounted for as revenues or as contributed capital), net proceeds from business interruption insurance,
the principal of gifts, bequests, contributions, grants and donations available to pay debt service of Bonds,
and any amounts deposited in escrow in connection with the acquisition, construction, remodeling,
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renovation and equipping of facilities to be applied during the period of determination to pay interest on
Bonds.
The Bond Ordinance expressly excludes the following from the definition of Operating
Revenues: (1) any profits or losses on the early extinguishment of debt or on the sale or other disposition,
not in the ordinary course of business, of investments or fixed or capital assets, and local, state or federal
grants or other moneys received for the payment of Expenses of Operation and Maintenance (See
Appendix C for definition of “Expenses of Operation and Maintenance”), (2) local, state, or federal
grants, loans (including Government Loans), capital improvement contract payments, or other moneys
received for capital improvements to the System, (3) Investment Earnings, (4) any stormwater charges
(referred to herein as the “Stormwater Service Charges”) and (5) any property tax revenues. Although
revenues from the Stormwater Service Charge are not included in Operating Revenues and thus are not
available for payment of debt service on any Bonds issued under the Bond Ordinance, including the
Series 2017A Bonds, such revenues are accounted for and included in the amount of Operating Revenues
identified in the Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements included as Appendix A to this
Official Statement.
The schedule of Pledged Revenues shown on the following page was prepared to show the
amount of Pledged Revenues available historically to pay debt service on the Bonds.
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WASTEWATER SEGMENT
SCHEDULE OF PLEDGED REVENUES
For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2013 Through 2017
(In Thousands)
2013 2014 2015
2016
2017
Operating Revenues
Sewer service charges1 $237,296 $248,763 $282,957 $304,685 $330,883
Recovery (provision) of doubtful
sewer services charge account
(2,636) 7,230
(2,230)
(4,062)
(2,534)
Licenses, permits and other fees 2,732 6,563 6,657 3,620 4,036
Other 3,206 1,867 1,452 14,221 1,085
Total Operating Revenues $240,598 $264,422 $288,836 $318,464 $333,470
Nonoperating Revenues2
Investment income $957 $2,670 $2,556 $3,894 $2,456
Total Operating and
Nonoperating Revenues
$241,554 $267,093 $291,392
$322,358
$335,926
Operating Expenses
Pumping and treatment $54,526 $54,126 $60,766 $59,100 $60,203
Collection system maintenance 31,095 32,722 32,141 33,292 33,477
Engineering 5,391 5,569 4,589 3,523 4,722
General and administrative 41,485 45,661 48,580 51,744 51,256
Water backup claims 3,503 2,713 3,862 7,631 5,035
Asset Management 10,372 12,432 13,374 12,969 14,143
Total Operating Expenses $146,372 $153,222 $163,312 $168,259 $168,835
Total Expenses $146,372 $153,222 $163,312 $168,259 $168,835
Pledged Revenues $95,182 $113,871 $128,080 $154,099 $167,091
Senior Bond Debt Service $28,257 $34,221 $38,352 $46,381 $58,182
Subordinate Bond Debt Service 21,684 10,215 23,496 27,379 31,178
Total Debt Service2 $49,941 $44,436 $61,848 $73,760 $89,360
Senior Bond Debt Coverage Ratio
3.4x 3.3x
3.3x
3.3x
2.9x
Total Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.9x 2.6x 2.1x 2.1x 1.9x
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Source: District
1 These numbers are based on the District’s year end audited financial statements and may differ from the historical numbers shown on Page
15 hereof and Table 10 of the Feasibility Report. These differences are due to presentation requirements for auditing purposes. 2 Audited figures exclude Build America Bond federal subsidy payments from nonoperating revenues and reduce the total annual debt service
figure by the corresponding amount.
Pro Forma Statement of Pledged Revenues and Debt Service Coverage
The following table shows pro forma statements(1) showing projected wastewater revenues and
expenditures and debt service coverage on existing and anticipated revenue bonds during the last and
current Fiscal Year and the next two Fiscal Years.
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COMPARISON OF PROJECTED PLEDGED REVENUES
AND PROJECTED DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE(1)
(In Thousands)(2)
FY 2017
Actual
FY 2018
Projected
FY 2019
Projected
FY 2020
Projected
Total Service Charge
Revenue $324,918 $359,039 $393,161 $431,602
Other Operating Revenue 7,072 4,480 5,213 4,831
Connection Fee
Revenue 1,479 1,217 1,229 1,242
Subtotal: Other
Miscellaneous
Revenue $8,551 $5,697 $6,442 $6,072
Interest Income Reserve $252 $252 $252 $252
Interest Income Other(3) 2,205 2,279 2,279 2,279
Total Revenue $335,926 $367,267 $402,134 $440,206
General Operating
Expenses $150,090 $157,185 $162,085 $167,113
Other Operating Expenses 18,745 14,948 12,025 12,172
Subtotal Operating
Expenses $168,835 $172,133 $174,110 $179,285
Net Revenue Available for
Debt Service $167,091 $195,134 $228,024 $260,921
Actual and Projected Debt
Service (Payments
To Bondholders)
Senior Bonds $58,182 $68,649 $82,664 $99,225
Subordinate SRF Bonds 31,178 33,029 37,235 38,348
Total Projected Debt
Service $89,360 $101,678 $119,899 $137,573
Total Projected Senior
Debt
Coverage 2.87x 2.84x 2.76x 2.63x
Total Projected Coverage
for all Debt 1.87x 1.91x 1.90x 1.90x
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Source: Feasibility Report
(1) See Appendix D – Feasibility Report page D-33 for detailed discussion of principal assumptions upon which projections are based.
(2) For the purposes of this Official Statement figures have been rounded.
(3) Includes interest earned from the Missouri-American Water Company.
Flow of Funds
Bond Ordinance Funds and Accounts. The Bond Ordinance establishes or ratifies the
establishment of the following funds and accounts and provides that the moneys deposited in such funds
and accounts are held by U.S. Bank, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri, as the depository (the “Depository”) for
the account of the District, in trust for the purposes set forth in the Bond Ordinance:
(1) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Revenue Fund (the “Revenue
Fund”);
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(2) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Sinking Fund (the “Sinking
Fund”), and within such Sinking Fund a Payments Account (held by The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A.) and a Debt Service Reserve Account;
(3) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Renewal and Extension Fund (the
“Renewal and Extension Fund”);
(4) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Rebate Fund (the “Rebate
Fund”), and within such Rebate Fund a Series 2017A Rebate Account; and
(5) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Project Fund (the “Project
Fund”), and within such Project Fund a Series 2017A Project Account and a Series 2017A Costs of
Issuance Account.
In addition to the funds described directly above, the Escrow Agreement (as defined herein)
establishes the “Escrow Fund for The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Wastewater System Revenue
Bonds, Series 2011B, Series 2012, Series 2013B and Series 2015B” (the “Escrow Fund”) to be held and
administered by the Escrow Agent (as defined herein) in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow
Agreement.
Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Revenue Fund. The Bond Ordinance requires that the
District deposit all Operating Revenues into the Revenue Fund from time to time as and when received.
The Bond Ordinance also requires that the District apply moneys in the Revenue Fund, prior to the
occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under the Bond Ordinance, in the following order of
priority:
(1) to pay Expenses of Operation and Maintenance;
(2) to deposit into the Sinking Fund the amounts required by the Bond Ordinance, as
described below under the heading captioned “Deposits to and Uses of Money in the Sinking Fund”;
(3) to make Replenishment Payments (as defined herein) to the Debt Service Reserve
Account and to pay to any Credit Facility Provider any amounts due under any Credit Facility Agreement,
including Additional Interest;
(4) to deposit into the Rebate Fund the amounts required by the Bond Ordinance;
(5) to pay any amounts due any Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider pursuant to a
Reserve Account Credit Facility Agreement;
(6) to deposit the amounts required to be deposited into the funds and accounts created by
any Series Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Subordinate Bonds, for the purpose of paying Principal
of (whether at maturity, upon mandatory redemption or as otherwise required by a Series Ordinance
relating to Subordinate SRF Bonds) and interest on Subordinate Bonds, making Hedge Payments under
Subordinate Hedge Agreements, and accumulating reserves for such payments;
(7) to make Accumulation Payments to the Debt Service Reserve Account in accordance
with the Bond Ordinance; and
(8) to pay any amounts required to be paid with respect to any Other System Obligations.
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In addition to, and after, the deposits described above, the District may from time to time deposit
into the Renewal and Extension Fund any moneys and securities held in the Revenue Fund in excess of
45 days’ estimated Expenses of Operation and Maintenance.
If at any time the amounts in any account of the Sinking Fund are less than the amounts required
by the Bond Ordinance, and there are not on deposit in the Renewal and Extension Fund available
moneys sufficient to cure any such deficiency, as described herein under the subsection captioned
“Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Renewal and Extension Fund,” then the District shall
withdraw from the funds and accounts of the District relating to Subordinate Bonds which are not
Subordinate SRF Bonds and deposit in such account of the Sinking Fund, as the case may be, the amount
necessary (or all the moneys in such funds and accounts, if less than the amount required) to make up
such deficiency.
Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Sinking Fund. After the District deposits all Operating
Revenues into the Revenue Fund and applies such moneys to pay Expenses of Operation and
Maintenance, then the Master Bond Ordinance provides for deposits to and uses of moneys in the
accounts and subaccounts in the Sinking Fund as follows:
Payments Account – General. Sufficient moneys shall be paid in periodic installments from the
Revenue Fund into the Payments Account for the purpose of paying the Principal of and interest
(excluding Additional Interest) on the Senior Bonds as they become due and payable and for the purpose
of making Hedge Payments under Senior Hedge Agreements. Amounts held in the Payments Account
shall be used solely to pay interest (excluding Additional Interest) and Principal of the Senior Bonds as
the same become due and payable (whether at maturity or upon redemption) and to pay Hedge Payments
under Senior Hedge Agreements when due. As of the date of this Official Statement, there are no Senior
Hedge Agreements in effect.
Interest. Except as otherwise provided in any Series Ordinance authorizing Senior SRF Bonds, on
or before the 30th day preceding each Interest Payment Date for Senior Bonds (or, in the case of Senior
Bonds bearing interest at a Variable Rate, on or before the Business Day preceding each Interest Payment
Date), the District shall deposit in the Payments Account an amount which, together with any other
moneys already on deposit therein and available to make such payment and, in the case of Senior SRF
Bonds, anticipated investment earnings on reserve funds held by a bond trustee relating to such Senior
SRF Bonds, is not less than the interest (excluding Additional Interest) coming due on such Senior Bonds
on such Interest Payment Date. The District shall also deposit and continue to deposit all Hedge Receipts
under Senior Hedge Agreements in the Payments Account from time to time as and when received.
Principal. Except as otherwise provided in any Series Ordinance authorizing Senior SRF Bonds,
on or before the 30th day preceding each Principal Maturity Date for Senior Bonds, the District shall
deposit in the Payments Account an amount which, together with any other moneys already on deposit
therein and available to make such payment, is not less than the Principal coming due on such Senior
Bonds on such Principal Maturity Date.
Hedge Payments. On or before the 30th day preceding each payment date for Hedge Payments
under Senior Hedge Agreements, the District shall deposit in the Payments Account an amount which,
together with any other moneys already on deposit therein and available to make such payment, is not less
than such Hedge Payments coming due on such payment date.
Application of Moneys in Payments Account. No further payments need be made into the
Payments Account whenever the amount available in the Payments Account, if added to the amount then
in the Debt Service Reserve Account (without taking into account any amount available to be drawn on
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any Reserve Account Credit Facility), is sufficient to retire all Senior Bonds then Outstanding and to pay
all unpaid interest accrued and to accrue prior to such retirement. No moneys in the Payments Account
shall be used for or applied to the optional purchase or redemption of Senior Bonds prior to maturity
unless: (i) provision shall have been made for the payment of all the Senior Bonds; or (ii) such moneys
are applied to the purchase and cancellation of Senior Bonds which are subject to mandatory redemption
on the next mandatory redemption date, which falls due within 12 months, such Senior Bonds are
purchased at a price not more than would be required for mandatory redemption, and such Senior Bonds
are cancelled upon purchase; or (iii) such moneys are applied to the purchase and cancellation of Senior
Bonds at a price less than the amount of Principal which would be payable on such Senior Bonds,
together with interest accrued through the date of purchase, and such Senior Bonds are cancelled upon
purchase; or (iv) such moneys are in excess of the then required balance of the Payments Account and are
applied to redeem a part of the Senior Bonds Outstanding on the next succeeding redemption date for
which the required notice of redemption may be given.
Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Debt Service Reserve Account. The Bond Ordinance
provides that with respect to Senior Bonds which are not Senior Uncovered Bonds that the Debt Service
Reserve Account will be funded in an amount equal to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement for the
Senior Bonds which are not Senior Uncovered Bonds. The Bond Ordinance requires that the District
deposit into the Debt Service Reserve Account the amounts specified in the Series Ordinances with
respect to Senior Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no deposit into the Debt Service
Reserve Account with respect to any SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds nor shall the Debt Service
Reserve Account secure any SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds. The Series 2017A Bonds are
Senior Uncovered Bonds and therefore are not secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account.
Whenever for any reason the amount in the Payments Account is insufficient to pay all interest or
Principal becoming due on the Senior Bonds within the next seven days (or, in the case of Senior Bonds
bearing interest at a Variable Rate, on the next Business Day), the District shall make up any deficiency
by transfers first from the Renewal and Extension Fund and second from the funds and accounts of the
District relating to Subordinate Bonds which are not Subordinate SRF Bonds. Whenever, on the date that
such interest or Principal is due, there are insufficient moneys in the Payments Account available to make
such payment on Senior Bonds (except with respect to Senior SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered Bonds
which are not secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account), the District shall, without further
instructions, apply so much as may be needed of the moneys in the Debt Service Reserve Account to
prevent default in the payment of such interest or Principal, with priority to interest payments. Whenever
by reason of any such application or otherwise (other than required Accumulation Payments, as required
in the Bond Ordinance) the amount remaining to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account is less
than the amount then required to be in the Debt Service Reserve Account, such deficiency shall be
remedied by monthly deposits (“Replenishment Payments”) from the Revenue Fund, to the extent funds
are available in the Revenue Fund for such purpose after all required transfers set forth above have been
made.
The District may elect to satisfy in whole or in part the Debt Service Reserve Requirement by
means of a Reserve Account Credit Facility, subject to certain requirements as set forth in the Bond
Ordinance. See “DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND
ORDINANCE AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in Appendix C hereto.
Deposits to and Uses of Moneys in the Renewal and Extension Fund. All sums accumulated
and retained in the Renewal and Extension Fund shall be used first to prevent default in the payment of
interest on or Principal of the Senior Bonds when due and then shall be applied by the District from time
to time, as and when the District shall determine, to the following purposes and, prior to the occurrence
and continuation of an Event of Default, in the order of priority determined by the District in its sole
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discretion: (a) for the purposes for which moneys held in the Revenue Fund may be applied pursuant to
the Bond Ordinance and as described above; (b) to pay any amounts which may then be due and owing
under any Hedge Agreement (including termination payments, fees, expenses, and indemnity payments);
(c) to pay any governmental charges and assessments against the System or any part thereof which may
then be due and owing; (d) to make acquisitions, betterments, extensions, repairs, or replacements or
other capital improvements (including the purchase of equipment) to the System deemed necessary by the
District (including payments under contracts with vendors, suppliers, and contractors for the foregoing
purposes); (e) to acquire Senior Bonds by redemption or by purchase in the open market at a price not
exceeding the callable price as provided and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond
Ordinance, which Senior Bonds may be any of the Senior Bonds, prior to their respective maturities, and
when so used for such purposes the moneys shall be withdrawn from the Renewal and Extension Fund
and deposited into the Payments Account for the Senior Bonds to be so redeemed or purchased; and
(f) for any other purpose of the District.
Rate Covenant
The Bond Ordinance provides that the District shall continuously own, control, operate, and
maintain the System in an efficient and economical manner and on a revenue producing basis and shall at
all times prescribe, fix, maintain, and collect rates, fees, and other charges for the services, facilities, and
commodities furnished by the System fully sufficient at all times to:
(1) provide for 100% of the Expenses of Operation and Maintenance and for the
accumulation in the Revenue Fund of a reasonable reserve therefor; and
(2) produce Net Operating Revenues in each Fiscal Year which, together with Investment
Earnings:
(a) will equal at least 125% of the Debt Service Requirement on all Senior Bonds
then Outstanding for the year of computation and 115% of the Debt Service Requirement
on all Bonds then Outstanding for the year of computation;
(b) will enable the District to make all required payments, if any, into the Debt
Service Reserve Account and the Rebate Fund and to any Credit Facility Provider, any
Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider, and any Qualified Hedge Provider;
(c) will enable the District to accumulate an amount to be held in the Renewal and
Extension Fund which, in the judgment of the District, is adequate to meet the costs of
major renewals, replacements, repairs, additions, betterments, and improvements to the
System, necessary to keep the same in good operating condition or as is required by any
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the System; and
(d) will remedy all deficiencies in required payments into any of the funds and
accounts established under the Bond Ordinance from prior Fiscal Years.
If the District fails to prescribe, fix, maintain, and collect rates, fees, and other charges, or to
revise such rates, fees, and other charges, in accordance with these provisions of the Bond Ordinance, the
owners of not less than 25% in aggregate Principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, without regard
to whether any Event of Default shall have occurred, may institute and prosecute in any court of
competent jurisdiction an appropriate action to compel the District to prescribe, fix, maintain, or collect
such rates, fees, and other charges, or to revise such rates, fees, and other charges, in accordance with the
requirements of the Bond Ordinance.
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Senior and Subordinate Bonds
Upon satisfaction of certain conditions, the Bond Ordinance permits the District, for specified
purposes, to issue additional Senior Bonds without express limit as to principal amount, which will be
equally and ratably secured on a parity basis with the Series 2017A Bonds and Outstanding Prior Senior
Bonds under the Bond Ordinance. The Debt Service Requirement, as defined in the Bond Ordinance,
which is used in the calculation of the additional bonds test, allows the District to take into account the
anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy payments to arrive at a net debt service figure with
respect to the Series 2010B Bonds issued as “Build America Bonds.” The District may issue additional
Senior Bonds in the future to finance part of the cost of capital improvements identified in the District’s
CIRP. See the section herein captioned “THE CIRP.” The Bond Ordinance also permits the District to
issue Subordinate Bonds which would be secured by a lien on the Pledged Revenues that would be junior
and subordinate to the Series 2017A Bonds and any other Senior Bonds. See “DEFINITIONS AND
SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BOND ORDINANCE AND THE
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in Appendix C hereto.
Other Indebtedness
The Series 2017A Bonds are sewer system revenue bonds secured by and payable from Pledged
Revenues on a parity with the Prior Senior Bonds. The District has also issued thirteen series of
outstanding Subordinate Bonds. See the section herein captioned “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW – Outstanding Indebtedness - Other Outstanding Debt” for a
summary of the outstanding long-term debt of the District. For more information on the District’s long-
term liabilities, see Note 6 in the District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this
Official Statement.
PLAN OF FINANCE
Purpose of and Authority for the Series 2017A Bonds
As previously discussed herein, at special elections held on June 5, 2012 and on April 5, 2016,
voters within the District approved the 2012 Authorization and 2016 Authorization, respectively. These
Current Authorizations enable the District to comply with federal and State clean water requirements. The
District may use the proceeds of such sewer system revenue bonds for the purpose of designing,
constructing, improving, renovating, repairing, replacing and equipping new and existing District
wastewater facilities.
The District will issue the Series 2017A Bonds to (a) advance refund the Refunded Bonds,
(b) pay a portion of the costs of the Series 2017A Project as described below under the heading “THE
CIRP − Capital Finance Plans Contemplated Under Consent Decree,” and (c) pay the Costs of
Issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds.
The Refunded Bonds consist of (i) the Series 2011B Bonds maturing in the years 2022 through
2029, inclusive, outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $23,345,000, (ii) the Series 2012A
Bonds maturing in the years 2023 through 2032, inclusive, except the 2030 maturity bearing interest at
the rate of 2.75%, outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $50,060,000, (iii) the Series 2013B
Bonds maturing in the years 2024 through 2029, inclusive, outstanding in the aggregate principal amount
of $26,385,000, and (iv) the Series 2015B Bonds maturing in the years 2026 through 2029, inclusive,
outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $25,970,000. The District has elected to advance refund
the Refunded Bonds pursuant to the provisions of the Master Bond Ordinance, the Series 2011B
Ordinance, the Series 2012A Ordinance, the Series 2013B Ordinance and the Series 2015B Ordinance. A
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portion of the proceeds of the Series 2017A Bonds will be deposited into the Escrow Fund established
under an Escrow Trust Agreement dated as of December 1, 2017 (the “Escrow Agreement”), by and
between the District and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Escrow Agent (the
“Escrow Agent”), and will be used by the Escrow Agent to pay the costs of refunding the Refunded
Bonds. The Series 2011B Bonds being refunded will be redeemed on May 1, 2021; the Series 2012A
Bonds being refunded will be redeemed on May 1, 2022; the Series 2013B Bonds being refunded will be
redeemed on May 1, 2023; and the Series 2015B Bonds being refunded will be redeemed on May 1,
2025; all at a redemption price of par plus redemption premium, if any, and accrued interest to the
respective redemption date pursuant to the Master Bond Ordinance and the Series Ordinances authorizing
the issuance of each series of Refunded Bonds.
Estimated Sources and Uses of Funds
The following table summarizes the anticipated sources and uses of funds in connection with the
issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds:
Sources of Funds
Par amount of Series 2017A Bonds $316,175,000
Plus Original Issue Premium 63,791,434
Release from Debt Service Reserve Account 934,325
Total $380,900,759
Uses of Funds
Deposit to Series 2017A Project Account $236,396,980
Deposit to Escrow Fund under Escrow Agreement 142,275,547
Costs of Issuance1 2,228,232
Total $380,900,759
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1 Includes Underwriters’ discount.
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DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE
The following table sets forth the debt service requirements for all Outstanding Prior Senior
Bonds, the Series 2017A Bonds, the Subordinate Bonds and total debt service on all System revenue
bonds.
Year
Ending
June 30
Debt Service on
Outstanding Prior
Senior Bonds(1)
Debt Service on
Series 2017A
Bonds
Debt Service on
Subordinate
Bonds(2)
Total
Debt
Service
2018 $ 62,001,598 $ 5,915,375 $ 32,952,090 $ 100,869,063
2019 58,980,798 18,959,050 37,199,391 115,139,239
2020 59,074,698 18,961,600 37,294,871 115,331,169
2021 58,958,098 18,960,800 37,383,725 115,302,623
2022 56,474,848 20,607,800 37,656,608 114,739,256
2023 51,105,048 25,894,850 37,552,626 114,552,524
2024 47,418,998 29,233,875 37,639,953 114,292,826
2025 47,494,765 29,055,000 37,713,801 114,263,566
2026 47,154,065 32,563,750 34,353,454 114,071,269
2027 47,006,815 35,301,250 27,743,510 110,051,575
2028 47,730,565 35,374,250 24,048,746 107,153,561
2029 47,720,565 35,160,250 23,250,508 106,131,323
2030 67,700,065 17,630,500 20,866,918 106,197,483
2031 67,317,165 17,628,250 19,494,094 104,439,509
2032 67,358,265 17,382,750 16,906,654 101,647,669
2033 68,226,178 13,150,000 16,742,709 98,118,887
2034 68,029,278 13,148,750 16,827,914 98,005,942
2035 65,007,228 13,151,750 12,610,644 90,769,622
2036 65,041,422 13,148,000 5,973,741 84,163,163
2037 65,806,340 13,152,000 6,000,286 84,958,626
2038 65,865,360 13,152,500 2,380,060 81,397,920
2039 67,855,205 13,148,750 81,003,955
2040 67,311,450 13,150,000 80,461,450
2041 67,308,600 13,150,000 80,458,600
2042 67,309,000 13,152,750 80,461,750
2043 29,446,250 13,152,000 42,598,250
2044 19,439,750 13,151,750 32,591,500
2045 19,443,750 13,150,750 32,594,500
2046 9,544,500 13,152,750 22,697,250
2047 13,151,250 13,151,250
Totals(3) $1,579,130,667 $555,892,350 $522,592,302 $2,657,615,320
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(1) Excludes the debt service on the Refunded Bonds. Debt service figures are reduced by a 33% federal interest rate subsidy on the District’s
Series 2010B Bonds for the year 2018 through 2024 and by a 35% federal interest rate subsidy thereafter. Such subsidy may be changed or
eliminated at any point in the future.
(2) Amounts are net of trustee fees, DNR fees and reserve fund earnings.
(3) For the purposes of this Official Statement figures have been rounded.
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THE DISTRICT
General
The District is organized pursuant to Article VI, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution which
empowers the people of the County and the City “to establish a metropolitan district for functional
administration of services common to the area included therein.” The District is the only special district in
the State established pursuant to that section of the Missouri Constitution. The Charter established the
District. The District was created to provide a metropolitan-wide system of wastewater treatment and
sanitary sewerage facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage to serve the City and most
of the more heavily populated areas of the County. Before the District’s creation, the City, various
municipalities in the County and private sewer companies provided sewer service that primarily included
only collecting and transporting sewage from small geographic areas to nearby rivers and streams with
little or no treatment. Most of the municipalities or private sewer companies serving the area did not have
the jurisdictional authority or financial resources needed to eliminate health hazards from untreated
sewage.
When the District began operations in 1956 it took over the publicly-owned wastewater and
stormwater drainage facilities within its jurisdiction and began the construction of an extensive system of
collector and interceptor sewers and treatment facilities. In 1977, voters approved the District’s
annexation of a 270 square mile area of the lower Missouri River and lower Meramec River watersheds in
the County. The District purchased the Fee Fee Trunk Sewer Company and the Missouri Bottoms Sewer
Company in 1978. The District has since acquired other investor-owned or municipally-operated systems.
The District operates the fourth largest wastewater treatment system in the United States of
America. The District’s service area now encompasses approximately 520 square miles including
approximately all 66 square miles of the City and approximately 454 square miles (approximately 87%)
of the County. Only the far western section of the County is not served by the District. The District
provides sanitary sewer collection and treatment and stormwater management to a current population of
approximately 1.3 million as of October 4, 2017. As of June 30, 2017, the District served approximately
426,484 accounts, including approximately 360,534 single family residences, approximately 41,697
multi-family apartments and condos, and approximately 24,253 commercial/industrial businesses. For
further description of the District’s service area, see the service area map located on the back cover of this
Official Statement. For certain economic and demographic information regarding the City and the
County, see Appendix B to this Official Statement.
The Charter describes the District as “a body corporate, a municipal corporation and a political
subdivision of the state.” The District’s Charter was amended in 2000 in order to update the District’s
procedures and improve its operations. The amendments provided additional flexibility and structure to
several aspects of District operations, including (1) establishment of an independent 15-member Rate
Commission to review adjustments to the District’s wastewater and stormwater charges before the Board
acts on them; (2) authorization for the District to issue revenue bonds on a District-wide basis and
lowering the margin required for passage of both revenue and general obligation bonds to be consistent
with the Missouri Constitution; (3) requiring a mandatory rotation of outside auditors every five years and
the appointment of an internal auditor; (4) requiring a periodic independent management audit; and (5)
permitting the investment of the District’s funds in the same manner as authorized by the Missouri
Constitution for the investment of State funds. Other amendments to the Charter include (1) limiting the
term of (a) Board trustees to two full consecutive terms plus any portion of an unexpired term (provided,
however, that a Board trustee shall serve until his/her successor shall be appointed and qualified), and (b)
commissioners on the three-member civil service commission (the “Civil Service Commission”) to two
terms plus any portion of an unexpired term (provided, however, that each commissioner shall serve until
his/her successor shall be appointed and qualified), (2) requiring the publication of Board vacancies, and
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(3) requiring the Board to make a written report to the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City and to
the County Executive and County Council of the County on an annual basis.
Eight additional amendments to the Charter were approved by voters at the special election held
on June 5, 2012. The approved changes (1) remove the actual boundaries of the District from the Charter
so that boundary changes do not require Charter amendment and are kept by the Office of the
Secretary-Treasurer; (2) streamline the process of forming subdistricts; (3) more clearly delineate the
District’s responsibility for stormwater management; (4) allow use of electronic media, or such other
form of communication as may be required by Missouri law; (5) provide that the budget include a list of
capital projects to be undertaken; (6) allow the District to use the design-build approach for projects;
(7) provide that each Rate Commission representative organization shall serve until its successor shall be
appointed and qualified; and (8) support gender neutrality.
The Charter requires the District to adopt a continuing five-year strategic and operating plan on
an annual basis. The strategic and operating plan states the District’s objectives for the succeeding five
years and includes objective targets against which the District’s performance in meeting these objectives
is measured.
The District is subject to the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. (commonly referred to and defined herein as the, “Clean Water Act”), the stated
objective of which is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the
nation’s waters. The District is also subject to the Missouri Clean Water Law, Sections 644.006 through
644.141 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended (the “Missouri Clean Water Law”), and other
laws and regulations. The regulatory requirements are administered by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (“EPA”) through the DNR. See the section herein captioned “REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS.”
Organization and Management
General. The Charter established the Board as the governing body of the District. The Board is
composed of six members, with three members appointed by the Mayor of the City and three members
appointed by the County Executive of the County. No more than two trustees from each area can be of the
same political affiliation. According to the Charter, the Board enacts District ordinances, determines
policies, and appoints the Executive Director, the Secretary-Treasurer and the Internal Auditor. The
Executive Director appoints all other District officers. Among its duties, the Board makes all
appropriations, approves contracts for improvements, and engages an accounting firm to perform the
annual independent audit of the District. The Board’s standing committees include Audit, Finance,
Pension, Program Management and Stakeholder Relations.
Administration of district-wide operations is by the executive staff under the direct supervision of
the Executive Director. The Civil Service Commission serves in an advisory position regarding personnel
administration and civil service matters, and hears appeals of disciplinary actions. The 15-member Rate
Commission, an advisory body established pursuant to the amendments to the Charter adopted on
November 7, 2000 (the “Rate Commission”) makes recommendations to the Board regarding all
proposed changes in wastewater rates, stormwater rates and tax rates or regarding changes in structure to
the foregoing. See the section herein captioned “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW – Rate Commission and Rate Setting Process.”
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Board of Trustees
The current members of the Board are as follows:
Name Current Term Expires
James Faul, Chair March 15, 2021
Rev. Ronald Bobo, Vice Chair March 15, 20161
Ruby Bonner, Member March 15, 2018
Annette Mandel, Member March 15, 2020
James I. Singer, Member March 15, 20171
Michael Yates, Member March 15, 20141
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1 Pursuant to Section 5.010 of the District’s Charter, members continue to serve until a successor is appointed.
Set forth below is certain biographical information on the members of the Board.
James Faul, Chair (St. Louis City). Mr. Faul is an attorney with the law firm of Hartnett
Gladney Hetterman, L.L.C. (formerly Bartley Goffstein, L.L.C.). Mr. Faul has served on the Board since
April 17, 2013.
Rev. Ronald Bobo, Vice Chair (St. Louis County). Reverend Bobo is the senior pastor of
Westside Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the St. Louis Clergy Coalition. Reverend Bobo has
served on the Board since January 12, 2016.
Ruby Bonner (St. Louis City). Ms. Bonner is a former Executive Director for the St. Louis Civil
Rights Enforcement Agency and has previously served as a municipal court judge and as General Counsel
for the St. Louis Public School’s Board of Education. Ms. Bonner has served on the Board since
May 8, 2014.
Annette Mandel (St. Louis City). Ms. Mandel is an attorney with the law firm of Mandel &
Mandel, L.L.P and a former mayor of the City of Creve Coeur, Missouri. She has served on the Board
since April 13, 2012.
James I. Singer (St. Louis County). Mr. Singer is a partner in the law firm of Schuchat, Cook &
Werner. Mr. Singer has served on the Board since January 12, 2016.
Michael Yates (St. Louis County). Mr. Yates is the business representative for the Operating
Engineers Local 148 and has served on the Board since January 17, 2012.
Administration
Management of the District is provided by a management team that reports to the Board,
including an Executive Director, Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Internal Auditor,
General Counsel, and Directors of Finance, Engineering, Human Resources, Operations and Information
Systems. Set forth below is certain biographical information regarding selected members of the executive
management staff of the District:
Brian Hoelscher, P.E., Executive Director. Mr. Hoelscher served as the District’s Director of
Engineering for more than nine years before his appointment as Executive Director on March 27, 2013.
As the Director of Engineering, he was responsible for the delivery of the District’s CIRP as well as other
environmental and regulatory duties. Mr. Hoelscher held several other management positions in the
District’s engineering department prior to his tenure as Director of Engineering. Before joining the
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District in May 1995, Mr. Hoelscher served as the St. Louis area office manager for consulting engineers
Consoer, Townsend, Envirodyne Engineers of Missouri, Inc. (now AECOM). Mr. Hoelscher has a
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and is licensed as
a professional engineer in Missouri and Illinois.
Tim R. Snoke, Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Snoke joined the District as Secretary-Treasurer in May
2014. Before becoming Secretary-Treasurer, he spent 21 years at the former Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. in
various finance and treasury management positions, most recently as Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Snoke
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Valparaiso University and a Masters
of Business Administration from Saint Louis University.
John Strahlman, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Strahlman was hired by the District in
January 2015. His previous experience includes treasury management positions at Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority in Illinois, and at the Cook County, Illinois Treasurer’s office. He holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in Public Finance from Indiana University and a Masters of Business Administration
from DePaul University.
Susan M. Myers, General Counsel. Ms. Myers has been employed by the District as in-house
counsel since 2001 and was promoted to General Counsel in 2011. Prior to joining the District, she served
as an environmental engineer for two years with EPA Region VII in RCRA Permitting and for nine years
on a billion dollar Department of Energy Superfund clean-up project. Ms. Myers earned her law degree
from the Saint Louis University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from
the University of Missouri-Rolla (currently Missouri University of Science and Technology).
Marion M. Gee, Director of Finance. Mr. Gee was hired by the District in September 2015.
Mr. Gee most recently served as Assistant Finance Director for the City of San Antonio, Texas. He
previously served as the Finance Director for the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District for 11 years.
Mr. Gee is a certified public accountant and has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a
Masters of Business Administration, both from the University of Louisville.
Richard Unverferth, P.E., Director of Engineering. Mr. Unverferth has served as the District’s
Director of Engineering since May 2013. Prior to his current position, he held numerous positions in the
District’s Engineering and Operations departments. Mr. Unverferth has a Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (currently Missouri University of Science and
Technology), and is a licensed professional engineer in Missouri.
Vicki L. Taylor Edwards, Director of Human Resources. Ms. Edwards has served as the
Director of Human Resources at the District since 2001. Before her promotion to her current position,
Ms. Edwards held several other positions within the human resources department. Before joining the
District, she was with Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. as acquired by Firstar Corporation in Missouri for
seventeen years in human resources. Ms. Edwards received her Bachelor Degree from Lindenwood
University in Human Resources Management.
Barbara Mohn, Director of Information Systems. Ms. Mohn was named the District’s Director
of Information Systems in September 2006, and has extensive experience in the information technology
field, primarily in the telecommunications and financial services industries. Her most recent position was
IT Director – Program Management for General Electric Commercial Distribution Company. Before that,
she held positions at Deutsche Financial Services, CIBER Consulting and AT&T. Ms. Mohn has a
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University and a Masters
of Business Administration from the University of Central Florida.
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Jonathon Sprague, P.E., Director of Operations. Mr. Sprague has been the Director of
Operations for the District since July 2007. He joined the District in May 2005 as Assistant Director of
Operations with more than 15 years of experience in public utilities management. Mr. Sprague has a
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Akron and a Masters of Business
Administration from the College of William and Mary.
The System
The District owns and operates the System, which consists of sanitary, stormwater and combined
collection sewers, pumping stations, and wastewater treatment facilities in its service area. The District
provides sewer collection, pumping and treatment services within three major watersheds located within
the District’s service area, including the Mississippi River watershed, the Missouri River watershed and
the Meramec River watershed. In addition, the District provides a variety of other services, including
sanitary sewer maintenance, stormwater sewer maintenance, floodwater control, monitoring of industrial
waste, issuance of pretreatment discharge permits, engineering design and specification, construction of
sewer lines, plan review and approvals, issuance of connection permits, public education and customer
service.
Collection and Trunk Sewers. As of July 2017, the District operates and maintains 9,400 miles
of collection and trunk sewers and force mains, ranging in size from six inches to 29 feet in diameter.
They are classified as one of three types: sanitary, storm or combined. Sanitary sewers accommodate
household and industrial waste. Storm sewers carry rainwater and surface water runoff. Combined sewers
carry both types of waste. The System currently includes approximately 4,700 miles of sanitary sewers
and force mains, approximately 3,000 miles of stormwater sewers and improved channels, and
approximately 1,700 miles of combined sewers that handle both wastewater and stormwater flows.
Maintenance of the System is controlled and conducted out of three regional facilities.
Pumping Stations and Force Mains. The District currently owns and maintains 275 pumping
stations and 122 miles of force mains which are included in the sewer system totals above. Pump station
and force main support is divided into three geographic regions under a pump station manager. All pump
stations are maintained regularly and monitored continuously by telemetry. Of the 275 stations, 36 are
floodwall (overflow regulation), 16 sanitary wet weather relief stations, 4 are stormwater and the
remaining 219 are sanitary and combined sewage pump stations which move the flow of wastewater
through the wastewater system and into District treatment plants.
Wastewater Treatment Facilities. The District currently owns and operates seven wastewater
treatment facilities. These facilities treated an average flow of 318 million gallons of wastewater per day
for the District’s previous five Fiscal Years 2013 to 2017. The Bissell Point and Lemay wastewater
treatment plants are the District’s two largest plants. Both of these plants serve the Mississippi River
watershed. The Coldwater Creek and Missouri River wastewater treatment plants service the Missouri
River watershed. The remaining wastewater treatment plants serve the Meramec River watershed.
Employees and Employee Relations
The District had 1,018 budgeted positions for Fiscal Year 2018, of which 951 are filled.
Approximately 86% of the District’s employees within the Operations Department are represented by one
of six unions: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Bricklayers; International
Association of Machinists; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Operating Engineers; and
Service Employees International. The District had one labor dispute in 1977. For more than the past 35
years, the District has had no record of any labor dispute or work stoppage and considers its employee
relations to be excellent. The District entered into new collective bargaining agreements with the six
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unions in 2016, each of which extend through June 30, 2020. Salary increases between FY 2017 and FY
2020 average 3% annually. The District also retains private companies and consultants from time to time
to supplement and expand its existing staffing resources.
Economic Conditions in the District
Generally, the District’s major revenue sources do not fluctuate with the local and national
economies as much as local governments that depend on sales or income taxes for their major sources of
revenue. The District uses several measures to forecast economic development in the District. Such
factors are listed below for Fiscal Years 2013 through 2017:
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Sewer Plan Reviews:
Number of Plans Approved 447 487 529 613 523
Number of Miles of Sewers 22 36 22 38 34
Sewer Construction Permits:
Number of Permits Issued 2,020 3,472 3,447 4,546 3,740
Number of Miles of Sewers 19 29 33 30 24
Customer Connections:
Number of Connection
Permits Issued 1,345 1,764 2,017 2,165 1,891
Connection Fee Revenue $1,058,063 $1,543,209 $1,808,160 $1,691,032 $2,076,413
Value of Sewers Dedicated to the
District by Developers $17,510,735 $6,873,732 $12,304,126 $11,271,085 $6,807,147
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Source: The District
Over the years, the City and County’s economies have each undergone a transformation from
reliance on traditional manufacturing industries to those industries based on advanced technology and
service. The St. Louis area is a center for health care, banking, finance, transportation, tourism, and
education and has a strong and diverse manufacturing economy. For more information on economic and
demographic trends in the City and the County, see Appendix B hereto.
Security
The System is subject to safety and security inspections on a continuing basis by the District. All
treatment plants are maintained as secure facilities with fences, locked gates and electronic surveillance
equipment. The District does not represent that any existing or additional safety or security measures will
be adequate in the event that terrorist activities are directed at the System. Further, damage to components
of the System could have a material adverse impact on the District’s expenditures for repairs to the
System.
Insurance
The District maintains third-party commercial insurance coverage for various risks while
self-insuring for other risks and liabilities. Presently commercial insurance coverage is maintained for
officers’, directors’ and general liability, property, boiler and machinery, excess flood, combined liability,
cyber liability, business auto liability, excess liability, excess workers’ compensation, public entity
fiduciary liability, crime, major facility pollution liability and sewer backup (blocked line and
overcharged line). Such policies contain liability limits, deductions and retentions that management of the
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District believes to be customary for similar enterprises. Total premiums for third-party insurance
coverage for Fiscal Year 2017 were $3,314,005, an approximately 1.1% increase from Fiscal Year 2016.
In addition, the District has established a risk management program and self-insures a portion of
the risk related to its obligation to provide workers’ compensation and medical and hospitalization
benefits to its employees and water backup claims of its customers. The estimated liabilities for payment
of incurred (both reported and unreported) but unpaid claims relating to these matters are included in the
District’s financial statements as a component of current deposits and accrued expenses. As of June 30,
2017 and 2016, these liabilities amounted to $4,461,069 and $4,076,994 respectively. The District obtains
periodic funding valuations from the third-party administrators managing the self-insurance programs and
adjusts the charges as required to maintain the appropriate level of estimated claims liability. For more
information regarding the District’s self-insurance program, see Note 10, Self-Insurance Programs, to the
District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official Statement.
THE CIRP
General
The District developed the CIRP in 2004 which identifies proposed expenditures by the District
for capital improvements to the District’s sewer facilities over the next several decades. The general
objectives of the CIRP are to meet federal and State requirements and District policy regarding water
pollution control, to provide a satisfactory level of service to users of the District’s sewer system,
including reduction of building back-ups, and to continue the District’s program to rehabilitate its
infrastructure system. The CIRP addresses the District’s infrastructure capital improvement projects
involving the construction, repair, replacement and upgrade of sanitary and combined sewers, forcemains,
pump stations, tanks, tunnels, treatment plants, and stormwater sewers. The District has designated the
portion of the CIRP improvements agreed to under the Consent Decree (as defined herein), hereinafter
defined, as “Project Clear.” Project Clear has an estimated cost of approximately $4.7 billion (in 2010
dollars). As of November 1, 2017, the District has met all requirements related to Project Clear dictated
by the Consent Decree within mandated deadlines and within budget.
Historical Capital Improvement Expenditures
Before 2004, the District financed substantially all of the capital improvements to its facilities
from available revenues on a “pay-as-you-go” basis. Since Fiscal Year 2004 the District has paid for more
than $2.2 billion in capital improvements through a combination of debt financing and “pay-as-you-go”
financing. Since the District began implementation of the CIRP in 2004, the District has completed
project improvements in the following categories:
• increasing wastewater treatment capacity;
• increasing quality of treatment levels to meet new regulations;
• finishing construction of a new wastewater treatment plant;
• improving infrastructure to reduce combined sewer overflows;
• improving infrastructure to reduce sanitary sewer overflows; and
• rehabilitating and replacing aging infrastructure.
Financing Plans for the CIRP
There are two primary funding sources for financing the capital improvements identified in the
CIRP: (1) debt, including Bonds issued under the Bond Ordinance; and (2) available Operating Revenues
on a “pay-as-you-go” basis. The District will use the proceeds of previously issued Bonds, a portion of
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the proceeds of the Series 2017A Bonds and any Bonds issued by the District in the future under the Bond
Ordinance to finance the infrastructure projects identified in the CIRP.
The voters approved the issuance of $775,000,000 of sewer system revenue bonds, all of which
have been issued in furtherance of the CIRP, at special elections held on February 3, 2004 and on
August 5, 2008 (the “Prior Authorizations” together with the Current Authorizations being referred to
herein as, the “Authorizations”). As previously discussed herein, at special elections held on June 5,
2012 and on April 5, 2016, voters within the District approved the 2012 Authorization and 2016
Authorization, respectively, in furtherance of the CIRP. After the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, all
of the bonds relating to the 2012 Authorization will have been issued and the remaining amount of the
2016 Authorization will be $747,500,000.
The following table sets forth voter approval percentages at the special election for each
Authorization.
Year of Election Percentage in Favor of Each Authorization
2004 68%
2008 75%
2012 85%
2016 76%
Major projects constructed with proceeds of the Prior Authorizations were the Lower Meramec
Treatment Plant, $177,000,000; Coldwater Creek Treatment Plant Improvements, $61,000,000; Missouri
River Plant Rehab and Improvements, $52,000,000; Grand Glaize Plant Improvements, $35,000,000;
Other Treatment Plant Improvements, $24,000,000; CSO/SSO Collection System Improvements,
$80,000,000; and the Lemay Plant Improvements, $40,000,000.
Major projects constructed or under construction with proceeds of the 2012 Authorization to date
include: Maline Creek CSO BP 051 & 052 Local Storage Facility (Chair of Rocks Drive to Church
Drive), $86,000,000; Lemay Pump Station No. 1 Redundant Force Main, $25,000,000; Coldwater
Sanitary Relief Section B, C, and D Wet Weather Storage Facility Tank C, $20,000,000; Lemay WWTP
Secondary Improvements, $15,000,000; completion of the Missouri River WWTP Secondary Treatment
Expansion and Disinfection, $20,000,000; Maplewood – Blendon Combined Sewer Relief, $11,000,000;
Bissell & Lemay WWTP Incinerator Scrubber Replacement, $8,000,000; and FF-11 Fee Fee Creek
Sanitary Relief, $7,000,000.
Major projects to be constructed with the proceeds of the 2016 Authorization include: Lower
Meramec River System Improvements – Baumgartner to Fenton WWTF Tunnel, $210,000,000; Deer
Creek Sanitary Tunnel (Clayton Road to RDP), $150,000,000; Maline Creek CSO BP 051 & 052 Local
Storage Facility (Chair of Rocks Drive to Church Drive), $86,000,000; DC-02 & DC-03 Sanitary Relief
(Brentwood Boulevard to Conway Road) Phases II, III, and IV, $83,000,000; Jefferson Barracks Tunnel
(Lemay WWTP to Martigney Pump Station), $70,000,000; and Lemay No. 3 Pump Station and Force
Main, $40,000,000.
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Total Capital Expenditures under CIRP
The following table sets forth the District’s historic capital improvement expenditures for
improvements to the System for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2017, including expenditures funded both by
Bond proceeds and on a “pay-as-you-go” basis:
Fiscal Year
Ending June 30
Capital Improvement
Expenditures(1)
2008 $147,953,723
2009 182,150,854
2010 116,125,747
2011 99,958,334
2012 134,909,742
2013 151,321,500
2014 158,323,507
2015 196,100,162
2016 216,933,464
2017 252,375,421
Total: $1,656,152,454
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Source: The District.
(1) Since separate wastewater and stormwater statements were not prepared prior to Fiscal Year 2009, the capital improvement
expenditures from Fiscal Year 2008 represent the payments for all capital improvements to the District’s sanitary, stormwater and
combined collection sewers, pumping stations and wastewater treatment facilities. Fiscal Year 2009 through Fiscal Year 2017
represent Wastewater Capital Expenditures only.
Capital Finance Plans Contemplated Under Consent Decree
The District identified an estimated $4.7 billion (in 2010 dollars) in capital improvement needs
for wastewater system improvements which are to be constructed over a 23-year period. The Board has
approved a budget that identified proposed expenditures by the District for wastewater capital
improvements of approximately $329 million through the District’s Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2018, for
a portion of the projects that are included in the CIRP. The District estimates that the cost of the projects
identified in the CIRP for the period from Fiscal Year 2018 through Fiscal Year 2020 will be
approximately $1.1 billion.
Approximately 25% of the total major capital improvement expenditures for Fiscal Year 2018 to
Fiscal Year 2020 are anticipated to be from operating revenues and the drawdown of available fund
balances and the remaining approximately 75% is expected to be funded by the issuance of additional
debt pursuant to the 2012 Authorization and the 2016 Authorization as further described herein.
The District’s capital program in Fiscal Year 2018 includes more than 100 projects, a portion of
which will be financed with the proceeds of the 2017A Bonds (the “Series 2017A Project”), “pay-as-
you-go” revenues of the System and future financings under the Bond Ordinance. Among these projects,
some of which are multi-year efforts, are the following projects which are budgeted at $4 million or more
in Fiscal Year 2018:
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Project Name Task Description
Budget
Amount
Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel (Clayton Road to RDP) Construction $50,000,000
Maline Creek CSO 051 & 052 Local Storage Facility (Chain
of Rocks Drive to Church Drive)
Construction
(Supplemental
Appropriation)
29,000,000
Jefferson Barracks Tunnel (Lemay WWTP to Martigney PS) Construction
(Supplemental
Appropriation)
26,100,000
DC-02 & DC-03 Sanitary Relief (Brentwood Boulevard to
Conway Road) Phase II
Construction 17,000,000
FF-16 Schuetz – Meadowside to Page Sanitary Relief Construction 12,300,000
Construction Management Services – Lower Meramec and
Deer Creek Tunnels
Professional Services 7,500,000
Construction Management Services – Tank/Treatment/Pump
Station Facilities
Professional Services 7,360,000
Upper Maline Trunk Sanitary Relief Phase IV Section B Construction 7,000,000
Caulks Creek Forcemain (River Valley Road to L-52) Construction 6,600,000
FF-18 Villa Dorado – Lackland – Page Sanitary Relief (Adie
Road to Villa Dorado Drive)
Construction 6,590,000
Harlem – Baden Relief Phase IV (Herbert) (Improvements
from Basin to Hamilton Trunk)
Construction
(Supplemental
Appropriation)
6,500,000
Deer Creek Public I/I Reduction (2018) Contract A Construction 6,500,000
Caulks Creek Pump Station B Forcemain Construction 6,000,000
Infrastructure Repairs (Wastewater) (2018) Work Order Repair Costs
(Capital)
6,000,000
Coldwater Creek WWTF Final Clarifiers Replacement Construction 5,500,000
CSO – McKnight Road #2737 CSO Interceptor (I298)/Outfall
(L-161)
Construction 5,370,000
CSO Volume Reduction Green Infrastructure Construction 5,000,000
DC-02 & DC-03 Sanitary Relief (Brentwood Boulevard to
Conway Road) Phase I
Construction
(Supplemental
Appropriation)
4,000,000
Source: The District
Other planned CIRP improvements in Fiscal Years 2018 through 2020 expected to be included in
the approximately $1.1 billion of capital projects during this timeframe include the following:
• infrastructure improvements to reduce combined sewer overflows;
• infrastructure improvements to reduce sanitary sewer overflows;
• collection systems renewal and replacement activity; and
• planning and capacity, management, operation and maintenance activity.
See Appendix D – “FEASIBILITY REPORT – CIRP Financing” for a summary of the
projected CIRP Financing Plan for Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020.
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FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT
General
The District is supported by various taxes and user charges imposed on taxpayers and users of its
facilities within its boundaries. The District has the power, subject to voter approval, to issue general
obligation bonds, District-wide revenue bonds, sub-district revenue bonds, or special assessment bonds.
The Executive Director is responsible for preparing the annual budget of the District and is
responsible for drawing warrants to meet the financial obligations of the District. The Executive Director
appoints the Director of Finance, who is responsible for assisting the Executive Director in preparing the
annual budget, maintaining the accounting records of the District, and certifying that all warrants are
proper and valid under the District’s Charter. The Secretary-Treasurer is appointed by the Board and is
responsible for custody of the funds of the District and investing the funds of the District pursuant to the
Charter of the District and State law.
Budget and Appropriation Process
The Executive Director of the District is responsible for preparing the District’s annual budget.
Not later than the fifteenth day of March in each year, the Executive Director must submit to the Board a
budget for the ensuing year. The Charter requires that the Board adopt the budget no later than June 30. In
the event that the Board does not pass a new budget by June 30, the prior year’s budget continues in force
until the Board adopts a new budget. The proposed budget is available for public inspection and the
District conducts public hearings on the proposed budget prior to its adoption. On or before the thirtieth
day of June in each Fiscal Year the Board determines the amount of taxes that will be required during the
next succeeding Fiscal Year to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued and
certain costs of operations, maintenance, construction and improvements. At this time, there are no
general obligation bonds outstanding. The budget provides a complete financial plan for the budget year
for all District funds. In no event can the total amount of expenditures for the budget year from any fund
exceed the estimated revenues to be actually received plus any unencumbered balance or less any deficit
estimated for the beginning of the budget year. After submittal of the budget to the Board, the Board must
hold a public hearing at least 21 days before adoption of the budget in order to obtain public comment on
the proposed budget.
The Board instituted “zero-based budgeting” in the development of the District’s annual budget.
This budgeting process breaks the District’s budget into two distinct sections: (i) a base budget
representing the cost to run basic operations and (ii) an incremental budget representing initiatives that are
tied directly to the District’s Strategic Business and Operating Plan. Both sections undergo multiple
reviews to ensure that planned expenditures are justified and appropriate for the supported business
activity. For the incremental budget, an expenditure cannot be justified solely by a like expenditure in a
previous year; the expenditure has to clearly support a business objective from the District’s Strategic
Business and Operating Plan. The use of zero-based budgeting has played a strong part in helping to keep
key areas of the District’s budget at or below the rate of annual inflation.
Finance Department
The Finance Department is enhancing its efforts to substantially reduce its portfolio of accounts
receivable, using a combination of internal collection efforts, liens and service shut-off. In addition, a
portion of the District’s billing and past-due collections has been outsourced to several outside vendors
(collection agencies and law firms). These agencies and firms focus on collecting overdue sewer bills
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from rate payers and during Fiscal Year 2017 they collected approximately $21.9 million on behalf of the
District.
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States of America and Canada has
honored the District for excellence in budgeting, financial accounting and full disclosure. In 2017, for the
30th consecutive year, the District earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the highest form
of recognition in governmental budgeting. In 2017, for the 29th consecutive year, the District also
received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, the highest recognition in
governmental accounting and financial reporting.
Fund Structure
The General Fund was established to provide for the ordinary operations of the District. Since
1978, all operation and maintenance has been funded out of the General Fund. The General Fund receives
revenues from ad valorem property taxes levied on all property, real and personal, within the District’s
boundaries based on assessed valuations established by the City and County assessors. Tax rates vary by
subdistrict and purpose, and are levied in accordance with the Charter of the District. The District
discontinued levying real and personal property taxes after Fiscal Year 2008 as a result of the impervious
stormwater charge which it began collecting in March 2008. The District rescinded its stormwater
impervious charge as a result of a July 9, 2010 court decision which declared the charge unconstitutional.
Property taxes were reinstated effective December 31, 2010, to partially replace this stormwater funding.
On April 5, 2016, a special election was held in which 62% of voters in the District’s service area
approved Proposition S. The approval of Proposition S put all District customers under the same property
tax rates to pay for stormwater service and, in turn, all District customers would receive the same level of
stormwater service. This process occurred gradually throughout Fiscal Year 2017. Proposition S allows
the District to rollback and eliminate several existing taxes, eliminate the stormwater fee and, in lieu of
these funding mechanisms, institute or leave in place two taxing districts that cover the District’s entire
service area; however, stormwater revenues do not constitute Pledged Revenues securing and payable to
the Series 2017A Bonds. Currently, a main source of income for the General Fund is a wastewater user
charge. The General Fund also receives miscellaneous income from a number of sources, and
reimbursement of engineering services provides other non-operating funds.
The District’s Revenue Funds consist of the Wastewater Revenue Fund and the Stormwater
Revenue Fund. Wastewater user charge revenues are deposited into the Wastewater Revenue Fund and
revenues from the District’s stormwater service charge are deposited into the Stormwater Revenue Fund.
The District also maintains two emergency funds − the Wastewater Emergency Fund and the Stormwater
Emergency Fund. These funds were created for the purpose of providing funding for emergency work or
repairs requiring prompt attention in the operation and maintenance of the District. The work or repairs
are of such a nature as to be non-measureable in the budgeting and appropriation of annual revenues.
District policy requires minimum balances of $500,000 and $250,000 be maintained in the Wastewater
Emergency Fund and the Stormwater Emergency Fund, respectively. As of June 30, 2017, the
Wastewater Emergency Fund and the Stormwater Emergency Fund had fund balances of $2,979,435 and
$2,175,290, respectively.
Basis of Accounting
The accounts of the District are maintained on the full accrual basis and are reported as a single
enterprise. Separate accounting records are maintained for certain subdistricts and to account for restricted
resources; however, interorganizational transactions and balances are eliminated for reporting purposes.
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Financial Statements
The accounts of the District are audited annually by an independent firm of certified public
accountants. The accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP served the District as auditor for the Fiscal
Year ended June 30, 2017. The District’s audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ended June 30,
2017, which includes audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2016 that were
audited by other auditors, are attached hereto as Appendix A.
Cash and Investments
The following table shows the historic cash and investments for the previous five Fiscal Years.
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017
Unrestricted Cash &
Investments (Current)
$149,343,613
$188,544,191
$132,950,967
$182,927,020
$286,332,159
Total Unrestricted Cash &
Investments
$238,236,371
$257,118,093
$298,732,325
$339,921,143
$347,607,159
Days Cash on Hand (No
Long-Term Unrestricted) 372 449 297 397 619
Days Cash on Hand (Adds
Long-Term Unrestricted) 594 612 668 737 751
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW
For the Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the District includes the independent auditors’
report, management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”), and the financial statements accompanied by
notes essential to the user’s understanding of the financial statements.
Management of the District has provided the MD&A to be used in combination with the
District’s financial statements. This narrative is intended to provide the reader with more insight into the
management’s knowledge of the transactions, events, and conditions reflected in the financial statements
and certain of the fiscal policies that govern the District’s operations.
2017 Financial Audit
The District’s financial position improved in Fiscal Year 2017, as evidenced by the increase in
net position of $64.1 million. The improvement is due primarily to an increase in net investment in
capital assets of $66.9 million. Net capital assets increased $200.2 million while debt related to the
capital assets, net of the $27.7 million increase in unspent cash received upon the issuance of the Series
2016C Bonds, only increased $132.8 million. The decrease in construction-related liabilities of $0.2
million increased net investment in capital assets while the increase in debt of $132.8 million and the
amortization of the deferred losses recognized upon refundings of $0.7 million decreased net investment
in capital assets. The net investment in capital asset increase was offset by a decrease in unrestricted and
restricted funds of $1.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
Current, restricted and other assets increased $36.5 million or 5.2% in Fiscal Year 2017. The
increase is predominately due to an increase in cash and investments due to higher sewer rates charged
with increased collections and due to the unspent cash received on the Series 2016C Bonds issued in
Fiscal Year 2017. Current liabilities increased by $8.4 million or 6.7% due primarily to an increase in the
current portion of bonds and notes payable and retainage held on capital projects which correlates with
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the increase in construction. Non-current liabilities increased by $171.2 million or 12.7% primarily due
to $203.8 million relating to the Series 2016A Bonds, Series 2016B Bonds and Series 2016C Bonds
issued in Fiscal Year 2017 offset by $42.7 million for Fiscal Year 2018 Series 2016C Bond payments
reclassified to current liabilities and $5.3 million for premium amortization and $14.4 million pertaining
to the increase in the District’s net pension liability.
The District ended Fiscal Year 2017 with $48.1 million in cash and cash equivalents or a decrease
of $1.1 million or 2.2% from the prior Fiscal Year. Cash flows from operating activities increased by
$28.6 million or 22.4% as a result of increased receipts from customers. Cash flows from non-capital
financing activities increased by $6.4 million or 25.1% due to the new District-wide tax levy. Cash flow
from capital and related financing activities decreased by $63.1 million or 69.0% due to increased
spending for capital assets, decreased bond proceeds and premiums received in Fiscal Year 2017
compared to Fiscal Year 2016 and increased interest and fees paid on bonds. Cash flows from investing
activities increased by $39.6 million. The increase primarily stems from a greater increase in proceeds
from sale and maturity of investments than in purchase of investments from Fiscal Year 2016 to Fiscal
Year 2017.
Total capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, increased by $200.2 million or 6.6% over
the prior Fiscal Year. Construction in progress contained the majority of the increase with net additions
of $177.0 million or 33.4% consisting of $269.3 million in additions offset by $92.3 million of assets
placed into service. The net increase in collection and pumping plant assets was $18.2 million or 1.1%,
primarily for capitalization of assets including new and improved sewers, dedicated assets and
infrastructure repairs. Net treatment and disposal plant and equipment increased $6.5 million or 0.9%,
including costs incurred to replace incinerator scrubbers to meet new regulatory emission standards and to
capitalize assets destroyed in the December 2015 flood. Land increased $1.0 million or 1.4% due to the
acquisition of easements and other land. General plant and equipment decreased $2.5 million or 10.4%
primarily due to depreciation of existing assets. For more detailed information, see Note 4, Capital
Assets, in the District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official
Statement.
2016 Financial Audit
The District’s financial position improved in Fiscal Year 2016, as evidenced by the increase in
net position of $48.9 million. The improvement is due to the increases in unrestricted funds of $42.3
million and net investment in capital assets of $11.8 million. Unrestricted funds increased $23.6 million
from Fiscal Year 2015 due to the GASB Statement No. 68 reduction to net position in Fiscal Year 2015
and increased $29.4 million as operating revenues increased due to rate changes and due to the insurance
recoveries recorded as a result of the December 2015 rain event; however, these increases were partially
offset by an increase in operating expenses of $11.2 million (excluding depreciation) due partially to
increased costs related to the December 2015 flooding. While debt increased at an amount greater than
the capital to which it relates, the unspent cash received upon the issuance of the Series 2015B Bonds
accounts for the net increase in the net position’s net investment in capital assets. The unrestricted funds
and net investment in capital asset increases were offset by a decrease in restricted funds of $5.2 million
resulting primarily from the use of excess bond reserve funds to partially advance refund existing debt.
Current, restricted and other assets increased $78.8 million or 12.5% in Fiscal Year 2016. The
increase is predominately due to an increase in cash and investments due to higher sewer rates charged
and collected and due to the unspent cash received on the Series 2015B Bonds issued in Fiscal Year 2016.
In addition, receivables recorded for insurance recoveries due to the December 2015 rain event increased
current, restricted and other assets. Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation increased by $160.5
million or 5.5% during this Fiscal Year as the result of continued high levels of construction and
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acquisition of assets by the District. Current liabilities increased by $16.1 million or 14.8% due to an
increase in the current portion of bonds and notes payable, contracts and accounts payable and retainage
held on capital projects. Non-current liabilities increased by $185.7 million or 16.0% due to the Series
2015A Bonds and Series 2015B Bonds issued in Fiscal Year 2016, offset partially by the advance
refunding of existing debt, and the increase in the District’s net pension liability resulting from the
implementation of GASB Statement No. 68 in Fiscal Year 2015. Net deferred outflows and inflows
increased $11.5 million or 44.4% due primarily to the cumulative effect of the implementation in Fiscal
Year 2015 of GASB Statement No. 68 resulting in various pension-related transactions.
The District ended Fiscal Year 2016 with $49.2 million in cash and cash equivalents or a decrease
of $12.6 million from the prior Fiscal Year. Cash flows from operating activities increased by $11.2
million or 9.6% as a result of increased receipts from customers. Cash flows from non-capital financing
activities decreased by $0.2 million or 0.9% due to less tax revenue collected. Cash flow from capital and
related financing activities increased by $134.3 million or 59.5% as the result of increased bond proceeds
and premiums received in Fiscal Year 2016 compared to Fiscal Year 2015. Cash flows from investing
activities decreased by $160.7 million or 186.1%. The decrease primarily stems from a net outflow of
cash related to purchases and proceeds in investments in Fiscal Year 2016, whereas Fiscal Year 2015 had
a net inflow. In Fiscal Year 2016, cash and cash equivalents include only investments with original
maturities less than 91 days. Under the new policy, investments with an original maturity of greater than
90 days remain as investments until they mature and the cash is received. The retroactive change resulted
in $90.1 million, $87.7 million and $120.0 million from cash and cash equivalents to investments in
Fiscal Years 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.
Total capital assets, net of depreciation expense, increased by $160.5 million or 5.5% over the
prior Fiscal Year. Construction in progress contained the majority of the increase with net additions of
$122.3 million or 29.9% consisting of $231.8 million in additions offset by $109.5 million placed into
service. Collecting and pumping plant increased $38.5 million or 2.3% primarily for capitalization of
assets including dedicated assets and infrastructure repairs. Land increased $13.2 million or 23.3%
including $12.4 million land reclass from Lower Meramec treatment plant asset and $0.8 million from the
acquisition of easements and other land. Treatment and disposal plant and equipment decreased a net $9.7
million or 1.3% with $25.5 million increase in additions offset by $35.2 million in additional depreciation
partially driven by Lower Meramec treatment plant asset reclass in February 2016 resulting in a $12.4
million decrease in treatment plant assets which was reclassified to land and an increase of $3.2 million in
additional depreciation. General plant and equipment decreased $3.8 million or 13.6% primarily due to
depreciation of existing assets. For more detailed information, see Note 4, Capital Assets, in the District’s
Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official Statement. See also Appendix
A for a more in-depth analysis of the District’s financial position.
Sewer Rates and Revenues
The primary source of funding for the operation and maintenance of the District’s sewerage
system is a user charge. The following table shows the typical bill amount for a single family residence
using 7 centum cubic-feet per month with the rates approved by the Board for the year indicated and the
percentage increase in such charge over the prior year:
Fiscal Year Monthly Rate Percentage Change
2016 $40.72 13.14%
2017 44.59 9.50
2018 49.31 10.59
2019 54.63 10.79
2020 60.44 10.64
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The District’s charges for residential wastewater service are tied to the amount of measured water
usage during a winter quarter. For residential properties without water meters, the charges are based on
housing attributes (such as the number of rooms, baths, and toilets) that correlate to water usage. That
methodology is the same billing methodology used by the City of St. Louis Water Division for its non-
metered properties. Multi-family residential and commercial and industrial rates are proportionate to the
single-family charge and are based on water consumption and the strength of the discharge.
Other Sources of Revenue
The District has other sources of revenue not securing and pledged to the repayment of the Series
2017A Bonds. Real and personal property taxes are levied by the District. The District discontinued
levying real and personal property taxes after Fiscal Year 2008 as a result of the impervious stormwater
charge which it began collecting in March 2008; however, the District suspended collection of the
impervious stormwater charge and resumed collection of real and personal property taxes in Fiscal Year
2011 as a result of the July 9, 2010 court decision concerning the impervious stormwater charge in which
the court determined that the impervious stormwater charge was in violation of the Hancock Amendment.
See page 97 of the District’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Statements included as Appendix A to
this Official Statement for a discussion of the impervious stormwater charge. In Fiscal Year 2017, the
total real and personal property taxes levied for stormwater was $31.4 million. On April 5, 2016, a special
election was held in which 62% of voters in the District’s service area approved Proposition S. The
approval of Proposition S put all District customers under the same property tax rates to pay for
stormwater service and, in turn, all District customers would receive the same level of stormwater service.
This process occurred gradually throughout Fiscal Year 2017. Proposition S allows the District to
rollback and eliminate several existing taxes, eliminate the stormwater fee and, in lieu of these funding
mechanisms, institute or leave in place two taxing districts that cover the District’s entire service area;
however, stormwater revenues do not constitute Pledged Revenues securing and payable to the Series
2017A Bonds.
The District also receives some federal, state, and local grants to help defray the cost of
constructing sewage treatment and drainage facilities and improvements. The District also charges fees
for plan review, permits, construction inspection of new system development, and special discharges. The
District charges a uniform connection fee in all service areas.
The District may issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to finance the cost of
improvements and extensions to the sewer system. The District also may issue, on behalf of each of its
subdistricts, general obligation bonds or revenue bonds. The issuance of general obligation bonds,
payable from a general tax levy on all taxable property within the District or a subdistrict, requires the
approval of either a four-sevenths or two-thirds majority of the voters voting at an election held in the
District or subdistrict, as the case may be. General obligation bonds outstanding cannot exceed five
percent of the assessed valuation of the area benefitted. At this time, there are no general obligation bonds
outstanding. Subdistricts may also issue revenue bonds, payable from user charges (which do not
constitute Pledged Revenues) after a similar procedure, but require only a simple majority vote.
Rate Commission and Rate Setting Process
General. The District’s Rate Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the Board
regarding all proposed changes in wastewater rates, stormwater rates and tax rates or change in the
structure of any of the foregoing. Upon receipt of a rate change notice from the District pursuant to the
Charter, the Rate Commission recommends changes in rates to the Board that will be necessary to pay
interest and principal falling due on bonds issued to finance assets of the District, the costs of operation
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and maintenance and such amounts as may be required to cover emergencies and anticipated
delinquencies.
The Rate Commission has reviewed and recommended all rate increases that were approved by
the Board since August 2003. On June 9, 2016, the Board increased the District’s wastewater user rates
effective each July 1 from 2016 through 2019. See “Rate Increases” below.
Membership. The Rate Commission consists of one representative from each of fifteen
organizations within the District, each of which have been identified and designated by the Board as a
“Rate Commission Representative Organization.” The organizations selected by the Board are diverse
and represent residential customers, commercial and industrial customers, environmental interests, labor
interests, community and neighborhood organizations and nonprofit organizations. The previous Rate
Commission Representative Organizations were as follows:
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers
North County Incorporated
St. Louis County Municipal League
Engineers Club of St. Louis
League of Women Voters of St. Louis
The Mound City Bar Association
Missouri Botanical Garden
Associated General Contractors of St. Louis
Education Plus
St. Louis Regional Chamber
West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers
Greater St. Louis Labor Council
Lutheran Senior Services
Term of Membership. Pursuant to Section 7.240 of the Charter, each Rate Commission
Representative Organization selected by the Board shall have the right to designate a Rate Commission
Delegate to the Rate Commission for a term of six (6) years or completion of any unexpired term. The
Board shall designate organizations within the District to succeed such Rate Commission Representative
Organization, provided, however, that each Rate Commission Representative Organization shall serve
until its successor shall be appointed and qualified. Nothing herein shall bar a Rate Commission
Representative Organization from being named to successive terms.
Rate Setting Process. Pursuant to the Charter, whenever the District proposes or recommends a
change in rates, it shall give written notice (“Rate Change Notice”) to the Board and the Rate
Commission. Upon receipt of a Rate Change Notice and after review of same, the Rate Commission shall
cause at least one public hearing to be held on the record regarding the proposed rate change. The Rate
Commission shall issue its rate recommendation report (“Rate Commission Report”) to the Board and to
the public no later than 120 days after receipt of a Rate Change Notice. If the Board accepts the Rate
Commission Report or if the Board is deemed to have accepted a Rate Commission Report as set forth in
the Charter, the Board enacts an ordinance consistent with the Rate Commission Report. The Board may
reject, or fail to accept, the Rate Commission Report only upon a finding that such report does not
conform to the requirements of the Charter. No ordinance to effect a change in rates shall be introduced
for adoption under the Charter prior to the earlier of 45 days after receipt of the Rate Commission Report
or 45 days after the date on which the Rate Commission Report is due.
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Pursuant to the Charter, any change in a rate recommended to the Board by the Rate Commission
must be accompanied by a statement of the Rate Commission that the proposed rate change and all
portions thereof:
(1) is consistent with constitutional, statutory or common law as amended from time to time;
(2) enhances the District’s ability to provide adequate sewer and drainage systems and
facilities, or related services;
(3) is consistent with and not in violation of any covenant or provision relating to any
outstanding bonds or indebtedness of the District;
(4) does not impair the ability of the District to comply with applicable Federal or State laws
or regulations as amended from time to time; and
(5) imposes a fair and reasonable burden on all classes of rate payers.
Billing and Collections
The District bills residential and commercial customers monthly for sewer service charges. As
previously described herein (See first paragraph under Sewer Rates and Revenues, above), sewer bills
are calculated upon several different bases, including the amount of water used each quarter, the winter
quarter usage only or, when water meters are not in use, the structure of the building. For customers
whose bills are based upon water usage, the District purchases data from the three water agencies serving
the metropolitan area: the St. Louis City Water Division, Missouri-American Water Company and
Kirkwood Water.
In the City, most single family homes and smaller multi-unit buildings are not equipped with
water meters. There are also a small number of properties in the County that use well water. When no
water meter reading is available, the District calculates the bill based on the attributes of the structure,
including the number of rooms, toilets, baths and separate showers.
Single family residential properties that have water meters are billed based on the winter quarter
water usage. The winter quarter is defined as the 3-month water meter reading taken in February, March
or April. With each July sewer bill the service charges are calculated on a 91-day prorated amount using
the previous winter quarter water meter reading. The monthly usage remains the same until the following
July, when the process is repeated. For single-family customers who have limited income, the District
offers a Customer Assistance program. For eligible customers, the monthly sewer bill is reduced by 50%
each month.
Commercial and multi-unit properties are billed based on the amount of water used each quarter
or, in a few cases, each month. The District’s monthly bill is based on one-third of the prior quarter’s
reading and remains the same amount for three months. The process is repeated for the next three months.
In the case of commercial properties, there is an additional compliance charge on each month’s bill and
the bill may include a surcharge for difficult to treat industrial waste or there may be a reduction factor,
based on water used in processing and not entering the sewer system. Multi-unit property owners also
have the option of being billed on the winter quarter reading or on each quarter reading.
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Rate Increases
Pursuant to the rate review and setting procedures discussed under the caption “Rate
Commission and Rate Setting Process” above, the District submitted to the Rate Commission a request
to increase wastewater user charge rates. A Wastewater Rate Change (the “Rate Change”) was presented
to the Rate Commission on February 26, 2015. The Rate Commission then initiated proceedings to
provide for the submission of written testimony, technical conferences, discovery procedures, a public
hearing and post-hearing briefs. Pursuant to the Charter, the Rate Commission is required to submit a rate
recommendation to the District’s Board of Trustees upon conclusion of its deliberations.
On July 30, 2015, the Rate Commission submitted its recommendation to the Board. In that report
the Rate Commission found that the Rate Change is necessary to pay (i) interest and principal due on
bonds issued to finance assets of the District, (ii) the costs of operation and maintenance of the System
and (iii) such amounts as may be required to cover emergencies and anticipated delinquencies.
The Board accepted the Rate Commission’s recommendation on October 8, 2015. On June 9,
2016, by Ordinance 14395 the Board approved these recommendations for Fiscal Years 2017, 2018,
2019, and 2020.
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Historical and Projected Sewer Rates and Charges
The following table sets forth the wastewater sewer user charge rates in effect on July 1 for Fiscal
Years 2014 through 2018.
Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective
Type of Monthly Charge July 1, 2013
(FY 2014)
Actual
July 1, 2014
(FY 2015)
Actual
July 1, 2015
(FY 2016)
Actual
July 1, 2016
(FY 2017)
Actual
July 1, 2017
(FY 2018)
Current
Base Charge - $/Bill
Billing & Collection Charge $ 3.45 $ 3.55 $ 3.70 $ 5.44 $ 6.02
System Availability Charge 11.40 12.70 14.55 14.02 15.50
Total Base Charge $ 14.85 $ 16.25 $ 18.25 $ 19.46
$ 21.52
Compliance Charge ($/Bill)
Tier 1 $ 16.00 $ 9.00 $ 2.15 $ 2.86 $ 2.95
Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4
Tier 5
41.85
89.15
130.70
172.25
43.55
92.75
136.00
179.25
44.50
94.80
139.00
183.15
57.20
125.84
185.90
243.10
58.94
129.67
191.56
250.50
Volume Charge
Metered ($/Ccf) $ 2.50 $ 2.82 $ 3.21 $ 3.59 $3.97
Unmetered ($/Bill)
Per Room 1.63 1.83 2.09 2.12 2.35
Per Water Closet 6.10 6.88 7.83 7.92 8.76
Per Bath 5.08 5.73 6.53 6.60 7.30
Each Separate Shower 5.08 5.73 6.53 6.60
7.30
Extra Strength Surcharges ($/ton)
Suspended Solids over 300 mg/l $231.35 $244.03 $251.88 $262.00 $269.07
Biological Oxygen Demand over
300 mg/l
$620.14 $620.14 $632.38 $654.00 $671.63
Chemical Oxygen Demand over
600 mg/l
$310.07 $310.07 $316.19 $327.00 $335.82
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Source: Feasibility Study
Key: Ccf = hundred cubic feet (approx. 748 gallons); mg/l = milligram per liter
The recommended Rate Change is for a term of four years, Fiscal Years 2017 through 2020. The
Rate Commission Report states that the record of proceedings supports a finding that the District’s CIRP
would allow the District to meet the near-term capital improvements needs through 2020. The Rate
Commission further believed that the Rate Change and/or the issuance of debt are required to comply
with the Consent Decree. See “REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS – Regulatory Matters – Consent
Decree” herein.
The following table sets forth the current sewer rates and the rate increases recommended by the
Rate Commission and accepted by the Board on June 9, 2016, as to Fiscal Years 2018 through 2020.
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Type of Monthly Charge
Effective
July 1, 2017
(FY 2018)
Effective
July 1, 2018
(FY 2019)
Effective
July 1, 2019
(FY 2020)
Base Charge ($/Bill)
Billing & Collection Charge $ 6.02 $ 6.67 $ 7.38
System Availability Charge 15.50 17.16
18.97
Total Base Charge $ 21.52 $ 23.83
$ 26.35
Compliance Charge ($/Bill)
Tier 1 $ 2.95 $ 3.05 $ 3.14
Tier 2 58.94 60.89 62.61
Tier 3 129.67 133.96 137.75
Tier 4 191.56 197.90 203.49
Tier 5 250.50 258.79 266.10
Volume Charge
Metered ($/Ccf) $ 3.97 $ 4.40 $ 4.87
Unmetered ($/Bill)
Per Room $ 2.35 $ 2.61 $ 2.89
Per Water Closet 8.76 9.70 10.72
Per Bath 7.30 8.08 8.93
Per Separate Shower 7.30 8.08 8.93
Extra Strength Surcharges
($/ton)
Suspended Solids over 300
mg/l $ 269.07 $ 277.03
$ 283.87
BOD over 300 mg/l 671.63 691.50 708.56
COD over 600 mg/l 335.82 345.76 354.30
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Source: Feasibility Report.
Key: Ccf = hundred cubic feet (approx. 748 gallons); mg/l = milligram per liter
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Customer Accounts
The District imposes a user charge on all customers that use its system of sewers, treatment plants
and other facilities. The number of customers per category of accounts is as follows:
Number of Customers by Type
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Fiscal Year
Single
Family
Residential
Multi-
Family
Residential
Commercial/
Industrial
Total
Accounts2
20081 391,181 54,862 32,336 478,379
20091 388,791 51,441 32,161 472,393
2010 387,670 50,867 31,939 470,476
2011 362,739 43,471 24,702 430,912
2012 360,354 41,648 24,568 426,570
2013 359,243 41,117 24,441 424,801
2014 358,928 40,951 24,297 424,176
2015 359,317 41,131 24,389 424,837
2016 356,926 41,585 24,001 422,512
2017 360,534 41,697 24,253 426,484
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Source: The District.
1 Due to the implementation of the impervious area stormwater charge in 2008, approximately 46,000 stormwater only accounts were billed
each month. This charge was challenged and a court decision was entered on July 9, 2010. Based on that decision the 46,000 accounts are
no longer billed an impervious charge. 2 These numbers are based on the District’s year-end financial statements and may differ from the historical numbers shown on Table 4 of the
Feasibility Report. These differences are due to presentation requirements for auditing purposes.
Largest User Charge Customers
The following table lists the District’s ten largest wastewater user charge customers for the Fiscal
Year ended June 30, 2017:
Customer User Charges Percent of Total
Anheuser-Busch InBev $5,165,348 1.57%
The City of St. Louis, Missouri 2,320,129 0.71
Washington University in St. Louis 2,042,936 0.62
Sigma-Aldrich 1,214,683 0.37
Saint Louis University 1,102,130 0.34
BJC HealthCare 941,584 0.29
Hermann Oak Leather 899,699 0.27
GKN Aerospace 844,002 0.26
The Boeing Company 809,434 0.25
Mallinckrodt 802,947 0.24
Subtotal (10 largest) $16,142,892 4.92%
Balance from other customers 312,216,634 95.08%
Grand Totals $328,359,526 100.00%
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Source: The District.
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User Charge Revenues
The following table shows the amount of wastewater user charge revenues which were billed and
collected by the District for the Fiscal Years ended June 30, 2008 through June 30, 2017
Collections as a
Fiscal Wastewater Wastewater % of Wastewater
Year Charges Billed Charges Collected Charges Billed
2008 $203,646,332 $195,452,994 95.98%
2009 207,801,047 197,892,342 95.23
2010 204,248,506 198,138,619 97.01
2011
2012
213,503,732
222,425,957
203,520,769
217,396,623
95.32
97.74
2013
2014
2015
233,882,795
245,555,628
279,555,881
233,877,875
241,549,548
275,049,684
99.99
98.37
98.39
2016 300,803,084 299,932,808 99.71
2017 326,663,167 322,829,334 98.83
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Source: The District.
Outstanding Indebtedness
General Obligation Indebtedness. As of the date of this Official Statement, the District has no
outstanding general obligation indebtedness on either a District-wide or subdistrict basis.
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Other Outstanding Debt. The District ended Fiscal Year 2017 with approximately $1.35 billion
in long-term sewer system revenue bond debt outstanding. The following table summarizes the
outstanding long-term debt for the District at the end of Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and 2017:
Employee Benefits
The District currently maintains three pension plans for its employees: (i) a noncontributory
single employer defined benefit plan (the “Defined Benefit Plan”) providing retirement benefits as well
as death and disability benefits to all full-time District employees commencing services prior to
Total Long-Term Debt
Outstanding (000s) 2015 2016 2017
Prior Senior Bonds:
Series 2010B $85,000 $85,000 $85,000
Series 2011B* 47,170 45,325 43,410
Series 2012A* 225,000 220,000 214,700
Series 2012B (Refunding
of Series 2004A) 139,605 137,280 134,710
Series 2013B* 150,000 149,000 146,000
Series 2015B*(Refunding
of Series 2006C and
Series 2008A)
-
223,855
221,355
Series 2016C - - 150,000
Subordinate SRF Bonds:
Series 2004B 97,520 89,650 81,545
Series 2005A 4,440 4,125 3,800
Series 2006A 29,915 27,950 25,600
Series 2006B 10,260 9,565 8,860
Series 2008B 29,320 27,475 25,605
Series 2009A 18,564 17,514 16,441
Series 2010A 6,947 6,588 6,222
Series 2010C 31,644 30,024 28,361
Series 2011A 38,974 37,354 35,692
Series 2013A 52,000 49,920 47,786
Series 2015A1 -42,623 67,149
Series 2016A2 - - 147
Series 2016B3 - - 8,986
Bonds No Longer
Outstanding
Series 2006C 60,000 - -
Series 2008A 30,000 - -
Non-Bond Related Debt:
Energy Loan Program 151 118 68
TOTALS: $1,056,510 $1,203,366 $1,351,437
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Source: The District.
* Denotes Prior Senior Bonds, a portion of each series of which is anticipated to be advance refunded by the Series 2017A Bonds.
1 This series was issued in an original principal amount of not to exceed $75,000,000, of which $69,636,735 has been drawn as of June 30, 2017.
2 This series was issued in an original principal amount of not to exceed $20,000,000, of which $146,500 has been drawn as of June 30, 2017.
3 This series was issued in an original principal amount of not to exceed $75,500,000, of which $8,986,258 has been drawn as of June 30, 2017.
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December 31, 2010, (ii) a defined contribution plan (the “Defined Contribution Plan”) and (iii) a
deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”).
A Pension Committee (consisting of two members of the District’s Board, two elected employee
members and four members of the District’s management staff) administers the Defined Benefit Plan. The
Defined Benefit Plan is exempt from the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 (“ERISA”) and, as such, is not subject to ERISA’s reporting requirements. As a noncontributory
plan, the District’s employees do not contribute to the Defined Benefit Plan. Ordinances establishing the
Defined Benefit Plan provide for actuarially determined annual contributions, paid solely by the District,
that are sufficient to pay benefits when due. Contributions of $11,236,828 and $10,096,075, excluding
certain professional fees paid by the District, were made to the Defined Benefit Plan during the District’s
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These contributions were made in accordance
with actuarially determined contribution requirements based on actuarial valuations performed at
December 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively. For 2017, the actuarially determined contribution consists of
(a) $5,157,148 normal cost plus (b) $6,364,434 amortization of the actuarial accrued assets in excess of
the actuarial accrued liability and prior changes (c) multiplied by an inflation factor of 1.07, which totals
$12,328,092. For 2016, the actuarially determined contribution consists of (a) $5,106,625 normal cost
plus (b) $4,375,209 amortization of the actuarial accrued assets in excess of the actuarial accrued liability
and prior changes (c) multiplied by an inflation factor of 1.07, which totals $10,145,562. In the 2017
valuation, the number of active members included in the valuation decreased from 665 to 626 and the
number of retirees and beneficiaries increased from 691 to 717. The Funded Ratio for December 31,
2016, is 82.0%, down 5.5% from the period ended December 31, 2015. The District provides certain
professional fees, office space, utilities, and other services to the Defined Benefit Plan at no cost. Other
costs of administering the Defined Benefit Plan are financed from plan net assets. For more information
regarding the District’s Defined Benefit Plan, see Note 7, Pension Plan, in the District’s Notes to
Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official Statement.
Effective January 1, 2011, the District started the Defined Contribution Plan for all new hires.
Current employees with less than 10 years of service on December 31, 2010, could voluntarily elect to
transfer from the Defined Benefit Plan into the Defined Contribution Plan. The Defined Contribution Plan
provides a basic contribution of 7% of employee annual earnings and provides a matching contribution of
50% of the first 4% of earnings the employee defers into the Deferred Compensation Plan. (This is a
maximum matching contribution of 2% of earnings.) Employees decide upon the investment of these
contributions and investment earnings from funds offered by Vanguard. Initial participation consisted of
twenty-three employees who transferred balances totaling $70,869 from the Defined Benefit Plan. At
December 31, 2016, the Defined Contribution Plan consisted of 327 participants with account balances
just over $4.9 million in net position. For more information regarding the District’s Defined Contribution
Plan, see Note 8, Defined Contribution Plan, in the District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in
Appendix A to this Official Statement.
The District also offers its employees the Deferred Compensation Plan created in accordance with
Internal Revenue Code Section 457. The Deferred Compensation Plan, available to all District employees,
permits them to defer a portion of their salary until future years. The deferred compensation is not
available to employees until separation from service, or in special approved circumstances due to
financial hardship as defined by the Deferred Compensation Plan. Plan assets are held in trust for the
exclusive benefit of participants and their beneficiaries. As a result, the assets and liabilities of the
Deferred Compensation Plan are not included in the District’s financial statements. For more information
regarding the District’s Deferred Compensation Plan, see Note 8 in the District’s Notes to Financial
Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official Statement.
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Other Post-Employment Benefits
The District pays 85% to 91% of the monthly group health insurance premium for the individual
until the retiree becomes eligible for Medicare. During Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016, expenses of
$2,576,404 and $2,554,734, respectively, were recognized for post-retirement health care premiums as
those premiums were paid. The District’s net current OPEB obligation at June 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, were $8,063,081 and $7,003,477. It is estimated that for the Fiscal Year ending June 30,
2017, the District’s unfunded accrued liability will be approximately $25 million assuming a 3.75%
return on investment. For more information regarding the District’s OPEB plans, see Note 9 in the
District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official Statement. Also see the
section herein captioned “FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT – Selected Financial
Data of the District.”
Tax Limitation Amendment – Hancock Amendment
An amendment to the Missouri Constitution (the “Hancock Amendment”) limits the rate of
increase and the total amount of taxes on property which may be imposed in any year, and the limit may
not be exceeded without voter approval. Provisions are included in the amendment for rolling back tax
rates to produce an amount of revenues equal to that of the previous year if the definition of the tax base
is changed or if property is reassessed. The tax levy on the assessed valuation of new construction is
exempt from this limitation.
The Hancock Amendment also requires a political subdivision of the State to seek voter approval
in order to increase any “tax, license or fee” over existing rates. A Missouri court has held that the
District’s current wastewater user charge structure does not constitute a “tax, license or fee” for purposes
of the Hancock Amendment’s voter approval requirements. Since the Series 2017A Bonds are approved
by the voters, the Hancock Amendment does not prohibit an increase in the District’s wastewater user
charges to pay debt service on the Series 2017A Bonds.
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
General
The District is subject to the provisions of the (a) Clean Water Act, the stated objective of which
is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters, (b) the
Missouri Clean Water Law, and (c) other laws and regulations. The regulatory requirements are
administered by the EPA through DNR. The District is currently not subject to the federal Safe Drinking
Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., which is also administered by the EPA.
The Clean Water Act imposes several permit and regulatory requirements on wastewater
treatment systems. Public sewage treatment plant owners and operators such as the District are required to
provide secondary treatment as established by federal regulation for all wastewater discharge from
treatment plants into waters of the United States of America. Under the Clean Water Act, states also
establish water quality standards, classifying water body uses, and pollutant control criteria to protect
those uses. All sewage system discharges require National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(“NPDES”) permits specifying the permissible pollutant levels in wastewater effluent discharged from
the plants. In addition to secondary treatment requirements for publicly-owned treatment plants, all
discharges from plants and combined sewer overflows (“CSO”) may be subject to additional stringent
controls (which are then incorporated into NPDES permits) if such discharges are required to achieve the
water quality standards established by the state pursuant to federal regulations. Under State law, the State
also requires treatment plants to obtain state surface water discharge permits, which, in the discretion of
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EPA and DNR, may be issued jointly with the NPDES permit. Major wastewater treatment systems also
must adopt and enforce pretreatment regulations for industries and other non-domestic sources
discharging into sewers. Treatment plants are also subject to Clean Water Act and State regulations
governing sludge use and disposal.
The Clean Water Act is enforced by EPA through administrative orders and procedures.
Violations may be the basis for federal lawsuits brought on EPA’s behalf by the U.S. Department of
Justice or by private citizens.
Regulatory Matters – Consent Decree
In 2007, the Department of Justice filed suit on behalf of the EPA against the District for various
alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The District had been the subject of several investigatory
actions by EPA over the prior several years. The District, EPA, DNR, represented by the Missouri
Attorney General, and an environmental group allowed to intervene in the lawsuit engaged in several
years of litigation. In 2011, the District and the EPA negotiated the Consent Decree (the “Consent
Decree”) that resulted in settlement and dismissal of the original lawsuit. See Note 12, Commitments and
Contingencies, in the District’s Notes to Financial Statements contained in Appendix A to this Official
Statement for additional information regarding this litigation.
The District’s Board adopted Ordinance No. 13277 at its June 29, 2011, meeting that authorized
the District’s Executive Director and General Counsel to sign the Consent Decree. Under the Consent
Decree, the District agreed to spend $4.7 billion over the next 23 years to implement various system
improvements and programs designed to eliminate or reduce overflows from the combined and separate
sewer system in order to improve water quality and protect human health and the environment. Most of
the improvements enumerated in the Consent Decree were already addressed in the District’s long-term
$4.7 billion (in 2010 dollars) CIRP. The State did not agree to sign the Consent Decree in its present
form. However, all parties, including the State, accepted language in a motion filed with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “Court”) in August 2011, which indicated that there were
no issues remaining to be resolved in the proceedings. On August 4, 2011, the Consent Decree was
lodged with the Court. An extended public comment period ended October 10, 2011. On April 27, 2012,
the Court entered the Consent Decree, thus concluding the litigation of this lawsuit. On that same day the
Court entered a Memorandum and Order which realigned the State as a defendant and reaffirmed a 2009
decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that the State had waived its sovereign immunity.
Although this litigation matter has concluded, the District is working diligently to implement the Consent
Decree on schedule.
RISK FACTORS
The following is a discussion of certain risks and other considerations that should be considered
in conjunction with all other information contained in this Official Statement, including the Appendices
hereto, by prospective investors in evaluating the Series 2017A Bonds. Such discussion is not, and is not
intended to be, exhaustive and should not be considered as a comprehensive or exhaustive discussion of
risks or other considerations which may be relevant to an investment in the Series 2017A Bonds. In
addition, the order in which the following information is presented is not intended to reflect the relative
importance of any such considerations. There can be no assurance that other risk factors not discussed
herein will not become material in the future.
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Factors Affecting the District
One or more of the following factors or events, or the occurrence of other unanticipated factors or
events, could adversely affect the District’s operations and financial performance to an extent
indeterminable at this time.
Changes in Management or Policies. Changes in key management personnel or policies of the
District could adversely affect the financial performance of the District.
Future Economic Conditions. Increased unemployment or other adverse economic conditions or
changes in the demographics of the District; an inability to control expenses in periods of inflation and
difficulties in increasing charges could adversely affect the District’s financial performance. For more
information on the District’s rate setting process see “MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OVERVIEW – Rate Commission and Rate Setting Process.”
Insurance Claims. Increases in the cost of the District’s insurance coverages and the amounts paid
in settlement of claims not covered by insurance could adversely affect the financial performance of the
District.
Organized Labor Efforts. Certain employees of the District’s Operations Department are
represented by collective bargaining units. Labor disputes with these collective bargaining units could
result in adverse labor actions or increased labor costs.
Environmental Regulation. Sewer utilities are subject to continuing environmental regulation.
Federal, state and local standards and procedures that regulate the environmental impact of water or sewer
utilities are subject to change. These changes may arise from continuing legislative, regulatory and
judicial action regarding such standards and procedures. Consequently, there is no assurance that facilities
in operation will remain subject to the regulations currently in effect, will always be in compliance with
further regulations or will always be able to obtain all required operating permits. An inability to comply
with environmental standards could result in reduced operating levels and fines. Legislative, regulatory,
administrative or enforcement actions involving environmental controls could also adversely affect the
operation of the System. For example, if property of the District is determined to be contaminated by
hazardous materials, the District could be liable for significant clean-up costs even if it were not
responsible for the contamination.
Natural Disasters. The occurrence of natural disasters, such as tornados, earthquakes, floods or
droughts, could damage the facilities of the District, interrupt services or otherwise impair operations and
the ability of the District to produce revenues.
Terrorist Attacks. Although potential terrorist attacks could temporarily disrupt wastewater
treatment service, the District has taken and continues to take precautions to minimize this risk, but does
not represent that any existing or additional safety or security measures will be adequate in the event that
terrorist activities are directed at the System.
Miscellaneous Factors. The sewer industry in general has experienced, or may in the future
experience, problems including (a) the effects of inflation on the costs of operation of facilities,
(b) increased financing requirements coupled with the increased cost and uncertain availability of capital,
and (c) compliance with rapidly changing environmental, safety and licensing regulations and
requirements.
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Summary Financial Information
Certain summarized historical financial information and certain projected revenues and
expenditures of the District are summarized in this Official Statement and its appendices. There can be
no assurance that the financial results achieved by the District in the future will be similar to historical
results or the projections contained herein. Such future results will vary from historical results, and actual
variations may be material. Information as to the projected figures and the assumptions upon which they
are based are contained in this Official Statement and its appendices. No assurance can be given that
assumptions used in preparing projected revenues are accurate including, but not limited to, those as to
water usage volume, operating and maintenance expenses, and the stability of the customer base.
Significant variations in such assumptions may affect the actual operating and financial results. Therefore,
the historical operating results of the District’s System contained in this Official Statement cannot be
viewed as a representation that the District will be able to generate sufficient revenues in the future to
make timely payment of principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2017A
Bonds.
Certain Bankruptcy Risks
The remedies available to the owners of the Series 2017A Bonds upon an event of default under
the Bond Ordinance are in many respects dependent upon judicial actions that are often subject to
discretion and delay. Under existing constitutional and statutory law and judicial decisions, including
specifically the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. the remedies provided in the
Bond Ordinance may not be readily available or may be limited. The various legal opinions to be
delivered concurrently with the delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds will be qualified as to the
enforceability of the various legal instruments by limitations imposed by general principles of equity and
by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws, affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Secondary Markets and Prices
The Underwriters will not be obligated to repurchase any of the Series 2017A Bonds and no
representation is made concerning the existence of any secondary market for the Series 2017A Bonds. No
assurance can be given that any secondary market will develop following the completion of the offering
of the Series 2017A Bonds, and no assurance can be given that the initial offering prices for the Series
2017A Bonds will continue for any time period.
Risk of Taxability
For information with respect to events occurring subsequent to issuance of the Series 2017A
Bonds that may require that interest on such Series 2017A Bonds be included in gross income for
purposes of federal income taxation, see the caption “TAX MATTERS” in this Official Statement.
Risk of Audit
The Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) has established an ongoing program to audit tax-
exempt obligations to determine whether interest on such obligations should be included in gross income
for federal income tax purposes. Owners of the Series 2017A Bonds are advised that, if the Service does
audit such Series 2017A Bonds, under current Service procedures, at least during the early stages of an
audit, the Service will treat the District as the taxpayer, and the owners of such Series 2017A Bonds may
have limited rights to participate in the audit. Public awareness of any audit could adversely affect the
market value and liquidity of Series 2017A Bonds during the pendency of the audit, regardless of the
ultimate outcome thereof.
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Limited Obligations
The Series 2017A Bonds are limited obligations of the District, payable solely from the Pledged
Revenues generated from the operation of the System. The Series 2017A Bonds and the interest thereon
shall not constitute a general or moral obligation of the District nor a debt, indebtedness, or obligation of,
or a pledge of the faith and credit of, the District, the State or any political subdivision thereof, within the
meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter provision whatsoever. The taxing power of the District,
the State or any political subdivision is not pledged to the payment of the Series 2017A Bonds or the
interest thereon. The District has no authority to levy any taxes to pay the Series 2017A Bonds.
Loss of Premium Upon Early Redemption
Purchasers of the Series 2017A Bonds at a price in excess of their principal amount should
consider the fact that the Series 2017A Bonds are subject to redemption at a redemption price equal to
their principal amount plus accrued interest under certain circumstances. See “THE SERIES 2017A
BONDS – Redemption Provisions.”
LITIGATION
Except as described in the “REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS – Regulatory Matters –
Consent Decree” above, as of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the District there is no legal action,
suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity before or by any court, public board or body
for which the District has been served with process or official notice or threatened against or affecting the
District or any reasonable basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would
adversely affect the transaction contemplated by this Official Statement or the validity of the Series
2017A Bonds, the Bond Ordinance, or any agreement or instrument to which the District is a party and
which is used or contemplated for use in the transactions contemplated by this Official Statement, and no
member, employee or agent of the District has been served with any legal process regarding such
litigation or other proceeding.
TAX MATTERS
The following is a summary of the material federal and Missouri income tax consequences of
holding and disposing of the Series 2017A Bonds. This summary is based upon laws, regulations, rulings
and judicial decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (possibly on a retroactive basis).
This summary does not discuss all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to investors in
light of their personal investment circumstances or describe the tax consequences to certain types of
owners subject to special treatment under the federal income tax laws (for example, dealers in securities
or other persons who do not hold the Series 2017A Bonds as a capital asset, tax-exempt organizations,
individual retirement accounts and other tax deferred accounts, and foreign taxpayers), and, except for the
income tax laws of Missouri, does not discuss the consequences to an owner under any state, local or
foreign tax laws. The summary does not deal with the tax treatment of persons who purchase the Series
2017A Bonds in the secondary market. Prospective investors are advised to consult their own tax
advisors regarding federal, state, local and other tax considerations of holding and disposing of the Series
2017A Bonds.
Opinion of Co-Bond Counsel
In the opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C. and White Coleman & Associates, LLC, Co-Bond
Counsel to the District, under the law existing as of the issue date of the Series 2017A Bonds:
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Federal and Missouri Tax Exemption. The interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is excludable
from gross income for federal income tax purposes and is exempt from income taxation by Missouri.
Alternative Minimum Tax. Interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is not an item of tax preference
for purposes of computing the federal alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and corporations,
but is taken into account in determining adjusted current earnings for the purpose of computing the
alternative minimum tax imposed on certain corporations.
Bank Qualification. The Series 2017A Bonds have not been designated as “qualified tax-exempt
obligations” for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code.
Co-Bond Counsel’s opinions are provided as of the date of the original issue of the Series 2017A
Bonds, subject to the condition that the District comply with all requirements of the Code that must be
satisfied subsequent to the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds in order that interest thereon be, or
continue to be, excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. The District has
covenanted to comply with all such requirements. Failure to comply with certain of such requirements
may cause the inclusion of interest on the Series 2017A Bonds in gross income for federal and Missouri
income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds. Co-Bond Counsel is
expressing no opinion regarding other federal, state or local tax consequences arising with respect to the
Series 2017A Bonds but has reviewed the discussion under the heading “TAX MATTERS.”
Other Tax Consequences
Original Issue Premium. For federal income tax purposes, premium is the excess of the issue
price of a Series 2017A Bond over its stated redemption price at maturity. The issue price of a Series
2017A Bond is generally the first price at which a substantial amount of the Series 2017A Bonds of that
maturity have been sold to the public. Under Section 171 of the Code, premium on tax-exempt bonds
amortizes over the term of the Series 2017A Bond using constant yield principles, based on the
purchaser’s yield to maturity. As premium is amortized, the owner’s basis in the Series 2017A Bond and
the amount of tax-exempt interest received will be reduced by the amount of amortizable premium
properly allocable to the owner, which will result in an increase in the gain (or decrease in the loss) to be
recognized for federal income tax purposes on sale or disposition of the Series 2017A Bond prior to its
maturity. Even though the owner’s basis is reduced, no federal income tax deduction is allowed.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors concerning the calculation and accrual of
bond premium.
Sale, Exchange or Retirement of Series 2017A Bonds. Upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a
Series 2017A Bond, an owner of the Series 2017A Bond generally will recognize gain or loss in an
amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property
received on the sale, exchange or retirement of the Series 2017A Bond (other than in respect of accrued
and unpaid interest) and such owner’s adjusted tax basis in the Series 2017A Bond. To the extent a Series
2017A Bond is held as a capital asset, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the Series 2017A Bond has been held for more than 12 months at the time of sale,
exchange or retirement.
Reporting Requirements. In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain
payments of principal, interest and premium paid on the Series 2017A Bonds, and to the proceeds paid on
the sale of the Series 2017A Bonds, other than certain exempt recipients (such as corporations and foreign
entities). A backup withholding tax will apply to such payments if the owner fails to provide a taxpayer
identification number or certification of foreign or other exempt status or fails to report in full dividend
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and interest income. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to an owner will be allowed
as a credit against the owner’s federal income tax liability.
Collateral Federal Income Tax Consequences. Prospective purchasers of the Series 2017A Bonds
should be aware that ownership of the Series 2017A Bonds may result in collateral federal income tax
consequences to certain taxpayers, including, without limitation, financial institutions, property and
casualty insurance companies, individual recipients of Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits,
certain S corporations with “excess net passive income,” foreign corporations subject to the branch profits
tax, life insurance companies, and taxpayers who may be deemed to have incurred or continued
indebtedness to purchase or carry or have paid or incurred certain expenses allocable to the Series 2017A
Bonds. Co-Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding these tax consequences. Purchasers of Series
2017A Bonds should consult their tax advisors as to the applicability of these tax consequences and other
federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Series 2017A Bonds,
including the possible application of state, local, foreign and other tax laws.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Series 2017A
Bonds are subject to the approval of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., St. Louis, Missouri, and White Coleman &
Associates, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, Co-Bond Counsel, whose approving legal opinions will be
delivered with the Series 2017A Bonds in substantially the form of Appendix E hereto. Certain other
legal matters will be passed on for the District by its General Counsel and by its Disclosure Counsel,
Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, Missouri. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the
Underwriters by their co-counsel, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Missouri, and Richard G. Hughes &
Associates, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri.
The various legal opinions to be delivered concurrently with the delivery of the Series 2017A
Bonds express the professional judgment of the attorneys rendering the opinions as to the legal issues
explicitly addressed therein. By rendering a legal opinion, the opinion giver does not become an insurer or
guarantor of that expression of professional judgment, of the transaction opined upon, or of the future
performance of parties to such transaction, nor does the rendering of an opinion guarantee the outcome of
any legal dispute that may arise out of the transaction.
RATINGS
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services
LLC business, and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (collectively, the “Rating Agencies”) have assigned the Series
2017A Bonds the ratings of “Aa1”, “AAA” and “AA+,” respectively, based on each Rating Agency’s
evaluation of the creditworthiness of the District. Such ratings reflect only the views of the Rating
Agencies at the time such ratings are given, and the Underwriters, Co-Municipal Advisors and the District
make no representation as to the appropriateness of such ratings. An explanation of the significance of
such ratings may be obtained only from the Rating Agencies.
The District has furnished the Rating Agencies with certain information and materials relating to
the Series 2017A Bonds and the District that have not been included in this Official Statement. Generally,
rating agencies base their ratings on the information and materials so furnished and on investigations,
studies and assumptions by the rating agencies. There is no assurance that a particular rating will be
maintained for any given period of time or that it will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely if, in the
judgment of the agency originally establishing such rating, circumstances so warrant. Neither the District,
nor the Co-Municipal Advisors nor the Underwriters have undertaken any responsibility to bring to the
attention of the holders of the Series 2017A Bonds any proposed revision or withdrawal of a rating of the
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Series 2017A Bonds or to oppose any such proposed revision or withdrawal. Any revision or withdrawal
of a rating could have an adverse effect on the market price and marketability of the Series 2017A Bonds.
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE
Pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, under which the District has designated DAC
as Disclosure Dissemination Agent, the District has covenanted for the benefit of the holders and
beneficial owners of the Series 2017A Bonds to provide, or cause to be provided, certain financial
information and operating data relating to the District to certain parties by not later than 180 days
following the end of the District’s Fiscal Year (the “Annual Report”), commencing with the report for
the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2018, and to provide notices of the occurrence of certain enumerated
events, if material. The Annual Report and any notices of material events will be submitted by the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent on behalf of the District with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board (“MSRB”) through its Electronic Municipal Market Access system (“EMMA”) pursuant to Rule
15c2-12. EMMA is an internet-based, online portal for free investor access to municipal bond
information, including offering documents, material event notices, real-time municipal securities trade
prices and education resources available at www.emma.msrb.org. Nothing contained on EMMA relating
to the District or the Series 2017A Bonds is incorporated by reference in this Official Statement. These
covenants have been made in order to assist the Underwriters in complying with Rule 15c2-12. The
specific nature of the information to be contained in the Annual Report and in the notices of material
events is summarized in “DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
THE BOND ORDINANCE AND THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT” in
Appendix C hereto.
During the previous five years, the District believes it has materially complied with its continuing
disclosure undertakings to provide financial and operating information required by Rule 15c2-12.
The Disclosure Dissemination Agent has only the duties specifically set forth in the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement. The Disclosure Dissemination Agent’s obligation to deliver the information at the
times and with the contents described in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement is limited to the extent that
the District has provided such information to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent as required by the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement. The Disclosure Dissemination Agent has no duty with respect to the
content of any disclosures or notice made pursuant to the terms of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
The Disclosure Dissemination Agent has no duty or obligation to review or verify any information in the
Annual Report, the District’s audited financial statements, a Notice Event (as defined in the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement), or any other information, disclosures or notices provided to it by the District and
shall not be deemed to be acting in any fiduciary capacity for the District, the holders of the Series 2017A
Bonds or any other party. The Disclosure Dissemination Agent has no responsibility for the District’s
failure to report to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent a Notice Event or a duty to determine the
materiality thereof. The Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall have no duty to determine, or liability for
failing to determine, whether the District has complied with the Continuing Disclosure Agreement. The
Disclosure Dissemination Agent may conclusively rely upon certifications of the District at all times.
UNDERWRITING
The Series 2017A Bonds are being purchased for reoffering by the group of underwriters shown
on the cover page hereof (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to a purchase contract between the
District and the Underwriters (the “Purchase Contract”). The Purchase Contract provides that the
Underwriters shall purchase all, but not less than all, of the Series 2017A Bonds at the aggregate purchase
price of $378,750,485.96, which amount is equal to the principal amount of the Series 2017A Bonds of
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$316,175,000.00, less underwriters’ discount of $1,215,947.84, plus original issue premium of
$63,791,433.80.
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C. (“SCS”) has entered into an agreement with Muriel Siebert
& Co. for the retail distribution of certain securities offerings, at the original issue prices. Pursuant to said
agreement, if applicable to the Series 2017A Bonds, Muriel Siebert & Co. will purchase the Series 2017A
Bonds at the original issue price less the selling concession with respect to any Series 2017A Bonds that
Muriel Siebert & Co. sells. SCS will share a portion of its underwriting compensation with Muriel Siebert
& Co., if applicable.
“US Bancorp” is the marketing name of U.S. Bancorp and its subsidiaries, including U.S.
Bancorp Investments, Inc. (“USBII”), which is serving as an Underwriter of the Series 2017A Bonds.
The Underwriters may offer and sell the Series 2017A Bonds to certain dealers (including dealers
depositing the Series 2017A Bonds into investment trusts) and others at prices lower than the public
offering price stated on the inside cover page hereof. The initial public offering price may be changed
from time to time by the Underwriters.
The Underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in
various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory,
investment management, investment research, principle investment, hedging, brokerage and other
financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the Underwriters and their respective
affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the District and to
persons and entities with relationships with the District, for which they received or will receive customary
fees and expenses.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the Underwriters and their respective
affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and
actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other
financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment
and trading activities may involve or relate to assets, securities and/or instruments of the District (directly,
as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with
the District. The Underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent
investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent
research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or
recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and
instruments.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
White Coleman & Associates, LLC has represented certain of the Underwriters in transactions
unrelated to the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, but is not representing any of the Underwriters in
connection with the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Thompson Coburn LLP each represent the District in certain
matters unrelated to the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds.
FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY CONSULTANT
The District has retained Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., to serve as the Financial Feasibility
Consultant to the District in connection with the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds. See Appendix D –
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“Report on the Financial Feasibility of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater
System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A”.
VERIFICATION OF MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS
The accuracy of the mathematical computations (i) of the adequacy of the maturing principal
amounts of the United States of America Government Obligations, together with the interest income
thereon and uninvested cash, if any, to pay when due the principal of and redemption premium, if any,
and interest on the Refunded Bonds; and (ii) relating to the yields related to (a) the United States of
America Government Obligations, and (b) the Series 2017A Bonds, will be verified by Robert Thomas
CPA, LLC, Leawood, Kansas. Such verification of arithmetical accuracy and mathematical computations
shall be based upon information and assumptions supplied by the Municipal Advisors and on
interpretations of the Code, provided by Co-Bond Counsel.
MUNICIPAL ADVISORS
PFM Financial Advisors LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, and Independent Public Advisors, LLC, Kansas
City, Missouri, have served as Co-Municipal Advisors to the District in connection with the Series 2017A
Bonds, relative to a plan of financing and assisting the District in drafting certain portions of this Official
Statement for the sale of the Series 2017A Bonds. The Co-Municipal Advisors have participated in the
compilation and editing of this Official Statement. The Co-Municipal Advisors have not, however,
independently verified the factual information contained in this Official Statement nor have they
conducted an investigation of the affairs of the District for the purpose of determining the accuracy or
completeness of any of the information contained herein. The Co-Municipal Advisors have relied on the
diligence and accuracy of the District which has certified that this Official Statement contains no material
misstatement or omission of information.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Independent Auditors Report, Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Basic Financial
Statements of the District for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2017 included in Appendix A of this
Official Statement has been audited by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, and also includes audited financial
statements of the District for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2016 that were audited by other auditors.
MISCELLANEOUS
The references, excerpts and summaries of all documents referred to herein do not purport to be
complete statements of the provisions of such documents, and reference is made to all such documents for
full and complete statements of all matters of fact relating to the Series 2017A Bonds, the security for the
payment of the Series 2017A Bonds and the rights of the owners thereof. During the period of the
offering, copies of drafts of such documents may be examined at the offices of the Co-Municipal
Advisors; following delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds, copies of such documents may be examined at
the corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in St. Louis, Missouri. The information contained in this
Official Statement has been compiled from official and other sources deemed to be reliable, and while not
guaranteed as to completeness or accuracy, is believed to be correct as of this date.
It is anticipated that CUSIP identification numbers will be printed on the Series 2017A Bonds,
but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Series 2017A Bonds nor any error in printing of such
numbers will constitute cause for a failure or refusal by the purchaser thereof to accept delivery of and
pay for any Series 2017A Bonds.
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The attached appendices are integral parts of this Official Statement and must be read together
with all of the foregoing statements.
The closing documents will include a certificate by the proper official of the District that, to the
best of his knowledge and belief at the time of the acceptance of the delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds,
this Official Statement and any information furnished by the District supplementary thereto did not and
do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements made in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in
any material respect.
Any statement made in this Official Statement involving matters of opinion or of estimates,
whether or not expressly so stated, are set forth as such and not as representations of fact, and no
representation is made that any of the estimates will be realized. The information and expressions of
opinion herein are subject to change without notice and neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor
any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no
change in the information presented herein since the date hereof. This Official Statement is not to be
construed as a contract or agreement between the District, the Paying Agent, or the Underwriters and the
purchasers or Owners of any Series 2017A Bonds.
This Official Statement has been authorized and approved by the District. For purposes of
compliance with Rule 15c2-12, this Official Statement constitutes an official statement of the District that
has been deemed final by the District as of its date except for the omission of no more than the
information permitted by Rule 15c2-12. The Official Statement has been duly executed and delivered on
its behalf by the officials signing below.
By: /s/ Brian L. Hoelscher, P.E.
Executive Director
By: /s/ Tim R. Snoke
Secretary-Treasurer
APPENDIX A
Independent Auditors’ Report, Management’s Discussion and Analysis
and Basic Financial Statements of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
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COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 and 2016
THE METROPOLITAN
ST. LOUIS
SEWER
DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS
SEWER DISTRICT
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
Report Prepared And Submitted By The
Department of Finance
Marion M. Gee
Director Of Finance
Contents
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Part I – Introductory Section:
Letter Of Transmittal ...................................................................................................................i
Organization Chart ....................................................................................................................xii
Certificate Of Achievement For Excellence In Financial Reporting......................................xiii
Part II –Financial Section:
Independent Auditors’ Report .....................................................................................................1
Management’s Discussion And Analysis ....................................................................................3
Basic Financial Statements
Statements Of Net Position..................................................................................................16
Statements Of Revenues, Expenses, And Changes In Net Position..................................18
Statements Of Cash Flows ...................................................................................................19
Notes To Financial Statements............................................................................................21
Required Supplementary Information
Schedule Of Changes In Net Pension Liability And Related Ratios .................................87
Schedule Of Employer Contributions – Employees’ Pension Plan ....................................88
Schedule Of Funding Progress – Other Post-Employment Benefit Plan..........................88
Part III – Statistical Section:
Net Position By Component........................................................................................................89
Changes In Net Position.............................................................................................................90
Operating Revenues By Source..................................................................................................91
Operating Expenses ....................................................................................................................92
Non-Operating Revenues And Expenses ...................................................................................93
User Charge Rates ......................................................................................................................94
User Charge Revenues................................................................................................................95
Sewer User Charges (Composite-Annual) .................................................................................96
Number Of Customers By Type .................................................................................................97
Ten Largest Customers...............................................................................................................98
Ratios of Outstanding Debt By Type .........................................................................................99
Computation Of Overlapping Debt ..........................................................................................100
Pledged Revenue Coverage.......................................................................................................101
Demographic And Economic Statistics....................................................................................102
Principal Employers (St. Louis Metropolitan Area)................................................................103
Employment Level.....................................................................................................................104
Average Flow.............................................................................................................................105
Operating And Capital Indicators............................................................................................106
Introductory Section
Vision Statement
Quality Service Always
Mission Statement
To protect the public’s health, safety, and water
environment by responsibly providing wastewater
and stormwater management
Values
Integrity
Teamwork
Excellence and Innovation
The District Employees
Customer Satisfaction
Mission, Vision, Value statements are important elements of a
strategic business plan. The Mission statement keeps the
District focused on its essential activity, the Vision statement
points to its ideal purpose, and the Value statement conveys the
principles that must shape our actions.
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October 17, 2017
The Board of Trustees
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (“CAFR”) of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District (“MSD” or the “District”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, is
submitted herewith. The District’s Finance Department prepared this report. The
District is responsible for the accuracy of the data and the completeness and fairness of
the presentation of the financial statements and other information presented herein.
We believe the presentation is accurate in all material respects and includes all
disclosures necessary to enable the reader to gain a reasonable understanding of the
District’s financial activities. In the CAFR, the District’s financial activities are
measured on a single enterprise fund basis where all funds of the District and its sub-
districts are consolidated.
The District’s CAFR includes an Introductory Section, a Financial Section, and a
Statistical Section. The Introductory Section includes this transmittal letter, lists of the
District’s Board of Trustees, Rate Commission Chair, members of the Civil Service
Commission, management staff, and an organization chart as of June 30, 2017. The
Financial Section includes the independent auditors’ report, management’s discussion
and analysis, and the District’s basic financial statements. The Statistical Section
includes financial, economic, and demographic information, generally presented on a
multi-year basis.
The CAFR includes all funds of the District. The operations of these funds, as reflected
in the financial statements, are under the control of the District’s governing body. The
District has determined there were no other agencies or entities that met the
established criteria for inclusion in the reporting entity.
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Organization
MSD was created in 1954 to provide a metropolitan-wide sewer system to serve the City
of St. Louis and most of the more heavily populated areas of St. Louis County. Before
MSD’s creation, the City of St. Louis, various municipalities, and private sewer
companies provided sewer service that primarily included only collecting and
transporting sewage from small geographic areas to nearby rivers and streams with
little or no treatment. Most of the municipalities or private sewer companies serving the
area did not have the jurisdictional authority or financial resources needed to eliminate
health hazards from untreated sewage.
When the District began operations, it took over the publicly owned wastewater and
stormwater drainage facilities within its jurisdiction and began the construction of an
extensive system of collector and interceptor sewers and treatment facilities. In 1977,
voters approved the District’s annexation of a 270 square mile area of the lower
Missouri River and lower Meramec River watersheds. The District purchased the
Fee Fee Trunk Sewer Company and the Missouri Bottoms Sewer Company in 1978.
MSD has since acquired other investor-owned or municipally operated systems.
The District’s service area now encompasses 520 square miles including all 66 square
miles of the City of St. Louis and 454 square miles of St. Louis County. The current
population served by the District is approximately 1.3 million.
MSD is organized pursuant to Article VI, Section 30 of the Missouri State Constitution
that empowers the people of St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis “to establish a
metropolitan district for functional administration of services common to the area.”
MSD is the only district established pursuant to that section of the Missouri State
Constitution.
The Charter of MSD (“Plan”), approved by voters in 1954 and amended in 2000 and
2012, established the District. The Plan describes the District as “a body corporate, a
municipal corporation, and a political subdivision of the state.” As a political
subdivision of the state, MSD is comparable to a county or city, such as St. Louis
County or the City of St. Louis.
The Plan established the governing body of the District as a six-member Board of
Trustees (“Board”) with three members appointed by the Mayor of St. Louis and three
members appointed by the St. Louis County Executive. No more than two trustees
appointed from the City or County can be affiliated with the same political party.
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Unlike a corporation’s board of directors that is responsible solely to the stockholders
who choose to invest in the corporation, MSD’s Board members are trustees of public
property and public funds. They are responsible to all citizens within the District.
According to the Plan, the Board enacts District ordinances, determines policies, and
appoints the Executive Director, the Secretary-Treasurer, and the Internal Auditor. The
Executive Director appoints all other District officials. Among its duties, the Board
makes all appropriations, approves contracts for improvements, and engages an
accounting firm to perform the annual independent audit of the District.
The Plan prescribes other duties of the Board and grants numerous broad powers,
subject to federal and state laws, to the District and the Board of Trustees. Among other
things, the Plan outlines the following requirements or provisions:
!Requires that MSD operate with a balanced budget;
!Details how MSD can tax property and requires an annual public hearing
on all taxes levied by the District;
!Details how MSD can establish user charges;
!Requires MSD to establish civil service rules and regulations governed by
a Civil Service Commission;
!Provides how the original boundaries of the District may be extended to
include any area in St. Louis County; and
!Requires MSD to approve all plans and designs for proposed construction,
alteration, or reconstruction of sewer or drainage facilities within the
District’s boundaries.
The District is also governed by the Missouri State Constitution and various federal and
state laws that among other requirements mandate the following:
!MSD must hold permits for all sanitary discharges. These permits require
a minimum of secondary treatment;
!MSD must provide wastewater treatment in an area-wide manner to
qualify for federal and state grants;
!MSD must operate, maintain, and replace facilities to provide proper
wastewater treatment or be subject to penalties and fines; and
!MSD must set user charge rates in compliance with the Federal Clean
Water Act. These rates must be submitted to the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources to receive future construction grants and to avoid the
possibility of refunding past grants.
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During fiscal 2017 the primary source of funding for the operation and maintenance of
MSD’s wastewater system was a user charge averaging $535.08 per year or $44.59 per
month for a single-family residence. The District’s charges for residential wastewater
service are tied to the amount of measured water usage during a winter quarter. For
residential properties without water meters, the charges are based on housing
attributes (such as the number of rooms, baths, and toilets) that correlate to water
usage. That methodology is the same billing methodology used by the City of St. Louis
Water Division for their non-metered properties. Multi-family residential and non-
residential rates are proportionate to the single-family charge and are based on water
consumption and the strength of the discharge.
Prior to fiscal year 2017, the operation and maintenance of the District’s stormwater
system was funded by a combination of property taxes and flat fee billing of 24¢ per
month for residential and commercial properties and 18¢ per month per unit for multi-
unit properties. On April 5, 2016, 62% of voters in MSD’s service area approved
Proposition S which placed all MSD customers under the same property tax rates to
fund stormwater services. The flat fee billings were eliminated.
MSD also receives some federal, state, and local grants to help defray the cost of
constructing sewage treatment and drainage facilities and improvements. The District
also charges fees for plan review, permits, construction inspection of new system
development, and special discharges. The District charges a uniform connection fee in
all service areas.
The District, itself, may issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds to finance the
cost of improvements and extensions to the sewer system. The District also may issue,
on behalf of each of its subdistricts, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or special
assessment bonds.
Major Initiatives Affecting The Financial Resources Of The District
In June 2007 the District was sued by the Department of Justice on behalf of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources (“DNR”) for various alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The
Missouri Coalition for the Environment joined the suit as an intervener in August 2007.
After a lengthy mediation, a Consent Decree (“CD”) was entered by the Federal Court
on April 27, 2012. This entry resolved all alleged violations. Compliance with the CD
requires the District to implement a multi-decade, multi-billion dollar capital
improvement program and rehabilitate significant portions of the existing wastewater
sewer system. This effort will continue to be funded by a combination of rate increases
and issuance of additional debt based on the completion of milestones defined in
the CD.
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Integral to helping MSD’s rate payers understand the Consent Decree is MSD’s
initiation of Project Clear. MSD Project Clear is a long-term effort by MSD, undertaken
as part of the Consent Decree agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. Project Clear’s aims are to:
!Improve water quality for everyone;
!Solve problems for some of our customers created by the very nature and design
of St. Louis’ wastewater system, and
!Provide clear, up-to-date information to the public about Consent Decree
activities.
MSD Project Clear focuses on three categories of work: Get the rain out; Repair and
maintain; and Build system improvements. Get the rain out focuses on preventing
excess stormwater from entering the sewer system through a variety of project types,
including downspout disconnections, and rainscaping. Repair and maintain continues
the work MSD has done to repair, maintain, and renew the existing sewer system, on a
faster timeline. Build system improvements involves new construction of wastewater
management structures, including deep underground tunnels and above-ground
storage tanks.
In late April 2017 and continuing into the first week of May, the District received up to
11 inches of rain in portions of its service area. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers
reached major flood levels; however, neither river exceeded the protection levels
provided by levees or flood walls. The Meramec River also experienced record flooding
which caused water levels to exceed levee heights. The District’s wastewater treatment
plants sustained minor damages during this rain event; however, sixteen pump stations
were damaged. MSD received 1,750 customer calls resulting in approximately 800
water backup claims with a reserve of approximately $1.3 million. Total costs to protect
the District’s facilities during the rain event or to make repairs afterwards are
estimated at approximately $1.5 million. The District has submitted applications to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to recover a portion of this cost.
The Rate Commission was established in the District’s Plan by amendment in 2000.
Beginning in 2002, the District began submitting rate increase proposals to the MSD
Rate Commission to fund its operations and multi-decade capital infrastructure
improvement program. The District submits rate increase proposals to the Rate
Commission as needed in accordance with the Plan.
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The District submitted a rate change proposal to the MSD Rate Commission on
February 26, 2015. The proposal recommended an increase in MSD’s wastewater rates
in order to adequately fund the work required by the Consent Decree. The proposal set
rates for the District for a four-year period which covered fiscal year 2017 through fiscal
year 2020. The proposal also recommended the establishment of the aforementioned
District-wide tax structure to replace the multi-layered taxes previously assessed on the
real estate value of our customers’ property. These taxes have traditionally been used to
fund stormwater services, including operations, maintenance, very limited capital
projects, and regulatory compliance. The Rate Commission’s recommendation to the
District’s proposal was received by the Board on August 5, 2015. On October 8, 2015,
the Rate Commission’s recommendation was adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Since February 2004, the voters of St. Louis have authorized the District to issue a total
of $2.6 billion in wastewater revenue bonds. As of June 30, 2017, the District has issued
$1.7 billion of the total authorization. The District’s long-term wastewater capital
improvement program will continue to be funded through a combination of additional
bonds and wastewater rate increases.
In 2013, MSD completed a Disparity Study to identify any disparities in the District’s
expenditure of public funds when compared to the availability of minority and women
owned firms. The study also examined the number of minorities and women working on
MSD projects compared to the racial and gender composition of workers available to
work on MSD projects. Procurement and contractual changes based on the study’s
findings were put into place in August 2013.
The Disparity Study also made recommendations for other activities the District should
consider as part of a successful Diversity Program.
To help implement some of the recommendations, MSD developed a Community
Benefits Agreement (“CBA”). A CBA is a formal agreement between MSD and
community organizations that establishes a framework for addressing issues in
workforce training, business development, and other areas that often act as obstacles in
developing a diverse labor pool and contracting community. (In short, it’s one thing to
have inclusion goals, but it’s another to have a program that helps develop the capacity
to meet those goals.) The CBA will support the development of initiatives that address
these issues, both in terms of workforce and business ownership. To our knowledge, the
CBA is the only one of its kind in the St. Louis region.
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Operations
The Executive Director and his staff administer the operation and maintenance of the
District’s collection and treatment systems. The District’s sanitary, stormwater, and
combined sewer collection system includes more than 9,400 miles of pipe and channel
and will grow larger over the long term due to new development. Some years may
actually see a reduction in total miles of pipe. This is due to the replacement of
inefficiently placed pipe with shorter, more direct lines of pipe. The District’s
responsibilities for stormwater drainage range from cleaning and maintaining street
inlets to operating and maintaining the floodwall pump stations along the
Mississippi River.
MSD currently operates seven wastewater treatment facilities. These facilities treated
an average flow of 328.9 million gallons per day (“MGD”) in fiscal 2017 compared to
335.2 MGD in fiscal 2016. The design capacity and average flow, by watershed, in MGD
was as follows in fiscal 2017:
MAJOR
WATERSHED
LEVEL OF
TREATMENT
NUMBER
OF
FACILITIES
DESIGN
CAPACITY
(MGD)
AVERAGE FLOW
FISCAL 2017
(MGD)
Mississippi River Secondary Two 472.00 245.4
Missouri River Secondary Two 78.00 50.7
Meramec River Secondary Three 42.75 32.8
Total Seven 592.75 328.9
In addition to construction initiated by the District to protect the public’s health and
property from raw sewage and flooding, the District also provides various engineering-
related design review and inspection services for the construction of sanitary and
stormwater sewers by individuals, businesses, and municipalities in the community.
Economic Conditions In The St. Louis Metropolitan Area
As a rule, the District’s major revenue sources do not fluctuate with the local and
national economy as much as local governments that depend on sales or income taxes
for their major sources of revenue. The combined unemployment rate for the City of
St. Louis and St. Louis County was 3.9 percent in June 2017 and lower than the
national unemployment rate of 4.4 percent for the same time period.
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MSD has its own internal barometers for measuring economic development within the
District. These are listed below for fiscal 2017 and 2016:
2017 2016
Sewer Plan Reviews:
Number of Plans Approved 523 613
Number of Miles of Sewers 34 38
Sewer Construction Permits:
Number of Permits Issued 3,740 4,546
Number of Miles of Sewers 24 30
Customer Connections:
Number of Connection Permits Issued 1,891 2,165
Connection Fee Revenue (in millions)$2.0 $1.7
Value of Sewers Dedicated to
MSD by Developers (in millions)$6.8 $11.3
Over the years, the St. Louis economy has undergone a transformation from reliance on
traditional manufacturing industries to those industries based on advanced technology
and services. The St. Louis area is a center for health care, biotechnology, banking,
finance, transportation, tourism, and education and has a strong and diverse
manufacturing economy. The area has an abundance of energy, water, and sewerage
facilities and can sustain future economic growth.
Financial Information
Proprietary Operations. The current financial condition of MSD remains stable. The
District realized a net operating income of $58.4 million in fiscal 2017 compared to a net
operating income of $46.8 million the prior year. The increase in operating revenues of
$11.6 million is explained by an increase in sewer service revenue as a result of rate
increases, in conjunction with a lower provision for doubtful sewer service charges (bad
debt), offset by a reduction related to the insurance recoveries recorded in fiscal 2016.
Operating expenses increased $2.0 million due to an increase in annual pension
expense offset by a reduction in water backup claims primarily related to the flood that
occurred in fiscal 2016. A more in-depth analysis of the District’s financial position and
the magnitude of the capital improvement and replacement program (“CIRP”) is
provided in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section that appears later in
this report.
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Budgetary Controls. The District’s Plan requires MSD to submit a proposed budget to
the Board by March 15th each year. After Board review, a final budget is approved in
June. The District’s Plan also requires MSD to maintain budgetary controls and to
adopt a balanced budget. The objective of these budgetary controls is to ensure
compliance with legal provisions embodied in the appropriation process approved by the
Board. The annual appropriated budget includes activities of the District’s operating
and debt service funds. The Board adopts ordinances to appropriate funds for capital
improvement expenditures at the time of the contract award and acceptance of any
grant offers.
Budgetary control is by Division and major expenditure category within the General
Fund, each Debt Service Fund, and each capital improvement contract. The District
utilizes an encumbrance accounting system in conjunction with internal variance and
projection analysis to maintain budgetary control. Certain encumbrances carry over
from one year to the next as approved by the Board during the budget process.
Monthly and year-end financial reports are prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles for Enterprise Funds. Adjustments are made
to the accounting records, where necessary, to reflect the full accrual method of
accounting. Under the full accrual method of accounting, revenues are recognized when
earned and expenses are recorded as liabilities when incurred. Encumbrances and
unearned capital and operating grants are eliminated under the full accrual method of
accounting. These amounts are disclosed as commitments in the notes to financial
statements.
Cash Management.In compliance with its Plan, the District invests temporarily idle
funds in cash, cash equivalents and investments such as collateralized certificates of
deposit, collateralized repurchase agreements, obligations of any agency of the United
States, and United States Treasury instruments. The District utilizes competitive
bidding for investment purchases and monitors market conditions daily.
Risk Management.In-house staff and consultants jointly conduct risk management
activities. MSD maintains third-party commercial insurance coverage for various risks
while self-insuring for other risks and liabilities at levels customary for similar
enterprises. The District maintains replacement cost property and casualty insurance
with a policy limit of $1.25 billion on certain facilities and equipment that have an
estimated replacement cost of $1.5 billion. The District assumes the risk of loss
(including payment of water backup claims to its customers) on the majority of its
underground pumping facilities and collection system. MSD is one of the few sewer
districts in the country known to provide water backup claim coverage to its customers.
The underground pumping facility and collection system assets have an estimated
replacement cost of $9.9 billion. To minimize exposure to loss, the District inspects its
facilities regularly and performs preventative maintenance on them.
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MSD maintains automobile, general liability and excess liability insurance. The District
is self-insured for workers’ compensation and funds those costs through annual
appropriations from the District’s general insurance fund. The District maintains
reinsurance for workers’ compensation liabilities in excess of specified limits up to the
statutory limit. Risk control activities include using a third-party claims administrator,
maintaining a computerized claim tracking system, and annually reevaluating medical
insurance claims and health benefit costs. The District also has programs designed to
promote safety in the workplace and employee wellness.
The District provides group medical coverage for its employees and offers dependent
medical coverage on a contributory basis through a self-insured plan. Effective
February 1, 2014, the District maintained stop loss coverage for specific claims
exceeding $175,000 per year and for total annual claims greater than 125 percent of the
annual claims estimate. The District provides its employees with contributory group
dental insurance coverage and non-contributory life insurance and contributory
optional life insurance coverage. The District also contributes $100 every fiscal year, up
to a maximum of $300, to a vision care program for employees. Effective July 1, 2013,
spouses were eligible to use the benefits; effective July 1, 2016, dependent children up
to age 26 were eligible to use the benefits; however, the amount could not exceed the
maximum amount of $300. The District reevaluates insurance coverage and providers
annually.
For most construction projects, insurance is obtained by the individual contractor and
included in the contract price.
Internal Controls.District Management is responsible for designing, establishing, and
maintaining an internal control system that protects District assets from loss, theft, or
misuse and ensures that adequate accounting data is compiled to prepare financial
statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal control systems are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute,
assurance that these objectives are met. The concept of reasonable assurance recognizes
that the cost of a control should not exceed the benefits likely to be derived and that the
evaluation of costs and benefits requires estimates and judgments by management. The
District’s internal control system is subject to periodic evaluation by Management, the
Board and the District’s independent accountants.
Other Information
Audit Requirements. The District’s Plan requires an annual audit by independent
certified public accountants. The District’s CAFR includes a report on the District’s
financial statements by the accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.
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Besides meeting the requirements set forth in the Plan, the annual audit is also
designed to meet the requirements of the 2013 Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Uniform Guidance”) that
was issued by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). A Single Audit Report
will be issued for the year ended June 30, 2017.
The financial statements of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Employees’
Pension Plan, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan
and Trust and The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Defined Contribution Plan are
also audited annually. These audit reports were issued for the periods ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015 and are available to interested parties upon request.
Awards. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(“GFOA”) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to
MSD for its CAFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. The Certificate of
Achievement is a prestigious national award that recognizes conformance with the
highest standards for preparation of state and local government financial reports.
To be awarded the Certificate of Achievement, a government unit must publish an
easily readable and efficiently organized CAFR, the contents of which conform to
program standards. The CAFR must satisfy both U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for
one year only. The District has received a Certificate of Achievement for the last
twenty-nine consecutive years. We believe the current CAFR continues to conform to
the GFOA’s high standards, as reflected in the Certificate of Achievement program
requirements, and are submitting it again this year for consideration.
The District also received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation award for its
fiscal 2017 annual budget. The District has received this award for thirty consecutive
years. We believe the fiscal year 2018 budget presentation continues to meet the
GFOA’s high standards and submitted it on July 25, 2017, for consideration.
Marion M. Gee
Director of Finance
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ORGANIZATION
(As of June 30, 2017)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
James Faul, Chair; Rev. Ronald Bobo, Vice Chair;
Ruby Bonner; Annette Mandel; James I. Singer; Michael Yates
OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDITOR RATE COMMISSION
Leonard P. Toenjes, Chair
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
TREASURER
Tim R. Snoke
Secretary/Treasurer
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Tara Buckner
Annette Adams
Daniel Gonzales
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Brian L. Hoelscher/CEO
FINANCE
Marion M. Gee
Director
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Susan M. Myers
General Counsel
OPERATIONS
Jonathon C. Sprague
Director
ENGINEERING
Rich Unverferth
Director
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Vicki L. Taylor Edwards
Director
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Barbara E. Mohn
Director
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Government Finance Officers Association
Certificate Of
Achievement
For Excellence
In Financial
Reporting
Presented to
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Missouri
For its Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 2016
Executive Directors/CEO
Financial Section
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
SERVICE AREAS
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
CLAconnect.com
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
Board of Trustees
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
St. Louis, Missouri
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the business-type activity of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2017, and the related notes
to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the District’s financial statements as listed in the
table of contents.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards,
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant
accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the business-type activities of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
as of June 30, 2017, and the changes in financial position and cash flows thereof for the year then
ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Board of Trustees
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Other Matters
Required Supplementary Information
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management's
Discussion and Analysis, Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios for the
Employees' Pension Plan, Employees' Pension Plan Schedule of Employer Contributions and Schedule
of Funding Progress for the Other Post-Employment Benefit Plan, as listed in the table of contents, be
presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the
basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers
it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate
operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required
supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the
information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our
inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic
financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information
because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or
provide any assurance.
Other Information
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements that
collectively comprise The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s basic financial statements. The
introductory section and statistical section are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not
a required part of the basic financial statements. These sections have not been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements, and accordingly, we do not
express an opinion or provide any assurance on them.
The 2016 financial statements of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District were audited by other
auditors whose report dated October 17, 2016, expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements.
Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated October 17,
2017, on our consideration of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's internal control over financial
reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and
grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our
testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the result of that testing, and not
to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s internal control over
financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance
with Government Auditing Standards in considering Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s internal
control over financial reporting and compliance.
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CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
St Louis, Missouri
October 17, 2017
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
For The Years Ended June 30, 2017 And 2016
The annual report of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (“MSD” or the
“District”) includes the independent auditors’ report, management’s discussion and
analysis (“MD&A”), and the financial statements accompanied by notes essential to the
user’s understanding of the financial statements.
Management of the District has provided this MD&A to be used in combination with
the District’s financial statements. This narrative is intended to provide the reader with
more insight into management’s knowledge of the transactions, events, and conditions
reflected in the accompanying financial statements and the fiscal policies that govern
the District’s operations.
2017 Financial Highlights
The District increased capital assets by $200.2 million as a result of increases in
construction in progress ($177.0 million), land ($1.0 million) and depreciable
capital assets net of depreciation ($22.2 million).
The District placed $105.3 million of capital assets into service during fiscal year
2017. The continued high level of capitalization reflects the District’s work to
meet long-term plans. Capitalized assets included:
Collection and pumping plant $60.7 million
Treatment and disposal plant and equipment $39.6 million
Land $1.0 million
General plant and equipment $4.0 million
In conjunction with the recording of additional depreciation relating to new assets, the
net increase to accumulated depreciation was $75.4 million.
During the year, the District implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(“GASB”) Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures. This Statement requires
disclosure of tax abatement information about (1) the District’s own tax abatement
agreements and (2) those that are entered into by other governments and that reduce
the District’s tax revenues. The requirements of this Statement improve financial
reporting by giving users of financial statements essential information that has not
been consistently or comprehensively reported to the public. In summary, the District
has no direct tax abatement agreements but the effect of those entered into by the
county and municipalities within the District’s boundary decreases the District’s tax
revenues by $1,326,394.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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2016 Financial Highlights
The District increased capital assets by $160.5 million as a result of increases in
construction in progress ($122.3 million), land ($13.2 million) and depreciable
capital assets net of depreciation ($25.0 million).
The District placed $123.6 million of capital assets into service during fiscal year
2016. The continued high level of capitalization reflects the District’s work to
meet long-term plans. Capitalized assets included:
Collection and pumping plant $80.0 million
Treatment and disposal plant and equipment $25.9 million
Land $13.3 million
General plant and equipment $4.4 million
In conjunction with the recording of additional depreciation relating to new assets, the
net increase to accumulated depreciation was $79.3 million.
During the year, the District implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(“GASB”) Statement No. 72, Fair Value Measurement and Application. The primary
objective of this Statement is to improve financial reporting by state and local
governments by clarifying the definition of fair value for financial reporting purposes,
establishing general principles for measuring fair value, providing additional fair value
application guidance, and enhancing disclosures about fair value measurements. The
impact of adopting GASB Statement No. 72 is minimal as all material investments have
been and are valued at fair value. No restatement is required as no changes were made
to the prior year financial statements in order to comply with the new Statement.
Required Financial Statements
The financial statements presented by the management of the District include the
Statements of Net Position; Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net
Position; and Statements of Cash Flows. These statements are prepared using the
accrual basis of accounting. This method of accounting recognizes revenue at the time it
is earned and expenses when the related liability occurs. As a result of using this
method of accounting, the District’s performance over the time period being reported is
more easily determinable.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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The Statements of Net Position provide a report of the District’s current, restricted, and
other non-current assets such as cash, investments, receivables, and property. Also, the
Statements of Net Position provide a summary of the District’s current, restricted, and
non-current liabilities, including contracts and accounts payable, deposits and accrued
expenses, and bonds and notes payable. Deferred outflows and inflows, where
applicable, are also included. The final section of the Statements of Net Position, the net
position section, contains earnings retained for use by the District. Increases or
decreases in the net position section may be indicative of an improving or declining
financial position. This statement provides the basis for computing rate of return,
evaluating the capital structure of the District, and assessing the liquidity and financial
flexibility of the District.
The Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position summarize all of
the year’s revenue and expense. These statements indicate how successful the District
was at maintaining expenses below the level of revenue earned.
The Statements of Cash Flows account for the net change in cash and cash equivalents
by summarizing cash receipts and cash disbursements resulting from operating
activities, non-capital financing activities, capital and related financing activities, and
investing activities. These statements assist the user in determining the sources of cash
coming into the District, the items for which cash was expended, and the beginning and
ending cash balance.
Financial Analysis
The District’s financial position improved in the current year, as evidenced by the
increase in net position of $64.1 million. The improvement is due primarily to an
increase in net investment in capital assets of $66.9 million. Net capital assets
increased $200.2 million while debt related to the capital assets, net of the $27.7 million
increase in unspent cash received upon the issuance of new senior debt (“Series
2016C”), only increased $132.8 million. The decrease in construction-related liabilities
of $0.2 million increased net investment in capital assets while the increase in debt of
$132.8 million and the amortization of the deferred losses recognized upon refundings of
$0.7 million decreased net investment in capital assets. The net investment in capital
asset increase was offset by a decrease in unrestricted and restricted funds of $1.5
million and $1.3 million, respectively.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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Condensed Financial Statements and Analysis
2017 Analysis
Current, restricted and other assets increased $36.5 million or 5.2% in the current year.
The increase is predominately due to an increase in cash and investments due to higher
sewer rates charged with increased collections and due to the unspent cash received on
the senior debt issued in fiscal 2017.
Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation increased by $200.2 million or 6.6% in
the current year as the result of continued high levels of construction and acquisition of
assets by the District.
Current liabilities increased by $8.4 million or 6.7% due primarily to an increase in the
current portion of bonds and notes payable and retainage held on capital projects which
correlates with the increase in construction.
Increase Increase
June 30, June 30, (Decrease) June 30, (Decrease)
2017 2016 2017-2016 2015 2016-2015
Assets:
Current, restricted, and other assets 743,572$ 707,033$ 36,539$ 628,246$ 78,787$
Capital assets (net of accumulated
depreciation)3,252,238 3,052,043 200,195 2,891,569 160,474
Total Assets 3,995,810 3,759,076 236,734 3,519,815 239,261
Deferred Outflow of Resources:
Bonds and Notes Payable-Deferred Los s 11,321 11,974 (653)9,599 2,375
Pension-related Outflows 37,666 31,144 6,522 19,210 11,934
Total Deferred Outflow of Resources 48,987 43,118 5,869 28,809 14,309
Liabilities:
Current liabilities 133,679 125,284 8,395 109,153 16,131
Non-current liabilities 1,515,345 1,344,141 171,204 1,158,445 185,696
Total Liabilities 1,649,024 1,469,425 179,599 1,267,598 201,827
Deferred Inflow of Resources:
Pension-related Inflow s 4,605 5,712 (1,107) 2,910 2,802
Total Deferred Inflow of Resources 4,605 5,712 (1,107)2,910 2,802
Net Position:
Net investment in capital assets 1,876,249 1,809,386 66,863 1,805,453 3,933
Restricted 135,259 136,547 (1,288)142,445 (5,898)
Unrestricted 379,660 381,124 (1,464)330,218 50,906
Total Net Position 2,391,168$ 2,327,057$ 64,111$ 2,278,116$ 48,941$
Condensed Statements of Net Position
(000's)
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
Page 7
Non-current liabilities increased by $171.2 million or 12.7% primarily due to $203.8
million relating to the senior and subordinate debt issued in fiscal 2017 offset by $42.7
million for fiscal 2018 senior debt payments reclassified to current liabilities and $5.3
million for premium amortization and $14.4 million pertaining to the increase in the
District’s net pension liability.
Net deferred outflows and inflows increased $7.0 million or 18.6% due primarily to
updates to various information provided by the District’s actuary such as
economic/demographic gains or losses, assumption changes or inputs, and investment
gains or losses.
2016 Analysis
Current, restricted and other assets increased $78.8 million or 12.5% in the current
year. The increase is predominately due to an increase in cash and investments due to
higher sewer rates charged and collected and due to the unspent cash received on the
senior debt issued in fiscal 2016. In addition, receivables recorded for insurance
recoveries due to the December 2015 rain event increased current, restricted and other
assets. The St. Louis area received a range of 6 to 12 inches of precipitation, with an
average of 9 inches of rain falling over three days in December 2015. This rainfall
impacted area rivers, causing flooding and damage at three MSD treatment plants.
Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation increased by $160.5 million or 5.5% as
the result of continued high levels of construction and acquisition of assets by
the District.
Current liabilities increased by $16.1 million or 14.8% due to an increase in the current
portion of bonds and notes payable, contracts and accounts payable and retainage held
on capital projects.
Non-current liabilities increased by $185.7 million or 16.0% due to the senior and
subordinate debt issued in fiscal 2016, offset partially by the advance refunding of
existing debt, and an increase in the District’s net pension liability.
Net deferred outflows and inflows increased $11.5 million or 44.4% due primarily to
updates to various information provided by the District’s actuary such as
economic/demographic gains or losses, assumption changes or inputs, and investment
gains or losses related to the pension.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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For the Fiscal For the Fiscal Increase For the Fiscal Increase
Year Ended Year Ended (Decrease) Year Ended (Decrease)
June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016 2017-2016 June 30, 2015 2016-2015
Operating Revenues:
Sewer service charges 330,873$ 306,119$ 24,754$ 284,367$ 21,752$
Recovery (provision) for doubtful
sewer service charge accounts (2,513) (4,107) 1,594 (2,096) (2,011)
Licenses, permits, and other fees 4,036 3,620 416 6,657 (3,037)
Other 1,095 14,226 (13,131) 1,460 12,766
Total Operating Revenues 333,491 319,858 13,633 290,388 29,470
Non-operating Revenues:
Property taxes levied by the district 32,458 25,671 6,787 24,764 907
Investment income 2,903 4,636 (1,733) 3,001 1,635
Rent and other income 106 103 3 37 66
Total Non-operating Revenues 35,467 30,410 5,057 27,802 2,608
Total Revenues 368,958 350,268 18,690 318,190 32,078
Operating Expenses:
Pumping and treatment 60,203 59,100 1,103 60,766 (1,666)
Collection system maintenance 43,928 42,853 1,075 40,162 2,691
Engineering 11,290 10,998 292 10,954 44
General and administrative 58,535 55,315 3,220 48,551 6,764
Water backup claims 5,035 7,631 (2,596) 3,862 3,769
Depreciation 81,194 83,984 (2,790) 78,641 5,343
Asset management 14,893 13,215 1,678 13,586 (371)
Total Operating Expenses 275,078 273,096 1,982 256,522 16,574
Non-operating Expenses:
Net loss on disposal and sale of
capital assets 673 325 348 1,421 (1,096)
Non-recurring projects and studies 7,459 11,000 (3,541) 12,317 (1,317)
Interest expense 31,251 28,943 2,308 27,139 1,804
Total Non-operating Expenses 39,383 40,268 (885) 40,877 (609)
Total Expenses 314,461 313,364 1,097 297,399 15,965
Income Before Capital
Grants And Contributions 54,497 36,904 17,593 20,791 16,113
Capital Grants And Contributions 9,614 12,037 (2,423) 12,997 (960)
Change in Net Position 64,111 48,941 15,170 33,788 15,153
Net Position - Beginning of Year 2,327,057 2,278,116 48,941 2,267,952 10,164
Effect of Adoption of GASB 68 — — — (23,624) 23,624
Net Position - Beginning of Year, As Restated 2,327,057 2,278,116 48,941 2,244,328 33,788
Net Position - End of Year 2,391,168$ 2,327,057$ 64,111$ 2,278,116$ 48,941$
Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
(000's)
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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2017 Analysis
Net position increased $64.1 million or 2.8% over the prior year. Sewer service revenue
increased as a result of rate increases. Non-operating property taxes levied by the
District also increased due to the establishment of one new taxing district covering the
District’s entire service area which increased tax revenue.
Total revenue increased by $18.7 million or 5.3%. Sewer service charges increased $24.8
million or 8.1% with the provision for doubtful accounts decreasing by $1.6 million or
38.8% due to increased collections. Other operating revenue decreased $13.1 million or
92.3% due to insurance recoveries in fiscal 2016 related to the December 2015 rain
event not repeated in fiscal 2017. Non-operating property taxes increased $6.8 million
or 26.4% as a result of the new taxing district referenced above.
Total expenses increased slightly by $1.1 million or 0.4% with operating expenses
increasing $2.0 million or 0.7% and non-operating expenses decreasing by $0.9 million
or 2.2%. The largest operating expense increase was a $3.2 million or 5.8% increase in
general and administrative costs primarily related to an increase in pension expense.
2016 Analysis
Net position increased $48.9 million or 2.1% over the prior year. Sewer service revenue
increased as a result of rate increases. Other operating revenue increased due to the
insurance recoveries recorded related to the December 2015 rain event. Operating
expenses also increased primarily from various increases in operating costs, costs
related to the December 2015 rain event, pension expense and depreciation.
Total revenue increased by $32.1 million or 10.1%. Sewer service charges increased
$21.8 million or 7.6% with the provision for doubtful accounts increasing by $2.0 million
or 95.9% due to increased receivables. Other operating revenue increased $12.8 million
or 874.4% as explained above.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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Total expenses increased by $16.0 million or 5.4%.
Operating expenses increased by $16.6 million or 6.5%. This increase was primarily the
result of the following:
!$6.8 million or 13.9% increase in general and administrative costs primarily
related to an increase in pension expense. In addition, costs incurred by the
District related to the December 2015 rain event are recorded in the General
Insurance Fund in the general and administrative operating expense line;
!$5.3 million or 6.8% increase in additional depreciation due to new asset
capitalization;
!$3.8 million or 97.6% increase in water backup costs resulting from the historic
flooding in December 2015.
Non-operating expenses decreased by $0.6 million or 1.5%.
For the Fiscal For the Fiscal Increase For the Fiscal Increase
Year Ended Year Ended (Decrease) Year Ended (Decrease)
June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016 2017-2016 June 30, 2015 2016-2015
Cash flows from operating
activities 156,259$ 127,665$ 28,594$ 116,430$ 11,235$
Cash flows from non-capital
financing activities 32,013 25,583 6,430 25,824 (241)
Cash flows from capital
and related financing
activities (154,634)(91,512)(63,122) (225,778)134,266
Cash flows from investing
activities (34,721)(74,347)39,626 86,331 (160,678)
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents (1,083)(12,611)11,528 2,807 (15,418)
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of year 49,196 61,807 (12,611)59,000 2,807
Cash And Cash Equivalents
At End Of Year 48,113$ 49,196$ (1,083)$ 61,807$ (12,611)$
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(000's)
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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2017 Analysis
The District ended the year with $48.1 million in cash and cash equivalents or a
decrease of $1.1 million or 2.2% from the prior year. Cash flows from operating
activities increased by $28.6 million or 22.4% as a result of increased receipts from
customers. Cash flows from non-capital financing activities increased by $6.4 million or
25.1% due to the new District-wide tax levy. Cash flow from capital and related
financing activities decreased by $63.1 million or 69.0% due to increased spending for
capital assets, decreased bond proceeds and premiums received in fiscal year 2017
compared to fiscal year 2016 and increased interest and fees paid on bonds. Cash flows
from investing activities increased by $39.6 million. The increase primarily stems from
a greater increase in proceeds from sale and maturity of investments than in purchase
of investments from fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2017.
2016 Analysis
The District ended the year with $49.2 million in cash and cash equivalents or a
decrease of $12.6 million from the prior year. Cash flows from operating activities
increased by $11.2 million or 9.6% as a result of increased receipts from customers.
Cash flows from non-capital financing activities decreased by $0.2 million or 0.9% due
to less tax revenue collected. Cash flow from capital and related financing activities
increased by $134.3 million or 59.5% as the result of increased bond proceeds and
premiums received in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015. Cash flows from
investing activities decreased by $160.7 million or 186.1%. The decrease primarily
stems from a net outflow of cash related to purchases and proceeds in investments in
fiscal year 2016, whereas fiscal year 2015 had a net inflow.
During fiscal year 2016, the District changed its reporting methodology so that
investments with an original maturity of greater than 90 days remain as investments
until they mature and the cash is received. As a result, cash and cash equivalents
include only investments with original maturities less than 91 days. The retroactive
change resulted in $90.1 million, $87.7 million and $120.0 million being reclassified
from cash and cash equivalents to investments in fiscal year 2016, 2015, and 2014,
respectively.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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Capital Assets
2017 Analysis
Total capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, increased by $200.2 million or
6.6% over the prior year. Construction in progress contained the majority of the
increase with net additions of $177.0 million or 33.4% consisting of $269.3 million in
additions offset by $92.3 million of assets placed into service. The net increase in
collection and pumping plant assets was $18.2 million or 1.1%, primarily for
capitalization of assets including new and improved sewers, dedicated assets and
infrastructure repairs. Net treatment and disposal plant and equipment increased $6.5
million or 0.9%, including costs incurred to replace incinerator scrubbers to meet new
regulatory emission standards and to capitalize assets destroyed in the December 2015
flood. Land increased $1.0 million or 1.4% due to the acquisition of easements and other
land. General plant and equipment decreased $2.5 million or 10.4% primarily due to
depreciation of existing assets. For more detailed information, see Note 4, Capital
Assets, in the accompanying notes to the financial statements.
2016 Analysis
Total capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation, increased by $160.5 million or
5.5% over the prior year. Construction in progress contained the majority of the
increase with net additions of $122.3 million or 29.9% consisting of $231.8 million in
additions offset by $109.5 million of assets placed into service. Collection and pumping
plant assets increased $38.5 million or 2.3% primarily due to the capitalization of assets
including dedicated assets and infrastructure repairs. Land increased $13.2 million or
23.3% including a $12.4 million land reclassification from the Lower Meramec
treatment plant asset in February 2016 and $0.8 million from the acquisition of
easements and other land.
Increase Increase
June 30, June 30, (Decrease) June 30, (Decrease)
2017 2016 2017-2016 2015 2016-2015
Land 70,695$ 69,702$ 993$ 56,521$ 13,181$
Construction in progress 707,739 530,734 177,005 408,464 122,270
Treatment and disposal plant
and equipment 736,367 729,884 6,483 739,563 (9,679)
Collection and pumping plant 1,716,004 1,697,795 18,209 1,659,321 38,474
General plant and equipment 21,433 23,928 (2,495) 27,700 (3,772)
Total 3,252,238$ 3,052,043$ 200,195$ 2,891,569$ 160,474$
Condensed Statements of Capital Assets
(000's)
Net of Depreciation
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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Treatment and disposal plant and equipment decreased a net $9.7 million or 1.3% with
a net $25.5 million increase in additions offset by $35.2 million in additional
depreciation. The $25.5 million net increase includes a $12.4 million decrease due to the
land reclassification referenced above and the $3.2 million depreciation impact of the
reclassification is included in the $35.2 million additional depreciation. General plant
and equipment decreased $3.8 million or 13.6% primarily due to depreciation of existing
assets. For more detailed information, see Note 4, Capital Assets, in the accompanying
notes to the financial statements.
Long-Term Debt
Increase Increase
June 30, June 30, (Decrease) June 30, (Decrease)
2017 2016 2017-2016 2015 2016-2015
Senior Revenue Bonds:
Series 2006C —$ —$ —$ 60,000$ (60,000)$
Series 2008A — — — 30,000 (30,000)
Series 2010B 85,000 85,000 — 85,000 —
Series 2011B 43,410 45,325 (1,915) 47,170 (1,845)
Series 2012A 214,700 220,000 (5,300) 225,000 (5,000)
Series 2012B 134,710 137,280 (2,570) 139,605 (2,325)
Series 2013B 146,000 149,000 (3,000) 150,000 (1,000)
Series 2015B 221,355 223,855 (2,500) — 223,855
Series 2016C 150,000 — 150,000 — —
Subordinate Revenue Bonds:
Series 2004B 81,545 89,650 (8,105) 97,520 (7,870)
Series 2005A 3,800 4,125 (325) 4,440 (315)
Series 2006A 25,600 27,950 (2,350) 29,915 (1,965)
Series 2006B 8,860 9,565 (705) 10,260 (695)
Series 2008AB 25,605 27,475 (1,870) 29,320 (1,845)
Missouri DNR:
Series 2009A 16,441 17,514 (1,073) 18,564 (1,050)
Series 2010A 6,222 6,588 (366) 6,947 (359)
Series 2010C 28,361 30,024 (1,663) 31,644 (1,620)
Series 2011A 35,692 37,354 (1,662) 38,974 (1,620)
Series 2013A 47,786 49,920 (2,134) 52,000 (2,080)
Series 2015A 67,149 42,623 24,526 — 42,623
Series 2016A 147 — 147 — —
Series 2016B 8,986 — 8,986 — —
Energy Loan Program 68 118 (50) 151 (33)
Total 1,351,437$ 1,203,366$ 148,071$ 1,056,510$ 146,856$
Condensed Statements of Long-Term Debt
(000's)
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
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2017 Analysis
The District ended fiscal year 2017 with $1.4 billion in long-term debt outstanding. The
District had one senior revenue bond addition this year (“Series 2016C”) for $150.0
million. In addition, the District added two new State Revolving Fund (“SRF”) bonds
(“Series 2016A” and “Series 2016B”) totaling $9.1 million and withdrew $27.0 million in
proceeds from the Series 2015A SRF bond. For more detailed information, see Note 6,
Long-Term Liabilities, in the accompanying notes to the financial statements.
2016 Analysis
The District ended fiscal year 2016 with $1.2 billion in long-term debt outstanding. The
District had one senior revenue bond addition this year (“Series 2015B”) for a total of
$223.9 million of which $73.9 million was used to partially advance refund the Series
2006C and the Series 2008A debt. Premium received on the new Series 2015B and
excess funds in the bond reserve account were used to advance refund the remaining
principal and interest on the Series 2006C and the Series 2008A debt. In addition, the
District added a new State Revolving Fund (“SRF”) bond (“Series 2015A”) totaling $42.6
million. For more detailed information, see Note 6, Long-Term Liabilities, in the
accompanying notes to the financial statements.
Decisions Impacting the Future
Integral to helping MSD’s rate payers understand the Consent Decree (“CD”) with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment,
which settled a lawsuit for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, was the initiation
of Project Clear. See Note 12, Commitments And Contingencies, for additional
information regarding this litigation. The goal of Project Clear is to help MSD’s rate
payers have a clear understanding of MSD’s goals and objectives. Project Clear consists
of three main components:
!Getting The Rain Out which is focused on reducing excess stormwater from
entering the sewer system infrastructure to help reduce basement back-ups and
overflows;
!Performing Repair and Maintenance to the existing infrastructure to ensure it
operates as well as possible for as long as possible, and
!Building System Improvements where needed to increase the capacity of
the system.
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Management’s Discussion And Analysis (Continued)
Page 15
Project Clear will greatly affect the daily lives of many of our rate payers. Project Clear
is needed to help the rate payer understand the individual and regional, as well as the
immediate and long-term, benefits of the program.
Since February 2004, the voters of St. Louis have authorized the District to issue a total
of $2.6 billion in wastewater revenue bonds. As of June 30, 2017, the District has issued
$1.7 billion of the total authorization. The District’s long-term wastewater capital
improvement program will continue to be funded through a combination of additional
bonds and wastewater rate increases.
Requests For Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the District’s finances
for all those with an interest in the District’s finances. Questions concerning any of the
information provided in this report or requests for additional financial information
should be addressed or e-mailed to:
Marion M. Gee, Director of Finance
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
2350 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63103-2555
314-768-6200
mgee@stlmsd.com
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
See the accompanying notes to financial statements.Page 16
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION
June 30,
Assets 2017 2016
Current Assets
Unrestricted Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 23,095,871$ 26,934,021$
Investments 280,288,468 166,147,564
Sewer service charges receivable, less allowance of
$56,654,014 in 2017 and $55,728,507 in 2016 53,641,066 50,025,233
Unbilled sewer service charges receivable 26,513,717 24,728,826
Property taxes receivable, less allowance of
$25,280 in 2017 and $39,127 in 2016 835,213 1,265,106
Accrued income on investments 1,016,453 805,879
Other receivables, less allowance of $119,264 in 2017
and $98,460 in 2016 4,707,358 10,184,895
Supplies inventory 7,671,206 7,088,804
Total Unrestricted Current Assets 397,769,352 287,180,328
Restricted Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,171,935 2,065,003
Investments 29,674,144 13,393,010
Total Restricted Current Assets 31,846,079 15,458,013
T otal Current Assets 429,615,431 302,638,341
Non-Current Assets
Restricted Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 22,845,206 20,197,452
Investments 157,273,177 134,209,021
Long-term investments 54,726,378 69,479,563
Property taxes receivable, less allowance of
$32,041 in 2017 and $22,419 in 2016 1,139,195 724,886
Accrued income on investments 361,052 300,628
Other receivables 69,694 —
Total Restricted Non-Current Assets 236,414,702 224,911,550
Other Assets
Notes receivable 12,425,336 12,999,370
Long-term investments 65,116,013 166,483,086
Total Other Assets 77,541,349 179,482,456
Capital Assets
Depreciable:
Treatment and disposal pl ant and equipment 1,279,143,367 1,239,993,981
Collection and pu mping plant 2,475,709,689 2,419,647,020
General pl ant and equipment 94,793,873 92,393,025
3,849,646,929 3,752,034,026
Less: Accu mulated depreciation 1,375,842,413 1,300,427,525
Net depreciable assets 2,473,804,516 2,451,606,501
Non-depreciable:
Land 70,695,016 69,702,470
Co nstruction in progress 707,738,709 530,734,241
Net Capital Assets 3,252,238,241 3,052,043,212
Total Non-Current Assets 3,566,194,292 3,456,437,218
Total Assets 3,995,809,723 3,759,075,559
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Bonds and notes payable-Deferred loss on refunding 11,320,670 11,973,700
Pension-related outflows 37,665,786 31,144,263
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 48,986,456 43,117,963
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See the accompanying notes to financial statements.Page 17
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION (Continued)
June 30,
Liabilities 2017 2016
Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets
Cont racts and accounts payable 37,800,519$ 37,420,758$
Deposits and accrued expenses 39,646,015 38,958,762
Retaina ge payable 11,486,551 9,119,490
Current portion of bo nds and notes payable 42,733,909 38,059,873
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets 131,666,994 123,558,883
Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets
Cont racts and accounts payable 1,264,997 1,286,539
Re tainage payable 746,642 438,547
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets 2,011,639 1,725,086
Total C urrent Liabilities 133,678,633 125,283,969
Non-Current Liabilities
Deposits and accrued expenses 15,137,690 14,198,048
Net pension liability 67,039,185 52,600,003
Bonds and no tes payable 1,433,168,099 1,277,342,521
Total Non-C urrent Liabilities 1,515,344,974 1,344,140,572
Total Liabilities 1,649,023,607 1,469,424,541
Deferred Inflow of Resources
Pension-related inflows 4,604,518 5,711,868
Tota l Deferred Inflow of Resources 4,604,518 5,711,868
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 1,876,248,859 1,809,386,175
Restricted for:
Debt se rvice 55,319,023 55,364,013
Subd istrict construction and improvement 79,940,036 81,182,753
Unrestricte d 379,660,136 381,124,172
Total Net Position 2,391,168,054$ 2,327,057,113$
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See the accompanying notes to financial statements.Page 18
STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
2017 2016
Operating Revenues
Sewer service charges 330,873,269$ 306,118,545$
Provision for doubtful sewer service charge accounts (2,513,743) (4,106,652)
Licenses, permits and other fees 4,036,362 3,620,240
Othe r 1,095,101 14,225,598
Total Operating Revenues 333,490,989 319,857,731
Operating Expenses
Pumping and treatment 60,203,037 59,099,820
Collection system maintenance 43,928,161 42,853,337
Engineering 11,289,906 10,997,619
General and administrative 58,534,411 55,315,372
Water backup claims 5,035,020 7,631,197
Depreciation 81,194,391 83,983,749
Asset management 14,892,749 13,214,611
Total Operating Expenses 275,077,675 273,095,705
Operating Income 58,413,314 46,762,026
Non-Operating Revenues
Property taxes levied by the District 32,458,054 25,671,058
Investment income 2,902,624 4,635,866
Rent and other income 106,562 102,865
Total Non-Operating Revenues 35,467,240 30,409,789
Non-Operating Expenses
Net loss on disposal and sale of capital assets 673,044 324,513
Non-recurring projec ts and studies 7,459,538 11,000,403
Interest expense 31,250,777 28,943,200
Total Non-Operating Expenses 39,383,359 40,268,116
Income Before Capital Grants And Contributions 54,497,195 36,903,699
Capital Grants And Contributions
Utility plant contributed 6,807,147 11,271,085
Grant reve nue 2,806,599 765,699
Total Capital Grants And Contributions 9,613,746 12,036,784
Change In Net Position 64,110,941 48,940,483
Net Position - Beginning Of Year 2,327,057,113 2,278,116,630
Net Position - End Of Year 2,391,168,054$ 2,327,057,113$
For The Years
Ended June 30,
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See the accompanying notes to financial statements.Page 19
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Continued on Next Page
2017 2016
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Received from customers 341,958,578$ 307,087,452$
Paid to employees for services (94,528,620) (94,386,428)
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (91,171,051) (85,035,869)
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities 156,258,907 127,665,155
Cash Flows Provided By Non-Capital Financing Activities
Taxes levied and collected 32,013,277 25,583,025
Cash Flows From Capital And Related Financing Activities
Proceeds from capital grants 100,283 22,649
Proceeds from issuance of debt 185,520,681 192,622,808
Premium on sale of bonds 17,678,054 26,727,475
Interest received on bond proceeds to be used for capital improvements — —
Principal paid on debt (38,076,770) (38,565,916)
Interest and fees paid on debt (54,306,129) (47,582,180)
Payments for capital assets (267,222,460) (227,194,869)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 48,920 834,701
Build America bond tax credit 1,622,822 1,623,694
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Capital And Related
Financing Activities (154,634,599) (91,511,638)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of investments (524,918,096) (414,418,954)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments 483,199,458 333,435,010
Investment income 6,891,027 6,533,672
Proceeds from rents 106,562 102,865
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (34,721,049) (74,347,407)
Net Decrease In Cash And Cash Equivalents (1,083,464) (12,610,865)
Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Year 49,196,476 61,807,341
Cash And Cash Equivalents At End Of Year 48,113,012$ 49,196,476$
Non-Cash Capital And Investing Activities
Proceeds from debt issuance placed into escrow to refund bonds —$ 73,855,000
Principal amount reduced and placed in escrow less reserve funds — (81,054,443)
Capital asset additions included in accounts payable 18,417,813 24,337,151
Utility plant contributed by other governments and developers 6,807,147 11,271,085
Fair value investment adjustment gain 1,847,824 1,763,059
Grant revenue 2,706,316 743,050
For The Years
Ended June 30,
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See the accompanying notes to financial statements.Page 20
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
2017 2016
Reconciliation Of Operating Income To Net Cash Flows
Provided By Operating Activities
Operating Income 58,413,314$ 46,762,026$
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 81,194,391 83,983,749
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in billed and unbilled sewer service
charges receivable (5,400,724) (2,609,800)
(Increase) decrease in other receivables 8,636,127 (7,749,740)
(Increase) in supplies inventory (582,402) (728,265)
Increase in contracts and accounts payable 5,810,997 2,564,950
Increase in deposits and accrued expenses 1,376,895 1,870,437
Increase in net pension liability 14,439,182 12,704,012
(Decrease) increase in pension-related inflows (1,107,350) 2,801,726
(Increase) in pension-related outflows (6,521,523) (11,933,940)
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities 156,258,907$ 127,665,155$
For The Years
Ended June 30,
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
1. Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (“District”) was authorized by the
voters, established and chartered under the provisions of the Constitution of
Missouri as a municipal corporation and a political subdivision of the State of
Missouri. Upon creation in 1954, the District assumed responsibilities to provide
for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the sewer facilities within its
defined boundaries. The District’s service area now comprises all of the City of St.
Louis and most of St. Louis County. Subdistricts within the District’s total
service area represent separate geographic areas within which specific taxes can
be levied for the retirement of indebtedness issued to finance construction of
sanitary or stormwater facilities within the area or to operate, maintain, or
construct improvements within the subdistrict. The District also maintains all of
the publicly owned stormwater sewers within its original boundaries and is
continuing to accept maintenance of the stormwater sewers in the remainder of
its service area.
Pursuant to provisions of its Charter and subject to limitations imposed by the
Constitution of Missouri, all powers of the District are vested in a six-member
Board of Trustees (“Board”), three of whom are appointed by the Mayor of the
City of St. Louis and three of whom are appointed by the County Executive of
St. Louis County.
Reporting Entity
The District defines its financial reporting entity to include all component units
for which the District’s governing body is financially accountable. To be
considered financially accountable, the component unit must be fiscally
dependent on the District and the District must either 1) be able to impose its
will on the component unit or 2) the relationship must have the potential for
creating a financial benefit or imposing a financial burden on the District.
Based on the foregoing, the District’s financial statements include all funds that
are established under the authority of the District’s charter. There are no
agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities that are controlled by or dependent
on the District.
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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Measurement Focus, Basis Of Accounting And Financial Statement
Presentation
Throughout the year, the District maintains its detailed accounting records on a
modified accrual basis of accounting. In order to account for the transactions
related to certain subdistricts and restricted resources, separate fund accounting
records are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the District reports its
operations as a single enterprise fund. Accordingly, the accounting records are
converted to the accrual basis of accounting and all interfund transactions are
eliminated. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when
earned and expenses are recognized when the related liability is incurred. The
District’s measurement focus is on the flow of economic resources.
Revenues and expenses are divided into operating and non-operating items.
Operating revenues generally result from providing services in connection with
the District’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues of
the District are user fees, licenses, and permits for wastewater treatment
services. Operating expenses include the costs associated with the conveyance
and treatment of wastewater and stormwater, administrative expenses, and
depreciation on capital assets. All revenues and expenses not meeting these
definitions are reported as non-operating revenues and expenses.
The District follows GASB Statement No. 33, Accounting and Financial
Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions, which establishes accounting and
financial reporting standards for nonexchange transactions involving financial or
capital resources.
GASB Statement No. 33 groups nonexchange transactions into the following four
classes, based upon their principal characteristics: derived tax revenues, imposed
nonexchange revenues, government-mandated nonexchange transactions, and
voluntary nonexchange transactions.
The District recognizes assets from imposed nonexchange revenue transactions in
the period when an enforceable legal claim to the assets arises or when the
resources are received, whichever occurs first. Revenues are recognized in the period
when the resources are required to be used for the first period that use is permitted.
The District recognizes revenues from property taxes, net of estimated refunds and
estimated uncollectible amounts, in the period for which the taxes are levied.
Imposed nonexchange revenues also include licenses, permits, and other fees.
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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Intergovernmental revenues, representing grants and assistance received from
other governmental units, are generally recognized as revenues in the period
when all eligibility requirements, as defined by GASB Statement No. 33, have
been met. Any resources received where all requirements are met with the
exception of the time requirement are recorded as deferred inflows. All other
resources received before any other eligibility requirements are met are reported
as unearned revenues.
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are available for use, it is the
District’s policy to use restricted resources first, and then unrestricted resources
as they are needed.
Cash And Cash Equivalents
The District considers highly liquid investments that have original maturity of
less than 91 days to the District to be Cash Equivalents.
Investments
The District accounts for its investments at fair value. The District categorizes its
fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy established by generally
accepted accounting principles pursuant to GASB Statement No. 72. The
hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to measure the fair value of the
asset. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets;
Level 2 inputs are significant other observable inputs; Level 3 inputs are
significant unobservable inputs. Changes in unrealized gain (loss) on the
carrying value of investments are reported as a component of investment income
in the Statements of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position.
Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents And Investments
Cash, cash equivalents and investments that are externally restricted are
classified as restricted assets. These assets are used to make debt service
payments, maintain sinking or reserve funds, purchase or construct capital or
other non-current assets or for other restricted purposes.
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable is composed primarily of charges to customers for
wastewater and stormwater services. In fiscal year 2016 the stormwater sewer
service charge was $.24 per month for a single residential unit and $.18 per
month per unit for multi-residential units. Beginning in fiscal year 2017, with the
voter approval of one taxing district covering the entire MSD service area, these
stormwater sewer service charges were eliminated. Receivables are reported at
their gross values net of an allowance for uncollectible amounts. Unbilled sewer
service charge revenues are accrued by the District based on estimated billings
for services provided through the end of the current fiscal year.
Capital Assets
In order to measure long-term assets such as capital assets, including
infrastructure, a study was performed in 1981 to value existing assets at
historical cost or estimated historical cost. Capital assets acquired since that
historical study are recorded at historical cost on the acquisition date. In
accordance with GASB Statement No. 72, donated capital assets are recorded at
acquisition value at the time the asset is considered operational. Interest cost is
capitalized as part of the historical cost of acquiring certain assets when the
effect of such capitalization is material to the financial statements. Interest is not
capitalized on assets constructed with contributions from other governmental
sources. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following
estimated useful lives:
Treatment and disposal plant and
equipment 3 to 100 years
Collection and pumping plant 7 to 100 years
General plant and equipment 3 to 12 years
When developing user charge rates, the District includes funding for replacement
cost of assets, which may differ from depreciation expense recorded for financial
reporting purposes.
Normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or
materially extend asset lives are not capitalized. Betterments are capitalized and
depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the related assets, as applicable.
The District defines capital assets as assets with an initial, individual cost of
more than $5,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of three years.
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 25
Capitalization Of Interest
Interest costs are capitalized as part of the costs of capital assets during the
period of construction based on the related weighted average net borrowing costs
incurred. Interest earned on temporary investments acquired with the proceeds
of such borrowed funds from the date of the borrowing until the assets are ready
for their intended use is used to reduce the interest costs capitalized on the
constructed assets. Interest is not capitalized for outlays financed by capital
grants (or other outside parties) externally restricted for the acquisition of
specified assets. In 2017 and 2016, the District’s total net interest cost incurred
on tax-exempt borrowings during the fiscal year was $44,057,337 and
$37,475,123, respectively. Of this net interest cost, $18,040,989 and $14,733,405
was capitalized and $26,016,348 and $22,741,718 was expensed in 2017 and
2016, respectively.
Supplies Inventory
Supplies inventory consists of parts and supplies to be used to operate and
maintain treatment facilities and various treatment-related equipment at the
District. This inventory figure is netted against those materials and supplies
deemed to be obsolete. All inventory is stated at weighted average cost and
expenses are recognized when the inventory is consumed.
Net Position
One component of the District’s net position is the net investment in capital
assets which consists of capital assets, including restricted capital assets, net of
accumulated depreciation, reduced by the net outstanding debt and construction-
related liabilities, including premiums and discounts on such debt, which is
attributable to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of those assets. The
outstanding debt is net of the cash and investments from the debt that has not
yet been expended. Deferred losses on refundings are also included in the net
investment in capital assets net position.
The restricted component of net position consists of assets and liabilities
regulated by external constraints imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors,
laws, or regulations of other governments or constraints imposed by law through
constitutional provisions or enabling legislation. Property taxes levied by the
various subdistricts and other revenues received for construction in those sub-
districts have also been restricted for that use. Sewer extension and connection
fees, grants, and other revenues received for construction within certain sub-
districts have been restricted for that use. In addition, a portion of sanitary sewer
charges have been restricted for the payment of principal and interest, including
accrued interest, on certain debt of the District.
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The unrestricted net position component of net position consists of net position
that does not meet the definition of restricted or net investment in capital assets.
The District first applies restricted resources when an expense is incurred for
purposes for which both restricted and unrestricted net position is available.
The net position components in the 2016 financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation. These reclassifications do not
affect total net position as previously reported.
Deferred Outflow Of Resources And Deferred Inflow Of Resources
In addition to assets, financial statements may report a separate section for
deferred outflows of resources. Deferred outflows of resources consists of the
consumption of net position that is applicable to a future reporting period and so
will not be recognized as an outflow of resources until then. Deferred outflows of
resources related to refunding long-term debt is reported in the Statement of Net
Position. A deferred bond refunding amount results from the difference in the
carrying value of refunded debt and its reacquisition price, and is amortized over
the shorter of the life of the refunded or refunding debt. The pension related
deferred outflows of resources represent contributions made to the plan between
the measurement date of the pension obligations and the end of the fiscal year as
well as certain actuarial differences and changes that are amortized over
future periods.
In addition to liabilities, financial statements may report a separate section for
deferred inflows of resources. Deferred inflows of resources consists of the
acquisition of net position that is applicable to a future reporting period and so
will not be recognized as an inflow of resources until then. The District’s deferred
inflows of resources relate to certain changes in pension obligations that are
amortized over future periods.
Capital Contributions
Capital contributions to the District represent government grants and other aid
used to fund capital projects. In accordance with GASB Statement No. 33, capital
contributions are recognized as revenue when the expenditure is made and the
amount becomes subject to claim for reimbursement.
Bond Premiums, Discounts And Issuance Costs
In the District’s financial statements, bond premiums and discounts are
amortized over the life of the bonds using the effective interest method. Bond
issuance costs are expensed when incurred. Bonds and notes payable are
reported net of the applicable bond premium or discount.
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Compensated Absences
Vacation
Under the terms of the District’s personnel policies, employees are allowed to
carry a maximum of 30 to 45 days of vacation (depending on length of service)
from one calendar year to the next. Since vacation accrued at year-end is
expected to be used by the employee during the following fiscal year, the accrual
is reported as a component of current deposits and accrued expenses payable.
Sick Leave
Employees earn sick pay benefits at accrual rates ranging from 10 days per year
to 12 days per year (depending on length of service). Unused sick leave can be
carried over at year-end without limitation. An employee retiring from the
District with five or more years of service will be compensated for any unused
accrued sick leave at the rate of 1.25% for each year of District service multiplied
by the unused accrued sick leave remaining at the employee’s current rate of pay
up to a maximum of $50,000. The District has recorded a liability which has been
actuarially determined to be equal to the accumulated expense charge that will
amortize the employees’ benefits over their period of District service. The
liability, included in current deposits and accrued expenses payable, includes
vested accumulated rights to receive sick leave benefits estimated to be paid
within one year. The portion of sick leave expected to be paid after one year is
recorded as a component of non-current deposits and accrued expenses payable.
Pensions
For purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of
resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions, and pension
expense, the fiduciary net position of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Employees’ Pension Plan (“Plan”) and additions to/deductions from the Plan’s
fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are
reported by the Plan, which has a December 31 reporting period. For this
purpose, benefit payments are recognized when due and payable in accordance
with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.
Use Of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
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Adoption Of New Accounting Standards
During fiscal year 2017, the District implemented GASB Statement No. 77, Tax
Abatement Disclosures. This Statement requires disclosure of tax abatement
information about (1) the District’s own tax abatement agreements and (2) those
that are entered into by other governments and that reduce the District’s tax
revenues. The requirements of this Statement improve financial reporting by
giving users of financial statements essential information that has not been
consistently or comprehensively reported to the public. Disclosure of information
about the nature and magnitude of tax abatements will make these transactions
more transparent to financial statement users and as a result, users will be
better equipped to understand (1) how tax abatements affect the District’s ability
to raise resources and meet its financial obligations and (2) the impact those
abatements have on the District’s financial position and economic condition. The
disclosures required by this Statement are presented in Footnote 15,
Tax Abatements.
During fiscal year 2016, the District implemented GASB Statement No. 72, Fair
Value Measurement and Application. This Statement superseded selected
paragraphs and footnotes and amended selected paragraphs in various
Statements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The primary
objective of this Statement is to improve financial reporting by state and local
governments by clarifying the definition of fair value for financial reporting
purposes, establishing general principles for measuring fair value, providing
additional fair value application guidance, and enhancing disclosures about fair
value measurements. The District accounts for investments at fair value by using
quoted market prices which materially matches GASB Statement No. 72. The
disclosures required by this Statement are presented in Footnote 2, Deposits
and Investments.
2. Deposits and Investments
Deposits
At June 30, 2017 the reported amount of the District’s deposits was $31,610,342
and the bank balance was $34,222,886. Of the bank balance, $1,003,427 was
covered by federal depository insurance; $33,179,256 was collateralized with
securities held by a third party financial institution in the District’s name. In
addition, the District has money market mutual funds of $16,502,670 held in a
trusted escrow account for the State that will be used to make future
bond payments.
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At June 30, 2016 the reported amount of the District’s deposits was $33,734,360
and the bank balance was $37,603,299. Of the bank balance, $865,854 was
covered by federal depository insurance; $36,653,652 was collateralized with
securities held by a third party financial institution in the District’s name. In
addition, the District has money market mutual funds of $15,462,116 held in a
trusted escrow account for the State that will be used to make future bond
payments.
Custodial credit risk for deposits is the risk that, in the event of bank failure, the
District’s deposits may not be returned to the District. The District’s investment
policy complies with the provisions of state laws and requires collateralization on
repurchase agreements, time certificates of deposit and deposits with banking
institutions with a fair value of 103%.
Deposits in each bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(“FDIC”) in the amount of $250,000 for interest bearing accounts and noninterest
bearing accounts.
Investments
With the approval of the District’s Board of Trustees, the Secretary-Treasurer is
authorized to invest excess cash in any investment authorized by the District’s
Charter. The District’s investment policy conforms to the investment policy
guidelines for the State of Missouri. The District’s investment policy authorizes
the District to invest in the following instruments: U.S. Treasury obligations,
certificates of deposit, obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the U.S.,
repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances, and commercial paper, all
according to terms specified in the policy. The District also has investments in
money market mutual funds that hold securities approved by the District’s
investment policy. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, all of the District’s investments
were in compliance with the District’s investment policy and charter.
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A summary of deposits and investments as of June 30, 2017 and 2016 is
as follows:
Reconciliation to the financial statements:
Investment Type Cost Fair Value Cost Fair Value
Deposits 31,610,342$ 31,610,342$ 33,734,360$ 33,734,360$
Money Market Mutual Funds 16,502,670 16,502,670 15,462,116 15,462,116
Certificates of Deposit — — 100,000 100,000
U.S. Treasury and Agency
Obligations 488,079,396 486,365,173 495,637,069 496,034,377
Commercial Paper 100,349,746 100,713,007 53,478,311 53,577,867
Total 636,542,154$ 635,191,192$ 598,411,856$ 598,908,720$
2017 2016
2017 2016
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Unrestricted Current 23,095,871$ 26,934,021$
Restricted Current 2,171,935 2,065,003
Restricted Non-Current 22,845,206 20,197,452
Investments
Unrestricted Current 280,288,468 166,147,564
Restricted Current 29,674,144 13,393,010
Restricted Non-Current 157,273,177 134,209,021
Long-Term Investments
Restricted Non-Current 54,726,378 69,479,563
Other 65,116,013 166,483,086
635,191,192$ 598,908,720$
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Interest Rate Risk
As of June 30, 2017 and 2016, the District had the following investments and
maturities:
In accordance with the District’s investment policy, the District will minimize the
risk that the fair value of debt securities in the portfolio will fall due to increases
in general interest rates by:
1. Structuring the investment portfolio so that securities mature to meet cash
requirements for ongoing operations, thereby avoiding the need to sell
securities on the open market prior to maturity.
2. Investing operating funds primarily in short-term securities.
3. State law limits the maximum stated maturities to five years on any
investment from the date of purchase.
Long-Term Investments
While the majority of the District’s portfolio is made up of short-term
investments, the District also categorizes a sizeable amount as long-term under
the categories discussed in Note 1, Organization and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies. The District is allowed to purchase long-term callable
securities. These callable securities give the issuer the right to redeem at
predetermined prices at a specific time prior to maturity. When a security is
called, the District reflects an immediate reclassification from long-term
investment to cash.
Weighted Weighted
Average Average
Maturity Maturity
Investment Type Fair Value (Years) Fair Value (Years)
Certificates of Deposit —$ — 100,000$ 0.72
U.S. Treasury Obligations 189,636,435 0.19 252,489,204 0.39
U.S. Agency Obligations 296,728,738 0.67 243,545,173 0.73
Commercial Paper 100,713,007 0.19 53,577,867 0.24
Total 587,078,180$ 0.43 549,712,244$ 0.53
2017 2016
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Custodial/Credit Risk
The District will minimize credit risk for investments, the risk of loss due to
failure of the security issuer or backer, by:
1. Prequalifying the financial institutions, broker/dealers, intermediaries,
and advisors with which the District will do business.
2. Diversifying the portfolio so that potential losses on individual securities
will be minimized.
In accordance with its investment policy, the District limits its investments in
these investment types to the top rating issued by Nationally Recognized
Statistical Rating Organizations. As of June 30, 2017 and 2016, the District’s
investments in commercial paper were rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”)
and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”). The District’s investments in
U.S. agency obligations that do not carry the explicit guarantee of the U.S.
Government all carry a rating assigned by S&P of AA+ or higher. Money market
investments are rated as AAAm and Aaa-mf by S&P and Moody’s, respectively.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The District’s investment policy places no limit on the amount the District may
invest in any one issuer with respect to U.S. Treasury obligations and
collateralized time and demand deposits. U.S. agency obligations and
government-sponsored enterprises are limited to 60% of the portfolio, with no
more than 30% of the total portfolio invested in securities of any one agency; and
collateralized repurchase agreements are limited to 50% of the portfolio. U.S.
agency callable securities are limited to 30% of the portfolio, and commercial
paper and bankers’ acceptances are limited to 25% each, with no more than 5% of
the total portfolio invested in any one issuer at the time of purchase. The
following table lists investments in issuers that represent 5% or more of total
investments at June 30, 2017 and 2016:
Issuer 2017 2016
Treasury Notes 32.3 45.9
Federal Home Loan Bank 19.0 20.5
Federal National Mortgage Association 12.2 10.4
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 11.7 11.3
Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ 5.5 2.7
Percent Of
Total Investments
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Fair Value Measurement and Application
The District categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value
hierarchy established by generally accepted accounting principles pursuant to
GASB Statement No. 72. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to
measure the fair value of the asset. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets; Level 2 inputs are significant other observable
inputs; Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs.
The District has the following recurring fair value measurements as of
June 30, 2017:
!Money Market Mutual Funds of $16.5 million are valued using a
market approach to measuring fair value prices that considers
relevant information generated by market transactions involving
identical or similar assets or groups of assets. (Level 2 inputs)
!U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations of $486.4 million are valued
using a market approach to measuring fair value prices that
considers relevant information generated by market transactions
involving identical or similar assets or groups of assets. (Level 2
inputs)
!Commercial Paper of $100.7 million is valued using a market
approach to measuring fair value prices that considers relevant
information generated by market transactions involving identical or
similar assets or group of assets. (Level 2 inputs)
3. Notes Receivable
The District has a note receivable with Missouri American Water Company
(“MOAM”) for its portion of the capital costs related to the Lower Meramec
Wastewater Treatment Plant. The original loan bears interest at 4.35%, while
the two loans added during fiscal year 2013 bear interest at 4.50% and 3.52%.
The current portion of this note is contained in the Unrestricted Other
Receivables line on the Statements of Net Position. The note receivable will
mature in fiscal year 2033.
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At June 30, 2017, future payments are as follows:
The District also has a note receivable due to its participation in the Contractor
Loan Fund, a consortium of local organizations desiring to pool bank loans,
private investment, and new market tax credits to provide access to capital for
Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise companies that are certified
through a City of St. Louis agency. At June 30, 2017, MSD’s note receivable
related to the Contractor Loan Fund is $42,270.
2018 1,154,696$
2019 1,154,696
2020 1,154,696
2021 1,154,696
2022 1,154,696
2023-2027 5,773,479
2028-2032 5,773,479
2033 563,798
17,884,236
Less: Amount representing interest 4,898,251
12,985,985$
Classification in Statement of Net Position:
Current 602,919$
Non-current 12,383,066
Total 12,985,985$
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4. Capital Assets
The following is a summary of capital assets changes for the fiscal years ended
June 30, 2017 and 2016:
Balance Balance
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2017
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land 69,702,470$ 1,022,893$ 30,347$ 70,695,016$
Construction in progress 530,734,241 269,349,532 92,345,064 707,738,709
Total capital assets not being depreciated 600,436,711 270,372,425 92,375,411 778,433,725
Capital assets being depreciated:
Treatment and disposal plant
and equipment 1,239,993,981 39,643,299 493,913 1,279,143,367
Collection and pumping plant 2,419,647,020 60,677,011 4,614,342 2,475,709,689
General plant and equipment 92,393,025 4,016,633 1,615,785 94,793,873
Total capital assets being depreciated 3,752,034,026 104,336,943 6,724,040 3,849,646,929
Less: Accumulated depreciation:
Treatment and disposal plant
and equipment (510,110,382) (32,926,833) (261,039) (542,776,176)
Collection and pumping plant (721,852,339) (41,808,127) (3,954,691) (759,705,775)
General plant and equipment (68,464,804) (6,459,431) (1,563,773) (73,360,462)
Total accumulated depreciation (1,300,427,525) (81,194,391) (5,779,503) (1,375,842,413)
Total capital assets being depreciated, net 2,451,606,501 23,142,552 944,537 2,473,804,516
Total Capital Assets 3,052,043,212$ 293,514,977$ 93,319,948$ 3,252,238,241$
Additions Deletions
Balance Balance
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land 56,520,708$ 13,261,762$ 80,000$ 69,702,470$
Construction in progress 408,463,554 231,846,711 109,576,024 530,734,241
Total capital assets not being depreciated 464,984,262 245,108,473 109,656,024 600,436,711
Capital assets being depreciated:
Treatment and disposal plant
and equipment 1,214,483,762 25,920,470 410,251 1,239,993,981
Collection and pumping plant 2,341,025,509 80,022,507 1,400,996 2,419,647,020
General plant and equipment 92,198,891 4,374,910 4,180,776 92,393,025
Total capital assets being depreciated 3,647,708,162 110,317,887 5,992,023 3,752,034,026
Less: Accumulated depreciation:
Treatment and disposal plant
and equipment (474,920,704) (35,577,561) (387,883) (510,110,382)
Collection and pumping plant (681,703,916) (40,728,438) (580,015) (721,852,339)
General plant and equipment (64,498,493) (7,677,750) (3,711,439) (68,464,804)
Total accumulated depreciation (1,221,123,113) (83,983,749) (4,679,337) (1,300,427,525)
Total capital assets being depreciated, net 2,426,585,049 26,334,138 1,312,686 2,451,606,501
Total Capital Assets 2,891,569,311$ 271,442,611$ 110,968,710$ 3,052,043,212$
Additions Deletions
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5. Property Tax
On or before October 1 of each year, the District levies ad valorem taxes on all
taxable tangible property, real and personal, within its boundaries based on
assessed valuations established by the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Assessors. Taxes levied are used for operations and stormwater maintenance,
debt service, and construction. Taxes are recorded as non-operating revenues.
Property tax bills are typically mailed in October. They become delinquent and
represent a lien on the related property if not paid by December 31. All property
taxes are billed and collected by the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Collectors’ of Revenue and are remitted to the District monthly.
On April 5, 2016, MSD customers voted to approve a stormwater service
proposition whereby effective July 1, 2016, MSD roll backed and eliminated
several existing taxes, eliminated the stormwater fee and, in lieu of these funding
mechanisms, instituted or left in place two taxing districts that covered MSD’s
entire service area. The overriding benefit of the stormwater proposition is that
customers will be treated equally under the new system, meaning that all
customers are subject to the same tax rates and all customers receive the same
level of stormwater services.
In fiscal years 2017 and 2016, the District recorded revenue from property taxes
in the amount of $32,458,054 and $25,671,058, respectively.
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6. Long-Term Liabilities
The following is a summary of changes in the District’s long-term liabilities for
the year ended June 30, 2017:
Original Balance Balance
Issuance June 30,June 30, Current
Amounts 2016 Additions Retirements 2017 Portion
Bonds and Notes Payable:
Wastewater System Senior Revenue Bonds:
Series 2010B 85,000,000$ 85,000,000$ —$ —$ 85,000,000$ —$
Series 2011B 52,250,000 45,325,000 — 1,915,000 43,410,000 2,010,000
Series 2012A 225,000,000 220,000,000 — 5,300,000 214,700,000 5,300,000
Series 2012B 141,730,000 137,280,000 — 2,570,000 134,710,000 2,775,000
Series 2013B 150,000,000 149,000,000 — 3,000,000 146,000,000 3,000,000
Series 2015B 223,855,000 223,855,000 — 2,500,000 221,355,000 2,575,000
Series 2016C 150,000,000 — 150,000,000 — 150,000,000 2,705,000
Water Pollution Control and Drinking Water Subordinate Revenue Bonds (State Revolving Funds Program):
Series 2004B 161,280,000 89,650,000 — 8,105,000 81,545,000 8,355,000
Series 2005A 6,800,000 4,125,000 — 325,000 3,800,000 335,000
Series 2006A 42,715,000 27,950,000 — 2,350,000 25,600,000 2,285,000
Series 2006B 14,205,000 9,565,000 — 705,000 8,860,000 720,000
Series 2008A/B 40,000,000 27,475,000 — 1,870,000 25,605,000 1,905,000
Missouri Department of Natural Resources:
Energy Loan Program 223,793 118,206 — 50,071 68,135 17,109
Series 2009A 23,000,000 17,514,200 — 1,073,700 16,440,500 1,098,500
Series 2010A 7,980,700 6,588,400 — 366,000 6,222,400 373,300
Series 2010C 37,000,000 30,024,000 — 1,663,000 28,361,000 1,705,000
Series 2011A 39,769,300 37,354,300 — 1,662,000 35,692,300 1,704,000
Series 2013A 52,000,000 49,920,000 — 2,134,000 47,786,000 2,190,000
Series 2015A 75,000,000 42,622,810 27,013,924 2,488,000 67,148,734 3,266,000
Series 2016A 20,000,000 — 146,500 — 146,500 415,000
Series 2016B 75,500,000 — 8,986,258 — 8,986,258 —
1,623,308,793$ 1,203,366,916$ 186,146,682$ 38,076,771$ 1,351,436,827 42,733,909$
Add:
Unamortized premium, net of discount 124,465,181
Total Bonds and Notes Payable 1,475,902,008$
Current Portion of Bonds and Notes Payable 42,733,909$
Non-Current Bonds and Notes Payable 1,433,168,099
Total Bonds and Notes Payable 1,475,902,008$
Net Pension Liability 52,600,003$ 14,439,182$ —$ 67,039,185$ —$
Deposits and Accrued Expenses
Landfill closure and
postclosure costs 821,732$ (313,310)$ —$ 508,422$ —$
Compensated absences 8,497,114 812,994 555,192 8,754,916 2,188,729
Net OPEB obligation 7,003,477 2,576,404 1,516,800 8,063,081 —
Total Deposits and Accrued Expenses 16,322,323$ 3,076,088$ 2,071,992$ 17,326,419$ 2,188,729$
Current Portion (Compensated absences) in Current Deposits and Accrued Expenses 2,188,729$
Non-Current Deposits and Accrued Expenses 15,137,690
Total Deposits and Accrued Expenses 17,326,419$
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The following is a summary of changes in the District’s long-term liabilities for
the year ended June 30, 2016:
Original Balance Balance
Issuance June 30,June 30, Current
Amounts 2015 Additions Retirements 2016 Portion
Bonds and Notes Payable:
Wastewater System Senior Revenue Bonds:
Series 2006C 60,000,000$ 60,000,000$ —$ 60,000,000$ —$ —$
Series 2008A 30,000,000 30,000,000 — 30,000,000 — —
Series 2010B 85,000,000 85,000,000 — — 85,000,000 —
Series 2011B 52,250,000 47,170,000 — 1,845,000 45,325,000 1,915,000
Series 2012A 225,000,000 225,000,000 — 5,000,000 220,000,000 5,300,000
Series 2012B 141,730,000 139,605,000 — 2,325,000 137,280,000 2,570,000
Series 2013B 150,000,000 150,000,000 — 1,000,000 149,000,000 3,000,000
Series 2015B 223,855,000 — 223,855,000 — 223,855,000 2,500,000
Water Pollution Control and Drinking Water Subordinate Revenue Bonds (State Revolving Funds Program):
Series 2004B 161,280,000 97,520,000 — 7,870,000 89,650,000 8,105,000
Series 2005A 6,800,000 4,440,000 — 315,000 4,125,000 325,000
Series 2006A 42,715,000 29,915,000 — 1,965,000 27,950,000 2,350,000
Series 2006B 14,205,000 10,260,000 — 695,000 9,565,000 705,000
Series 2008A/B 40,000,000 29,320,000 — 1,845,000 27,475,000 1,870,000
Missouri Department of Natural Resources:
Energy Loan Program 223,793 150,565 — 32,359 118,206 33,173
Series 2009A 23,000,000 18,563,600 — 1,049,400 17,514,200 1,073,700
Series 2010A 7,980,700 6,947,000 — 358,600 6,588,400 366,000
Series 2010C 37,000,000 31,644,000 — 1,620,000 30,024,000 1,663,000
Series 2011A 39,769,300 38,974,300 — 1,620,000 37,354,300 1,662,000
Series 2013A 52,000,000 52,000,000 — 2,080,000 49,920,000 2,134,000
Series 2015A 75,000,000 — 42,622,810 — 42,622,810 2,488,000
1,467,808,793$ 1,056,509,465$ 266,477,810$ 119,620,359$ 1,203,366,916 38,059,873$
Add:
Unamortized premium, net of discount 112,035,478
Total Bonds and Notes Payable 1,315,402,394$
Current Portion of Bonds and Notes Payable 38,059,873$
Non-Current Bonds and Notes Payable 1,277,342,521
Total Bonds and Notes Payable 1,315,402,394$
Net Pension Liability 39,895,991$ 12,704,012$ —$ 52,600,003$ —$
Deposits and Accrued Expenses
Landfill closure and
post-closure costs 783,473$ 38,259$ —$ 821,732$ —$
Compensated absences 8,421,028 825,228 749,142 8,497,114 2,124,275
Net OPEB obligation 5,968,543 2,554,734 1,519,800 7,003,477 —
Total Deposits and Accrued Expenses 15,173,044$ 3,418,221$ 2,268,942$ 16,322,323$ 2,124,275$
Current Portion (Compensated absences) in Current Deposits and Accrued Expenses 2,124,275$
Non-Current Deposits and Accrued Expenses 14,198,048
Total Deposits and Accrued Expenses 16,322,323$
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 39
Wastewater System Revenue Bonds Payable
In February 2004, the District received voter authorization for $500,000,000 of
revenue bonds. In August 2008, the District received voter authorization for an
additional $275,000,000 of revenue bonds. In June 2012, the District received
voter authorization for another $945,000,000 of revenue bonds. In April 2016, the
District received voter authorization for another $900,000,000 of revenue bonds.
From the total voter authorization of $2,620,000,000, $947,500,000 has not been
issued as of June 30, 2017. These funds were sought to enable the District to
comply with federal and state clean water requirements.
In December 2016, the District issued $150,000,000 of Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds Series 2016C (“Series 2016C”). These bonds were issued pursuant
to the June 2012 authorization; in this case for the purpose of construction,
repairing, replacing, and equipping new and existing District wastewater
facilities and as of June 30, 2017 $46,235,069 has been expended. A premium of
$17,678,054 was received on the issuance of Series 2016C. These 2016C senior
bonds have interest rates ranging from 2.0% to 5.0% and are payable in
semiannual installments at varying amounts through May 1, 2046.
In December 2015, the District issued $223,855,000 of Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds Series 2015B (“Series 2015B”). These bonds were issued for two
purposes: $73,855,000 was issued to advance refund the Series 2006C and Series
2008A bonds and $150,000,000 was issued pursuant to the June 2012
authorization; in this case for the purpose of constructing, repairing, replacing,
and equipping new and existing District wastewater facilities and as of June 30,
2017, the $150,000,000 has been expended. A premium of $26,727,475 was
received on the $150,000,000 portion of Series 2015B. These 2015B senior bonds
have interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 5.0% and are payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through May 1, 2045.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 40
The Series 2015B refunding net proceeds of $86,848,034 (including a premium of
$13,623,487 and after payments of $337,848 in underwriting fees and $292,605 in
issuance costs) and the $8,945,557 in excess debt reserves the District
contributed were used to purchase U.S. government securities. These securities
were deposited in an irrevocable trust with an escrow agent to provide for all
future debt service payments on the Series 2006C and Series 2008A bonds. The
sum of the $95,793,591 deposited into escrow and the earnings on the U.S.
government securities funded the $90 million in principal payments and
$4,534,435 in interest paid in fiscal 2017 relating to the Series 2006C and Series
2008A bonds. As a result of placing the cash with an escrow agent in a trust,
Series 2006C and Series 2008A bonds were defeased and the liability for those
bonds were removed from the financial statements. This refunding decreased
total debt service payments over the next 22 years by $33,032,176, resulting in
an economic gain (difference between the present values of the debt service
requirements on the old and new debt adjusted for additional cash paid)
of $14,544,866.
In December 2013, the District issued $150,000,000 of Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds Series 2013B (“Series 2013B”). These bonds were issued pursuant
to the June 2012 authorization; in this case for the purpose of constructing,
repairing, replacing, and equipping new and existing District wastewater
facilities. All funds from this issuance have been expended. These senior bonds
have interest rates ranging from 2.0% to 5.0% and are payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through May 1, 2043.
In November 2012, the District issued $141,730,000 of Wastewater System
Refunding Bonds Series 2012B (“Series 2012B”). These bonds were issued to
advance refund the Series 2004A bonds maturing in fiscal years 2015 and
thereafter. These 2012B senior bonds have interest rates ranging from 1.3% to
5.0% and are payable in semiannual installments at varying amounts through
May 1, 2034. The Series 2012B’s net proceeds of $169,991,297 (including a
premium of $29,613,138 and after payments of $761,593 in underwriting fees and
$590,247 in issuance costs) were used to purchase U.S. government securities.
These securities were deposited in an irrevocable trust with an escrow agent to
provide for all future debt service payments on the bonds. As a result, Series
2004A bonds were partially defeased and the liability for those bonds related to a
date after May 1, 2014 were removed from the financial statements. This
refunding decreased total debt service payments over the next 22 years by
$28,601,189, resulting in an economic gain (difference between the present values
of the debt service requirements on the old and new debt) of $22,439,375.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 41
In August 2012, the District issued $225,000,000 of Wastewater System Revenue
Bonds Series 2012A (“Series 2012A”). These bonds were issued pursuant to the
June 2012 authorization; in this case for the purpose of constructing, repairing,
replacing, and equipping new and existing District wastewater facilities. All
funds from this issuance have been expended. These senior bonds have interest
rates ranging from 2.5% to 5.3% and are payable in semiannual installments at
varying amounts through May 1, 2042.
In December 2011, the District issued $52,250,000 of Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds Series 2011B (“Series 2011B”). These bonds were issued pursuant
to the August 2008 authorization; in this case for the purpose of constructing,
repairing, replacing, and equipping new and existing District wastewater
facilities. All funds from this issuance have been expended. These senior bonds
have interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 5.0% and are payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through May 1, 2032.
In January 2010, the District issued $85,000,000 of Taxable Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds – Direct Pay) Series 2010B (“Series
2010B”). These bonds were issued pursuant to the August 2008 authorization; in
this case for the purpose of constructing, repairing, replacing, and equipping new
and existing District wastewater facilities. All funds from this issuance have been
expended. These senior bonds have an interest rate of 5.9% and are payable in
semiannual installments at varying amounts through May 1, 2039. As Build
America Bonds under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”) of
2009, the District receives a subsidy payment from the Federal government equal
to a percentage of the interest paid. In fiscal years 2013 and prior, the rate was
35%. Beginning with refund payments processed on March 1, 2013 and annually
beginning on October 1, 2013, the IRS has adjusted this rate as part of the
sequestration. In both fiscal years 2017 and 2016, the subsidy percentage was
32.6%. In fiscal year 2018 the subsidy percentage is expected to be 32.7%.
In November 2008, the District issued $30,000,000 of Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds Series 2008A (“Series 2008A”) from the August 2008
authorization for the purpose of providing funds to finance the capital
improvement and replacement program. All funds from this issuance have been
expended. These senior bonds had interest rates ranging from 5.1% to 5.3% and
were payable in semiannual installments at varying amounts through May 1,
2038; however, in December 2015, there was an advance refunding of the Series
2008A bonds. As a result of this refunding, Series 2008A bonds are considered to
be defeased. See the explanation for Series 2015B above for further information.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 42
In November 2006, the District authorized and issued $60,000,000 of Wastewater
System Revenue Bonds Series 2006C (“Series 2006C”) from the February 2004
authorization for the purpose of providing funds to finance the initial phase of its
capital improvement and replacement program, including constructing,
repairing, and replacing new wastewater facilities. All funds from this issuance
have been expended. These senior bonds had interest rates ranging from 4.1% to
5.0% and were payable in semiannual installments at varying amounts through
May 1, 2036; however, in December 2015, there was an advance refunding of the
Series 2006C bonds. As a result of this refunding, Series 2006C bonds are
considered to be defeased. See the explanation for Series 2015B above for further
information.
In May 2004, the District authorized and issued $175,000,000 of Wastewater
System Revenue Bonds Series 2004A (“Series 2004A”) from the February 2004
authorization for the purpose of providing funds to finance the initial phase of its
capital improvement and replacement program, including constructing,
repairing, and replacing new wastewater facilities. All funds from this issuance
have been expended. These senior bonds had interest rates ranging from 2.0% to
5.0% and were payable in semiannual installments at varying amounts through
May 1, 2034; however, in November 2012, there was a partial refunding of the
Series 2004A bonds. As a result of this refunding, Series 2004A bonds were
considered to be partially defeased and the semiannual installments were paid
through May 1, 2014. The liability related to Series 2004A after May 1, 2014 has
been paid. See the explanation for Series 2012B above for further information.
The revenue bonds do not constitute a legal debt or liability for the District, the
State of Missouri, or for any political subdivision thereof and do not constitute
indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt
limitation or restriction. Revenue derived from the operations of the Wastewater
System is pledged for the retirement of the outstanding Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds listed above. Under the provisions of the bond indentures, the
District covenants to establish rates for the services of the Wastewater System
sufficient to fund operations, maintain reserves, and provide revenues to apply
principal and interest on these bonds.
The issuance of the revenue bonds does not obligate the District to levy any form
of taxation or to make any appropriation for their payments in any fiscal year.
The principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 43
Water Pollution Control And Drinking Water Revenue Bonds Payable
In October 2008, the State Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources
Authority (“Authority”) authorized and issued $69,435,000 of Water Pollution
Control and Drinking Water Revenue Bonds (State Revolving Funds Programs)
Series 2008A/B (“Series 2008A/B”). The Series 2008A/B bonds provided funds to
issue loans to 14 Missouri political subdivisions that used the funds to finance
water pollution control and drinking water projects. A portion of the proceeds of
the Series 2008A/B bonds issued by the Authority were used to purchase
subordinate Participant Revenue Bonds (“Participant Bonds”) authorized and
issued by the District from the February 2004 authorization in the aggregate
principal amount of $40,000,000, the proceeds of which were used for
constructing, repairing, and equipping new and existing wastewater facilities. All
funds from this issuance have been expended. The District’s Participant Bonds
have interest rates ranging from 4.0% to 5.7% and are payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through January 1, 2029.
In November 2006, the Authority authorized and issued $22,105,000 of State
Revolving Funds Programs Series 2006B (“Series 2006B”). The Series 2006B
bonds provided funds to issue loans to 7 Missouri political subdivisions that used
the funds to finance water pollution control and drinking water projects. A
portion of the proceeds of the Series 2006B bonds issued by the Authority were
used to purchase Participant Bonds authorized and issued by the District from
the February 2004 authorization in the aggregate principal amount of
$14,205,000, the proceeds of which were used for constructing, repairing, and
equipping new and existing wastewater facilities. All funds from this issuance
have been expended. The District’s Participant Bonds have interest rates ranging
from 4.0% to 5.0% and are payable in semiannual installments at varying
amounts through July 1, 2027.
In May 2006, the Authority authorized and issued $87,505,000 of State Revolving
Funds Programs Series 2006A (“Series 2006A”). The Series 2006A bonds
provided funds to issue loans to 13 Missouri political subdivisions that used the
funds to finance water pollution control and drinking water projects. A portion of
the proceeds of the Series 2006A bonds issued by the Authority were used to
purchase subordinate Participant Bonds authorized and issued by the District
from the February 2004 authorization in the aggregate principal amount of
$42,715,000, the proceeds of which were used for constructing, repairing, and
equipping new and existing wastewater facilities. All funds from this issuance
have been expended. The District’s Participant Bonds have interest rates ranging
from 3.5% to 4.5% and are payable in semiannual installments at varying
amounts through July 1, 2026.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 44
In May 2005, the Authority authorized and issued $53,060,000 of State Revolving
Funds Programs Series 2005A (“Series 2005A”). The Series 2005A bonds
provided funds to make loans to 10 Missouri political subdivisions and one
Missouri non-profit corporation that were used to finance water pollution control
and drinking water projects. A portion of the proceeds of the Series 2005A bonds
issued by the Authority were used to purchase subordinate Participant Bonds
authorized and issued by the District from the February 2004 authorization in
the aggregate principal amount of $6,800,000, the proceeds of which were used
for constructing, repairing, and equipping new and existing wastewater facilities.
All funds from this issuance have been expended. The District’s Participant
Bonds have interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 5.0% and are payable in
semiannual installments at varying amounts through July 1, 2026.
In May 2004, the Authority authorized and issued $179,780,000 of State
Revolving Funds Programs Series 2004B (“Series 2004B”). The Series 2004B
bonds provided funds to make loans to 7 Missouri political subdivisions that were
used to finance water pollution control projects. A portion of the proceeds of the
Series 2004B bonds issued by the Authority were used to purchase subordinate
Participant Bonds authorized and issued by the District from the February 2004
authorization in the aggregate principal amount of $161,280,000, the proceeds of
which were used to finance the District’s three water pollution control
construction projects outlined in the agreement. All funds from this issuance
have been expended. The District’s Participant Bonds have interest rates ranging
from 2.0% to 5.3% and are payable in semiannual installments at varying
amounts through January 1, 2027.
The Series 2004B, 2005A, 2006A, 2006B, and 2008A/B bonds do not constitute a
legal debt or liability for the District, the State of Missouri, or for any political
subdivision thereof and do not constitute indebtedness within the meaning of any
constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction. The issuance of the
Series 2004B, 2005A, 2006A, 2006B, and 2008A/B bonds and the Series 2009A,
2010A, 2010C, 2011A, 2013A, 2015A, 2016A, and 2016B direct loans (pages 46
through 52) do not obligate the District to levy any form of taxation or to make
any appropriation for their payments in any fiscal year. The principal and
interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future wastewater revenues.
In connection with the District’s issuance of the Participant Bonds, which were
purchased with the proceeds of the Series 2004B, 2005A, 2006A, 2006B, and
2008A/B bonds, the District participates in the State Revolving Loan Program
established by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”). Monies
from federal capitalization grants and state matching funds are used to fund a
bond reserve account for the participants.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 45
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account and deposited in a
bond reserve account, in the District’s name, an additional 60% of the
expenditure amount for the Series 2004B bonds and 70% for the Series 2005A,
2006A, and 2006B bonds. For the Series 2008A/B bonds, 70% of the entire
anticipated borrowed amount was deposited into this bond reserve account at the
beginning of the loan versus as the expenditures were reimbursed. Interest
earned from this bond reserve account can be used by the District to fund interest
payments on the bonds.
On the date of each payment of the principal amount of the District’s Participant
Bonds, the trustee transfers from this bond reserve account to the master trustee
account an amount equal to 60% of the principal payment for the Series 2004B
bonds and 70% for the Series 2005A, 2006A, 2006B and 2008A/B bonds.
In accordance with the Master Bond Ordinance and the Series 2004B, 2005A,
2006A, 2006B, and 2008A/B bonds’ ordinances, the District’s annual net
operating revenues from wastewater activities, as defined in the agreement,
coupled with investments earnings, must be at least 125% of the current year’s
principal and interest due on all senior bonds and at least 115% of the current
year’s principal and interest due on all bonds. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, the
District was in compliance with this covenant.
Principal And Interest Requirements On Revenue Bonds Payable
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on revenue bonds
payable outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are as follows:
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 31,965,000$ 49,529,044$ 81,494,044$
2019 32,910,000 48,659,417 81,569,417
2020 34,135,000 47,623,606 81,758,606
2021 35,330,000 46,402,605 81,732,605
2022 36,730,000 45,237,980 81,967,980
2023-2027 198,650,000 205,143,637 403,793,637
2028-2032 203,690,000 163,065,487 366,755,487
2033-2037 219,875,000 112,776,211 332,651,211
2038-2042 276,975,000 58,758,239 335,733,239
2043-2046 70,325,000 7,549,250 77,874,250
Total 1,140,585,000$ 784,745,476$ 1,925,330,476$
Wastewater System Revenue Bonds Payable/
Water Pollution Control and Drinking Water
Revenue Bonds Payable
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 46
Energy Efficiency Leveraged Note Payable
In February 2012, the DNR loaned $223,793 to the District. The Energy
Efficiency Leveraged Note Payable bears interest at a rate of 2.5% per annum
and is payable through February 1, 2020. The purpose of this note was to finance
the design, acquisition, installation, and implementation of energy conservation
measures. The principal and interest on this note will be paid from the energy
savings from the projects or avoided costs resulting from the projects.
Principal And Interest Requirements On Energy Efficiency Leveraged
Note Payable
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the Energy
Efficiency Leveraged Note Payable outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2016B
In December 2016, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the
District an amount totaling $75,500,000 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds are issued from the June 2012 authorization.
The District’s interest rate is 1.2% and is payable in semiannual installments at
varying amounts through July 1, 2037.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2016B
As the District incurs approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimburses the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. The District repays
the loan at an interest rate of 1.2% based on the amount that has been borrowed.
As of June 30, 2017 the outstanding loan balance was $8,986,258. The payment
requirements to maturity will be determined after the debt is fully issued.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 17,109$ 852$ 17,961$
2019 34,863 1,059 35,922
2020 16,163 202 16,365
Total 68,135$ 2,113$ 70,248$
Energy Efficiency Leveraged Note Payable
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 47
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2016A
In December 2016, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the
District an amount totaling $20,000,000 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds are issued from the June 2012 authorization.
The District’s interest rate is 1.2% and is payable in semiannual installments at
varying amounts through January 1, 2037.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2016A
As the District incurs approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimburses the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. The District repays
the loan at an interest rate of 1.2% based on the amount that has been borrowed.
As of June 30, 2017 the outstanding loan balance was $146,500. The payment
requirements to maturity will be determined after the debt is fully issued.
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2015A
In August 2015, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the District
an amount totaling $75,000,000 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds are issued from the June 2012 authorization.
The District’s interest rate is 1.2% and is payable in semiannual installments at
varying amounts through January 1, 2035.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2015A
As the District incurs approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimburses the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. The District repays
the loan at an interest rate of 1.2% based on the amount that has been borrowed.
As of June 30, 2017 the outstanding loan balance was $ 67,148,734. After taking
into consideration the $2,488,000 principal paid in fiscal 2017, the balance to be
borrowed is $5,363,266. The payment requirements to maturity will be
determined after the debt is fully issued.
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 48
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2013A
In October 2013, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the District
an amount totaling $52,000,000 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds were issued from the June 2012
authorization. The District’s interest rate is 1.6% and is payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through July 1, 2034.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2013A
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. All funds have been
drawn on this loan.
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2013A outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2011A
In November 2011, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the
District an amount totaling $39,769,300 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds were issued from the August 2008
authorization. The District’s interest rate is 1.5% and is payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through January 1, 2034.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 2,190,000$ 732,251$ 2,922,251$
2019 2,247,000 698,089 2,945,089
2020 2,305,000 663,036 2,968,036
2021 2,365,000 627,076 2,992,076
2022 2,427,000 590,178 3,017,178
2023-2027 13,118,000 2,362,843 15,480,843
2028-2032 14,920,000 1,284,857 16,204,857
2033-2035 8,214,000 192,665 8,406,665
Total 47,786,000$ 7,150,995$ 54,936,995$
State of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2013A
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 49
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2011A
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. All funds have been
drawn on this loan.
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2011A outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010C
In December 2010, the State of Missouri Direct Loan Program issued to the
District an amount totaling $37,000,000 for the purpose of improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping the District’s Wastewater System. The
principal and interest on the bonds are expected to be paid from future
wastewater revenues and the bonds were issued from the August 2008
authorization. The District’s interest rate is 1.7% and is payable in semiannual
installments at varying amounts through January 1, 2031.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2010C
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. All funds have been
drawn on this loan.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 1,704,000$ 536,086$ 2,240,086$
2019 1,747,000 510,025 2,257,025
2020 1,792,000 483,304 2,275,304
2021 1,838,000 455,891 2,293,891
2022 1,884,000 427,778 2,311,778
2023-2027 10,166,000 1,691,600 11,857,600
2028-2032 11,528,000 873,491 12,401,491
2033-2034 5,033,300 96,233 5,129,533
Total 35,692,300$ 5,074,408$ 40,766,708$
State of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2011A
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 50
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010C outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010A
In January 2010, the State of Missouri’s Direct Loan Program - ARRA issued to
the District an amount totaling $7,980,700 for the construction, improvement,
renovation, repair, replacement and equipping of its wastewater system, under
the authority of and in full compliance with the District’s Charter (“Plan”) and
the bonds were issued from the August 2008 authorization. The District’s interest
rate is 1.5% and is payable in semiannual installments at varying amounts
through July 1, 2031.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2010A
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. All funds have been
drawn on this loan.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 1,705,000$ 460,969$ 2,165,969$
2019 1,750,000 432,655 2,182,655
2020 1,795,000 403,590 2,198,590
2021 1,842,000 373,783 2,215,783
2022 1,890,000 343,192 2,233,192
2023-2027 10,211,000 1,228,590 11,439,590
2028-2031 9,168,000 345,527 9,513,527
Total 28,361,000$ 3,588,306$ 31,949,306$
State of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010C
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 51
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010A outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
State Of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2009A
In October 2009, the DNR loaned $23,000,000 to the District. The State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2009A note bears interest at a rate of 1.5% per
annum and is payable through January 1, 2030. The purpose of this note was to
finance the designing, constructing, improving, renovating, repairing, replacing
and equipping of new and existing sewer facilities within the District. The
principal and interest on the note are expected to be paid from future wastewater
revenues and the note was issued from the August 2008 authorization.
Principal And Interest Requirements On State Of Missouri Direct Loan
Series 2009A
As the District incurred approved capital expenditures, the DNR reimbursed the
District for the expenditures from the bond proceeds account. All funds have been
drawn on this loan.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 373,300$ 90,717$ 464,017$
2019 380,900 85,164 466,064
2020 388,700 79,498 468,198
2021 396,600 73,717 470,317
2022 404,600 67,817 472,417
2023-2027 2,149,900 246,319 2,396,219
2028-2032 2,128,400 79,808 2,208,208
Total 6,222,400$ 723,040$ 6,945,440$
State of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2010A
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
Page 52
The annual principal and interest requirements to maturity on the State of
Missouri Direct Loan Series 2009A outstanding as of June 30, 2017 are
as follows:
In accordance with the Direct Loan Series 2009A, 2010A, 2010C, 2011A, 2013A,
2015A, 2016A, and 2016B ordinances, the District’s annual net operating
revenues from wastewater activities, as defined in the agreement, coupled with
investments earnings must be at least 115% of the current year’s principal and
interest due on all bonds. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, the District was in
compliance with this covenant.
Wastewater System Cash And Investments
The following accounts have been established in accordance with bond ordinances
and financing agreements that require receipts generated from operations be
segregated and certain reserve accounts be established:
Revenue Fund
The Revenue Fund will be used for the purpose of depositing wastewater and
stormwater operating revenues, providing funds to pay for expenses related to
the operation and maintenance of the District, and fulfilling Sinking Fund
requirements in accordance with the bond ordinances.
Sinking Fund
The bond ordinances provide for deposits to and the use of monies in the Sinking
Fund to be used for the sole purpose of principal and interest payments on the
bonds. Sufficient monies shall be paid in periodic installments from the
Revenue Fund.
Years ending June 30, Principal Interest Total
2018 1,098,500$ 236,045$ 1,334,545$
2019 1,123,900 219,915 1,343,815
2020 1,149,900 203,411 1,353,311
2021 1,176,500 186,526 1,363,026
2022 1,203,700 169,251 1,372,951
2023-2027 6,449,300 572,803 7,022,103
2028-2030 4,238,700 109,330 4,348,030
Total 16,440,500$ 1,697,281$ 18,137,781$
State of Missouri Direct Loan Series 2009A
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Debt Service Fund
The Debt Service Fund shall be used by the Trustee for the sole purpose of
paying the principal and interest on the bonds, as and when the same
become due.
Debt Service Reserve Fund
After initial deposit of the amount required pursuant to the bond ordinances and
financing agreements of the Series 2004A, 2006C, 2008A, 2010B, 2011B, 2012A,
and 2013B bonds, monies in the Debt Service Reserve Fund shall be disbursed
and expended by the District solely for the payment of the principal and interest
on the bonds and notes to the extent of any deficiency in the Debt Service Fund
for such purpose. The District may disburse and expend monies from the Debt
Service Reserve Fund for such purpose immediately. As of June 30, 2017 and
2016, cash and investments in the Debt Service Reserve Fund totaled
$49,413,496 and $49,575,170, respectively.
Series 2016C was issued without a debt service requirement.
Series 2015B was issued without a debt service requirement and at that time
$8,945,557 in excess debt reserves along with part of the Series 2015B proceeds
were used to advance refund Series 2006C and Series 2008A.
Special Participant Bond Reserve Account
For the Series 2004B, 2005A, 2006A, 2006B, and 2008A/B bonds, the DNR
deposited into the Special Participant Bond Reserve Account, amounts in
accordance with the bond ordinances, which shall be disbursed and expensed by
the District solely for the payment of the principal and interest on the
Participant Bonds to the extent of any deficiency in the Sinking Fund for such
purpose. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, cash and investments in the Special
Participant Bond Reserve Account held on behalf of the District totaled
$95,878,616 and $104,751,185, respectively. Monies in this account are not
considered to be District funds. However, interest earnings on this account are
used by the District to reduce interest payments on the bonds outstanding.
Renewal And Extension Fund
All sums accumulated and retained in the Renewal and Extension Fund shall be
first used to prevent default in the payment of principal and interest on the
bonds when due and shall then be applied by the District for purposes pursuant
to the trust indenture. No monies have been deposited into this account at
June 30, 2017.
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Project Fund
The Project Funds for all bond issuances outstanding will be used for the purpose
of providing monies to pay project costs. The proceeds from the bonds and notes,
after a deposit into the Debt Service Reserve Fund for the amounts required
pursuant to the bond ordinances and note agreements of Series 2004A, 2006C,
2008A, 2010B, 2011B, 2012A, and 2013B bonds, shall be deposited into the
Project Fund. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, cash and investments in the Project
Fund totaled $120,226,233 and $92,563,751, respectively.
Rebate Fund
The bond ordinances provide for the creation of a Rebate Fund into which shall
be deposited such amounts as are required to be deposited therein pursuant to
the arbitrage instructions regarding the calculation and payment of rebate
amounts due. The District does not have any rights in or claims to such money;
provided, however, any funds remaining in the Rebate Fund after redemption
and payment of all bonds and payment of any rebatable arbitrage amount, or
provision having been made therefore, shall be remitted to the District. At
June 30, 2017 and 2016, cash and investments in the Rebate Fund totaled
$227,320 and $228,797, respectively.
Administrative Fee Fund
The Administrative Fee Fund will be used for the payment of the Trustee’s fees
and other administrative fees pursuant to the note agreement. The Trustee has
the ability to immediately withdraw the fee amounts when due. Monies held in
this account shall not be invested.
Pledged Revenues
The District pledges revenues to ensure the repayment of all outstanding revenue
bonds. These bonds’ proceeds are used for the District’s capital improvement and
replacement program and their repayment comes from, and is collateralized by,
the District’s wastewater revenues. These revenues are pledged through 2046 at
an approximate amount of $1.9 billion. The proportion of future pledged revenues
to future wastewater revenues is not estimable as annual total revenues
fluctuate. Principal and interest paid out during fiscal year 2017 was $89.4
million with pledged revenues of $167.1 million. This provided a coverage ratio of
1.9 and represented 50.1% of all net operating revenues.
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7. Pension Plan
General Information About The Pension Plan
Pension Plan Description. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Employees’
Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”) is a noncontributory single employer defined
benefit plan providing retirement benefits as well as death and disability
benefits. As a condition of employment, all full-time employees of the District
commencing service prior to January 1, 2011, were eligible to be covered by the
Pension Plan. As of January 1, 2011, the Pension Plan was frozen to new
employees. Instead, new employees of the District may participate in The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Defined Contribution Plan (“DC Plan”)
and/or The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan
and Trust. Current employees with less than ten years of service on January 1,
2011 could also voluntarily elect to transfer from the Pension Plan and enter the
DC Plan.
Benefits Provided. All benefits vest after five years of credited service. Members
retiring at or after age 65 with five or more years credited service are entitled to
a pension benefit. The Pension Plan permits early retirement with reduced
benefits beginning at age 55 if the member has completed five years of
employment. Ordinance No. 10664 provides for unreduced retirement benefits to
any member whose combined age and term of service is equal to 75.
Effective August 1, 2004, Ordinance No. 11781 amended the Pension Plan to
change the benefit formula to 1.7% of final average earnings plus 0.4% of final
average earnings that are in excess of covered earnings multiplied by the period
of years and months of credited service not to exceed 35 years without including
accrued sick leave. For vested employees, sick leave is paid out at 1.25% per year
of service multiplied by the amount of the unused accrued sick leave remaining
at the employee’s current rate of pay, up to a maximum of $50,000. Also, the
Pension Plan was amended to provide the retiring member with a 10% partial
lump sum payment option. The balance of the distribution will be paid in
accordance with any one of the other payment options available under the
Pension Plan.
The retirement benefit payable to a member who retires after the normal
retirement date is the greater of a) the benefit that would have been payable on
the normal retirement date plus a special annual retirement benefit provided by
the accumulated value, at 4% per annum interest, of the monthly benefit that
would have been received prior to the postponed retirement date or b) the benefit
determined as of the postponed retirement date under the normal formula.
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Effective August 27, 2011, Ordinance No. 13288 amended the Pension Plan to
include the following: “Upon termination or complete discontinuance of
contributions under the Plan, the rights of all Members to benefits accrued to the
date of such termination or discontinuance shall be non-forfeitable, to the extent
then funded.”
Amounts in participants’ accounts are distributed upon retirement, death,
disability, or termination of employment. The normal form of retirement benefit
is either a lump sum payment or equal monthly installments.
The Pension Plan reports financial data on a calendar year basis and issues a
publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and
required supplementary information. That report may be obtained by writing:
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO
63103-2555.
Employees Covered by Benefit Terms. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the
financial reporting period of the Pension Plan, the following employees were
covered by the benefit terms:
Required Employer Contributions. The District’s employees do not contribute to
the Pension Plan. Ordinances establishing the Pension Plan provide for
actuarially determined annual contributions, paid solely by the District, that are
sufficient to pay benefits when due. The Entry Age Normal actuarial funding
method is used to determine contributions.
Contributions of $11,236,828 and $10,096,075, excluding certain professional fees
paid by the District, were made to the Pension Plan during the District’s fiscal
years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These contributions were
made in accordance with actuarially determined contribution requirements based
on actuarial valuations performed at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Increase
2016 2015 (Decrease)
Active plan members 626 665 (39)
Retirees and beneficiaries currently receiving benefits 717 691 26
Terminated members entitled to receive benefits 174 175 (1)
Total 1,517 1,531 (14)
For the Years Ended
December 31,
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Net Pension Liability
The net pension liability was measured as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and
the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was
determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial Assumptions. The total pension liability in the December 31, 2016 and
2015 actuarial valuations were determined using the following actuarial
assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement:
Effective December 31, 2016, for current employees, mortality rates were based
on the RP-2014 Employees Mortality Table, male and female rates, with
generational projection from 2006 based on the MP-2016 improvement scale. For
the December 31, 2015 valuation, the assumption was the RP-2000 Employees
Mortality Table, male and female rates, projected five years from the valuation
date using Scale AA. For retirees, the RP-2014 Healthy Annuitant Mortality
Table, male and female rates, with generational projection from 2006 based on
the MP-2016 improvement scale was assumed for the December 31, 2016
valuation while the RP-2000 Healthy Annuitant Mortality Table, male and
female rates, projected five years from the valuation date using Scale AA was
assumed for December 31, 2015. For disabled lives, the RP-2014 Disabled
Mortality Table, male and female rates, was utilized for the current valuation
and the RP-2000 Disabled Mortality Table, male and female rates, was the
assumption in the previous valuation.
The actuarial assumptions are based on prior and current year experiences.
Inflation 2.50 percent
Salary Increases 4.25 percent, average, including inflation
Investment Rate of Return 7.00 percent, net of pension plan investment expense,
including inflation
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Long-Term Expected Rate of Return. The long-term expected rate of return is
determined by adding expected inflation to expected long-term real returns and
reflecting expected volatility and correlation. The capital market assumptions at
December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
Long-Term
Expected
Arithmetic
Target Real Rate
Asset Class Allocation of Return
Large Cap US Equity 20.0% 5.1%
Small Cap US Equity 6.0% 6.3%
Developed International Equity 10.0% 5.5%
Emerging Markets Equity 4.0% 7.0%
Domestic Core Plus Fixed Income 26.0% 1.0%
Global Fixed Income 9.0% 0.7%
Absolute Return/HFOF 15.0% 2.8%
Real Estate 10.0% 4.3%
Total 100.0%
Long-Term
Expected
Arithmetic
Target Real Rate
Asset Class Allocation of Return
Large Cap US Equity 20.0% 7.1%
Small Cap US Equity 6.0% 8.1%
Developed International Equity 10.0% 7.7%
Emerging Markets Equity 4.0% 9.9%
Domestic Core Plus Fixed Income 26.0% 1.2%
Global Fixed Income 9.0% 1.3%
Absolute Return/HFOF 15.0% 3.2%
Real Estate 5.0% 5.4%
Real Assets 5.0% 3.5%
Total 100.0%
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2016
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Discount Rate.The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability at
December 31, 2016 and 2015, was 7.00 percent. The Pension Plan’s fiduciary net
position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit
payments of current active and inactive employees. Therefore, the discount rate
for calculating the total pension liability is equal to the long-term expected rate
of return.
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Pension
Liability Net Position Liability
Changes in Net Pension Liability (a)(b)(a) - (b)
Balances as of December 31, 2015 296,812,242$ 244,212,239$ 52,600,003$
Changes for the year:
Service cost 5,106,625 — 5,106,625
Interest 20,609,223 — 20,609,223
Effect of economic/demographic gains or losses (882,851)— (882,851)
Effect of assumptions changes or inputs 11,664,881 — 11,664,881
Benefit payments (15,260,904) (15,260,904)—
Employer contributions — 10,145,562 (10,145,562)
Net investment income — 11,913,134 (11,913,134)
Balances as of December 31, 2016 318,049,216$ 251,010,031$ 67,039,185$
Increase (Decrease)
Total Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Pension
Liability Net Position Liability
Changes in Net Pension Liability (a)(b)(a) - (b)
Balances as of December 31, 2014 290,411,812$ 250,515,821$ 39,895,991$
Changes for the year:
Service cost 5,253,091 — 5,253,091
Interest 20,198,502 — 20,198,502
Effect of economic/demographic gains or losses (4,576,597)— (4,576,597)
Benefit payments (14,474,566) (14,474,566)—
Employer contributions — 10,059,004 (10,059,004)
Net investment income — (1,888,020) 1,888,020
Balances as of December 31, 2015 296,812,242$ 244,212,239$ 52,600,003$
Changes in Net Pension Liability for the Year Ending December 31, 2015
Changes in Net Pension Liability for the Year Ending December 31, 2016
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Sensitivity of the Net Pension Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate.The
following presents the net pension liability calculated using the 7.00 percent
discount rate, as well as what the District’s net pension liability would be if it
were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (6.00
percent) or 1-percentage-point higher (8.00 percent) than the current rate:
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position.Fiduciary net position is the market value
of all plan assets. Net pension liability is the plan’s total pension liability less its
fiduciary net position, i.e., the plan’s unfunded accrued liability.
Pension Expense And Deferred Outflows Of Resources And Deferred
Inflows Of Resources Related To Pensions
For the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the District recognized pension
expense of $6,810,309 and $3,571,798, respectively, after accounting for all
deferred outflows and inflows of resources. The District reported deferred
outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from
the following sources:
1% Current 1%
Decrease Discount Rate Increase
(6.00%) (7.00%) (8.00%)
Net Pension Liability 103,919,255$ 67,039,185$ 35,785,992$
1% Current 1%
Decrease Discount Rate Increase
(6.00%) (7.00%) (8.00%)
Net Pension Liability 85,662,163$ 52,600,003$ 24,315,305$
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2016
Deferred Deferred Deferred Deferred
Outflows of Inflows of Outflows of Inflows of
Resources Resources Resources Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience —$ 4,604,518$ —$ 5,711,868$
Changes of assumptions 11,290,949 — 3,814,183 —
Net difference between projected and actual earnings 19,776,909 — 21,823,418 —
Contributions made subsequent to measurement date 6,597,928 — 5,506,662 —
Total 37,665,786$ 4,604,518$ 31,144,263$ 5,711,868$
June 30, 2016June 30, 2017
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In the years ending June 30, 2017 and 2016, amounts currently reported as
deferred outflows of resources, $6,597,928 and $5,506,662, respectively, related to
the District’s contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be
recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the years ended June 30,
2018 and 2017, respectively.
Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows:
Payable To The Pension Plan
At June 30, 2017 and 2016, the District did not have outstanding required
contributions to the pension plan.
8. Other Retirement Plans
Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust
The District offers its employees a deferred compensation plan created in
accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 457. The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust (“Plan”), available to all
District employees, permits them to defer a portion of their salary up to Internal
Revenue Code limits. The District does not contribute to the Plan except where
mandated by the Internal Revenue Service to compensate participants for lost
deferral contributions. The deferred compensation is not available to employees
until termination, retirement, death, disability or due to financial hardship as
defined by the Plan.
Net Deferrals of
Resources
Year ended June 30,:
2018 9,176,693$
2019 9,083,063
2020 6,954,152
2021 1,249,432
26,463,340$
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The Plan was amended and restated to comply with the Economic Growth and
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (“Act”). The Act made significant changes to
Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended. The
Plan assets are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and their
beneficiaries under Section 1448 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of
1996. As a result, the assets and liabilities of the Plan are not included in the
accompanying financial statements.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust
issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and
required supplementary information. That report may be obtained by writing: The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO
63103-2555.
Defined Contribution Plan
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Defined Contribution Plan (“DC Plan”)
was established by the District’s Board of Trustees, through Ordinance 13180,
which became effective January 1, 2011. The following full time employees are
eligible to participate in the DC Plan: (i) employees first hired on or after
January 1, 2011, and (ii) employees hired prior to January 1, 2011 who elected to
terminate participation in The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Employees’
Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”), effective as of April 1, 2011, in accordance with
the provisions of such Pension Plan, and (iii) employees rehired on or after
January 1, 2011 who are not eligible to accrue benefits under the Pension Plan.
An employee shall become a participant in the DC Plan on the first day on which
he or she performs an hour of service for the District.
The District’s Board of Trustees, primarily to improve benefits to members,
amends the DC Plan in all its respects. A pension committee consisting of two
members of the District’s Board of Trustees, two elected employee members and
four members of the District’s management staff administer the DC Plan. A
committee of the District’s Board of Trustees, with the aid of an investment
advisor, reviews and evaluates the DC Plan’s investments and the related rates
of return on a periodic basis.
This DC Plan is intended to provide a means whereby the District may provide
retirement benefits to eligible employees and encourage such employees to
establish a regular method of savings, thereby providing a measure of financial
security for such employees and their beneficiaries upon retirement or in the
event of death or disability.
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Employer Basic Contributions: For each payroll period, the District contributes
an amount equal to 7% of the covered compensation earned during such period by
each participant entitled to an allocation of such contribution.
Employer Matching Contributions: For each payroll period, the District
contributes an amount equal to 50% of the covered compensation of such
participant withholding as an annual deferral (as defined in The Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust) pursuant to The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust;
provided that, before-tax contributions in excess of 4% of the covered
compensation of the participant for the payroll period shall not be considered for
purposes of Employer Matching Contributions. Employer Matching
Contributions shall be up to the maximum amount of compensation that may be
taken into account for the DC Plan year.
In no event shall the sum of the employer contributions and employee
contributions allocated to the account of a participant for the DC Plan year
exceed the lesser of:
(a) The amount specified in the applicable Internal Revenue Code, as
adjusted annually for any applicable increases in the cost of living.
(b) 100% of the participant’s compensation for such year.
The compensation limit referred to in (b) shall not apply to any contribution from
medical benefits after separation from service.
The District’s contributions to the DC Plan amounted to $1,392,919 and
$1,291,061 for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Forfeitures
were $76,516 and $45,621, for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, and there were $31,512 and $22,655 of liabilities outstanding as of
June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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Vesting: As of any time before the normal retirement age of a participant, the
first day of the month coinciding with or next following a person’s sixty-fifth
birthday and completion of sixty months of continuous service (other than upon
death or permanent disability), the vested percentage of the amounts credited to
the participant’s employer basic contributions account shall be determined in
accordance with the following schedule:
Months Of
Continuous Service
Vested(Non-
Forfeitable)
Percentage
Less than 12 0%
12 but less than 24 20%
24 but less than 36 40%
36 but less than 48 60%
48 but less than 60 80%
60 100%
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Defined Contribution Plan issues a
publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and
required supplementary information. That report may be obtained by writing:
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO
63103-2555.
9. Post-Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions
Plan Description
The District’s only post-employment benefit provides a single-employer defined
benefit health care plan (“Plan”) to employees who retire from the District on or
after age 62 with five years of service or whose age plus years of service equal 75
points (“Rule of 75”) as part of a total compensation package effective August 1,
2004 for general employees and, with respect for union members, the later of
August 1, 2004 or the date of union ratification of a Memorandum of
Understanding with respect to this Plan modification. The District offers two
medical plan options, a traditional open access plan and a high deductible health
plan, and both plans offer wellness rates for those employees who qualify.
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The District pays the same amount of the monthly group health insurance
premium for the qualified retiree as it would for an active employee qualifying for
the wellness rates until the retiree becomes eligible for Medicare at age 65. In
fiscal year 2017 the amount the District paid was 85% to 91% of the retiree only
premium depending on the plan selected by the retiree. In addition, there is a
closed group of disabled former employees who receive life insurance coverage
from the District.
The District periodically contracts for an actuarial valuation of the Plan and the
latest actuarial valuation was performed as of July 1, 2015. While the actuarial
report has the February 2015 monthly medical premium rates, updated rates
received from the Human Resources Department for retirees, which are the same
rates for active employees, beginning February 2017 are as follows:
Premiums for retirees selecting the traditional plan are as follows:
Coverage Tier Monthly Premium
Retiree*$684.69
Retiree + Spouse $1,458.58
Retiree + Child(ren)$1,325.27
Family $2,021.51
*The District pays approximately 85% to 91% of the retiree’s premium for a retiree who retires
after age 62 with five years of service or after attaining 75 points. The retiree pays the remaining
percentage of the individual retiree premium above plus 100% of the spousal, children or family
premium incremental increases.
The District’s annual other post-employment benefit (“OPEB”) cost (expense) is
calculated based on the annual required contribution (“ARC”) of the employer, an
amount actuarially determined in accordance with the parameters of GASB
Statement No. 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for
Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions, and in conjunction with Plan
benefits currently in force. The actuarial valuations have been determined using
estimated data provided by the District in combination with assumptions on the
probability of future events, while also keeping an eye on long-term viability.
These valuations are subject to continual revision as future actuarial
measurements may differ significantly from current measurements due to the
realization of new estimates and factors.
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The ARC represents a level of funding that, if paid on an ongoing basis, is
projected to cover normal cost each year and the amortization of any unfunded
actuarial accrued liabilities. The District’s annual OPEB cost for fiscal year 2017
and 2016 and the related information are as follows:
The Plan was established by District Ordinance which assigned the authority to
establish and amend Plan benefit provisions to the District.
The contribution requirements of the District and Plan members are established
and may be amended by the District. The Plan does not issue a publicly
available report.
Trend Information:
2017 2016
Amortization of Past Service Cost 963,300$ 935,300$
Normal Cost 1,524,000 1,524,000
Interest to End of Fiscal Year 93,300 92,200
Annual Required Contribution ("ARC")2,580,600 2,551,500
Interest on Net OPEB Obligation 262,630 223,820
Adjustment to ARC (266,826)(220,586)
Net Annual OPEB Cost 2,576,404 2,554,734
Actual Contribution (1,516,800)(1,519,800)
Increase in Net OPEB Obligation 1,059,604 1,034,934
Net OPEB Obligation - Beginning of Year 7,003,477 5,968,543
Net OPEB Obligation - End of Year 8,063,081$ 7,003,477$
Percentage of
Net Annual
Fiscal Net Annual Actual OPEB Cost Net OPEB
Year OPEB Cost Contribution Contributed Obligation
2017 2,576,404$ 1,516,800$ 58.9 8,063,081$
2016 2,554,734 1,519,800 59.5 7,003,477
2015 2,474,689 1,573,400 63.6 5,968,543
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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As of June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Plan was not funded. The actuarial accrued
liability for benefits as of July 1, 2015, the latest actuarial valuation, was
approximately $25,308,300, and there were no assets, resulting in an unfunded
actuarial accrued liability (“UAAL”) of approximately $25,308,300. The covered
payroll (annual payroll of active employees covered by the Plan) in 2015 was
approximately $66,958,077, and the ratio of the UAAL to covered payroll
was 37.8%.
The Schedule of Funding Progress, presented as required supplementary
information following these notes to financial statements, presents trend
information about whether the actuarial accrued liability for benefits is
increasing or decreasing over time.
Actuarial funding calculations of the Plan reflect a long-term perspective. The
Plan’s actuarial valuations involve estimates of the value of reported amounts
and assumptions about the probability of events far into the future. Determined
amounts are subject to continual revision as results are compared to past
expectations and new estimates are made about the future.
Significant actuarial assumptions used in the valuation are as follows:
Latest Valuation Date:July 1, 2015
Actuarial Cost Method:Projected Unit Credit
Discount Rate:3.75% per annum
Amortization Method:Level Percentage of Payroll Amount, Open
Amortization Period:30 years
Inflation Rate:2.50%
Payroll Growth Rate:3.00%
Investment Rate of Return:3.75% annual returns, net of both administrative
and related investment expenses
Health Cost Trend Assumption: Getzen Trend Model – 6.90% graded to 4.50% over
67 years
Medical Trend:
Year Medical Year Medical
2015 2045
2016 6.40 2050 5.80
2017 5.60 2055 5.60
2018 5.30 2060 5.50
2019 5.30 2065 5.10
2020 5.30 2070 4.60
2025 5.30 2075 4.60
2030 6.80 2080 4.60
2035 6.80 2082+ 4.50
2040 6.20
6.90%5.90%
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The healthcare trends used in the valuation are based on long-term healthcare
trends generated by the Getzen Trend Model (“Model”). The Model is the result of
research sponsored by the Society of Actuaries and completed by a committee of
economists and actuaries. This Model is the current industry standard for
projecting long-term medical trends. Inputs to the Model are consistent with the
assumptions used in deriving the discount rate used in the valuation.
Payroll Inflation 3.00% per annum
Healthy Mortality RP 2000 Mortality Table (employee and healthy
annuitant tables), projected 5 years from the
valuation date using Scale AA.
Disabled Mortality RP 2000 Disabled Mortality Table
Years Of Attained
Service Rate Age Rate
020
1 12.00 30 3.70
27.50 40 1.10
50+0.00
Select Rates based on years of service.
Ultimate Rates based on attained age.
Ultimate Rates are from the Sarason T-1 Table.
Termination Of Employment:
Select Rates Ultimate Rates
(0 to 4 years of service)(after 4 years of service)
20.00%5.50%
Age Before 75 Points After 75 Points
55
56 2.0 10.0
57 2.0 10.0
58 2.0 10.0
59 3.0 10.0
60 4.0 15.0
61 5.0 15.0
62 20.0 35.0
63 10.0 25.0
64 20.0 25.0
65 100.0 100.0
Retirement - Rates Vary By Age
1.0%10.0%
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Future Retiree Coverage: 90% of eligible employees retiring prior to age 65 are assumed to
elect medical coverage under the Plan.
Future Dependent Coverage: 25% elect spouse coverage and it is assumed that no dependent
children are covered in retirement.
10. Self-Insurance Programs
The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage
to, and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees; and
natural disasters. The District has established a risk management program and
retains the risk related to its obligation to provide workers' compensation and
medical and hospitalization benefits to its employees; and to pay water backup
claims to its customers. The estimated liabilities for payment of incurred (both
reported and unreported) but unpaid claims relating to these matters are
included as a component of current deposits and accrued expenses, and as such
are expected to be paid within one year of the date of the Statement of Net
Position. At June 30, 2017 and 2016, these liabilities amounted to $4,461,069 and
$4,076,994, respectively.
The claims liabilities reported are based on the requirements of GASB Statement
No. 10, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Risk Financing and Related
Insurance Issues, which requires that a liability for claims be reported if
information obtained prior to the issuance of the financial statements indicates it
is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can
be reasonably estimated. Changes in the balance of claims liabilities during fiscal
2017 and 2016 were as follows:
Percent
Becoming
Age Disabled
20
30 0.064
40 0.102
50 0.311
Disability
0.056%
2017 2016 2015
Liability - Beginning of Year 4,076,994$ 4,317,384$ 2,923,884$
Current year claims and changes in estimates 17,648,177 21,213,424 15,852,729
Claim payments (17,264,102) (21,453,814) (14,459,229)
Liability - End of Year 4,461,069$ 4,076,994$ 4,317,384$
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The District obtains periodic funding valuations from the third-party
administrators managing the self-insurance programs and adjusts the charges as
required to maintain the appropriate level of estimated claims liability. The
District also maintains excess liability insurance coverage for workers’
compensation and medical and hospitalization claims; general liability; and
water backup damage to customers’ property.
The District purchases commercial insurance for all other risks of loss. Settled
claims have not exceeded this commercial coverage in any of the past three years.
11. Closure And Post-Closure Care Costs
State and federal laws and regulations require the District to place a final cover
on its Prospect Hill Reclamation Project landfill site when it stops accepting
waste and to perform certain maintenance and monitoring functions at the site
for 30 years after closure. Although closure and post-closure care costs will be
paid only near or after the date that the landfill stops accepting waste, the
District reports a portion of these closure and post-closure care costs as an
operating expense in each fiscal year. The $508,422 and $821,732 reported as
landfill closure and post-closure care liabilities at June 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively, represent the cumulative amounts reported at fiscal year-end and
represent 60.9% and 100% of the estimated closure and post-closure care costs of
the landfill for fiscal years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These
amounts are based on what it would cost to perform all closure and post-closure
care in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The remaining disposal life estimate was calculated in 2009 and was estimated
at eight years factoring in a future annual average disposal rate of 96,500 cubic
yards. It was noted in the 2009 Black and Veatch study that this life could be
extended further if the actual disposal rate is less than projected or alternative
uses and off-site beneficial options for the incinerator ash are later developed.
Since the actual average disposal rate has been less than 96,500 cubic yards, the
landfill is not at capacity and MSD expects the landfill to be in use for another
10-15 years and the total capacity of the landfill and the available space was
adjusted in 2017. The District will continue to accrue the remaining estimated
cost of closure and post-closure care annually.
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The District is required to demonstrate that it has the financial capability to
close the landfill to the State of Missouri through the use of a financial test as
specified in 10 CSR 80-2.030(4)(D)6 of the Missouri Solid Waste Management
Rules. The District has complied with the State’s requirement. The District
recognizes that estimates of closure costs may change as a result of inflation,
deflation, and/or changes in technology and applicable laws and regulations. If
closure cost estimates change, the liability currently reported on the Statement of
Net Position will be adjusted accordingly.
12. Commitments And Contingencies
United States And State Of Missouri V. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District; In The United States District Court For The Eastern District Of
Missouri; Case No. 07-1120.
A lawsuit was filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for various alleged violations of the
Clean Water Act. The suit was based on violations of the Clean Water Act as a
result of overflows in the combined and sanitary sewer systems causing
pollutants to reach waters of the United States. There were other counts
involving violations of permit conditions. The District had been the subject of
several investigatory actions by EPA over the past several years. Negotiations
had been ongoing with the EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources (“DNR”) regarding the sewer collection system, both the combined
system and the sanitary system, for several years. The Missouri Coalition for the
Environment (“MCE”) gave Notice of Intent to Sue the District under the citizen
suit provisions of the Clean Water Act. EPA and the DNR then brought the suit
in June 2007, and MCE moved to intervene. Intervention was granted in August
2007. In October 2007, the Court granted the District’s motion to dismiss all of
the plaintiffs’ claims for civil penalties attributable to any and all of the District’s
alleged violations of the Clean Water Act that occurred before June 11, 2002.
Also, the suit alleged that the District did not have an approved Long-Term
Control Program (“LTCP”) for the combined system. The District had been
working on these issues for several decades and had asked voters to approve
bonds and rate increases to rehabilitate and maintain the collection system. As
required by its Charter, the District had increased rates which continued to fund
the improvements sought by the EPA and the DNR. In September 2008, the
Judge put in place a Stay while the parties mediated the issues. Pursuant to
MSD Ordinance No. 13277, MSD executed the Consent Decree (“CD”) on July 15,
2011. The CD was lodged with the court on August 4, 2011. An extended public
comment period ended October 10, 2011.
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On April 27, 2012, the Court approved and entered the decree, thus concluding
the litigation of this lawsuit. Although this litigation matter has concluded, MSD
continues to work diligently to implement the CD.
The CD requires the District to spend approximately $4.7 billion, in 2010 dollars,
over a 23-year implementation period. Throughout this period improvements will
be made to the District’s separate sewer system, combined sewer system, and
wastewater treatment plants. The District continues to comply with the CD. On
June 1, 2011, the State of Missouri approved Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and
Appendix Q of the District’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan
Updated Report, dated February 2011.
Flooding Cases
The remaining flooding cases related to the September 14, 2008 rain event are being
covered by the District’s insurance carrier, with a reservation of rights. These cases
appear to have a very low risk of liability to the District.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
The District is a defendant in various other matters of litigation. Of these
matters, management and District’s legal counsel do not anticipate any material
effect on the June 30, 2017 and 2016 financial statements.
The District has entered into construction and other contracts amounting to
approximately $488,000,000 at June 30, 2017, and through the audit report date.
The District had $947,500,000 in revenue bonds authorized by the voters but
unissued as of June 30, 2017. These funds were sought to enable the District to
comply with federal and state clean water requirements.
13. Restricted Net Position
The Statements of Net Position report $135,259,059 and $136,546,766 of
restricted net position at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which
$79,940,036 and $81,182,753 are restricted due to enabling legislation, as of
June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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14. Segment Information
The District issued wastewater revenue bonds to finance wastewater
infrastructure projects. The District accounts for both wastewater and
stormwater activities in a single enterprise fund, but investors in those bonds
rely solely on the revenue generated by the wastewater activities for repayment.
Fiscal year 2017 and 2016 summary financial information for each business
segment is presented below.
A segment is an identifiable activity reported as a stand-alone entity for which
one or more revenue bonds are outstanding. A segment has a specifically
identifiable revenue stream pledged in support of the revenue bonds and has
related expenses, gains and losses, assets and liabilities, and deferred inflows
and outflows of resources that are required by external parties to be accounted
for separately. The wastewater system is the only reportable segment that meets
the requirements of GASB Statement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements - and
Management’s Discussion and Analysis - for State and Local Governments.The
stormwater system is reported on for informational purposes only.
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Financial information as of and for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 of
the District’s Wastewater Segment is as follows:
Assets 2017 2016
Current Assets
Unrestricted Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 21,932,648$ 25,577,264$
Investments 264,399,511 157,349,756
Sewer service charges receivable, less allowance of
$56,490,989 in 2017 and $55,537,161 in 2016 53,517,987 49,733,852
Unbilled sewer service charges receivable 26,514,670 24,607,682
Property taxes receivable (27,512) —
Accrued income on investments 989,538 780,051
Other receivables, less allowance of $119,264 in 2017
and $98,460 in 2016 4,707,358 10,184,895
Supplies inventory 7,671,206 7,088,804
Total Unrestricted C urrent Assets 379,705,406 275,322,304
Non-Current Assets
Restricted Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 20,865,810 17,009,874
Investments 130,230,174 113,535,586
Long-term investments 41,015,517 32,736,862
Property taxes receivable, less allowance of$137 in 2017
and $164 in 2016 (5,266) 5,318
Accrued income on investments 192,210 144,289
Other receivables 69,694 —
Total Rest ricted Non-Current Assets 192,368,139 163,431,929
Other Assets
Notes receivable 12,425,336 12,999,370
Long-term investments 61,275,000 156,994,123
Total Other Assets 73,700,336 169,993,493
Capital Assets
Depreciable:
Treatment and disposal plant and equipment 1,279,143,367 1,239,993,981
C ollection and pumping plant 1,843,121,463 1,798,181,091
General plant and equipment 77,576,050 75,752,926
3,199,840,880 3,113,927,998
Less: A ccumulated depreciation 1,177,505,880 1,111,825,269
Net deprec iable assets 2,022,335,000 2,002,102,729
Non-depreciable:
Land 64,121,437 63,374,303
Co nstruction in progress 691,631,657 519,044,798
Net Capital Assets 2,778,088,094 2,584,521,830
Total Non-Current Assets 3,044,156,569 2,917,947,252
Total Assets 3,423,861,975 3,193,269,556
Deferred Outflows of Resources:
Bonds and notes payable-Deferred loss on refunding 11,320,670 11,973,700
Pension-r elated outflows 32,297,785 26,520,052
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources 43,618,455 38,493,752
WASTEWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION
June 30,
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Liabilities 2017 2016
Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets
Contracts and accounts payable 37,780,519$ 37,396,996$
Deposits and accrued expenses 30,405,764 29,325,752
Retainage payable 11,486,006 9,118,945
Current portion of bonds and notes payable 42,733,909 38,059,873
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets 122,406,198 113,901,566
Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets
Contracts and accounts payable 28,257 36,495
Retainage payable 181,642 156,537
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets 209,899 193,032
Total Current Liabilities 122,616,097 114,094,598
Non-Current Liabilities
Deposits and accrued expenses 15,137,690 14,198,048
Net pension liability 57,524,378 44,732,007
Bonds and notes payable 1,433,168,099 1,277,342,521
Total Non-C urrent Liabilities 1,505,830,167 1,336,272,576
Total Li abilities 1,628,446,264 1,450,367,174
Deferred Inflow of Resources:
Pensio n-related inflows 3,887,511 4,868,566
Total Deferred Inflow of Resources 3,887,511 4,868,566
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 1,403,740,624 1,343,078,478
Restricted for:
Debt serv ice 55,319,023 55,364,013
Subdistrict const ruction and improvement 4,207,767 4,564,033
Unrestricted 371,879,241 373,521,044
Total Net Position 1,835,146,655$ 1,776,527,568$
June 30,
WASTEWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION (Continued)
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2017 2016
Operating Revenues
Sewer service charges 330,883,493$ 304,684,984$
Recovery of (provision for) doubtful sewer service charge accounts (2,534,814) (4,062,990)
Licenses, permits, and other fees 4,036,362 3,620,240
Other 1,084,636 14,221,063
Total Operating Revenues 333,469,677 318,463,297
Operating Expenses
Pumping and treatment 60,203,037 59,099,820
Collection system maintenance 33,476,510 33,291,567
Engineering 4,722,263 3,523,227
General and administrative 57,289,501 54,802,220
Water backup claims 5,035,020 7,631,197
Depreciation 71,128,893 73,782,843
Asset management 14,142,928 12,968,747
Total Operating Expenses 245,998,152 245,099,621
Operating Income 87,471,525 73,363,676
Non-Operating Revenues
Property taxes levied by the Dist rict 28,555 (17,525)
Investment income 2,456,677 3,894,305
Rent and other income 106,562 102,865
Total Non-Operating Revenues 2,591,794 3,979,645
Non-Operating Expenses
Net loss on disposal and sale of capital assets 622,841 309,877
Non-recurring projects and studies 5,886,163 9,342,338
Interest expense 31,250,777 28,943,200
Total Non-Operating Expenses 37,759,781 38,595,415
Income Before Capital Grants And Contributions 52,303,538 38,747,906
Capital Grants And Contributions
Utility plant contributed 3,508,950 7,036,329
Grant revenue 2,806,599 765,699
Tota l Capital Grants And Contributions 6,315,549 7,802,028
Change In Net Position 58,619,087 46,549,934
Net Position - Beginning Of Year 1,776,527,568 1,729,977,634
Net Position - End Of Year 1,835,146,655$ 1,776,527,568$
WASTEWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
For The Years
Ended June 30,
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2017 2016
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Received from customers 338,695,092$ 304,602,849$
Paid to employees for services (94,528,620) (94,386,428)
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (70,142,894) (70,500,534)
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities 174,023,578 139,715,887
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Non-Capital Financing Activities
Taxes levied and collected 74,474 (86,140)
Cash Flows From Capital And Related Financing Activities
Proceeds from capital grants 100,283 22,649
Proceeds from issuance of debt 185,520,681 192,622,808
Premium and (discounts) on sale of bonds 17,678,054 26,727,475
Principal paid on debt (38,076,770) (38,565,916)
Interest and fees paid on debt (54,306,129) (47,582,180)
Payments for capital assets (252,375,421) (216,933,464)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 41,093 681,101
Build America bond tax credit 1,622,822 1,623,694
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Capital And Related
Financing Activities (139,795,387) (81,403,833)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of investments (452,346,122) (360,630,035)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments 412,301,563 285,557,144
Investment income 5,846,652 5,530,955
Proceeds from rents 106,562 102,865
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (34,091,345) (69,439,071)
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash And Cash Equivalents 211,320 (11,213,157)
Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Year 42,587,138 53,800,295
Cash And Cash Equivalents At End Of Year 42,798,458$ 42,587,138$
Ended June 30,
WASTEWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For The Years
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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Financial information as of and for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 of
the District’s Stormwater Segment is as follows:
Assets 2017 2016
Current Assets
Unrestricted Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,163,223$ 1,356,757$
Investments 15,888,957 8,797,808
Sewer service charges receivable, less allowance of
$163,024 in 2017 and $191,346 in 2016 123,079 291,381
Unbilled sewer service charges receivable (953) 121,144
Property taxes receivable, less allowance of $25,280 in 2017
and $39,127 in 2016 862,725 1,265,106
Accrued income on investments 26,915 25,828
Total Unrestri cted Current Assets 18,063,946 11,858,024
Restricted Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,171,935 2,065,003
Investments 29,674,144 13,393,010
Total Restricted Current Assets 31,846,079 15,458,013
Total Current Assets 49,910,025 27,316,037
Non-Current Assets
Restricted Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,979,396 3,187,578
Investments 27,043,003 20,673,435
Long-term investments 13,710,861 36,742,701
Property taxes receivable, less allowance of $31,904 in 2017
and $22,255 in 2016 1,144,461 719,568
Accrued income on investments 168,842 156,339
Total Restricted Non-Current Assets 44,046,563 61,479,621
Other Assets
Long-term investments 3,841,013 9,488,963
Total Other Assets 3,841,013 9,488,963
Capital Assets
Depreciable:
Collect ion and pumping plant 632,588,226 621,465,929
General plant and equipment 17,217,823 16,640,099
649,806,049 638,106,028
Less: A ccumulated depreciation 198,336,533 188,602,256
Net depreciable assets 451,469,516 449,503,772
Non-depreciable:
Land 6,573,579 6,328,167
Co nstruction in progress 16,107,052 11,689,443
Net Capital Assets 474,150,147 467,521,382
Total Non-Current Assets 522,037,723 538,489,966
Total Assets 571,947,748 565,806,003
Deferred Outflow of Resources:
Pe nsion-related outflows 5,368,001 4,624,211
Total Deferred Outflow of Resources 5,368,001 4,624,211
STORMWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION
June 30,
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Liabilities 2017 2016
Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets
Contracts and accounts payable 20,000$ 23,762$
Deposits and accrued expenses 9,240,251 9,633,010
Retainage payable 545 545
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Unrestricted Assets 9,260,796 9,657,317
Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets
Contracts and accounts payable 1,236,740 1,250,044
Retainage payable 565,000 282,010
Total Current Liabilities-Payable From Restricted Assets 1,801,740 1,532,054
Total Current Liabilities 11,062,536 11,189,371
Non-Current Liabilities
Net pension liability 9,514,807 7,867,996
Total Non-C urrent Liabilities 9,514,807 7,867,996
Total Liab ilities 20,577,343 19,057,367
Deferred Inflow of Resources:
Pensio n-related inflows 717,007 843,302
Total Deferred Inflow of Resources 717,007 843,302
Net Position
Net investment in capital assets 472,508,235 466,307,697
Restricted for:
Subdistrict const ruction and improvement 75,732,269 76,618,720
Unrestricted 7,780,895 7,603,128
Total Net Position 556,021,399$ 550,529,545$
June 30,
STORMWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION (Continued)
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2017 2016
Operating Revenues
Sewer service charges (10,224)$ 1,433,561$
Recovery of (provision for) doubtful sewer service charge accounts 21,071 (43,662)
Other 10,465 4,535
Total Operating Revenues 21,312 1,394,434
Operating Expenses
Collection system maintenance 10,451,651 9,561,770
Engineering 6,567,643 7,474,392
General and administrative 1,244,910 513,152
Depreciation 10,065,498 10,200,906
Asset management 749,821 245,864
Total Operating Expenses 29,079,523 27,996,084
Operating Income (Loss) (29,058,211) (26,601,650)
Non-Operating Revenues
Property taxes levied by the District 32,429,499 25,688,583
Investment income 445,947 741,561
Total Non-Operating Revenues 32,875,446 26,430,144
Non-Operating Expenses
Net loss on disposal and sale of capital assets 50,203 14,636
Non-recurring projects and studies 1,573,375 1,658,065
Total Non-Operating Expenses 1,623,578 1,672,701
Income (Loss) Before Capital Contributions 2,193,657 (1,844,207)
Capital Contributions
Utility plant contributed 3,298,197 4,234,756
Total Capital Contributions 3,298,197 4,234,756
Change In Net Position 5,491,854 2,390,549
Net Position - Beginning Of Year 550,529,545 548,138,996
Net Position - End Of Year 556,021,399$ 550,529,545$
STORMWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
For The Years
Ended June 30,
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2017 2016
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Received from customers 3,263,486$ 2,484,603$
Paid to suppliers for goods and services (21,028,157) (14,535,335)
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities (17,764,671) (12,050,732)
Cash Flows Provided By Non-Capital Financing Activities
Taxes levied and collected 31,938,803 25,669,165
Cash Flows From Capital And Related Financing Activities
Payments for capital assets (14,847,039) (10,261,405)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets 7,827 153,600
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Capital And Related
Financing Activities (14,839,212) (10,107,805)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of investments (72,571,974) (53,788,919)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments 70,897,895 47,877,866
Investment income 1,044,375 1,002,717
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities (629,704) (4,908,336)
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash And Cash Equivalents (1,294,784) (1,397,708)
Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Year 6,609,338 8,007,046
Cash And Cash Equivalents At End Of Year 5,314,554$ 6,609,338$
Ended June 30,
STORMWATER SEGMENT
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For The Years
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15. Tax Abatements
Tax abatements, as defined by Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(“GASB”) Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures (“GASB 77”), are
agreements between a government and an individual or entity in which the
government promises to forgo tax revenues and the individual or entity promises
to subsequently take a specific action that contributes to economic development
or otherwise benefits the government or its citizens. This Statement requires
disclosure of tax abatement information about (1) a reporting government’s own
tax abatement agreements and (2) those that are entered into by other
governments and that reduce the reporting government’s tax revenues.
Since the District does not and has not entered into tax abatement agreements
directly with any individuals or entities, the following estimates are from tax
abatements entered into by other governments, specifically the county and
municipalities within the District’s boundary, that have reduced the District’s tax
revenues.
Tax Abatements Entered Into By St. Louis County and Cities Located In St.
Louis County
The District’s property tax revenues were reduced through four programs that
are utilized by cities located in St. Louis County and the County itself.
Summaries of these four programs are as follows:
Enhanced Enterprise Zone: provides real property tax abatements to new
or expanding businesses in certain specified geographic areas designated
by local governments and certified by the Missouri Department of
Economic Development.
Industrial Development Bonds: finances industrial development projects
for private corporations, partnerships and individuals.
Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority: assists with the redevelopment
of blighted or insanitary areas for residential, recreational, commercial,
industrial or public uses.
Urban Redevelopment Corporations: provides real property tax
abatements to encourage the redevelopment of blighted areas by an
eligible city or county.
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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The amount of the District’s tax revenues that were abated by the county and
cities initiating the programs are reported in the following table. For disclosure
purposes, since the data is not available from St. Louis County for the District’s
fiscal year 2016, the amount for fiscal year 2017 is estimated to also be the
amount for fiscal year 2016.
Tax Abatements Entered Into By St. Louis City
The City of St. Louis offers a real estate tax abatement program as a
development tool designed to assist developers, businesses and individuals with
renovation and new construction projects. The tax abatement freezes the tax
assessment in improvements to property at the pre-development level. To be
eligible for tax abatement, a significant investment must be made in the
property; generally either new construction on vacant land or gut rehabilitation
of an existing building. The application must be made before construction begins
and the usual term for tax abatement is five to ten years.
The amount of the District’s tax revenues calculated at the District’s tax rate of
$.119 per $100 of assessed value that were abated by St. Louis City are reported
in the following table. For disclosure purposes, since the data is not available
from St. Louis City for the District’s fiscal year 2016, the amount for fiscal year
2017 is estimated to also be the amount for fiscal year 2016.
Land
Enhanced Industrial Clearance for Urban
St. Louis County Enterprise Development Redevelopment Redevelopment Total Tax
or City Zones Bonds Authority Corporations Abatements
St Louis County —$ 113,907$ —$ 25,167$ 139,074$
Bellerive — 21,873 — — 21,873
Berkeley 402 — — — 402
Brentwood — — — 12,657 12,657
Clayton — 21,527 — — 21,527
Edmundson — — — 9,416 9,416
Eureka — 195 — — 195
Ferguson — 3,637 — 509 4,146
Hazelwood 4,269 — — — 4,269
Jennings — 399 — — 399
Maryland Heights — — — 283 283
Normandy — — — 862 862
Overland — — — 4,637 4,637
Richmond Heights — — — 2,755 2,755
Rock Hill — — — 3,075 3,075
Sunset Hills — — — 1,140 1,140
University City — — 6,436 108 6,544
Wellston — — — 484 484
Total Tax Abatements 4,671$ 161,538$ 6,436$ 61,093$ 233,738$
For the Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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Tax Increment Financing Utilized By St. Louis County, Cities Located in St.
Louis County and St. Louis City
Missouri’s Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act enables
cities to finance certain redevelopment costs with the revenue generated from (i)
payments in lieu of real estate taxes, as measured by the net increase in assessed
valuation resulting from redevelopment and (ii) a portion of the increase in other
local tax revenue associated with new economic activity. When a tax increment
financing (“TIF”) plan is adopted, real estate taxes in the redevelopment are
frozen at their current level. By applying the real estate tax rate of all taxing
districts having taxing power within the redevelopment area to the increased
assessed valuation resulting from redevelopment, a tax “increment” is produced.
The real estate tax increments are referred to as payments in lieu of taxes, or
“PILOTs”, and are deposited in a special allocation fund.
Reduced
Unabated Tax Abated Tax Tax
St. Louis City Values Revenue Values Revenue Revenue
Residential 127,828,700$ 152,116$ 38,634,150$ 45,975$ 106,141$
Commercial 300,655,380 357,780 139,647,230 166,180 191,600
Total 428,484,080$ 509,896$ 178,281,380$ 212,155$ 297,741$
For the Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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The estimated TIF incremental values and the District’s net reduced tax revenue
resulting from the TIFs adopted in St. Louis County and the cities located in the
County and adopted in the City of St. Louis are as follows:
In summary, the District’s total tax revenues reduced during fiscal 2017 and
2016 as a result of the programs of other governments are as follows:
TIF TIF
Incremental Reduced Incremental Reduced
St. Louis County or City Values Tax Revenues Values Tax Revenues
St. Louis County and Cities Located
in St. Louis County 433,333,020$ 518,266$ 401,072,910$ 380,751$
St. Louis County PILOTs Received — (13,569) — (10,396)
St. Louis City 755,714,993 291,862 751,214,993 195,346
St. Louis City PILOTs Received — (1,644) — (313)
Total 1,189,048,013$ 794,915$ 1,152,287,903$ 565,388$
June 30, 2017
For the Years Ended
June 30, 2016
Reduced Reduced
St. Louis County or City Tax Revenues Tax Revenues
St. Louis County and Cities Located
in St. Louis County - Tax Abatements 233,738$ 233,738$
St. Louis City - Tax Abatements 297,741 297,741
St. Louis County and Cities Located
in St. Louis County - TIFs 504,697 370,355
St. Louis City - TIFs 290,218 195,033
Total Reduced Tax Revenues 1,326,394$ 1,096,867$
For the Years Ended
June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016
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Notes To Financial Statements (Continued)
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16. Subsequent Events
In preparing these financial statements, the District has evaluated events and
transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through October 17, 2017, the
date the financial statements were available to be issued.
On August 2, 2017, the IRS announced a decrease in the sequestration rate for
refundable credit amounts submitted on IRS Form 8038-CP for qualified bonds
from 6.9% to 6.6%. This will be effective for all refund payments processed from
October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018. Since the District participates in Build
America Bonds, the District will receive 93.4% of the amount requested during
its fiscal year 2018. The District received 93.1% of the amount requested during
fiscal year 2017.
In April 2017 the Missouri Clean Water Commission voted to approve setting the
clean water SRF annual loan administrative fee to one-half percent (.5%)
effective April 5, 2017 for all new direct loans and effective January 1, 2018 for
all existing direct loans currently paying one percent (1.0%). This change impacts
six of the District’s existing SRF direct loans – Series 2010C, Series 2011A,
Series 2013A, Series 2015A, Series 2016A and Series 2016B. The District’s Series
2009A and Series 2010A were currently paying one-half percent. The District’s
Board of Trustees on September 14, 2017 approved ordinances to amend the
definition of “Administrative Fee” in the previous ordinances that authorized the
impacted SRF direct loans to incorporate the reduction in the annual loan
administrative fee. The change in the loan administrative fee to one-half percent
from one percent will reduce financing costs.
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN NET PENSION LIABILITY
AND RELATED RATIOS
June 30, 2017
Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
In (000's)
2016 2015 2014
Total Pension Liability
Service cost 5,107$ 5,253$ 5,409$
Interest on total pension liability 20,609 20,199 19,901
Effect of plan changes — — —
Effect of economic/demographic gains or (losses)(883)(4,577)(3,668)
Effect of assumption changes or inputs 11,665 — 6,500
Benefit payments (15,261) (14,475) (13,387)
Net Change in Total Pension Liability 21,237 6,400 14,755
Total Pension Liability - Beginning 296,812 290,412 275,657
Total Pension Liability - Ending (a)318,049 296,812 290,412
Fiduciary Net Position
Employer contributions 10,146 10,059 10,676
Member contributions — — —
Investment income net of investment expenses 11,913 (1,888)6,980
Benefit payments (15,261) (14,475) (13,387)
Administrative expenses — — —
Net Change in Plan Fiduciary Net Position 6,798 (6,304)4,269
Fiduciary Net Position - Beginning 244,212 250,516 246,247
Fiduciary Net Position - Ending (b)251,010 244,212 250,516
Net Pension Liability - Ending = (a) - (b)67,039$ 52,600$ 39,896$
Fiduciary Net Position as a % of Total Pension Liability 78.92%82.28%86.26%
Covered Payroll 42,055$ 43,345$ 44,664$
Net Pension Liability as a % of Covered Payroll 159.41% 121.35%89.32%
Notes to Schedule:
1. Changes of Assumptions. In 2016, amount reported as change of assumptions resulted from changing to
RP-2014 Mortality for Employees and Healthy Annuitants and Disabled Mortality tables, while the 2014
change resulted primarily from adjustments to the discount rate and employee rate increases.
2. This schedule will ultimately present ten years of information when available.
Calendar Year Ending December 31,
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Continued)
EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN AND POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLAN
June 30, 2017
Employees' Pension Plan
Schedule of Employer Contributions
Fiscal Year Actuarially Contribution Contribution
Ending Determined Annual Deficiency Covered as a % of
June 30, Contribution Contribution (Excess)Payroll* Covered Payroll
2015 10,359,139$ 10,359,139$ —$ 44,004,199$ 23.54%
2016 10,096,075 10,096,075 — 42,699,659 23.64%
2017 11,236,828 11,236,828 — 41,402,545 27.14%
* Estimated payroll from July 1 through June 30 based on calendar year covered payroll.
Notes to Schedule:
1. This schedule will ultimately present ten years of information when available.
2. Valuation Date: Actuarially determined contribution rates are calculated as of January 1 of the fiscal year in which
the contributions are reported.
Methods and assumptions used to determine contribution rates:
Actuarial Cost Method:Entry Age Normal
Amortization Method:Level dollar layered, 20 year periods
Asset Valuation Method:3-year smoothing period
Inflation:2.50%
Salary Increases:4.25%, average, including inflation
Investment Rate of Return:7.00%, net of pension plan investment expense, including inflation
Mortality:In the 2017 actuarial valuation, assumed life expectancies were
calculated using the RP-2014 Employee and Healthy Annuitant
Mortality Table and the RP-2014 Disabled Mortality Table.
In the 2016 and 2015 actuarial valuations, assumed life expectancies
were calculated using the RP-2000 Healthy Annuitant Mortality
Table and the RP-2000 Disabled Mortality Table.
Other Post-Employment Benefit Plan
Schedule of Funding Progress
In (000's)
Unfunded
Actuarial UAAL As A
Actuarial Actuarial Accrued Percentage
Actuarial Value Accrued Liability Funded Covered Of Covered
Valuation Of Assets Liability (UAAL) Ratio Payroll Payroll
Date (1)(2) (1)-(2) (1)/(2) (3) (1)-(2)/(3)
7/1/2015 —$ 25,308$ 25,308$ 0% 66,958$ 37.8 %
7/1/2013 — 26,264 26,264 0% 60,238 43.6
7/1/2011 — 24,103 24,103 0% 52,649 45.8
7/1/2009 — 24,412 24,412 0% 50,230 48.6
7/1/2007 — 21,938 21,938 0% 43,640 50.3
Sources: Unless otherwise noted, the information in these schedules is derived from the comprehensive
annual financial reports for the relevant year.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Statistical Section
This part of the District’s comprehensive annual financial report presents detailed
information as a context for understanding what the information in the financial
statements, note disclosures, and required supplementary information says about the
District’s overall financial health.
Contents
Page
Financial Trends
These schedules contain trend information to help the
reader understand how the District’s financial
performance and well-being have changed over time..........................................89 – 90
Revenue Capacity
These schedules contain information to help the reader
assess the District’s most significant local revenue
sources, the user charge........................................................................................91 – 98
Debt Capacity
These schedules present information to help the reader
assess the affordability of the District’s current levels of
outstanding debt and the District’s ability to issue
additional debt in the future...............................................................................99 – 101
Demographic And Economic Information
These schedules offer demographic and economic
indicators to help the reader understand the
environment within which the District’s financial
activities take place...........................................................................................102 – 104
Operating Information
These schedules contain service and infrastructure data
to help the reader understand how the information in the
District’s financial report relates to the services the
District provides and the activities it performs ...............................................105 – 106
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2008 b 2009 b 2010 b 2011 b 2012 b
Net Position
Net investment in
capital assets 1,704,322$ 1,798,914$ 1,868,974$ 1,915,233$ 1,928,200$
Restricted 97,422 94,769 80,782 94,926 106,693
Unrestricted 324,218 293,934 257,894 186,860 175,010
Total Net Position 2,125,962$ 2,187,617$ 2,207,650$ 2,197,019$ 2,209,903$
2013 b 2014 b 2015 a 2016 a 2017 a
Net Position
Net investment in
capital assets 1,877,692$ 1,845,394$ 1,805,453$ 1,809,386$ 1,876,249$
Restricted 111,066 142,764 142,445 136,547 135,259
Unrestricted 251,300 279,794 330,218 381,124 379,660
Total Net Position 2,240,058$ 2,267,952$ 2,278,116$ 2,327,057$ 2,391,168$
a Years 2015 to current include a change in the calculation of the net position components which is
not reflected in years prior.
NET POSITION BY COMPONENT
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
(000's)
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
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Non-operating Income/(Loss)Change
Fiscal Operating Operating Operating Revenue/ before Capital Capital in Net
Year Revenues Expenses Income/(Loss) (Expenses) Contributions Contributions Position
2008 221,925,048$ 225,145,882$ (3,220,834)$ 37,259,517$ 34,038,683$ 45,609,805$ 79,648,488$
2009 249,725,358 212,177,779 37,547,579 (2,885,959) 34,661,620 26,993,385 61,655,005
2010 246,587,174 228,778,874 17,808,300 (17,560,670) 247,630 19,786,012 20,033,642
2011 219,444,257 244,503,099 (25,058,842) 4,329,032 (20,729,810) 10,098,552 (10,631,258)
2012 225,999,720 216,307,965 9,691,755 1,370,329 11,062,084 9,658,857 20,720,941
2013 241,946,337 230,158,434 11,787,903 832,056 12,619,959 17,534,919 30,154,878
2014 265,772,853 241,297,635 24,475,218 (3,682,863) 20,792,355 7,102,480 27,894,835
2015 290,386,589 256,521,148 33,865,441 (13,074,700) 20,790,741 12,996,754 33,787,495
2016 319,857,731 273,095,705 46,762,026 (9,858,327) 36,903,699 12,036,784 48,940,483
2017 333,490,989 275,077,675 58,413,314 (3,916,119) 54,497,195 9,613,746 64,110,941
CHANGES IN NET POSITION
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
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Licenses,
Fiscal Sewer Service Permits, and
Year Charges, Net Other Fees Other
2008 216,618,417$ 4,345,961$ 960,670$ 221,925,048$
2009 244,699,964 3,475,283 1,550,111 249,725,358
2010 241,495,357 3,084,552 2,007,265 246,587,174
2011 214,653,310 2,976,253 1,814,694 219,444,257
2012 220,765,581 2,683,823 2,550,316 225,999,720
2013 235,980,065 2,731,497 3,234,775 241,946,337
2014 257,343,344 6,562,607 1,866,902 265,772,853
2015 282,270,193 6,656,831 1,459,565 290,386,589
2016 302,011,893 3,620,240 14,225,598 319,857,731
2017 328,359,526 4,036,362 1,095,101 333,490,989
OPERATING REVENUES BY SOURCE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Total Operating
Revenues
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Fiscal Employment Materials and Contracted Chemical
Year Costs Utilities Supplies Services Supplies
2008 60,787,548$ 12,837,998$ 14,081,785$ 64,192,143$ 1,387,122$
2009 70,475,293 12,587,699 14,855,989 48,783,447 1,589,650
2010 85,030,456 12,355,232 13,297,892 39,561,050 1,478,605
2011 84,264,583 14,170,680 11,010,962 42,854,613 1,415,826
2012 87,148,397 12,612,858 13,942,690 29,585,028 1,355,113
2013 91,939,437 14,533,557 10,355,992 31,133,523 1,455,725
2014 93,634,080 14,986,388 11,835,900 40,148,088 2,440,843
2015 96,832,265 16,500,052 17,596,766 46,020,308 3,964,165
2016 99,162,132 16,624,607 16,202,414 49,782,063 3,498,796
2017 99,357,213 16,771,366 14,453,871 51,197,293 3,569,449
Fiscal
Year Insurance Other
2008 2,939,390$ 13,986,037$ 170,212,023$ 54,933,859$ 225,145,882$
2009 2,746,119 13,769,203 164,807,400 47,370,379 212,177,779
2010 3,062,439 19,981,424 174,767,098 54,011,776 228,778,874
2011 2,578,316 21,353,854 177,648,834 66,854,265 244,503,099
2012 2,470,343 2,451,472 149,565,901 66,742,064 216,307,965
2013 2,696,416 8,013,944 160,128,594 70,029,840 230,158,434
2014 2,737,491 1,427,638 167,210,428 74,087,207 241,297,635
2015 2,791,622 (5,825,289) 177,879,889 78,641,259 256,521,148
2016 3,218,041 623,903 189,111,956 83,983,749 273,095,705
2017 3,293,267 5,240,825 193,883,284 81,194,391 275,077,675
OPERATING EXPENSES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Subtotal,
Expenses
before
Depreciation Depreciation
Total Operating
Expenses
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Non-operating revenues
Property taxes levied by the District 27,512,070$ 2,129,475$ 1,401,100$ 27,125,451$ 24,604,173$
Investment income 17,476,621 13,115,519 6,553,760 3,847,324 2,407,485
Rent and other income 529,983 214,674 265,004 442,968 294,591
Total non-operating revenues 45,518,674 15,459,668 8,219,864 31,415,743 27,306,249
Non-operating expenses
Interest expense — 9,079,269 13,189,283 7,971,088 16,365,309
Clean Water Capital Improvement refund 4,313,973 — — — —
Net loss on disposal and sale
of capital assets 686,459 2,161,862 2,719,163 3,485,952 3,162,723
Non-recurring projects and studies 3,258,725 7,104,496 9,872,088 10,800,843 6,402,888
Legal claims — — — 4,828,828 5,000
Total non-operating expenses 8,259,157 18,345,627 25,780,534 27,086,711 25,935,920
Net non-operating revenue (expense)37,259,517$ (2,885,959)$ (17,560,670)$4,329,032$ 1,370,329$
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Non-operating revenues
Property taxes levied by the District 26,016,135$ 27,450,319$ 24,764,324$ 25,671,058$ 32,458,054$
Investment income 1,056,966 2,966,549 3,000,591 4,635,866 2,902,624
Rent and other income 293,159 302,506 37,321 102,865 106,562
Total non-operating revenues 27,366,260 30,719,374 27,802,236 30,409,789 35,467,240
Non-operating expenses
Interest expense 21,062,474 25,661,127 27,138,546 28,943,200 31,250,777
Net loss on disposal and sale
of capital assets 795,527 5,248,443 1,420,902 324,513 673,044
Non-recurring projects and studies 4,676,203 3,492,667 12,317,488 11,000,403 7,459,538
Total non-operating expenses 26,534,204 34,402,237 40,876,936 40,268,116 39,383,359
Net non-operating revenue (expense)832,056$ (3,682,863)$ (13,074,700)$(9,858,327)$ (3,916,119)$
Fiscal Year
NON-OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Fiscal Year
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Type of Monthly Charge Unmetered c Residential c Non-Residential
Wastewater User Charge
Base Charge 19.46$ 19.46$ 19.46$
Compliance Charge a
Tier 1 — — 2.86
Tier 2 — — 57.20
Tier 3 — — 125.84
Tier 4 — — 185.90
Tier 5 — — 243.10
Volume Charges
per Ccf b — 3.59 3.59
per room 2.12 — —
per water closet 7.92 — —
per bath 6.60 — —
per separate shower 6.60 — —
Extra Strength Surcharges a
SS over 300 ppm per ton — — 262.00
BOD over 300 ppm per ton — — 654.00
COD over 600 ppm per ton — — 327.00
Notes:
a Applicable only to non-residential customers.
b Ccf = Hundred cubic feet.
c User charges for certain low income residential users will be
50 percent of the regular user charge.
Source: Finance Department
USER CHARGE RATES
As Of June 30, 2017
Metered
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Fiscal
Year
Wastewater
Charges Billed1
Wastewater
Charges Collected2
Collections as a %
of Wastewater
Charges Billed
2008 203,646,332$ 195,452,994$ 95.98%
2009 207,801,047 197,892,342 95.23%
2010 204,248,506 198,138,619 97.01%
2011 213,503,732 203,520,769 95.32%
2012 222,425,957 217,396,623 97.74%
2013 233,882,795 233,877,875 99.99%
2014 245,555,628 241,549,548 98.37%
2015 279,555,881 275,049,684 98.39%
2016 300,803,084 299,932,808 99.71%
2017 326,663,167 322,829,334 98.83%
Note: The table shows the amount of wastewater user charge revenues which were
billed and collected by the District for the last ten fiscal years.
1 Wastewater Charges Billed includes wastewater user charge revenues billed and
accrued for the year.
2 Wastewater Charges Collected includes wastewater user charge revenues collected
for the current year and previous years billings.
USER CHARGE REVENUES
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
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2008 a 2009 2010 b 2011 c 2012
Residential:
Single Family/Unit a 344.88$ 344.88$ 1 351.12$ 1 333.60$ 1 347.64$
Multi-Family/Unit a 299.76 299.76 305.04 285.12 296.28
Commercial/Industrial:
Service Charge/Unit 2 457.20 457.20 486.60 507.00 525.60
Sanitary Sewer Usage Charge per Ccf 1.88 1.88 1.92 2.02 2.11
Storm Sewer Usage Charge/100 sq. feet of impervious area — 0.12 0.14 — —
Extra Strength Surcharges:
Suspended Solids ("SS") over 300 parts per million/ton 218.90 218.90 218.90 222.62 231.35
Biochemical Oxygen Demand ("BOD") over 300 parts per million/ton 529.90 529.56 551.52 596.72 620.14
Chemical Oxygen Demand ("COD") over 600 parts per million/ton 264.85 264.78 275.76 298.36 310.07
2013 d 2014 2015 2016 2017 e
Residential:
Single Family/Unit a 379.56$ 421.08$ 434.76$ 491.52$ 535.08$
Multi-Family/Unit a 324.12 360.36 434.04 490.80 535.08
Commercial/Industrial:
Service Charge/Unit 2 478.56 412.56 348.12 296.80 336.69
Sanitary Sewer Usage Charge per Ccf 2.28 2.50 2.82 3.21 3.59
Storm Sewer Usage Charge/100 sq. feet of impervious area — — — — —
Extra Strength Surcharges:
Suspended Solids ("SS") over 300 parts per million/ton 231.35 231.35 244.03 251.88 262.00
Biochemical Oxygen Demand ("BOD") over 300 parts per million/ton 620.14 620.14 620.14 632.38 654.00
Chemical Oxygen Demand ("COD") over 600 parts per million/ton 310.07 310.07 310.07 316.19 327.00
Notes:
1 Years 2008-2010 saw an impervious rate charge that averaged $36 per year per customer. This was discontinued in 2011.
2 Service Charge/Unit for Commercial/Industrial is calculated by using the sum of annualized base charge and compliance charge.
Starting FY 2013, MSD implemented 5-tier Compliance Charge Rate Model, so the Service Charge/Unit is based on calculated weighted
average compliance charge. FY 2013, FY 2014 & FY 2015 Service Charge/Unit were adjusted to reflect the weighted average compliance
charge calculations. Prior to FY 2013, there was only one tier compliance charge.
a Ordinance 12561, effective January 1, 2008, changed wastewater rates. Ordinance 12560, changed stormwater rates, effective March 1, 2008.
b Ordinance 12754, effective July 1, 2009, changed wastewater rates.
c Ordinance 13021, effective July 1, 2010, changed wastewater rates through FY 2012.
d Ordinance 13402, effective July 1, 2012, changed wastewater rates through FY 2016.
e Ordinance 14395, effective July 1, 2016, changed wastewater rates through FY 2020.
Source: Finance Department
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
SEWER USER CHARGES (COMPOSITE-ANNUAL)
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
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Single Multi-
Fiscal Family Family Non-Total
Year Residential Residential Residential Accounts
2008 391,181 54,862 32,336 478,379 a
2009 388,791 51,441 32,161 472,393 a
2010 387,670 50,867 31,939 470,476 a
2011 362,739 43,471 24,702 430,912 b
2012 360,354 41,648 24,568 426,570
2013 359,243 41,117 24,441 424,801
2014 358,928 40,951 24,297 424,176
2015 359,317 41,131 24,389 424,837
2016 356,926 41,585 24,001 422,512
2017 360,534 41,697 24,253 426,484
Source: Finance Department
a Due to the implementation of the impervious area charge in 2008, approximately
46,000 additional stormwater only accounts were billed each month. This charge
was challenged and a court decision was entered on 7/9/10. Based on that decision
the impervious charge was discontinued in FY 2011.
b The number of accounts were revised as stormwater accounts were underreported.
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS BY TYPE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
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Customer Amount %
InBev Anheuser-Busch 5,165,348$ 1.57%
City of St. Louis 2,320,129 0.71%
Washington Unversity 2,042,936 0.62%
Sigma-Aldrich 1,214,683 0.37%
St Louis University 1,102,130 0.34%
BJC HealthCare 941,584 0.29%
Hermann Oak Leather 899,699 0.27%
GKN Aerospace 844,002 0.26%
The Boeing Company 809,434 0.25%
Mallinckrodt 802,947 0.24%
Subtotal (10 largest)16,142,892 4.92%
Balance from other customers 312,216,634 95.08%
Grand totals 328,359,526$ 100.00%
Customer Amount %
Anheuser-Busch 7,029,150$ 3.24%
Mallinckrodt Inc.1,685,617 0.78%
Washington University 994,016 0.46%
City Of St. Louis 811,893 0.37%
Chrysler Corporation 811,706 0.37%
Zoological Gardens 784,423 0.36%
Sigma-Aldrich 674,920 0.31%
Rockwood Pigments Na Inc.624,807 0.29%
St. Louis Coca-Cola Bottling Co.536,315 0.25%
Sensient Colors Inc.532,339 0.25%
Subtotal (10 largest)14,485,186 6.68%
Balance from other customers 202,133,231 93.32%
Grand totals 216,618,417$ 100.00%
Source: Budget Division
Fiscal Year 2008
User Charges
TEN LARGEST CUSTOMERS
CURRENT YEAR AND NINE YEARS AGO
User Charges
Fiscal Year 2017
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Unamortized As a Share
Fiscal Subordinate Capital Premium, Net of Personal
Year Senior Subordinate Direct Loans Lease of Discount Amount Per Capita Income
2008 230,485,000$ 206,522,500$ 269,299$ —$ 3,974,435$ 441,251,234$ 324$ 0.67
2009 258,965,000 235,932,500 215,790 4,130,000 2,640,838 501,884,128 373 0.81
2010 342,370,000 224,505,000 31,017,371 7,263,687 1,457,910 606,613,968 446 1.00
2011 340,590,000 212,655,000 25,259,899 6,095,981 862,654 585,463,534 431 0.97
2012 390,880,000 200,692,500 63,727,722 3,096,139 5,805,206 664,201,567 484 1.09
2013 594,715,000 188,600,000 93,751,658 — 56,252,401 933,319,059 660 1.45
2014 740,655,000 184,075,000 116,090,820 — 82,274,845 1,123,095,665 852 1.86
2015 736,775,000 171,455,000 148,279,465 — 78,591,961 1,135,101,426 860 1.83
2016 860,460,000 158,765,000 184,141,916 — 112,035,478 1,315,402,394 997 2.09
2017 995,175,000 145,410,000 210,851,827 — 124,465,181 1,475,902,008 1,127 2.33
Notes:
Calculation of "Per Capita" for 2011 through 2013 is based on estimated population levels.
Calculation of "As a Share of Personal Income" for 2011 through 2013 is based on estimated income levels.
In FY 2012, a decision was made to discontinue considering SRF receivable amounts as liabilities. The liability is now recorded when the funds are received.
Sources: Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Census Bureau
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Revenue Bonds
Total
RATIOS OF OUTSTANDING DEBT BY TYPE
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Amount of Debt Percentage of Debt
Governmental Unit Debt Outstanding within District Boundary within District Boundary
City of St. Louis 37,345,000$ 37,345,000$ 100.0%
St. Louis County 96,850,000 96,075,200 99.2
Municipalities 122,514,491 119,459,491 97.5
City of St. Louis School District 277,879,000 277,879,000 100.0
St. Louis County School Districts 1,422,120,584 1,407,479,144 99.0
Fire Districts 103,382,568 96,395,273 93.2
2,060,091,643$ 2,034,633,108 98.8%
Total Direct Debt 1,475,902,008
Total Direct and Overlapping Debt 3,510,535,116$
Sources:
City of St. Louis, Office of Comptroller
St. Louis County, Department of Revenue
St. Louis Public Schools, Financial/Treasurer Office
Missouri Department of Education, School Finance
Polled Governments
Polled Fire Districts
Note: Although the District comprises all of the St. Louis City and most of St. Louis County, it does not entirely match the County's
boundaries. The calculation of overlapping debt is based on the percentage that a political jurisdiction's territory lies within the District's
territory. These percentages are weighted against the debt outstanding thus providing the amount of debt within District Boundary.
COMPUTATION OF OVERLAPPING DEBT
As Of June 30, 2017
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Less:
Operating
Expenses
(excluding
Non-depreciation Net
Fiscal Operating operating Gross & GASB 68 Available
Year Revenues Revenues Revenues pension exp) Revenues
2008 208,981,377$ 13,281,919$ 222,263,296$ 142,725,186$ 79,538,110$
2009 209,972,662 10,283,104 220,255,766 138,971,881 81,283,885
2010 204,697,929 4,908,296 209,606,225 145,598,505 64,007,720
2011 217,011,360 3,202,219 220,213,579 160,572,145 59,641,434
2012 224,882,086 2,058,300 226,940,386 135,232,302 91,708,084
2013 240,597,715 956,664 241,554,379 146,372,419 95,181,960
2014 264,422,401 2,670,333 267,092,734 153,221,914 113,870,820
2015 288,835,877 2,555,654 291,391,531 163,311,194 128,080,337
2016 318,463,297 3,894,305 322,357,602 168,258,133 154,099,469
2017 333,469,677 2,456,677 335,926,354 168,835,676 167,090,678
Fiscal Coverage
Year Principal Interest Total Ratio
2008 8,640,000$ 17,694,791$ 26,334,791$ 3.0
2009 12,110,000 17,503,892 29,613,892 2.7
2010 13,022,500 20,187,151 33,209,651 1.9
2011 14,576,800 20,140,021 34,716,821 1.7
2012 16,540,200 22,517,473 39,057,673 2.3
2013 18,749,700 31,191,190 49,940,890 1.9
2014 10,037,200 34,399,261 44,436,461 2.6
2015 20,252,200 41,596,192 61,848,392 2.1
2016 29,588,000 44,171,592 73,759,592 2.1
2017 38,026,700 51,333,869 89,360,569 1.9
Fiscal Coverage
Year Principal Interest Total Ratio
2008 1,510,000$ 11,067,634$ 12,577,634$ 6.3
2009 1,520,000 11,677,272 13,197,272 6.2
2010 1,595,000 13,396,341 14,991,341 4.3
2011 1,780,000 15,467,269 17,247,269 3.5
2012 1,960,000 16,488,587 18,448,587 5.0
2013 3,805,000 24,451,656 28,256,656 3.4
2014 4,060,000 30,161,408 34,221,408 3.3
2015 3,880,000 34,472,415 38,352,415 3.3
2016 10,170,000 36,211,319 46,381,319 3.3
2017 15,285,000 42,897,077 58,182,077 2.9
Note: The methodology used to calculate the net available revenues and the coverage ratio was adjusted during fiscal
year 2013 and all previous years were restated for comparative purposes. The 2013 change in methodology consisted of
removing agency fees, previously reflected as a deduction from net available revenues, and now combining them with
interest in the debt service section. Additionally, in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the change in methodology consisted of
removing the Build America Bond Tax Credit from the pledged revenue section and reapplying the credit to interest
expense in the debt service section. This was made to ensure consistency with fiscal years 2012 and 2013. In fiscal 2017
the methodology was changed to exclude GASB non-cash transactions from the debt service coverage calculation. Fiscal
years 2015 and 2016 have been adjusted to also exclude the GASB 68 non-cash pension expense.
PLEDGED REVENUE COVERAGE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Senior and Subordinate Debt Service
Senior Debt Service
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Per
Personal Capita Total
Fiscal Income Personal Labor Number of
Year Populations (millions) Income City County State Force Households (1)
2008 1,348,462 62,135$ 46,079$ 7.9 5.9 6.0 690,006 551,388
2009 1,339,011 61,947 46,263 11.5 9.7 9.5 681,801 551,388
2010 1,356,289 60,792 44,822 12.3 9.4 9.3 682,165 551,388
2011 1,357,035 60,420 44,523 11.8 8.9 9.0 692,071 546,744
2012 1,360,085 60,283 44,323 9.7 6.9 7.0 672,945 546,744
2013 1,328,610 60,399 45,460 10.5 7.3 7.1 665,086 543,851
2014 1,318,610 60,968 46,237 9.6 6.9 6.6 666,200 543,991
2015 1,319,295 61,910 46,926 7.1 5.5 5.8 703,317 543,945
2016 1,319,047 62,983 47,749 6.0 4.7 4.9 709,825 542,223
2017 1,309,985 63,322 48,338 4.7 3.7 4.9 692,644 541,394
Notes:
(1) The number of households was taken from http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US-MO. The 2017 figure is based on
2011-2015 data. The 2016 figure (2010-2014). The 2015 figure is based on 2013 data. The 2011-2012 figures are based on the 2010.
census. Information for prior years is unavailable; therefore, the 2000 census information is used for the other years in this table.
Sources: Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce,
and Missouri Economic Resource and Information Center (MERIC)
Footnotes- http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/scb.cfm
http://www.missourieconomy.org/indicators/LAUS/default.aspx
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
Unemployment Rate
Saint Louis
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Percentage Percentage
Employer Employees (1)of Total Rank Employees (1)of Total Rank
BJC HealthCare 28,351 4%1 23,378 4%1
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.22,290 3%2 13,400 2%4
Washington University in St. Louis 15,818 2%3 12,390 2%6
SSM Healthcare 14,926 2%4 12,102 2%7
Mercy 14,195 2%5
Boeing Defense, Space & Security 14,000 2%6 16,000 2%2
Scott Air Force Base 13,000 2%7 13,433 2%3
Schnuck Markets Inc.9,956 1%8 11,000 2%8
AT & T 9,000 1%9 8,990 1%9
Archdiocese of St. Louis 8,780 1%10
United States Postal Service 12,700 2%5
St. John's Mercy Health Care 8,876 1%10
150,316 20%132,269 20%
Notes:
(1) Employees are for the St. Louis area which includes several counties not served by the District.
Sources:
St. Louis Business Journal's Book of Lists 2017 (as of May 2017)
St. Louis Business Journal's Book of Lists 2008
Fiscal Year 2008Fiscal Year 2017
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS (ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA)
CURRENT YEAR AND NINE YEARS AGO
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Administrative 131 133 131 124 129 124 122 129 126 131
Office/Clerical 92 94 89 84 85 86 82 84 82 82
Plant Operation & Laboratory 239 237 249 241 244 249 252 236 226 227
Engineering & Technical 133 144 151 147 153 148 151 155 152 151
Sewer Construction
& Maintenance 276 301 315 296 311 324 328 345 358 360
Total Employees 871 909 935 892 922 931 935 949 944 951
Source: Human Resources Department
EMPLOYMENT LEVEL
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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Average Sewage
Fiscal Treatment in Millions
Year of Gallons per Day
2008 363.7
2009 394.7
2010 395.5
2011 370.6
2012 300.0
2013 326.7
2014 273.8
2015 327.5
2016 335.2
2017 328.9
Source: Operations Department
AVERAGE FLOW
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Miles of sewers 9,723 9,812 9,900 9,843 9,738
Number of treatment plants 7 7 7 7 7
Treatment capacity (MGD) a 428 423 423 528 528
Annual engineering maximum plant capacity
(millions of gallons)154,395 154,395 154,395 192,629 192,629
Amount treated annually (millions of gallons)132,751 144,066 144,358 135,269 109,518
Unused capacity (millions of gallons)21,644 10,329 10,037 57,360 83,111
Percentage of capacity utilized 86% 93% 93% 70% 57%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Miles of sewers 9,578 9,563 9,531 9,700 9,400
Number of treatment plants 7 7 7 7 7
Treatment capacity (MGD) a 528 533 538 538 593
Annual engineering maximum plant capacity
(millions of gallons)192,629 194,454 196,279 196,279 216,354
Amount treated annually (millions of gallons)119,253 99,945 119,547 122,366 120,033
Unused capacity (millions of gallons)73,376 94,509 76,732 73,913 96,321
Percentage of capacity utilized 62% 51% 61% 62% 55%
Sources: Operations Department and Engineering Department
Note:
a Million gallons per day.
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
OPERATING AND CAPITAL INDICATORS
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
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APPENDIX B
Information Regarding the District’s Service Area
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INFORMATION REGARDING THE DISTRICT’S SERVICE AREA
The Series 2017A Bonds are special, limited obligations of the District and are not obligations of
The City of St. Louis, Missouri (the “City”), St. Louis County, Missouri (the “County”), the State of
Missouri (the “State”), or any political subdivision of the City, the County or the State. The Series
2017A Bonds are payable solely from the revenues described in this Official Statement. As described
elsewhere in this Official Statement, the service area of the District consists of the City and most of the
County. The following information regarding the City and the County has been obtained from sources
that the District believes to be reliable, but should not be construed as an indication that the Series 2017A
Bonds are payable from any source other than the revenues of the District described in this Official
Statement. See “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE SERIES 2017A BONDS,”
“THE DISTRICT,” and “THE CIRP” in this Official Statement. Such information is not guaranteed as
to accuracy or completeness by the Underwriters and is not to be construed as a representation by the
Underwriters. The Underwriters have not verified this information. No representation is made by the
Underwriters as to the accuracy or adequacy of such information or as to the absence of material adverse
changes in such information subsequent to the date as to which such information is provided.
The delivery of this Official Statement, including this Appendix B, is not intended to create any
implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the District, the City or the County since the
date hereof or that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Appendix B is correct
as of any time subsequent to its date.
THE SERVICE AREA
As more fully described in this Official Statement under the caption “THE DISTRICT -
General”, the District was organized in 1954 pursuant to Article VI, Section 30 of the State Constitution,
which empowers the people of the City and the County “to establish a metropolitan district or districts for
the functional administration of services common to the area included therein.” The District provides a
metropolitan-wide system of wastewater treatment and sanitary sewerage facilities for the collection,
treatment and disposal of sewage within the City and most of the more heavily populated areas of the
County. When the District began operations, it took over the publicly-owned wastewater and stormwater
drainage facilities within its then-existing jurisdiction and began the construction of an extensive system
of collector and interceptor sewers and treatment facilities. In subsequent years, voters have approved the
District’s annexation of a 270 square mile area of the lower Missouri River and lower Meramec River
watersheds in the County, and the District purchased various investor-owned or municipally-operated
systems serving areas of the County. The District’s service area now encompasses approximately 520
square miles, including all of the City’s approximately 66 square miles and approximately 454 square
miles (approximately 87%) of the County. A map showing the District’s current service area appears on
the back cover of this Official Statement. The current population served by the District is approximately
1.3 million.
The City of St. Louis, Missouri
The history of the City dates to 1764 when Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau selected the site
as a fur trading post due in large part to its proximity to the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers. The City was incorporated in 1823, and its current boundaries were established in 1876, when
voters approved separation from the County and establishment of a home rule charter. The City is a
constitutional charter city not a part of any county, and exists under and pursuant to its Charter and the
laws of the State. The eastern boundary of the City is formed by the Mississippi River, and the City is
bordered on the north, west and south by the County. The City occupies approximately 66 square miles,
all of which lie within the service area of the District.
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St. Louis County, Missouri
The County was formed by a proclamation of Governor William Clark on October 1, 1812, nine
years before Missouri attained statehood in 1821. In 1876, by vote of the entire county (which at the time
included both City and County), the City separated itself from the County. The City of Clayton, Missouri
is the County seat and located in the east central part of the County. Approximately sixty-six percent of
the land area of the County is occupied by 90 self-governing municipalities, containing approximately
two-thirds of the County’s population. The remaining unincorporated area comes under the direct
jurisdiction of the County government. The County is a constitutional charter county operating and
existing under its Charter and the laws of the State. The County covers an area of approximately 524
square miles, approximately 454 square miles of which lie within the service area of the District.
ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Population
The City and the County are a part of the St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan Statistical
Area (the “St. Louis MSA”), comprised of: the City, the County, and the counties of Franklin, Jefferson,
Lincoln, St. Charles, and Warren in Missouri; the counties of Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin,
Madison, Monroe and St. Clair in Illinois; and a portion of the City of Sullivan located in Crawford
County, Missouri.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population patterns for the City, the County, and the
St. Louis MSA have been as stated directly below.
City County St. Louis MSA(1)
Percentage Percentage Percentage
Year Population Change(2) Population Change(2) Population Change(2)
2000 348,189 - 1,016,315 - 2,698,687 -
2010 319,294 -8.30% 998,954 -1.71% 2,787,701 +3.30%
2011 319,144 -0.05 998,999 +0.00 2,793,811 +0.22
2012 319,085 -0.02 1,000,530 +0.15 2,796,903 +0.11
2013 317,947 -0.36 1,000,778 +0.02 2,800,154 +0.12
2014 316,840 -0.35 1,001,207 +0.04 2,804,862 +0.17
2015 314,875 -0.62 1,001,705 +0.05 2,808,330 +0.12
2016 311,404 -1.10 998,581 -0.31 2,807,002 -0.05
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population for the years 2000 and 2010. Annual Estimates of the Resident
Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 of the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division for the years
2011 through 2016
(1) Washington County, Missouri was removed from the St. Louis MSA statistics effective retroactively to
the 2010 Census.
(2) Percentages are rounded to the nearest hundredth.
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The largest municipalities within the District’s service area are as follows:
Population Population Population
Municipality 2010 2000 1990
St. Louis (City) 319,294 348,189 396,685
Florissant 52,158 50,497 51,206
Chesterfield 47,484 46,802 37,991
University City 35,371 37,428 40,087
Ballwin 30,404 31,283 21,816
Kirkwood 27,540 27,324 27,291
Hazelwood 25,703 26,206 15,512
Maryland Heights 27,472 25,756 25,407
Webster Groves 22,995 23,230 23,097
Ferguson 21,203 22,406 22,286
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Source: Missouri Census Data Center
Employment
The below table sets forth information relating to the average composition of non-farm
employment in the City and the County for the years 1990, 2000, and 2010.
City
Employment
County
Employment
Private Employment: 1990 2000 2010 1990 2000 2010
Manufacturing 48,675 35,503 36,243 118,736 87,687 29,431
Agriculture 631 N/A N/A 5,072 6,931 279
Mining 234 N/A N/A 1,241 1,227 801
Construction 9,977 10,067 11,903 34,149 45,746 49,020
Transportation,
Communication and
Utilities
27,154 25,951 18,622 38,254 51,152 26,599
Wholesale Trade 19,399 15,224 15,691 42,228 46,961 28,334
Retail Trade 36,083 29,934 17,222 121,977 134,854 135,148
Finance, Insurance
and Real Estate
28,422 25,436 13,738 62,176 77,300 79,435
Services 99,547 109,830 134,345 215,147 279,413 342,429
Total Private
Employment
270,122 252,951 183,081 638,980 731,271 507,530
Governmental
Employment
51,100 47,092 32,051 53,783 59,826 55,402
Total 321,222 300,043 215,132 692,763 791,097 562,932
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Missouri State Census Data
Center
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The below table sets forth the total labor force, number of employed and unemployed workers in
the City and the County, for 2007 through 2016.
City(1)
County(1)
Labor Force Labor Force
Year Employed Unemployed Total Employed Unemployed Total
2007 146,435 11,169 157,604 499,911 26,117 526,028
2008 144,629 12,285 156,914 487,113 31,358 518,471
2009 139,938 18,505 158,443 468,644 46,207 514,851
2010 145,882 18,956 164,838 487,113 47,758 534,871
2011 147,357 16,983 164,340 492,327 41,897 534,224
2012 146,972 13,896 160,868 491,787 34,282 526,069
2013 146,058 13,330 159,388 490,219 32,633 522,852
2014 148,789 12,411 161,200 499,383 31,066 530,449
2015 151,051 9,726 160,777 512,366 24,754 537,120
2016 152,364 8,683 161,047 516,815 22,594 539,409
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(1) Figures are annual averages based on estimates and are not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Missouri Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) as produced by Missouri Economic
Resource and Information Center (MERIC) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics
The below table sets forth unemployment rates for the City, County, State and the United States
of America (the “Country”) for 2008 through 2017.
Unemployment Rates
Fiscal
Year City(1)
County(1) State (1) Country(2)
2008 7.9 5.9 6.0 5.8
2009 11.5 9.7 9.5 9.3
2010 12.3 9.4 9.3 9.6
2011 11.8 8.9 9.0 8.9
2012 9.7 6.9 7.0 8.1
2013 10.5 7.3 7.1 7.8
2014 9.6 6.9 6.6 6.1
2015 7.1 5.5 5.8 5.1
2016 6.0 4.7 4.9 4.9
2017 4.7 3.7 4.9 4.2(3)
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(1) Source: District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016
(2) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (3) As of October 25, 2017
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Principal Employers
The below table sets forth the names and approximate number of employees of principal
employers within the St. Louis MSA as of May 2017.
St. Louis MSA
Principal Employers
Company
Nature of Business
Approximate Number
of Employees(1)
BJC HealthCare Healthcare 28,351
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Retail 22,290
Washington University in St. Louis Education 15,818
SSM Healthcare Healthcare 14,926
Mercy Healthcare 14,195
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Manufacturing 14,000
Scott Air Force Base Government 13,000
Schnuck Markets Inc. Retail 9,956
AT & T Telecommunications 9,000
Archdiocese of St. Louis Religious 8,780
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Source: District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016,
citing to the St. Louis Business Journal’s Book of Lists 2017 (as of May 2017)
(1) Employees are for the St. Louis MSA, which includes several counties not served by the District.
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Per Capita Personal Income
The below table presents per capita personal income for the District, the State and the Country for
the years 2008 through 2017, the latest date for which such information is available.
District(1) State(1) Country(1)
Calendar
Year
Per Capita Personal
Income
Per Capita Personal
Income
Per Capita Personal
Income
2008 46,079 37,738 40,947
2009 46,263 35,837 38,637
2010 44,822 36,406 39,791
2011 44,523 37,969 41,670
2012 44,323 39,049 42,693
2013 45,460 39,897 44,543
2014 46,237 41,613 46,129
2015 46,926 42,752 47,669
2016 47,749 42,926 49,246
2017 48,338 43,6572 50,3082
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Source: District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017 and
2016, citing to Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, and Missouri Economic Resource and Information Center (MERIC); and
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
(1) Per Capita Personal Income is the annual total personal income of residents divided by resident
population as of July 1. “Personal Income” is the sum of net earnings by place of residence, rental
income of persons, personal dividend income, personal interest income, and transfer payments. “Net
Earnings” is earnings by place of work — the sum of wage and salary disbursements (payrolls),
other labor income, and proprietors’ income — less personal contributions for social insurance, plus
an adjustment to convert earnings by place of work to a place-of-residence basis. Personal Income is
measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in
current dollars (no adjustment is made for price changes).
(2) As of September 26, 2017.
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APPENDIX C
Definitions and Summaries of Certain Provisions of the Bond Ordinance and the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement
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The following is a brief summary of certain provisions of the Master Bond Ordinance adopted by
the District on April 22, 2004, as supplemented by the Ordinance adopted by the District on December 5,
2017 authorizing the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds (collectively, the “Bond Ordinance”). This
summary is not to be considered as a full statement of the provisions of such documents and is qualified
by reference to and is subject to the complete Bond Ordinance, copies of which may be obtained from
PFM Financial Advisors, LLC or Independent Public Advisors, LLC, as Co-Financial Advisors to the
District. After delivery of the Series 2017A Bonds, copies of such documents will be available for
inspection at the corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in St. Louis, Missouri or at such other office
as shall be designated by the Paying Agent.
DEFINITIONS
The definitions of certain words and terms used in this Official Statement with respect to the
Series 2017A Bonds are set forth below:
“Accumulation Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed therefor under the caption “Sinking
Fund – Debt Service Reserve Account” in this Appendix C.
“Additional Interest” means, for any period during which any Pledged Bonds are owned by a
Credit Facility Provider pursuant to a Credit Facility or Credit Facility Agreement, the amount of interest
accrued on such Pledged Bonds at the Pledged Bond Rate less the amount of interest which would have
accrued during such period on an equal Principal amount of Bonds at the Bond Rate.
“Annual Budget” means the annual budget of the District relating to the System (which shall
include all costs, obligations and expenses properly allocable to the System), as amended or supplemented
in accordance with established procedures of the District, adopted or in effect for a particular Fiscal Year.
“Bond Counsel” means any firm of nationally recognized bond counsel experienced in matters
relating to tax-exempt financing, appointed by the District.
“Bond Ordinance” means the Master Bond Ordinance adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
District on April 22, 2004, and the Ordinance adopted by the Board of Trustees of the District on
December 5, 2017 authorizing the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, as the same may from time to
time be modified, supplemented or amended by Supplemental Ordinances.
“Bond Rate” means the rate of interest per annum payable on specified Bonds other than
Pledged Bonds.
“Bond Register” means the books for the registration, transfer and exchange of Bonds
maintained by the Bond Registrar.
“Bond Registrar” means any bank or trust company designated as such by the District in the
Bond Ordinance with respect to any of the Bonds. Such Bond Registrar shall perform the duties required
of the Bond Registrar in the Bond Ordinance. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. has
been designated as Bond Registrar for the Bonds in the Master Bond Ordinance; provided, however, that
in connection with the issuance of any SRF Bonds, the District shall appoint such separate Bond Registrar
designated by the issuer of the SRF Bonds.
“Bondholder” means the registered owner of one or more Bonds.
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“Bonds” means any revenue bonds authorized by and authenticated and delivered pursuant to the
Bond Ordinance, including the Series 2017A Bonds, any other Senior Bonds, and any Subordinate Bonds.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which the Paying
Agent, Bond Registrar or applicable Credit Facility Provider is scheduled in the normal course of its
operations to be open to the public for conduct of its banking operations.
“Charter” means the District’s Charter (Plan) approved by the voters of the City of St. Louis,
Missouri and St. Louis County, Missouri on February 9, 1954 and amended on November 7, 2000 and on
June 5, 2012, and as further amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Chief Financial Officer” means the individual presently holding the office of
Secretary-Treasurer of the District or the individual presently holding the office of Assistant
Secretary-Treasurer of the District, and any successors who might hereafter hold either such office, and
any individual, body or authority to whom or to which may hereafter be delegated by law the duties,
powers, authority, obligations or liabilities of either such office.
“Chief Officer” means the individual presently holding the office of Executive Director or
Acting Executive Director of the District as appointed by the Governing Body and any successor who
might hereafter hold such office, and any individual, body or authority to whom or which may hereafter
be delegated by law the duties, powers, authority, obligations or liabilities of such office.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable regulations of
the Treasury Department proposed or promulgated thereunder.
“Consultant” means an independent engineer or utility consultant or firm of independent
engineers or utility consultants experienced in the planning and management of wastewater systems and
having a nationally recognized reputation for such work.
“Continuing Disclosure Agreement” means (i) with respect to the Series 2017A Bonds, the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent Agreement dated as of December 1, 2017 between the District and
Digital Assurance Certification, L.L.C., as Dissemination Agent, as amended from time to time in
accordance with its terms, in substantially the form attached as an exhibit to the Bond Ordinance, and (ii)
with respect to any other series of Bonds, the continuing disclosure agreement relating to such series of
Bonds, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Costs,” with respect to any Project, means the total cost, paid or incurred, to study, plan, design,
finance, acquire, construct, reconstruct, renovate, repair, replace, equip, install, or otherwise develop such
Project and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following costs and expenses relating to such
Project and the reimbursement to the District for any such items previously paid by the District:
(i) the cost of all lands, real or personal properties, rights, easements, and franchises
acquired;
(ii) the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, and interest prior to
and during construction and for six months after completion of construction;
(iii) the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or installation of such
Project;
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(iv) the cost of engineering, architectural, development and supervisory services,
fiscal agents’ and legal expenses, plans and specifications, and other expenses necessary or
incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of any Projects, administrative expenses,
and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to any financing by Bonds;
(v) the cost of placing such Project in operation;
(vi) the cost of condemnation of property necessary for such construction and
operation;
(vii) Costs of Issuance; and
(viii) any other costs which may be incident to such Project.
“Costs of Issuance” means issuance costs with respect to the Bonds, including but not limited to
the following: underwriters’ spread (whether realized directly or derived through purchase of Bonds at a
discount below the price at which they are expected to be sold to the public), management fee and
expenses; Credit Facility fees and Reserve Account Credit Facility fees; counsel fees (including Bond
Counsel, underwriter’s counsel, District’s counsel, as well as any other specialized counsel fees incurred
in connection with the borrowing); financial advisor fees of any financial advisor to the District incurred
in connection with the issuance of the Bonds; rating agency fees; escrow agent and paying agent fees;
accountant fees and other expenses related to issuance of the Bonds; printing costs (for the Bonds and of
the preliminary and final official statement relating to the Bonds); and fees and expenses of the District
incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds.
“Credit Facility” means any letter of credit, insurance policy, guaranty, surety bond, standby
bond purchase agreement, line of credit, revolving credit agreement, or similar obligation, arrangement,
or instrument issued by a bank, insurance company, or other financial institution which is used by the
District to perform one or more of the following tasks: (i) enhancing the District’s credit by assuring
owners of any of the Bonds that Principal of and interest on such Bonds will be paid promptly when due;
(ii) providing liquidity for the owners of Bonds through undertaking to cause Bonds to be bought from the
owners thereof when submitted pursuant to an arrangement prescribed by a Series Ordinance; or (iii)
remarketing any Bonds so submitted to the Credit Facility Provider (whether or not the same Credit
Facility Provider is remarketing the Bonds). The term Credit Facility shall not include a Reserve Account
Credit Facility.
“Credit Facility Agreement” means an agreement between the District and a Credit Facility
Provider pursuant to which the Credit Facility Provider issues a Credit Facility and may include the
promissory note or other instrument evidencing the District’s obligations to a Credit Facility Provider
pursuant to a Credit Facility Agreement. The term Credit Facility Agreement shall not include a Reserve
Account Credit Facility Agreement.
“Credit Facility Provider” means any issuer of a Credit Facility then in effect for all or part of
the Bonds. The term Credit Facility Provider shall not include any Reserve Account Credit Facility
Provider. Whenever in the Bond Ordinance the consent of the Credit Facility Provider is required, such
consent shall only be required from the Credit Facility Provider whose Credit Facility is issued with
respect to the series of Bonds for which the consent is required.
“Debt Service Requirement” means the total Principal and interest coming due on Senior
Bonds, or all Bonds, as applicable, whether at maturity or upon mandatory redemption, in any specified
period; provided, however, that (i) Debt Service Requirement with respect to SRF Bonds shall mean the
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net amount of Principal and interest coming due on such SRF Bonds after taking into account any so-
called “SRF Subsidy” (i.e., the amount of anticipated investment earnings which will accrue on any
reserve account relating to the SRF Bonds and which will reduce the debt service payments of the District
with respect to such SRF Bonds), and (ii) Debt Service Requirement with respect to Bonds issued as
“build America bonds” shall mean the net amount of Principal and interest coming due on such Bonds
after taking into account the anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy payments on such
Bonds. If any Bonds Outstanding or proposed to be issued shall bear interest at a Variable Rate, the
interest coming due in any specified future period shall be determined as if the Variable Rate in effect at
all times during such future period equaled the average of the BMA Municipal Bond Index (formerly PSA
Municipal Bond Index) for the prior 5 calendar years, or any successor index as certified by a Financial
Advisor. With respect to any Bonds secured by a Credit Facility, Debt Service Requirement shall include
(i) any upfront or periodic commission or commitment fee obligations with respect to such Credit
Facility, (ii) the outstanding amount of any Reimbursement Obligation owed to the applicable Credit
Facility Provider and interest thereon, (iii) any Additional Interest owed on Pledged Bonds to a Credit
Facility Provider, and (iv) any remarketing agent fees. With respect to any Hedged Bonds, the interest on
such Hedged Bonds during any Hedge Period and for so long as the provider of the related Hedge
Agreement has not defaulted on its payment obligations thereunder shall be calculated by adding (x) the
amount of interest payable by the District on such Hedged Bonds pursuant to their terms and (y) the
amount of Hedge Payments payable by the District under the related Hedge Agreement and subtracting
(z) the amount of Hedge Receipts payable by the provider of the related Hedge Agreement at the rate
specified in the related Hedge Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that the provider of any
Hedge Agreement is in default thereunder, the amount of interest payable by the District on the related
Hedged Bonds shall be the interest calculated as if such Hedge Agreement had not been executed. In
determining the amount of Hedge Payments or Hedge Receipts payable or receivable for any future
period which are not fixed throughout the Hedge Period (i.e., which are variable), such Hedge Payments
or Hedge Receipts for any period of calculation (the “Determination Period”) shall be computed by
assuming that the variables comprising the calculation (e.g., indices) applicable to the Determination
Period are equal to the average of the actual variables which were in effect (weighted according to the
length of the period during which each such variable was in effect) for the most recent twelve-month
period immediately preceding the date of calculation for which such information is available (or shorter
period if such information is not available for a twelve-month period). The Principal of and interest on
Bonds and Hedge Payments shall be excluded from the determination of Debt Service Requirement to the
extent that (1) the same were or are expected to be paid with amounts on deposit on the date of calculation
(or Bond proceeds to be deposited on the date of issuance of proposed Bonds) in the Project Fund, the
Sinking Fund or a similar fund for Subordinate Bonds or (2) cash or non-callable Government Securities
are on deposit in an irrevocable escrow or trust account in accordance with the provisions of the Bond
Ordinance (or a similar escrow or trust account for Subordinate Bonds) and such amounts (including,
where appropriate, the earnings or other increment to accrue thereon) are required to be applied to pay
Principal or interest and are sufficient to pay such Principal or interest.
“Debt Service Reserve Account” means the account by that name within the Sinking Fund
established in the Bond Ordinance.
“Debt Service Reserve Requirement” means an amount determined from time to time by the
District as a reasonable reserve for the payment of Principal of and interest on Senior Bonds which are not
Senior SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds. On the date of issue of a series of Senior Bonds, this
amount shall be the least of (a) 10% of the stated Outstanding Principal amount of the Senior Bonds
which are not Senior SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds, (b) the maximum annual Principal and
interest requirements (taking into account the anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy
payments on the Series 2010B Bonds) on the Senior Bonds which are not Senior SRF Bonds or Senior
Uncovered Bonds (determined as of the issue date of each series of Senior Bonds which are not Senior
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SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds), or (c) 125% of the average annual Principal and interest
requirements (taking into account the anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy payments on
the Series 2010B Bonds) on the Senior Bonds which are not Senior SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered
Bonds (determined as of the issue date of each series of Senior Bonds which are not Senior SRF Bonds or
Senior Uncovered Bonds). The District may in its sole discretion change, reduce or increase this amount
from time to time by Supplemental Ordinance, but in no event may the District reduce this amount
(A) below the greater of (1) while the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the Series 2012A
Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds or the Series 2013B Bonds are Outstanding, the least of (x) the aggregate
of 10% of the stated Outstanding Principal amounts of the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds,
the Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds and the Series 2013B Bonds, (y) the aggregate of the
maximum annual Principal and interest requirements on the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B
Bonds, the Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds and the Series 2013B Bonds (taking into
account the anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy payments on the Series 2010B Bonds)
(determined as of their respective issue dates), or (z) the aggregate of 125% of the average annual
Principal and interest requirements on the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the
Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds and the Series 2013B Bonds (taking into account the
anticipated receipt of U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy payments on the Series 2010B Bonds) (determined
as of their respective issue dates), or (2) 50% of the average annual Debt Service Requirement with
respect to Senior Bonds (other than Senior SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered Bonds) in the then current
or any succeeding Fiscal Year, and (B) unless each Rating Agency indicates in writing to the District that
such reduction will not, by itself, result in a reduction or withdrawal of its current Rating on the Senior
Bonds. If the aggregate initial offering price of a series of Bonds to the public is less than 98% or more
than 102% of par, such offering price shall be used in lieu of the stated Principal amount.
Notwithstanding anything in the Bond Ordinance to the contrary, (1) when all or a portion
(the “Refunding Portion”) of a series of Senior Bonds is issued to refund a portion of a series of
Outstanding Senior Bonds (the “Refunded Series”), the annual Principal and interest requirements to be
used for purposes of clauses (b), (c), (A)(1)(y) and (A)(1)(z) above shall not include both the Principal
and interest requirements of the Refunding Portion and the Refunded Series, but instead shall be, as
between the Refunding Portion and the Refunded Series, the one that, when added to the Principal and
interest requirements for all other Senior Bonds included in such computation, results in the greatest
aggregate amount; (2) in no event shall the deposit to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement for each
series of Senior Bonds exceed an amount permitted for a reasonably required reserve fund under the
Code; and (3) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, if any, in connection with any Senior SRF Bonds or
any Subordinate Bonds, including Subordinate SRF Bonds, shall be as provided in the Series Ordinance
authorizing the issuance of such Senior SRF Bonds or such Subordinate Bonds.
“Depository” means the depository of each fund established under the Bond Ordinance, and any
successor depository of such fund hereafter designated by the District from time to time by Supplemental
Ordinance. The Depository for the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the Series 2012A
Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds, the Series 2015B Bonds, the Series 2016C
Bonds and the Series 2017A Bonds is U.S. Bank, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri.
“District” means The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, a body corporate, a municipal
corporation and a political subdivision duly created and existing under the laws of the State, and any
successor thereto.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or its nominee, or its
successors and assigns, or any other depository performing similar functions under the Bond Ordinance.
“Escrow Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis,
Missouri, and any successors or assigns.
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“Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Trust Agreement dated as of December 1, 2017
between the District and the Escrow Agent, in substantially the form attached as an exhibit to the Bond
Ordinance.
“Escrow Fund” means the fund by that name established pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrowed Securities” means the securities described in the Escrow Agreement which will be
delivered to and deposited in the Escrow Fund.
“Event of Default” means any of the events defined as such in the Bond Ordinance.
“Expenses of Operation and Maintenance” means all expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with the operation, maintenance and repair of the System, including salaries, wages, the cost
of materials and supplies, rentals of leased property, if any, management fees, payments to others for the
treatment and disposal of sewage, the cost of audits and periodic Consultant’s reports, Paying Agent’s and
Bond Registrar’s fees and expenses, payment of premiums for insurance required by the Bond Ordinance
and other insurance which the District deems prudent to carry on the System and its operations and
personnel, obligations (other than for borrowed money or for rents payable under capital leases) incurred
in the ordinary course of business, liabilities incurred by endorsement for collection or deposit of checks
or drafts received in the ordinary course of business, short-term obligations incurred and payable within a
particular Fiscal Year, other obligations or indebtedness incurred for the purpose of leasing (pursuant to a
true or operating lease) equipment, fixtures, inventory or other personal property, and, generally, all
expenses, exclusive of interest on the Bonds and depreciation or amortization, which under accounting
principles generally accepted for municipal utility purposes are properly allocable to operation and
maintenance; however, only such expenses as are reasonable and necessary or desirable for the proper
operation and maintenance of the System shall be included. “Expenses of Operation and Maintenance”
also includes the District’s obligations under any contract with any other political subdivision or public
agency or authority of one or more political subdivisions pursuant to which the District undertakes to
make payments measured by the expenses of operating and maintaining any facility which constitutes part
of the System and which is owned or operated in part by the District and in part by others.
“Financial Advisor” means an investment banking or financial advisory firm, commercial bank,
or any other Person who or which is appointed by the District for the purpose of passing on questions
relating to the availability and terms of specified types of Bonds and is actively engaged in and, in the
good faith opinion of the District, has a favorable reputation for skill and experience in underwriting or
providing financial advisory services in respect of similar types of securities.
“Fiscal Year” means the 12-month period used by the District for its general accounting
purposes, as it may be changed from time to time. The Fiscal Year at the time the Bond Ordinance was
adopted begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the immediately following calendar year.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. or, if such corporation is dissolved or liquidated or otherwise ceases to
perform securities rating services, such other nationally recognized securities rating agency as may be
designated in writing by the District. At the time the Bond Ordinance was adopted, the notice address of
Fitch is One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004.
“Forecast Period” means a period of three consecutive Fiscal Years commencing with the Fiscal
Year in which any proposed Senior Bonds are to be issued.
“Governing Body” means the Board of Trustees of the District and any predecessor or successor
in office to such present body, and any Person to whom or which may hereafter be delegated by law the
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duties, powers, authority, obligations, or liabilities of the present body, either in whole or in relation to the
System.
“Government Loans” means loans to the District by the government of the United States or the
State, or by any department, authority or agency of either, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing,
reconstructing, improving, bettering or extending any part of the System.
“Government Obligations” means (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the
full and timely payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or
(b) obligations issued by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the
United States of America, the full and timely payment of the principal of and the interest on which is fully
and unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America
(including any securities described in (a) or (b) issued or held in book-entry form on the books of the
Department of the Treasury of the United States of America), which obligations, in either case, (i) are not
subject to redemption or prepayment prior to maturity except at the option of the holder of such
obligations and (ii) may include U.S. Treasury Trust Receipts.
“Hedge Agreement” means, without limitation, (i) any contract provided by a Qualified Hedge
Provider known as or referred to or which performs the function of an interest rate swap agreement,
currency swap agreement, forward payment conversion agreement, or futures contract; (ii) any contract
provided by a Qualified Hedge Provider providing for payments based on levels of, or changes or
differences in, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or stock or other indices; (iii) any contract provided
by a Qualified Hedge Provider to exchange cash flows or payments or series of payments; (iv) any type of
contract provided by a Qualified Hedge Provider called, or designed to perform the function of, interest
rate floors, collars, or caps, options, puts, or calls, to hedge or minimize any type of financial risk,
including, without limitation, payment, currency, rate, or other financial risk; and (v) any other type of
contract or arrangement provided by a Qualified Hedge Provider that the District determines is to be used,
or is intended to be used, to manage or reduce the cost of any Bonds, to convert any element of any Bonds
from one form to another, to maximize or increase investment return, to minimize investment return risk,
or to protect against any type of financial risk or uncertainty.
“Hedge Contingency Payments” means amounts payable by the District pursuant to any Hedge
Agreement as termination payments, fees, expenses and indemnity payments.
“Hedge Payments” means amounts payable by the District pursuant to any Hedge Agreement,
other than Hedge Contingency Payments.
“Hedge Period” means the period during which a Hedge Agreement is in effect.
“Hedge Receipts” means amounts payable by any provider of a Hedge Agreement pursuant to
such Hedge Agreement, other than termination payments, fees, expenses and indemnity payments.
“Hedged Bonds” means any Bonds for which the District shall have entered into a Hedge
Agreement.
“Independent Certified Public Accountant” means a certified public accountant, or a firm of
certified public accountants, who or which is “independent” as that term is defined in Rule 101 and
related interpretations of the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, of recognized standing, who or which does not devote his or its full time to the District (but
who or which may be regularly retained by the District).
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“Interest Payment Date” means each date on which interest is to become due on any Bonds, as
established in the Series Ordinance for such Bonds, and with respect to the Series 2017A Bonds, shall be
as specified in the Bond Ordinance.
“Investment Earnings” means all interest received on and profits derived from investments of
moneys in all funds and accounts of the District other than investments derived from or with respect to
(a) stormwater revenues, (b) all funds and accounts established in connection with SRF Bonds and
(c) obligations issued by the District on behalf of any of its subdistricts.
“Maximum Annual Debt Service” means the maximum amount of Debt Service Requirements
as computed for the then current or any future Fiscal Year.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or, if such corporation is dissolved or
liquidated or otherwise ceases to perform securities rating services, such other nationally recognized
securities rating agency as may be designated in writing by the District. At the time the Bond Ordinance
was adopted, the notice address of Moody’s is 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007.
“Net Operating Revenues” means Operating Revenues, after provision for payment of all
Expenses of Operation and Maintenance.
“Operating Revenues” means all income and revenue of any nature derived from the operation
of the System, including periodic wastewater billings, service charges, other charges for wastewater
service and the availability thereof (other than any special assessment proceeds), connection or tap fees
(whether accounted for as revenues or as contributed capital), net proceeds from business interruption
insurance, the principal of gifts, bequests, contributions, grants and donations available to pay debt
service of Bonds, and any amounts deposited in escrow in connection with the acquisition, construction,
remodeling, renovation and equipping of facilities to be applied during the period of determination to pay
interest on Bonds, but excluding (a) any profits or losses on the early extinguishment of debt or on the
sale or other disposition, not in the ordinary course of business, of investments or fixed or capital assets,
and local, state or federal grants or other moneys received for the payment of Expenses of Operation and
Maintenance, (b) local, state, or federal grants, loans (including Government Loans), capital improvement
contract payments, or other moneys received for capital improvements to the System, (c) Investment
Earnings, (d) any stormwater charges and (e) any property tax revenues.
“Other System Obligations” means obligations of any kind, including but not limited to,
Government Loans, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, capital leases, installment purchase
agreements, or notes (but excluding Bonds and related obligations to Credit Facility Providers, Reserve
Account Credit Facility Providers and Qualified Hedge Providers), incurred or issued by the District to
finance or refinance the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, bettering,
or extending any part of the System.
“Outstanding” means, when used in reference to Bonds, all Bonds which have been duly
authenticated and delivered under the Bond Ordinance, with the exception of (a) Bonds in lieu of which
other Bonds have been issued under agreement to replace lost, mutilated, stolen, or destroyed obligations,
(b) Bonds surrendered by the owners in exchange for other Bonds under the Bond Ordinance, and (c)
Bonds for the payment of which provision has been made in accordance with the Bond Ordinance.
“Paying Agent” means any bank or trust company, including any successors and assigns thereof,
authorized by the District in the Bond Ordinance to pay the Principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
any Bonds on behalf of the District. Such Paying Agent shall perform the duties required of the Paying
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Agent in the Bond Ordinance. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is designated as
Paying Agent for the Series 2017A Bonds.
“Payments Account” means the account by that name within the Sinking Fund established in the
Bond Ordinance.
“Permitted Investments” means obligations in which the District is permitted to invest moneys
of the District pursuant to applicable law, which have (or are collateralized by obligations which have) a
Rating by any Rating Agency which is equal to or greater than the third highest long-term Rating of such
Rating Agency, or which bears (or are collateralized by obligations which bear) the second highest short-
term Rating of such Rating Agency. As of the date of adoption of the Master Bond Ordinance,
obligations in which the District is permitted to invest proceeds of Bonds are described in Section 7.020
of the Charter.
“Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, body, authority,
government, or agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Pledged Bond” means any Bond purchased and held by a Credit Facility Provider pursuant to a
Credit Facility Agreement. A Bond shall be deemed a Pledged Bond only for the actual period during
which such Bond is owned by a Credit Facility Provider pursuant to a Credit Facility Agreement.
“Pledged Bond Rate” means the rate of interest payable on Pledged Bonds, as may be provided
in a Credit Facility or Credit Facility Agreement.
“Pledged Revenues” means Net Operating Revenues, Investment Earnings, Hedge Receipts, and
all moneys paid or required to be paid into, and all moneys and securities on deposit from time to time in,
the funds and accounts specified in the Bond Ordinance, but excluding any amounts required in the Bond
Ordinance to be set aside pending, or used for, rebate to the United States government pursuant to Section
148(f) of the Code, including, but not limited to, amounts in the Rebate Fund.
“Principal” means, with respect to a Current Interest Bond, the principal amount of such Bond.
“Principal Maturity Date” means each date on which Principal is to become due on any Bonds,
by maturity or mandatory sinking fund redemption, as established in the Series Ordinance for such Bonds.
“Project” means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment,
extension or equipping of the System, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of a series of Bonds,
including, but not limited to, the Series 2017A Project.
“Project Fund” means the fund by that name established in the Bond Ordinance.
“Purchase Contract” means, with respect to the Series 2017A Bonds, the Purchase Contract
between the District and the Underwriter of the Series 2017A Bonds and, with respect to any additional
Bonds, the Purchase Contract between the District and the Underwriter relating to such series of Bonds.
“Qualified Hedge Provider” means an entity whose senior unsecured long term obligations,
financial program rating, counterparty rating, or claims paying ability, or whose payment obligations
under the related Hedge Agreement are absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed by an entity whose
senior unsecured long term obligations, financial program rating, counterparty rating, or claims paying
ability, are rated either (i) at least as high as the third highest Rating of each Rating Agency, but in no
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event lower than any Rating on the related Hedged Bonds at the time of execution of the Hedge
Agreement, or (ii) in any such lower Rating which each Rating Agency indicates in writing to the District
will not, by itself, result in a reduction or withdrawal of its Rating on the related Hedged Bonds that is in
effect prior to entering into the Hedge Agreement. An entity’s status as a “Qualified Hedge Provider” is
determined only at the time the District enters into a Hedge Agreement with such entity and shall not be
redetermined with respect to that Hedge Agreement.
“Rating” means a rating in one of the categories by a Rating Agency, disregarding pluses,
minuses, and numerical gradations.
“Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” means Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P or any successors
thereto and any other nationally recognized credit rating agency then maintaining a rating on any Bonds at
the request of the District. If at any time a particular Rating Agency does not have a rating outstanding
with respect to the relevant Bonds, then a reference to Rating Agency or Rating Agencies shall not
include such Rating Agency.
“Rebate Fund” means the fund by that name established in the Bond Ordinance.
“Record Date” means, with respect to any semiannual Interest Payment Date, the 15th day of the
calendar month immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and any record dates designated by
the District in a Series Ordinance.
“Refunded Bonds” means, collectively, those certain maturities of the Series 2011B Bonds, the
Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds and the Series 2015B Bonds, being refunded with a portion
of the proceeds of the Series 2017A Bonds.
“Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the District to directly reimburse any
Credit Facility Provider for amounts paid by such Credit Facility Provider under a Credit Facility,
whether or not such obligation to so reimburse is evidenced by a promissory note or other similar
instrument.
“Renewal and Extension Fund” means the fund by that name established in the Bond
Ordinance.
“Replenishment Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed therefor in under the caption
“Sinking Fund – Debt Service Reserve Account” in this Appendix C.
“Reserve Account Credit Facility” means any letter of credit, insurance policy, line of credit, or
surety bond, together with any substitute or replacement therefor, if any, complying with the provisions of
the Bond Ordinance, thereby fulfilling all or a portion of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement.
“Reserve Account Credit Facility Agreement” means any agreement between the District and a
Reserve Account Facility Provider relating to the issuance of a Reserve Account Credit Facility, as such
agreement may be amended from time to time.
“Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider” means any provider of a Reserve Account Credit
Facility.
“Revenue Fund” means the fund by that name established in the Bond Ordinance.
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“Senior Bonds” means the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the Series 2012A
Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds, the Series 2015B Bonds, the Series 2016C
Bonds, the Series 2017A Bonds and any Bonds, including Senior SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered
Bonds, issued with a right to payment and secured by a lien on a parity with the Series 2010B Bonds, the
Series 2011B Bonds, the Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds, the
Series 2015B Bonds, the Series 2016C Bonds and the Series 2017A Bonds (except with respect to any
Credit Facility which may be available only to one or more series of Senior Bonds and except that Senior
SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered Bonds shall not be secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account)
pursuant to the Bond Ordinance.
“Senior Hedge Agreements” means Hedge Agreements relating to Hedged Bonds which are
Senior Bonds.
“Senior SRF Bonds” means SRF Bonds which are Senior Bonds.
“Senior Uncovered Bonds” means all series of Senior Bonds, other than Senior SRF Bonds,
with respect to which the District has specified pursuant to a Series Ordinance authorizing such series of
Senior Bonds that such series of Senior Bonds will not be secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account.
“Series 2017A Bonds” means the District’s Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding
Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A, in the original aggregate Principal amount of $316,175,000 authorized
under the Bond Ordinance.
“Series 2017A Costs of Issuance Account” means the account by that name within the Project
Fund established in the Bond Ordinance.
“Series 2017A Project” means the project as particularly described in plans and specifications
on file from time to time with the District.
“Series 2017A Project Account” means the account by that name within the Project Fund
established in the Bond Ordinance
“Series 2017A Rebate Account” means the account by that name within the Rebate Fund
established in the Bond Ordinance.
“Series Ordinance” means a bond ordinance or bond ordinances of the District (which may be
supplemented by one or more bond ordinances) to be adopted prior to and authorizing the issuance and
delivery of any series of Bonds. The Master Bond Ordinance shall constitute a Master Bond Ordinance
for Senior Bonds and Subordinate Bonds. Such a bond ordinance as supplemented shall establish the date
or dates of the pertinent series of Bonds, the schedule of maturities of such Bonds, whether any such
Bonds will be capital appreciation bonds, the name of the purchaser(s) of such series of Bonds, the
purchase price thereof, the rate or rates of interest to be borne thereby, whether fixed or variable, the
interest payment dates for such Bonds, the terms and conditions, if any, under which such Bonds may be
made subject to redemption (mandatory or optional) prior to maturity, the form of such Bonds, and such
other details as the District may determine.
“Sinking Fund” means the fund by that name established in the Bond Ordinance.
“SRF Bonds” means such Bonds or other obligations issued in connection with the District’s
participation in the Missouri State Revolving Fund Program of the Missouri Department of Natural
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Resources and the State Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, which SRF Bonds
may be Senior SRF Bonds or Subordinate SRF Bonds.
“Standard and Poor’s” or “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.,
or, if such corporation is dissolved or liquidated or otherwise ceases to perform securities rating services,
such other nationally recognized securities rating agency as may be designated in writing by the District.
At the time the Master Bond Ordinance was adopted, the notice address of S&P is 25 Broadway, New
York, New York 10004.
“State” means the State of Missouri.
“Subordinate Bonds” means Bonds, including Subordinate SRF Bonds, issued with a right to
payment from the Pledged Revenues and secured by a lien on the Pledged Revenues expressly junior and
subordinate to the Senior Bonds.
“Subordinate Hedge Agreements” means Hedge Agreements relating to Hedged Bonds which
are Subordinate Bonds.
“Subordinate SRF Bonds” means SRF Bonds which are Subordinate Bonds.
“Supplemental Ordinance” means (a) any Series Ordinance and (b) any modification,
amendment, or supplement to the Master Bond Ordinance other than a Series Ordinance.
“System” means the sanitary sewer system of the District, as it now exists and as it may be
hereafter added to, extended, improved and equipped, either from the proceeds of the Bonds or from any
other sources at any time hereafter, including, without limitation, (a) all sanitary sewers, all combined
sewers, all pumping stations, all wastewater treatment plants, and all equipment used in connection
therewith, all facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and wastewater, including
industrial wastes, and (b) all other facilities or property of any nature or description, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, now or hereafter owned or used by the District in the collection, treatment and
disposal of sewage. The District may own a partial interest in any sanitary sewer facility, the remaining
interest in which may be owned by or on behalf of a political subdivision of the State or any agency or
authority thereof. In case of such ownership, the rights and interests possessed by the District in such
facility shall be included as part of the System.
“Tax-Exempt Bonds” means any Bonds the interest on which has been determined, in an
opinion of Bond Counsel, to be excludable from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal
income tax purposes.
“Underwriter” means (i) with respect to the Series 2017A Bonds, Barclays Capital Inc., as
representative of the original purchasers of the Series 2017A Bonds, and (ii) with respect to any
additional series of Bonds, the underwriter(s) specified in the Series Ordinance authorizing such series of
Bonds.
“U.S. Treasury Trust Receipts” means receipts or certificates which evidence an undivided
ownership interest in the right to the payment of portions of the principal of or interest on obligations
described in clauses (a) or (b) of the term Government Obligations, provided that such obligations are
held by a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States acting as custodian of such
obligations, in a special account separate from the general assets of such custodian.
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“U.S. Treasury Interest Subsidy” means any interest subsidy paid by the United States
Treasury to the District.
“Variable Rate” means a rate of interest applicable to Bonds, other than a fixed rate of interest
which applies to a particular maturity of Bonds, so long as that maturity of Bonds remains Outstanding.
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
The District establishes or ratifies the establishment of the following funds and accounts, and the
moneys deposited in such funds and accounts shall be held in trust for the purposes set forth in the Bond
Ordinance:
(a) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Revenue Fund
(the “Revenue Fund”), to be held by the Depository for the account of the District.
(b) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Sinking Fund
(the “Sinking Fund”), to be held by the Depository for the account of the District, and within
said Sinking Fund a Payments Account and a Debt Service Reserve Account.
(c) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Renewal and Extension
Fund (the “Renewal and Extension Fund”), to be held by the Depository for the account of the
District.
(d) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Rebate Fund
(the “Rebate Fund”), to be held by the Depository for the account of the District, and within said
Rebate Fund a Series 2017A Rebate Account.
(e) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater Project Fund
(the “Project Fund”), to be held by the Depository for the account of the District, and within
said Project Fund a Series 2017A Project Account and a Series 2017A Costs of Issuance
Account.
Each account listed above shall be held within the fund under which it is created. The District
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to create additional subaccounts or to abolish any subaccounts
within any account from time to time.
In addition to the funds described above, the Escrow Agreement establishes the Escrow Fund to
be held and administered by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow
Agreement.
Revenue Fund
The District shall deposit and continue to deposit all Operating Revenues in the Revenue Fund
from time to time as and when received. Moneys in the Revenue Fund shall be applied by the District
from time to time to the following purposes and, prior to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of
Default, in the following order of priority: (1) to pay Expenses of Operation and Maintenance, (2) to
deposit into the Sinking Fund the amounts required by the Bond Ordinance and described below under
the caption “FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS – Sinking Fund,” (3) to make Replenishment Payments to the
Debt Service Reserve Account and to pay to any Credit Facility Provider any amounts due under a Credit
Facility Agreement, including Additional Interest, in accordance with the Bond Ordinance and described
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below under the caption “FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS – Sinking Fund – Debt Service Reserve
Account,” (4) to deposit into the Rebate Fund the amounts required by the Bond Ordinance, (5) to pay
any amounts due any Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider pursuant to the Reserve Account Credit
Facility Agreement, (6) to deposit the amounts required to be deposited into the funds and accounts
created by any Series Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Subordinate Bonds, for the purpose of paying
Principal of (whether at maturity, upon mandatory redemption or as otherwise required by a Series
Ordinance relating to Subordinate SRF Bonds) and interest on Subordinate Bonds, making Hedge
Contingency Payments under Senior Hedge Agreements, making Contingency Payments under Senior
Hedge Agreements, making Hedge Payments and making Hedge Contingency Payments under
Subordinate Hedge Agreements, and accumulating reserves for such payments, (7) to make Accumulation
Payments to the Debt Service Reserve Account in accordance with the Bond Ordinance and described
below under the caption “FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS – Sinking Fund – Debt Service Reserve
Account,” and (8) to pay any amounts required to be paid with respect to any Other System Obligations.
In addition to, and after, the deposits described above, the District may from time to time deposit
into the Renewal and Extension Fund any moneys and securities held in the Revenue Fund in excess of
45 days’ estimated Expenses of Operation and Maintenance.
Any money withdrawn from the funds and accounts described in clause (6) above relating to
Subordinate Bonds for use in making payments described in said clause (6) shall be released from the lien
of the Bond Ordinance. If at any time the amounts in any account of the Sinking Fund are less than the
amounts required by the Bond Ordinance, and there are not on deposit in the Renewal and Extension
Fund available moneys sufficient to cure any such deficiency, then the District shall withdraw from the
funds and accounts of the District relating to Subordinate Bonds and deposit in such account of the
Sinking Fund, as the case may be, the amount necessary (or all the moneys in such funds and accounts, if
less than the amount required) to make up such deficiency.
Sinking Fund
Payments Account-General. Sufficient moneys shall be paid in periodic installments from the
Revenue Fund into the Payments Account for the purpose of paying the Principal of and interest
(excluding Additional Interest) on the Senior Bonds as they become due and payable and for the purpose
of making Hedge Payments under Senior Hedge Agreements. Amounts held in the Payments Account
shall be used solely to pay interest (excluding Additional Interest) and Principal of the Senior Bonds as
the same become due and payable (whether at maturity or upon redemption) and to pay Hedge Payments
under Senior Hedge Agreements when due. Amounts held in the Payments Account shall not be used to
pay Additional Interest.
Interest. Except as otherwise provided in any Series Ordinance authorizing Senior SRF Bonds,
on or before the 30th day preceding each Interest Payment Date for Senior Bonds (or, in the case of
Senior Bonds bearing interest at a Variable Rate, on or before the Business Day preceding each Interest
Payment Date), the District shall deposit in the Payments Account an amount which, together with any
other moneys already on deposit therein and available to make such payment and, in the case of Senior
SRF Bonds, anticipated investment earnings on reserve funds held by a bond trustee relating to such
Senior SRF Bonds, is not less than the interest (excluding Additional Interest) coming due on such Senior
Bonds on such Interest Payment Date. The District shall also deposit and continue to deposit all Hedge
Receipts under Senior Hedge Agreements in the Payments Account from time to time as and when
received.
Principal. Except as otherwise provided in any Series Ordinance authorizing Senior SRF Bonds,
on or before the 30th day preceding each Principal Maturity Date for Senior Bonds, the District shall
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deposit in the Payments Account an amount which, together with any other moneys already on deposit
therein and available to make such payment, is not less than the Principal coming due on such Senior
Bonds on such Principal Maturity Date.
Hedge Payments. On or before the 30th day preceding each payment date for Hedge Payments
under Senior Hedge Agreements, the District shall deposit in the Payments Account an amount which,
together with any other moneys already on deposit therein and available to make such payment, is not less
than such Hedge Payments coming due on such payment date.
Application of Moneys in Payments Account. No further payments need be made into the
Payments Account whenever the amount available in the Payments Account, if added to the amount then
in the Debt Service Reserve Account (without taking into account any amount available to be drawn on
any Reserve Account Credit Facility), is sufficient to retire all Senior Bonds then Outstanding and to pay
all unpaid interest accrued and to accrue prior to such retirement. No moneys in the Payments Account
shall be used or applied to the optional purchase or redemption of Senior Bonds prior to maturity unless:
(i) provision shall have been made for the payment of all of the Senior Bonds; or (ii) such moneys are
applied to the purchase and cancellation of Senior Bonds which are subject to mandatory redemption on
the next mandatory redemption date, which falls due within 12 months, such Senior Bonds are purchased
at a price not more than would be required for mandatory redemption, and such Senior Bonds are
cancelled upon purchase; or (iii) such moneys are applied to the purchase and cancellation of Senior
Bonds at a price less than the amount of Principal which would be payable on such Senior Bonds,
together with interest accrued through the date of purchase, and such Senior Bonds are cancelled upon
purchase; or (iv) such moneys are in excess of the then required balance of the Payments Account and are
applied to redeem a part of the Senior Bonds Outstanding on the next succeeding redemption date for
which the required notice of redemption may be given.
Debt Service Reserve Account. With respect to Senior Bonds which are not Senior Uncovered
Bonds, there shall be deposited into the Debt Service Reserve Account the amounts specified in Series
Ordinances with respect to Senior Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no deposit into
the Debt Service Reserve Account with respect to any SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds nor shall
the Debt Service Reserve Account secure any SRF Bonds or Senior Uncovered Bonds. After the issuance
of any Senior Bonds, the increase in the amount of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from
the issuance of such Senior Bonds shall be accumulated, to the extent not covered by deposits from Bond
proceeds or funds on hand, over a period not exceeding 61 months from the date of delivery of such
Senior Bonds in monthly deposits (“Accumulation Payments”), none of which is less than 1/60 of the
amount to be accumulated. The balance of the Debt Service Reserve Account shall be maintained at an
amount equal to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement (or such lesser amount that is required to be
accumulated in the Debt Service Reserve Account in connection with the periodic accumulation to the
Debt Service Reserve Requirement after the issuance of Senior Bonds or upon the failure of the District to
provide a substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility in certain events). There shall be transferred from
the Revenue Fund on a pro rata basis (1) to the Debt Service Reserve Account the amount necessary to
restore, as further described below, the amount of cash and securities in the Debt Service Reserve
Account to an amount equal to the difference between (a) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement (or such
lesser monthly amount that is required to be deposited into the Debt Service Reserve Account after the
issuance of Senior Bonds or upon the failure of the District to provide a substitute Reserve Account
Credit Facility in certain events) and (b) the portion of the required balance of the Debt Service Reserve
Account satisfied by means of a Reserve Account Credit Facility, and (2) to any Reserve Account Credit
Facility Provider the amount necessary to reinstate any Reserve Account Credit Facility which has been
drawn down. Whenever for any reason the amount in the Payments Account is insufficient to pay all
interest or Principal becoming due on the Senior Bonds within the next seven days (or, in the case of
Senior Bonds bearing interest at a Variable Rate, on the next Business Day), the District shall make up
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any deficiency by transfers first from the Renewal and Extension Fund and second from the funds and
accounts of the District relating to Subordinate Bonds which are not Subordinate SRF Bonds. Whenever,
on the date that such interest or Principal is due, there are insufficient moneys in the Payments Account
available to make such payment, the District shall, without further instructions, apply so much as may be
needed of the moneys in the Debt Service Reserve Account to prevent default in the payment of such
interest or Principal, with priority to interest payments. Whenever by reason of any such application or
otherwise (other than required Accumulation Payments), the amount remaining to the credit of the Debt
Service Reserve Account is less than the amount then required to be in the Debt Service Reserve Account,
such deficiency shall be remedied by monthly deposits (“Replenishment Payments”) from the Revenue
Fund, to the extent funds are available in the Revenue Fund for such purpose after all required transfers
set forth above have been made.
The District may elect to satisfy in whole or in part the Debt Service Reserve Requirement by
means of a Reserve Account Credit Facility, subject to the following requirements: (A) the Reserve
Account Credit Facility Provider must have a credit rating issued by a Rating Agency not less than the
then current Rating on the related series of Senior Bonds (or, in the case of a series of Senior Bonds
supported by a Credit Facility, the underlying rating on such Senior Bonds); (B) the District shall not
secure any obligation to the Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider by a lien equal to or superior to the
lien granted to the related series of Senior Bonds; (C) each Reserve Account Credit Facility shall have a
term of at least one (1) year (or, if less, the remaining term of the related series of Senior Bonds) and shall
entitle the District to draw upon or demand payment and receive the amount so requested in immediately
available funds on the date of such draw or demand; (D) the Reserve Account Credit Facility shall permit
a drawing by the District for the full stated amount in the event (i) the Reserve Account Credit Facility
expires or terminates for any reason prior to the final maturity of the related series of Senior Bonds, and
(ii) the District fails to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement by the deposit to the Debt Service
Reserve Account of cash, obligations, a substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility, or any combination
thereof, on or before the date of such expiration or termination; (E) if the Rating issued by the Rating
Agency to the Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider is withdrawn or reduced below the Rating
assigned to the related series of Senior Bonds immediately prior to such action by the Rating Agency, the
District shall provide a substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility within sixty (60) days after such rating
change, and, if no substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility is obtained by such date, shall fund the Debt
Service Reserve Requirement in not more than twenty-four (24) equal monthly deposits commencing not
later than the first day of the month immediately succeeding the date representing the end of such sixty
(60) day period; (F) if the Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider commences any insolvency
proceedings or is determined to be insolvent or fails to make payments when due on its obligations, the
District shall provide a substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility within sixty (60) days thereafter, and, if
no substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility is obtained by such date, shall fund the Debt Service
Reserve Requirement in not more than twenty-four (24) equal monthly deposits commencing not later
than the first day of the month immediately succeeding the date representing the end of such sixty (60)
day period; and (G) the prior written consent of the Credit Facility Provider, as to the provider and the
structure of the Reserve Account Credit Facility, shall be obtained by the District. If the events described
in either clauses (E) or (F) above occur, the District shall not relinquish the Reserve Account Credit
Facility at issue until after the Debt Service Reserve Requirement is fully satisfied by the provision of
cash, obligations, or a substitute Reserve Account Credit Facility or any combination thereof. Any
amount received from the Reserve Account Credit Facility shall be deposited directly into the Payments
Account, and such deposit shall constitute the application of amounts in the Debt Service Reserve
Account. Repayment of any draw-down on the Reserve Account Credit Facility (other than repayments
which reinstate the Reserve Account Credit Facility) and any interest or fees due the Reserve Account
Credit Facility Provider under such Reserve Account Credit Facility shall be secured by a lien on the
Pledged Revenues subordinate to payments into the Sinking Fund and the Rebate Fund and payments to
any Credit Facility Provider securing Senior Bonds.
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Any such Reserve Account Credit Facility shall be pledged to the benefit of the owners of all of
the Senior Bonds. The District reserves the right, if it deems it necessary in order to acquire such a
Reserve Account Credit Facility, to amend the Bond Ordinance without the consent of any of the owners
of the Bonds in order to grant to the Reserve Account Credit Facility Provider such additional rights as it
may demand, provided that such amendment shall not, in the written opinion of Bond Counsel filed with
the District, impair or reduce the security granted to the owners of Senior Bonds or any of them.
The Series 2017A Bonds are Senior Uncovered Bonds and therefore are not secured by the
Debt Service Reserve Account.
Renewal and Extension Fund
In addition to the deposits to be made to the Renewal and Extension Fund pursuant to the Bond
Ordinance, the District shall deposit in the Renewal and Extension Fund all termination payments
received under any Hedge Agreements. All sums accumulated and retained in the Renewal and Extension
Fund shall be used first to prevent default in the payment of interest on or Principal of the Senior Bonds
when due and then shall be applied by the District from time to time, as and when the District shall
determine, to the following purposes and, prior to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default,
in the order of priority determined by the District in its sole discretion: (a) for the purposes for which
moneys held in the Revenue Fund may be applied under the Bond Ordinance, (b) to pay any amounts
which may then be due and owing under any Hedge Agreement (including termination payments, fees,
expenses, and indemnity payments), (c) to pay any governmental charges and assessments against the
System or any part thereof which may then be due and owing, (d) to make acquisitions, betterments,
extensions, repairs, or replacements or other capital improvements (including the purchase of equipment)
to the System deemed necessary by the District (including payments under contracts with vendors,
suppliers, and contractors for the foregoing purposes), (e) to acquire Senior Bonds by redemption or by
purchase in the open market at a price not exceeding the callable price as provided and in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Bond Ordinance, which Senior Bonds may be any of the Senior Bonds,
prior to their respective maturities, and when so used for such purposes the moneys shall be withdrawn
from the Renewal and Extension Fund and deposited into the Payments Account for the Senior Bonds to
be so redeemed or purchased and (f) for any other purpose of the District. Payments for the purposes set
forth in clause (e) of the preceding sentence are not “required payments” for purposes of the District’s
rate covenant set forth in the Bond Ordinance.
Rebate Fund
The District shall calculate, from time to time, as required in order to comply with the provisions
of Section 148(f) of the Code, the amounts required to be rebated (including penalties) to the United
States and shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Rebate Fund any and all of such amounts
promptly following a determination of any such amount.
The District shall direct the Depository of the Rebate Fund to keep all moneys held therein
invested in Permitted Investments. To the extent and at the times required in order to comply with
Section 148(f) of the Code, the District may withdraw funds from the Rebate Fund for the purpose of
making rebate payments (including penalties) to the United States as required by Section 148(f) of the
Code. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Bond Ordinance, moneys in the Rebate Fund may
not be withdrawn from the Rebate Fund for any other purpose.
All earnings on investments held in the Rebate Fund shall be retained in the Rebate Fund and
shall become part of the Rebate Fund. Moneys held in the Rebate Fund, including the Investment
Earnings thereon, if any, shall not be subject to a pledge in favor of the owners of the Bonds under the
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Bond Ordinance and may not be used to pay amounts due on the Bonds or under any Credit Facility
Agreements or Hedge Agreements or amounts required for the operation, maintenance, enlargement, or
extension of the System.
Project Fund
The District shall establish within the Project Fund a separate account for each Project. Except as
may be otherwise provided in the Series Ordinance authorizing the issuance of SRF Bonds, moneys in the
Project Fund shall be held by the Depository, or such other bank as may from time to time be designated
by the District, and applied to the payment of the Costs of the Project, or for the repayment of advances
made for that purpose in accordance with and subject to the provisions and restrictions set forth in the
Bond Ordinance. The District covenants that it will not cause or permit to be paid from the Project Fund
any sums except in accordance with such provisions and restrictions; provided, however, that any moneys
in the Project Fund not presently needed for the payment of current obligations during the course of
construction may be invested in Permitted Investments maturing not later than (i) the date upon which
such moneys will be needed according to a schedule of anticipated payments from the Project Fund filed
with the District by the Consultant in charge of the Project or (ii) in the absence of such schedule, 36
months from the date of purchase, in either case upon written direction of the District. Any such
investments shall be held by the Depository, in trust, for the account of the Project Fund until maturity or
until sold, and at maturity or upon such sale the proceeds received therefrom including accrued interest
and premium, if any, shall be immediately deposited by the Depository in the Project Fund and shall be
disposed of in the manner and for the purposes provided in the Bond Ordinance.
At such time as the Depository is furnished with a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer
stating that all Costs of Issuance have been paid, and in any case not later than 6 months after the date of
issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds, the Depository shall transfer any money in the Series 2017A Costs
of Issuance Account to the Series 2017A Project Account of the Project Fund.
Moneys in each separate account in the Project Fund shall be used for the payment or
reimbursement of the Costs of the Project for which such account was established as provided in the Bond
Ordinance.
All payments from the Project Fund shall be made upon draft except as provided in the Bond
Ordinance, signed by an officer of the District properly authorized to sign on its behalf, but before such
officer shall sign any such draft, there shall be filed with the Depository a requisition for such payment, in
substantially the form attached as an exhibit to the Bond Ordinance, stating each amount to be paid and
the name of the person to whom payment is due, and certifying:
(a) That an obligation in the stated amount has been incurred by the District and that
the same is a proper charge against the Project Fund and has not been paid and stating that the bill
or statement of account for such obligation, or a copy thereof, is on file in the office of the
District;
(b) That the signer has no notice of any vendor’s, mechanic’s, or other liens or rights
to liens, chattel mortgages, or conditional sales contracts which should be satisfied or discharged
before such payment is made; and
(c) That such requisition contains no item representing payment on account of any
retained percentages which the District is, at the date of any such certificate, entitled to retain.
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In the event the United States government or government of the State, or any department,
authority, or agency of either, agrees to allocate moneys to be used to defray any part of the Cost of any
Project upon the condition that the District appropriate a designated amount of moneys for such purpose,
and it is required of the District that its share of such cost be deposited in a special account, the District
shall have the right to withdraw any sum so required from the Project Fund by appropriate transfer and
deposit the same in a special account for that particular Project; provided, however, that all payments
thereafter made from such special account shall be made only in accordance with the requirements set
forth in the Bond Ordinance.
Withdrawals for investment purposes only may be made by the Depository to comply with
written directions from the District without any requisition other than such direction.
For each series of Bonds, the District shall, when a Project has been completed, and may, when a
Project has been substantially completed, file with the Depository a certificate signed by the Chief
Financial Officer estimating what portion of the funds remaining in the separate account relating to such
Project will be required by the District for the payment or reimbursement of the Costs of such Project.
The Chief Financial Officer shall attach to his or her certificate a certificate of the supervising engineer
certifying that such Project has been completed or substantially completed, as the case may be, in
accordance with the plans and specifications therefor and approving the estimates of the Chief Financial
Officer with respect to the portion of funds in the account required for Costs of the Project. Such funds
that will not be used shall be (1) transferred to the Payments Account and used to redeem Bonds of the
related series on the next redemption date or to pay Principal of such Bonds on the next Principal
Maturity Date, or (2) transferred to the Payments Account and used to pay interest on Bonds of the related
series, provided that the District shall first obtain an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that, under
existing law, the application of such moneys to pay interest on such Bonds (a) is allowed under State law,
and (b) if such Bonds are Tax-Exempt Bonds, will not, by itself and without more, adversely affect the
exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest payable on such Bonds. When
all moneys have been withdrawn or transferred from any separate account within the Project Fund in
accordance with the provisions of the Bond Ordinance, such separate account shall terminate and cease to
exist.
DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
All moneys in the funds and accounts established under the Bond Ordinance, except those funds
and accounts created by a Series Ordinance in connection with the issuance of SRF Bonds, shall be held
by the District in one or more Depositories qualified for use by the District. Uninvested moneys shall, at
least to the extent not guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, be secured to the fullest
extent required by the laws of the State for the security of public funds.
Moneys in the funds and accounts established under the Bond Ordinance, except those funds and
accounts created by a Series Ordinance in connection with the issuance of SRF Bonds, shall be invested
and reinvested in Permitted Investments bearing interest at the highest rates reasonably available (except
to the extent that a restricted yield is required or advisable under Section 148 of the Code) and containing
such maturities as are deemed suitable by the District; provided, however, that without the prior written
consent of the Credit Facility Provider, investments of moneys in the Debt Service Reserve Account shall
not have maturities extending beyond five years. Investment of moneys in funds and accounts created by
a Series Ordinance in connection with the issuance of SRF Bonds shall be as set forth in such Series
Ordinance.
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Investment Earnings in each fund and account (except the Debt Service Reserve Account) shall
be retained therein. Investment Earnings from the investment of moneys in the Debt Service Reserve
Account shall be retained in the Debt Service Reserve Account at all times the balance is less than the
Debt Service Reserve Requirement; thereafter and at all times the balance of the Debt Service Reserve
Account is equal to or greater than the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, such Investment Earnings
shall be deposited in the Payments Account.
The Series Ordinance authorizing the issuance of any Subordinate Bonds shall specify any
maturity limitations and allocations of Investment Earnings on investments of moneys in the funds and
accounts relating to such Subordinate Bonds.
Moneys in each of such funds shall be accounted for as a separate and special fund apart from all
other District funds, provided that investments of moneys therein may be made in a pool of investments
together with other moneys of the District so long as sufficient Permitted Investments in such pool, not
allocated to other investments of contractually or legally limited duration, are available to meet the
requirements of the foregoing provisions.
All investments made under the Bond Ordinance shall, for purposes of the Bond Ordinance, be
valued at fair market value on the 45th day (or the next succeeding Business Day if such 45th day is not a
Business Day) prior to each Interest Payment Date. The valuation of the investment of moneys in funds
and accounts created by a Series Ordinance in connection with the issuance of SRF Bonds shall be as set
forth in such Series Ordinance.
MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM
The District covenants that it will enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the System
and the operation thereof, that it will operate the System in an efficient and economical manner and will
at all times maintain the System in good repair and in sound operating condition, that it will make all
necessary repairs, renewals, and replacements to the System, and that it will comply with all valid acts,
rules, regulations, orders, and directions of any legislative, executive, administrative, or judicial body
applicable to the System and the District’s operation thereof.
RATE COVENANT
See the heading “SECURITY AND SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE BONDS – Rate
Covenant.”
INSURANCE
With respect to the System, the District will carry adequate public liability, fidelity and property
insurance, such as is maintained by similar utilities as the System.
The District shall indemnify itself against the usual hazards incident to the construction of any
Project, and without in any way limiting the generality of the above, shall: (a) require each construction
contractor and each subcontractor to furnish a bond, or bonds, of such type and in amounts adequate to
assure the faithful performance of their contracts and the payment of all bills and claims for labor and
material arising by virtue of such contracts; and (b) require each construction contractor or the
subcontractor to maintain at all times until the completion and acceptance of the Project adequate
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compensation insurance for all of their employees and adequate public liability and property damage
insurance for the full and complete protection of the District from any and all claims of every kind and
character which may arise by virtue of the operations under their contracts, whether such operations be by
themselves or by anyone directly or indirectly for them, or under their control.
All such policies shall be for the benefit of and made payable to the District and shall be on
deposit with the District; provided, however, the District may elect to be a self-insurer with respect to any
risks for which insurance is required under the Bond Ordinance. The cost of such insurance may be paid
as an Expense of Operation and Maintenance.
All moneys received for losses under any such insurance policies, except public liability policies,
are pledged by the District as security for the Bonds until and unless such proceeds are paid out in making
good the loss or damage in respect of which such proceeds are received, either by repairing the property
damaged or replacing the property destroyed or by depositing the same in the Renewal and Extension
Fund. Adequate provision for making good such loss and damage shall be made within 120 days from
the date of the loss. Insurance proceeds not used in making such provision shall be deposited in the
Renewal and Extension Fund on the expiration of such 120-day period. Such insurance proceeds shall be
payable to the District by appropriate clause to be attached to or inserted in the policies.
NO SALE, LEASE OR ENCUMBRANCE; EXCEPTIONS
Except as expressly permitted in the Bond Ordinance, the District irrevocably covenants, binds,
and obligates itself not to sell, lease, encumber, or in any manner dispose of the System as a whole or in
part until all of the Bonds and all interest thereon shall have been paid in full or provision for payment has
been made in accordance with the Bond Ordinance.
The District shall have and reserves the right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of the
property comprising a part of the System in the following manner, if any one of the following conditions
exists: (i) such property is not necessary for the operation of the System; (ii) such property is not useful
in the operation of the System; (iii) such property is not profitable in the operation of the System; or (iv)
the disposition of such property will be advantageous to the System and will not adversely affect the
security for the Bondholders. All proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition shall be deposited
in the Renewal and Extension Fund.
Prior to any such sale, lease or other disposition, there shall be filed with the District: (i) an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such sale, lease or other disposition will not adversely affect
the extent to which interest on any Tax-Exempt Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income
tax purposes (provided that such opinion shall not be required if the Chief Financial Officer determines
that such portion of the System was not financed with the proceeds of any Tax-Exempt Bonds); and (ii)
an opinion of a Consultant expressing the view that such sale, lease or other disposition will not result in
any diminution of Net Operating Revenues to the extent that in any future Fiscal Year the Net Operating
Revenues and Investment Earnings will be less than (A) 125% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service
Requirement on all Senior Bonds to be Outstanding after such sale, lease or other disposition or (B) 115%
of the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Bonds to be Outstanding after such sale, lease
or other disposition. In reaching this conclusion, the Consultant shall take into consideration such factors
as the Consultant may deem significant, including (i) anticipated diminution of Operating Revenues, (ii)
anticipated increase or decrease in Expenses of Operation and Maintenance attributable to the sale, lease
or other disposition, and (iii) reduction in the annual Debt Service Requirement attributable to the
application of the proceeds of such sale, lease or other disposition to the provision for payment of Bonds
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theretofore Outstanding. Such sale, lease or other disposition may include a partial interest in a sanitary
sewer facility owned or to be owned in whole or in part by the District.
The District reserves the right to transfer the System as a whole to any political subdivision or
authority or agency of one or more political subdivisions of the State to which may be delegated the legal
authority to own and operate the System, or any portion thereof, on behalf of the public, and which
undertakes in writing, filed with the District, the District’s obligations under the Bond Ordinance,
provided that there shall be first filed with the District: (i) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that
such sale will not adversely affect the extent to which interest on any Tax-Exempt Bonds is excluded
from gross income for federal income tax purposes; and (ii) an opinion of a Consultant expressing the
view that such transfer will not result in any diminution of Net Operating Revenues to the extent that in
any future Fiscal Year the Net Operating Revenues and Investment Earnings will be less than (A) 125%
of the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Senior Bonds to be Outstanding after such
transfer or (B) 115% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Bonds to be Outstanding
after such transfer. In reaching this conclusion, the Consultant shall take into consideration such factors
as the Consultant may deem significant, including any rate schedule adopted by the transferee political
subdivision, authority, or agency.
Upon receipt of an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such action will not adversely
affect the extent to which interest on any Tax-Exempt Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal
income tax purposes, the District may enter into such management contracts and sale/leaseback
agreements as the District may deem appropriate, and such management contracts and sale/leaseback
agreements shall not constitute a sale, lease or other disposition within the meaning of the Bond
Ordinance.
ENFORCEMENT OF CHARGES AND CONNECTIONS
Except as otherwise determined in accordance with District policy and provided that such action
or inaction will not materially impair the rights of the Bondholders, the District shall compel the prompt
payment of rates, fees, and charges imposed for service rendered on every lot or parcel connected with the
System, and to that end will vigorously enforce all of the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of the
District having to do with sanitary sewer connections and with sanitary sewer charges, and all of the
rights and remedies permitted the District under law. The District expressly covenants and agrees that
such charges will be enforced and promptly collected to the full extent permitted by law, including the
requirement for the making of reasonable deposits by customers of the System to the extent required by
the District and the securing of injunctions against the disposition of sewage or industrial waste into the
System by any premises delinquent in the payment of such charges.
None of the facilities or services afforded by the System will be furnished to any user without a
reasonable charge being made therefor.
ANNUAL BUDGET
The District agrees to adopt an Annual Budget for the System for each Fiscal Year in compliance
with the Charter and the rate covenants as stated in the Bond Ordinance.
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BOOKS AND AUDITS
The District will install and maintain proper books, records and accounts for the System
according to standard accounting practices for the operation of facilities comparable to the System.
Annual audits will be made by a certified public accountant.
SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS
No Prior Lien Bonds nor Senior Bonds Except as Permitted in the Bond Ordinance
All Senior Bonds shall have complete parity of lien on the Pledged Revenues despite the fact that
any of the Senior Bonds may be delivered at an earlier date than any other of the Senior Bonds. The
District may issue Senior Bonds in accordance with the Bond Ordinance, but the District shall issue no
other obligations of any kind or nature payable from or enjoying a lien on the Pledged Revenues or any
part thereof having priority over or, except as permitted in the Bond Ordinance, on a parity with the
Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the
Series 2013B Bonds, the Series 2015B Bonds, the Series 2016C Bonds and the Series 2017A Bonds.
Refunding Bonds
Any or all of the Senior Bonds may be refunded prior to maturity, upon redemption in accordance
with their terms, or with the consent of the owners of such Senior Bonds, and the refunding Bonds so
issued shall constitute Senior Bonds, if:
(a) The District shall have obtained a report from an Independent Certified Public
Accountant or a Financial Advisor demonstrating that the refunding will reduce the total debt
service payments on Outstanding Senior Bonds on a present value basis.
(b) As an alternative to, and in lieu of, satisfying the requirements of paragraph
(a) above, all Outstanding Senior Bonds are being refunded under arrangements which
immediately result in making provision for the payment of the refunded Bonds.
(c) The requirements described in paragraphs (e) and (g) below under the caption
“SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS – Senior Bonds”) are met with respect to
such refunding Bonds.
Senior Bonds
Bonds (including refunding Bonds which do not meet the requirements of the Bond Ordinance
described above under the caption “SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS – Refunding
Bonds” may also be issued on a parity with the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B Bonds, the
Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds, the Series 2015B Bonds, the
Series 2016C Bonds and the Series 2017A Bonds pursuant to a Series Ordinance, and the Bonds so issued
shall constitute Senior Bonds, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) There shall have been filed with the District either:
(i) a report by an Independent Certified Public Accountant to the effect that
the historical Net Operating Revenues and Investment Earnings for a period of 12
consecutive months of the most recent 18 consecutive months prior to the issuance of the
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proposed Senior Bonds were equal to at least (A) 125% of the Maximum Annual Debt
Service Requirement on all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after
the issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds and (B) 115% of the Maximum Annual Debt
Service Requirement on all Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the
issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds, or
(ii) a report by a Consultant to the effect that the forecasted Net Operating
Revenues and Investment Earnings for each Fiscal Year in the Forecast Period are
expected to equal at least (A) 125% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement
on all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the
proposed Senior Bonds and (B) 115% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service
Requirement on all Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of
the proposed Senior Bonds.
The report by the Independent Certified Public Accountant that is required by the Bond
Ordinance and described in subparagraph (i) above may contain pro forma adjustments to historical Net
Operating Revenues equal to 100% of the increased annual amount attributable to any revision in the
schedule of rates, fees, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities furnished by the System,
adopted prior to the date of delivery of the proposed Senior Bonds and not fully reflected in the historical
Net Operating Revenues actually received during such 12-month period. Such pro forma adjustments
shall be based upon a report of a Consultant as to the amount of Operating Revenues which would have
been received during such 12-month period had the new rate schedule been in effect throughout such 12-
month period.
The report by the Consultant that is required by the Bond Ordinance and described in
subparagraph (ii) above may not take into consideration any rate schedule to be imposed in the future,
unless such rate schedule has been adopted by ordinance of the Governing Body. Such rate schedule
adopted by ordinance may contain, however, future effective dates.
(b) The District shall have received, at or before issuance of the Senior Bonds, a
report from an Independent Certified Public Accountant to the effect that the payments required
to be made into each account of the Sinking Fund have been made and the balance in each
account of the Sinking Fund is not less than the balance required by the Bond Ordinance as of the
date of issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds.
(c) Except with respect to Senior SRF Bonds, the Series Ordinance authorizing the
proposed Senior Bonds must either (a) state that the proposed Senior Bonds are Senior
Uncovered Bonds and thus not secured by the Debt Service Reserve Account or (b) require (i)
that the amount to be accumulated and maintained in the Debt Service Reserve Account be
increased to not less than 100% of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement computed on a basis
which includes all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the
proposed Senior Bonds and (ii) that the amount of such increase be deposited in such account on
or before the date and at least as fast as specified in the Bond Ordinance.
(d) The Series Ordinance authorizing the proposed Senior Bonds must require the
proceeds of such proposed Senior Bonds to be used solely to make capital improvements to the
System, to fund interest on the proposed Senior Bonds, to acquire existing or proposed sanitary
sewer utilities, to refund other obligations issued for such purposes (whether or not such
refunding Bonds satisfy the requirements of the Bond Ordinance described above under the
caption “SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS – Refunding Bonds”), and to pay
expenses incidental thereto and to the issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds.
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(e) If any Senior Bonds would bear interest at a Variable Rate, the Series Ordinance
under which such Senior Bonds are issued shall provide a maximum rate of interest per annum
which such Senior Bonds may bear.
(f) The Chief Officer shall have certified, by written certificate dated as of the date
of issuance of the Senior Bonds, that the District is in compliance with all requirements of the
Bond Ordinance.
(g) The District shall have received an opinion of Bond Counsel, dated as of the date
of issuance of the Senior Bonds, to the effect that the Series Ordinance and any related
Supplemental Ordinance authorizing the issuance of Senior Bonds have been duly adopted by the
District.
Subordinate Bonds
Bonds may also be issued on a subordinate basis to the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2011B
Bonds, the Series 2012A Bonds, the Series 2012B Bonds, the Series 2013B Bonds, the Series 2015B
Bonds, the Series 2016C Bonds, the Series 2017A Bonds and any other Senor Bonds pursuant to a Series
Ordinance, and the Bonds so issued shall constitute Subordinate Bonds, if all of the following conditions
are satisfied:
(a) There shall have been filed with the District either:
(i) a report by an Independent Certified Public Accountant to the effect that
the historical Net Operating Revenues and Investment Earnings for a period of 12
consecutive months of the most recent 18 consecutive months prior to the issuance of the
proposed Subordinate Bonds were equal to at least (A) 125% of the Maximum Annual
Debt Service Requirement on all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately
after the issuance of the proposed Subordinate Bonds and (B) 115% of the Maximum
Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately
after the issuance of the proposed Subordinate Bonds, or
(ii) a report by a Consultant to the effect that the forecasted Net Operating
Revenues and Investment Earnings for each Fiscal Year in the Forecast Period are
expected to equal at least (A) 125% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement
on all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the
proposed Subordinate Bonds and (B) 115% of the Maximum Annual Debt Service
Requirement on all Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of
the proposed Subordinate Bonds.
The report by the Independent Certified Public Accountant that is required by the Bond
Ordinance and described in subparagraph (i) above may contain pro forma adjustments to historical Net
Operating Revenues equal to 100% of the increased annual amount attributable to any revision in the
schedule of rates, fees, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities furnished by the System,
adopted prior to the date of delivery of the proposed Subordinate Bonds and not fully reflected in the
historical Net Operating Revenues actually received during such 12-month period. Such pro forma
adjustments shall be based upon a report of a Consultant as to the amount of Operating Revenues which
would have been received during such 12-month period had the new rate schedule been in effect
throughout such 12-month period.
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The report by the Consultant that is required by the Bond Ordinance and described in
subparagraph (ii) above may not take into consideration any rate schedule to be imposed in the future,
unless such rate schedule has been adopted by ordinance of the Governing Body. Such rate schedule
adopted by ordinance may contain, however, future effective dates.
(b) The Series Ordinance authorizing the Subordinate Bonds shall provide that such
Subordinate Bonds shall be junior and subordinate in lien and right of payment to all Senior
Bonds Outstanding at any time.
(c) The Series Ordinance authorizing the Subordinate Bonds shall establish funds
and accounts for the moneys to be used to pay debt service on the Subordinate Bonds, to pay
Hedge Payments under Subordinate Hedge Agreements, and to provide reserves therefor.
(d) The requirements of the Bond Ordinance described in paragraphs (d), (e) and (g)
above under the caption “SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS – Senior Bonds”)
are met with respect to such Subordinate Bonds (as if such Bonds constituted Senior Bonds).
In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation,
reorganization, or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relative to the District or to its
creditors, as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation,
dissolution, or other winding up of the District, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, the
owners of all Senior Bonds then Outstanding and related Qualified Hedge Providers shall be entitled to
receive payment in full of all Principal and interest due on all such Senior Bonds in accordance with the
provisions of the Bond Ordinance and related Hedge Payments in accordance with the provisions of the
Senior Hedge Agreements before the owners of the Subordinate Bonds or related Qualified Hedge
Providers are entitled to receive any payment from the Pledged Revenues or the amounts held in the funds
and accounts created under the Bond Ordinance on account of Principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
the Subordinate Bonds or Hedge Payments under Subordinate Hedge Agreements.
In the event that any of the Subordinate Bonds are declared due and payable before their
expressed maturities because of the occurrence of an Event of Default (under circumstances when the
provisions of preceding paragraph are not be applicable), no owners of Subordinate Bonds or related
Qualified Hedge Providers may receive any accelerated payment from the Pledged Revenues or the
amounts held in the funds and accounts created under the Bond Ordinance of Principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on the Subordinate Bonds or Hedge Payments under Subordinate Hedge Agreements,
until the owners of all Senior Bonds Outstanding and related Qualified Hedge Providers have received
timely payment when due of all Principal of and interest on all such Senior Bonds and all Hedge
Payments under related Senior Hedge Agreements.
If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (under circumstances when the
provisions of second preceding paragraph are not applicable), the owners of all Senior Bonds then
Outstanding and related Qualified Hedge Providers shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all
Principal and interest then due on all such Senior Bonds and all Hedge Payments under related Senior
Hedge Agreements before the owners of the Subordinate Bonds or related Qualified Hedge Providers are
entitled to receive any Payment from the Pledged Revenues or the amounts held in the funds and accounts
created under the Bond Ordinance of Principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Subordinate Bonds
or Hedge Payments under Subordinate Hedge Agreements.
The obligations of the District to pay to the owners of the Subordinate Bonds the Principal of,
premium, if any, and interest thereon in accordance with their terms and to pay Hedge Payments to
related Qualified Hedge Providers in accordance with the terms of the Subordinate Hedge Agreements
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shall be unconditional and absolute. Nothing in the Bond Ordinance shall prevent the owners of the
Subordinate Bonds or related Qualified Hedge Providers from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted
by applicable law or under the Bond Ordinance or the Subordinate Hedge Agreements upon default
thereunder, subject to the rights contained in the Bond Ordinance of the owners of Senior Bonds and
related Qualified Hedge Providers to receive cash, property, or securities otherwise payable or deliverable
to the owners of the Subordinate Bonds and related Qualified Hedge Providers, and any Series Ordinance
authorizing Subordinate Bonds may provide that, insofar as a trustee or paying agent for the Subordinate
Bonds is concerned, the foregoing provisions shall not prevent the application by such trustee or paying
agent of any moneys deposited with such trustee or paying agent for the purpose of the payment of or on
account of the Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Subordinate Bonds and Hedge
Payments under Subordinate Hedge Agreements if such trustee or paying agent did not have knowledge
at the time of such application that such payment was prohibited by the foregoing provisions.
Any series of Subordinate Bonds and related Subordinate Hedge Agreements may have such rank
or priority with respect to any other series of Subordinate Bonds and related Subordinate Hedge
Agreements as may be provided in the Series Ordinance authorizing such series of Subordinate Bonds
and may contain such other provisions as are not in conflict with the provisions of the Bond Ordinance.
Accession of Subordinate Bonds and Related Subordinate Hedge Agreements to Senior Status
By proceedings authorizing all or any Subordinate Bonds, the District may provide for the
accession of such Subordinate Bonds and related Subordinate Hedge Agreements to the status of
complete parity with the Senior Bonds and related Senior Hedge Agreements if, as of the date of
accession, the conditions of the Bond Ordinance described in subparagraphs (a), (e) and (f) above under
the caption “SENIOR AND SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS – Senior Bonds”) are satisfied, on a basis
which includes all Outstanding Senior Bonds and such Subordinate Bonds, and if on the date of
accession:
(a) the Debt Service Reserve Account contains an amount equal to the Debt Service
Reserve Requirement computed on a basis which includes all Outstanding Senior Bonds and such
Subordinate Bonds (but which excludes, in the case of both Outstanding Senior Bonds and such
Subordinate Bonds, any SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered Bonds); and
(b) the Payments Account contains the amount which would have been required to
be accumulated therein on the date of accession if the Subordinate Bonds had originally been
issued as Senior Bonds.
Credit Facilities and Hedge Agreements
In connection with the issuance of any Bonds under the Bond Ordinance, the District may obtain
or cause to be obtained one or more Credit Facilities providing for payment of all or a portion of the
Principal of, premium, if any, or interest due or to become due on such Bonds, providing for the purchase
of such Bonds by the Credit Facility Provider, or providing funds for the purchase of such Bonds by the
District. In connection therewith the District shall enter into Credit Facility Agreements with such Credit
Facility Providers providing for, among other things, (i) the payment of fees and expenses to such Credit
Facility Providers for the issuance of such Credit Facilities; (ii) the terms and conditions of such Credit
Facilities and the Bonds affected thereby; and (iii) the security, if any, to be provided for the issuance of
such Credit Facilities. The District may secure any Credit Facility by an agreement providing for the
purchase of the Bonds secured thereby with such adjustments to the rate of interest, method of
determining interest, maturity, or redemption provisions as are specified by the District in the applicable
Series Ordinance. The District may in a Credit Facility Agreement agree to directly reimburse such
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Credit Facility Provider for amounts paid under the terms of such Credit Facility, together with interest
thereon; provided, however, that no Reimbursement Obligation shall be created for purposes of the Bond
Ordinance until amounts are paid under such Credit Facility. Any such Reimbursement Obligation shall
be deemed to be a part of the Bonds to which the Credit Facility relates which gave rise to such
Reimbursement Obligation, and references to Principal and interest payments with respect to such Bonds
shall include Principal and interest (except for Additional Interest and Principal amortization requirements
with respect to the Reimbursement Obligation that are more accelerated than the amortization
requirements for the related Bonds, without acceleration) due on the Reimbursement Obligation incurred
as a result of payment of such Bonds with the Credit Facility. All other amounts payable under the Credit
Facility Agreement (including any Additional Interest and Principal amortization requirements with
respect to the Reimbursement obligation that are more accelerated than the amortization requirements for
the related Bonds, without acceleration) shall be fully subordinate to the payment of debt service on the
related class of Bonds. Any such Credit Facility shall be for the benefit of and secure such Bonds or
portion thereof as specified in the applicable Series Ordinance.
In connection with the issuance of any Bonds or at any time thereafter so long as such Bonds
remain Outstanding, the District may enter into Hedge Agreements with Qualified Hedge Providers, and
no other providers, with respect to any Bonds. The District shall authorize the execution, delivery, and
performance of each Hedge Agreement in a Supplemental Ordinance, in which it shall designate the
related Hedged Bonds. The District’s obligation to pay Hedge Payments may be secured by a pledge of,
and lien on, the Pledged Revenues on a parity with the lien created by the Bond Ordinance to secure the
related Hedged Bonds, or may be subordinated in lien and right of payment to the payment of the Bonds,
as determined by the District.
Other Obligations
The District expressly reserves the right, at any time, to adopt one or more other bond ordinances
and reserves the right, at any time, to issue any other obligations not secured by the amounts pledged
under the Bond Ordinance.
DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
Events of Default
An “Event of Default” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
(a) failure to pay the Principal or redemption price of any Bond when the same shall become
due and payable, either at maturity or by proceedings for redemption or otherwise; or
(b) failure to pay any installment of interest on any Bond when and as such installment of
interest shall become due and payable; or
(c) default shall be made by the District in the performance of any obligation in respect to the
Debt Service Reserve Account and such default shall continue for 30 days thereafter; or
(d) the District shall (1) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due, (2) file a petition in bankruptcy or take advantage of any insolvency act, (3) make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (4) consent to the appointment of a receiver of itself or of the
whole or any substantial part of its property, or (5) be adjudicated a bankrupt; or
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(e) a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order, judgment, or decree appointing a
receiver of the System or any of the funds or accounts established in the Bond Ordinance, or of the whole
or any substantial part of the District’s property, or approving a petition seeking reorganization of the
District under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of
America or the State, and such order, judgment, or decree shall not be vacated or set aside or stayed
within 60 days from the date of the entry thereof; or
(f) under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors, any court of
competent jurisdiction shall assume custody or control of any of the funds or accounts established in the
Bond Ordinance, or of the whole or any substantial part of the District’s property, and such custody or
control shall not be terminated or stayed within 60 days from the date of assumption of such custody or
control; or
(g) the District shall fail to perform any of the other covenants, conditions, agreements, and
provisions contained in the Bonds or in the Bond Ordinance (other than the covenant in the Bond
Ordinance relating to continuing disclosure) on the part of the District to be performed, and such failure
shall continue for 90 days after written notice specifying such failure and requiring it to be remedied shall
have been given to the District by the owners of not less than, or a Credit Facility Provider securing not
less than, 25% in aggregate Principal of the Bonds then Outstanding; provided, however, if the failure
stated in such notice can be corrected, but not within such 90-day period, the District shall have 180 days
after such written notice to cure such default if corrective action is instituted by the District within such
90-day period and diligently pursued until the failure is corrected; or
(h) (1) an Event of Default relating to the non-payment of the Principal or redemption price
or installment of interest shall occur under any Series Ordinance or (2) an Event of Default, other than as
described in clause (h)(1) shall occur under any Series Ordinance; or
(i) failure by any Credit Facility Provider to pay the purchase price of Bonds under any
Credit Facility then in effect; or
(j) delivery to the District by a Credit Facility Provider of written notice stating that an
“Event of Default” has occurred under any Credit Facility Agreement; or
(k) delivery to the District by a Qualified Hedge Provider of written notice stating that an
“event of default” has occurred under any Senior Hedge Agreement.
Remedies
Upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b) and
(h)(1) above under the caption “Events of Default” as to any Senior Bond, then and in every such case,
upon the written declaration of the owners of more than 50% in aggregate Principal of all Senior Bonds
then Outstanding or upon the written demand of a Credit Facility Provider securing more than 50% in
aggregate Principal of the Senior Bonds then Outstanding, the Principal of all Senior Bonds then
Outstanding shall become due and payable immediately, together with the interest accrued thereon to the
date of such acceleration, at the place of payment provided therein, and interest on the Senior Bonds shall
cease to accrue after the date of such acceleration, anything in the Bond Ordinance or in the Senior Bonds
to the contrary notwithstanding. With respect to any Senior Bonds secured by a Credit Facility, only the
applicable Credit Facility Provider may give written demand to declare the Principal of and accrued
interest on such Senior Bonds to be immediately due and payable.
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Upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default described in clause (i) above under
the caption “Events of Default”, then and in every such case, upon the written declaration of the owners
of more than 50% in aggregate Principal of the Senior Bonds of the affected series then Outstanding, the
Principal of all Senior Bonds of the affected series then Outstanding shall become due and payable
immediately, together with the interest accrued thereon to the date of such acceleration, at the place of
payment provided therein, and interest on the Senior Bonds of the affected series shall cease to accrue
after the date of such acceleration, anything in the Bond Ordinance or in the Senior Bonds of the affected
series to the contrary notwithstanding.
Upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default described in clause (k) above under
the caption “Events of Default”, then and in every such case, upon the written declaration of the owners
of more than 50% in aggregate Principal of the Senior Bonds of the affected series then Outstanding, the
Principal of all Senior Bonds of the affected series then Outstanding shall become due and payable
immediately, together with the interest accrued thereon to the date of such acceleration, at the place of
payment provided therein, and interest on the Senior Bonds of the affected series shall cease to accrue
after the date of such acceleration, anything in the Bond Ordinance or in the Senior Bonds of the affected
series to the contrary notwithstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Senior Bonds
secured by a Credit Facility, only the applicable Credit Facility Provider may give written demand to
declare the Principal of and accrued interest on such Senior Bonds to be immediately due and payable.
Upon any declaration of acceleration under the Bond Ordinance, the District shall immediately
draw under the applicable Credit Facility to the extent permitted by the terms thereof that amount which,
together with other amounts on deposit under the Bond Ordinance, shall be sufficient to pay the Principal
of and accrued interest on the related Senior Bonds so accelerated.
The above provisions, however, are subject to the condition that if, after the Principal of the
Senior Bonds shall have been so accelerated, all arrears of interest upon such Bonds, and interest on
overdue installments of interest at the rate on such Bonds, shall have been paid by the District, the
Principal of such Bonds which has matured (except the Principal of any Bonds not then due by their terms
except as provided above) have been paid, and the District shall also have performed all other things in
respect to which it may have been in default under the Bond Ordinance, and, if applicable, each Credit
Facility Provider shall have reinstated the Credit Facility in the full amount available to be drawn
thereunder by written notice to the District, then, in every such case, the owners of more than 50% in
aggregate Principal of all Senior Bonds then Outstanding by written notice to the District, may waive
such default and its consequences and such waiver shall be binding upon the District and upon all owners
of the Bonds; but no such waiver shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or impair any right or
remedy consequent thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the applicable Credit Facility
Provider shall not then continue to dishonor draws under the Credit Facility, no Event of Default with
respect to the related Senior Bonds may be waived without the express written consent of such Credit
Facility Provider.
Upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default, any owner of Senior Bonds then
Outstanding affected by the Event of Default or a duly authorized agent for such owner may proceed to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the owners of Senior Bonds by such of the following
remedies as it shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce such rights:
(1) by mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce all
rights of the owners of Senior Bonds, including the right to require the appointment of a receiver
for the System or to exercise any other right or remedy provided by the Constitution and laws of
the State and the Charter and to require the District to perform any other covenant or agreement
contained in the Bond Ordinance;
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(2) by action or suit in equity, require the District to account as if it were the trustee
of an express trust for the owners of the Senior Bonds;
(3) by action or suit in equity, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in
violation of the rights of the owners of the Senior Bonds; or
(4) by pursuing any other available remedy at law or in equity or by statute.
In the enforcement of any remedy under the Bond Ordinance, owners of Senior Bonds shall be
entitled to sue for, enforce payment on, and receive any and all amounts then or during any default
becoming, and at any time remaining, due from the District for Principal, redemption premium, interest,
or otherwise, under any provision of the Bond Ordinance or of the Senior Bonds, and unpaid, with
interest on overdue payments at the rate or rates of interest specified in such Senior Bonds, together with
any and all costs and expenses of collection and of all proceedings under the Bond Ordinance and under
such Senior Bonds, without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the owners of Senior Bonds, and to
recover and enforce a judgment or decree against the District for any portion of such amounts remaining
unpaid, with interest, costs, and expenses, and to collect from any moneys available for such purpose, in
any manner provided by law, the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.
If no Senior Bonds are then Outstanding or if no Event of Default with respect to any Senior
Bonds has then occurred and is continuing, in the enforcement of any remedy under the Bond Ordinance,
owners of Subordinate Bonds shall be entitled to sue for, enforce payment on, and receive any and all
amounts then or during any default becoming, and at any time remaining, due from the District for
Principal, redemption premium, interest, or otherwise, under any provision of the Bond Ordinance or of
the Subordinate Bonds, and unpaid, with interest on overdue payments at the rate or rates of interest
specified in such Subordinate Bonds, together with any and all costs and expenses of collection and of all
proceedings under the Bond Ordinance and under such Subordinate Bonds, without prejudice to any other
right or remedy of the owners of Subordinate Bonds, and to recover and enforce a judgment or decree
against the District for any portion of such amounts remaining unpaid, with interest, costs, and expenses,
and to collect from any moneys available for such purpose, in any manner provided by law, the moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to diminish the rights of the
owners of Subordinate Bonds described in clauses (1) through (4) above.
No remedy conferred upon or reserved to the Bondholders is intended to be exclusive of any
other remedy or remedies, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to
every other remedy given under the Bond Ordinance or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by
statute.
Application of Moneys After Default
If an Event of Default occurs and shall not have been remedied, the District or a receiver
appointed for the purpose shall apply all Pledged Revenues (except with respect to the Debt Service
Reserve Account which does not secure Subordinate Bonds, Senior SRF Bonds and Senior Uncovered
Bonds) as follows and in the following order of priority:
(a) Expenses of Receiver and Paying Agent and Bond Registrar - to the payment of
the reasonable and proper charges, expenses, and liabilities of any receiver and the Paying Agent
and Bond Registrar under the Bond Ordinance;
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(b) Expenses of Operation and Maintenance and Renewals and Replacements - to the
payment of all reasonable and necessary Expenses of Operation and Maintenance and major
renewals and replacements to the System;
(c) Principal or Redemption Price, Interest, and Hedge Payments Relating to Senior
Bonds - to the payment of the interest and Principal or redemption price then due on the Senior
Bonds and Hedge Payments then due under Senior Hedge Agreements, as follows:
(i) Unless the Principal of all the Senior Bonds shall have become due and
payable, all such moneys shall be applied as follows:
first: To the payment to the persons entitled thereto of all installments of
interest then due on the Senior Bonds, in the order of the maturity of such
installments (with interest on defaulted installments of interest at the rate or rates
borne by the Senior Bonds with respect to which such interest is due, but only to
the extent permitted by law), and, if the amount available shall not be sufficient
to pay in full any particular installment, then to the payment ratably, according to
the amounts due on such installment, to the persons entitled thereto, without any
discrimination or preference. If some of the Senior Bonds bear interest payable
at different intervals or upon different dates and if at any time moneys from the
Debt Service Reserve Account must be used to pay any such interest, the moneys
in the Debt Service Reserve Account shall be applied (to the extent necessary) to
the payment of all interest becoming due on the dates upon which such interest is
payable to and including the next succeeding semiannual Interest Payment Date
specified for the Senior Bonds. After such date, moneys in the Debt Service
Reserve Account plus any other moneys available in the Payments Account shall
be set aside for the payment of interest on Senior Bonds of each class (a class
consisting of all Senior Bonds payable as to interest on the same dates) pro rata
among Senior Bonds of the various classes on a daily basis so that there shall
accrue to each owner of a Senior Bond throughout each Fiscal Year the same
proportion of the total interest payable to such owner of a Senior Bond as shall
so accrue to every other owner of a Senior Bond during such Fiscal Year.
second: To the payment of the Hedge Payments due under any Senior
Hedge Agreements pursuant to their terms.
third: To the payment to the persons entitled thereto of the unpaid
Principal of any of the Senior Bonds which shall have become due at maturity or
upon mandatory redemption prior to maturity (other than Senior Bonds called for
redemption for the payment of which moneys are held pursuant to the provisions
of the Bond Ordinance), in the order of their due dates, with interest upon such
Senior Bonds from the respective dates upon which they became due, and, if the
amount available shall not be sufficient to pay in full Senior Bonds due on any
particular date, together with such interest, then to the payment first of such
interest, ratably according to the amount of such interest due on such date, and
then to the payment of such Principal, ratably according to the amount of such
Principal due on such date, to the persons entitled thereto without any
discrimination or preference. If some of the Senior Bonds mature (including
mandatory redemption prior to maturity as a maturity) upon a different date or
dates, and if at any time moneys from the Debt Service Reserve Account must be
used to pay any such Principal becoming due, the moneys in the Debt Service
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Reserve Account not required to pay interest under paragraph first above shall be
applied to the extent necessary to the payment of all Principal becoming due on
the dates upon which such Principal is payable to and including the final annual
Principal Maturity Date specified for the Senior Bonds. After such date, moneys
in the Debt Service Reserve Account not required to pay interest plus any other
moneys available in the Payments Account shall be set aside for the payment of
Principal of Senior Bonds of each class (a class consisting of all Senior Bonds
payable as to Principal on the same date) pro rata among Senior Bonds of the
various classes which mature or must be redeemed pursuant to mandatory
redemption prior to maturity throughout each Fiscal Year in such proportion of
the total Principal payable on each such Senior Bond as shall be equal among all
classes of Senior Bonds maturing or subject to mandatory redemption within
such Fiscal Year.
fourth: To the payment of the redemption premium on and the Principal
of any Senior Bonds called for optional redemption pursuant to their terms.
(ii) If the Principal of all the Senior Bonds shall have become due and payable, all
such moneys shall be applied to the payment of the Principal and interest then due and unpaid
upon the Senior Bonds, with interest thereon as aforesaid, and due and unpaid Hedge Payments
under Senior Hedge Agreements, without preference or priority of Principal over interest or
Hedge Payments or of interest over Principal or Hedge Payments, or of Hedge Payments over
Principal or interest, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of
any Senior Bond over any other Senior Bonds, or of any such Hedge Payment over any other
such Hedge Payment, ratably, according to the amounts due respectively for Principal, interest,
and Hedge Payments, to the persons entitled thereto without any discrimination or preference.
Rights of Credit Facility Provider
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Bond Ordinance, in the event that the District shall
draw under a Credit Facility any amount for the payment of Principal of or interest on any Bonds, then
upon such payment the related Credit Facility Provider shall succeed to and become subrogated to the
rights of the recipients of such payments and such Principal or interest shall be deemed to continue to be
unpaid and Outstanding for all purposes and shall continue to be fully secured by the Bond Ordinance
until the Credit Facility Provider, as successor and subrogee, has been paid all amounts owing in respect
of such subrogated payments of Principal and interest. Such rights shall be limited and evidenced by
having the District note the Credit Facility Provider’s rights as successor and subrogee on its records, and
the District shall, upon request, deliver to the Credit Facility Provider (i) in the case of interest on the
Bonds, an acknowledgment of the Credit Facility Provider’s ownership of interest to be paid on the Bonds
specifying the amount of interest owed, the period represented by such interest, and the CUSIP numbers
of the Bonds on which such interest is owed and (ii) in the case of Principal of the Bonds, either the
Bonds themselves duly assigned to the Credit Facility Provider or new Bonds registered in the name of
the Credit Facility Provider or in such other name as the Credit Facility Provider shall specify. Whenever
moneys become available for the payment of any interest then overdue, the Credit Facility Provider shall
be treated as to interest owed to it as and as if it had been the Bondholder of the Bonds upon which such
interest is payable on any special record date therefor.
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No Obligation to Levy Taxes
Nothing contained in the Bond Ordinance shall be construed as imposing on the District any duty
or obligation to levy any taxes either to meet any obligation incurred in the Bond Ordinance or to pay the
Principal of or interest on the Bonds.
DEFEASANCE
Except as otherwise provided in any Series Ordinance with respect to Bonds secured by a Credit
Facility, Bonds for the payment or redemption of which sufficient moneys or sufficient Government
Obligations shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent or the Depository of the Sinking Fund
(whether upon or prior to the maturity or the redemption date of such Bonds) shall be deemed to be paid
and no longer Outstanding under the Bond Ordinance; provided, however, that if such Bonds are to be
redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been duly given as provided
in the Bond Ordinance or firm and irrevocable arrangements shall have been made for the giving of such
notice; and, provided, further, that Bonds bearing interest at a Variable Rate shall not be deemed to have
been paid and discharged within the meaning of the Bond Ordinance unless the interest rate payable on
such Bonds is calculated at the maximum interest rate specified for such Bonds to the earlier of the first
tender or redemption date. Government Obligations shall be considered sufficient for purposes of the
Bond Ordinance only: (i) if such Government Obligations are not callable by the issuer of the
Government Obligations prior to their stated maturity; and (ii) if such Government Obligations fall due
and bear interest in such amounts and at such times as will assure sufficient cash to pay currently
maturing interest and to pay Principal and redemption premiums, if any, when due on the Bonds without
rendering the interest on any Tax-Exempt Bonds includable in gross income of any owner thereof for
federal income tax purposes.
The District may at any time surrender to the Bond Registrar for cancellation by it any Bonds
previously authenticated and delivered under the Bond Ordinance which the District may have acquired in
any manner whatsoever. All such Bonds, upon such surrender and cancellation, shall be deemed to be
paid and retired.
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCES
Supplemental Ordinances Not Requiring Consent of Bondholders
The District, from time to time and at any time, subject to the conditions and restrictions in the
Bond Ordinance, may adopt one or more Supplemental Ordinances which thereafter shall form a part of
the Bond Ordinance, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:
(a) To add to the covenants and agreements of the District in the Bond Ordinance
other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed or to surrender, restrict, or limit any
right or power reserved in the Bond Ordinance to or conferred upon the District (including but
not limited to the right to issue Senior Bonds);
(b) To make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing,
correcting, or supplementing any defective provision contained in the Bond Ordinance, or in
regard to matters or questions arising under the Bond Ordinance, as the District may deem
necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with the Bond Ordinance;
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(c) To subject to the lien and pledge of the Bond Ordinance additional revenues,
receipts, properties, or other collateral;
(d) To evidence the appointment of successors to any Depository, Paying Agent, or
Bond Registrar;
(e) To modify, amend, or supplement the Bond Ordinance in such manner as to
permit the qualification of the Bond Ordinance under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 or any
federal statute hereinafter in effect, and similarly to add to the Bond Ordinance such other terms,
conditions, and provisions as may be permitted or required by such Trust Indenture Act of 1939
or any similar federal statute;
(f) To make any modification or amendment of the Bond Ordinance required in
order to make any Bonds eligible for acceptance by DTC or any similar holding institution or to
permit the issuance of any Bonds or interests therein in book-entry form;
(g) To modify any of the provisions of the Bond Ordinance in any respect if such
modification shall not become effective until after the Bonds Outstanding immediately prior to
the effective date of such Supplemental Ordinance shall cease to be Outstanding and if any Bonds
issued contemporaneously with or after the effective date of such Supplemental Ordinance shall
contain a specific reference to the modifications contained in such subsequent proceedings;
(h) Subject to the provisions of the Bond Ordinance relating to the Project Fund, to
modify the provisions of the Bond Ordinance with respect to the disposition of any moneys
remaining in the Project Fund upon the completion of any Project;
(i) To increase the size or scope of the System, to add other utilities to the System,
to create additional subaccounts or to abolish any subaccounts within any account, or to change
the amount of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, but not below the amount specified in such
definition;
(j) To modify the Bond Ordinance to permit the qualification of any Bonds for offer
or sale under the securities laws of any state in the United States of America;
(k) To modify the Bond Ordinance to provide for the issuance of Senior Bonds or
Subordinate Bonds, and such modification may deal with any subjects and make any provisions
which the District deems necessary or desirable for that purpose;
(l) To make such modifications in the provisions of the Bond Ordinance as may be
deemed necessary by the District to accommodate the issuance of capital appreciation bonds or
Bonds which bear interest at a Variable Rate; and
(m) To modify any of the provisions of the Bond Ordinance in any respect (other than
a modification of the type described below under the caption “SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDINANCES – Supplemental Ordinances Requiring Consent of Bondholders”) requiring
the unanimous written consent of the Bondholders); provided that for (i) any Outstanding Bonds
which are assigned a Rating and which are not secured by a Credit Facility providing for the
payment of the full amount of Principal and interest to be paid thereon, each Rating Agency shall
have given written notification to the District that such modification will not cause the then
applicable Rating on any Bonds to be reduced or withdrawn, and (ii) any Outstanding Bonds
which are secured by Credit Facilities providing for the payment of the full amount of the
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Principal and interest to be paid thereon, each Credit Facility Provider shall have consented in
writing to such modification.
Any Supplemental Ordinance of the District may modify the provisions of the Bond Ordinance in
such a manner, and to such extent and containing such provisions, as the District may deem necessary or
desirable to effect any of the purposes stated above.
As used in the Bond Ordinance, the term “modify” shall mean “modify, amend, or supplement”
and the term “modification” shall mean “modification, amendment, or supplement.”
Supplemental Ordinances Requiring Consent of Bondholders
With the consent (evidenced as provided in the Bond Ordinance) of the owners of not less than a
majority in aggregate Principal of the Outstanding Bonds of each class (senior and subordinate), voting
separately by class, the District may from time to time and at any time adopt a Supplemental Ordinance
for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Bond Ordinance or of any Supplemental Ordinance; provided, however, that no such
Supplemental Ordinance shall: (1) extend the maturity date or due date of any mandatory sinking fund
redemption with respect to any Bond Outstanding under the Bond Ordinance; (2) reduce or extend the
time for payment of Principal of, redemption premium, or interest on any Bond Outstanding under the
Bond Ordinance; (3) reduce any premium payable upon the redemption of any Bond under the Bond
Ordinance or advance the date upon which any Bond may first be called for redemption prior to its stated
maturity date; (4) give to any Senior Bond or Senior Bonds (or related Senior Hedge Agreements) a
preference over any other Senior Bond or Senior Bonds (or related Senior Hedge Agreements); (5) permit
the creation of any lien or any other encumbrance on the Pledged Revenues having a lien equal to or prior
to the lien created under the Bond Ordinance for the Senior Bonds; (6) reduce the percentage of owners of
senior or subordinate classes of Bonds required to approve any such Supplemental Ordinance; or (7)
deprive the owners of the Bonds of the right to payment of the Bonds or from the Pledged Revenues
(except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the Debt Service Reserve Account), without, in each
case, the consent of the owners of all the affected Bonds then Outstanding. No amendment may be made
under the Bond Ordinance which affects the rights or duties of any Credit Facility Provider securing any
of the Bonds or any Qualified Hedge Provider under any Hedge Agreement without its written consent.
If the District intends to enter into or adopt any Supplemental Ordinance as described in this
caption, the District shall mail, by registered or certified mail, to the registered owners of the Bonds at
their addresses as shown on the Bond Register, a notice of such intention along with a description of such
Supplemental Ordinance not less than 30 days prior to the proposed effective date of such Supplemental
Ordinance. The consents of the registered owners of the Bonds need not approve the particular form of
wording of the proposed Supplemental Ordinance, but it shall be sufficient if such consents approve the
substance thereof. Failure of the owner of any Bond to receive the notice required in the Bond Ordinance
shall not affect the validity of any Supplemental Ordinance if the required number of owners of the Bonds
of each class shall provide their written consent to such Supplemental Ordinance.
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Notwithstanding any provision of the Bond Ordinance to the contrary, upon the issuance of a
Credit Facility to secure any Bonds and for the period in which such Credit Facility is outstanding, the
Credit Facility Provider may have the consent rights of the owners of the Bonds which are secured by
such Credit Facility pertaining to some or all of the amendments or modifications of the Bond Ordinance,
to the extent provided in the applicable Series Ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Credit
Facility Provider is granted the consent rights of the owners of any Bonds in a Series Ordinance and
refuses to exercise such consent rights, either affirmatively or negatively, then the registered owners of
the Bonds secured by the related Credit Facility may exercise such consent rights.
Notice of Supplemental Ordinances
The District shall cause the Bond Registrar to mail a notice by registered or certified mail to the
registered owners of all Bonds Outstanding, at their addresses shown on the Bond Register or at such
other address as has been furnished in writing by such registered owner to the Bond Registrar, setting
forth in general terms the substance of any Supplemental Ordinance which has been adopted and
approved.
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SUMMARY OF THE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT
The following is a summary of certain provisions and covenants contained in the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement. Such summary does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms of the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement and accordingly is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto and is
subject to the full text thereof.
Definitions
In addition to the definitions set forth in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
“Annual Filing Date” means the date, set in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, by which the
Annual Report is to be filed with the MSRB.
“Annual Financial Information” means annual financial information as such term is used in
paragraph (b)(5)(i) of the Rule and specified in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
“Annual Report” means an Annual Report containing Annual Financial Information described
in and consistent with the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the annual financial statements (if any) of the District
for the prior fiscal year, certified by an independent auditor as prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles or otherwise, as such term is used in paragraph (b)(5)(i)(B) of the Rule
and as specified in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
“Certification” means a written certification of compliance signed by the Disclosure
Representative stating that the Annual Report, Audited Financial Statements, Notice Event notice, Failure
to File Event notice, Voluntary Event Disclosure or Voluntary Financial Disclosure delivered to the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent is the Annual Report, Audited Financial Statements, Notice Event
notice, Failure to File Event notice, Voluntary Event Disclosure or Voluntary Financial Disclosure
required to be submitted to the MSRB under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement. A Certification shall
accompany each such document submitted to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent by the District and
shall include the full name of the Bonds and the 9-digit CUSIP numbers for all Bonds to which the
document applies.
“Disclosure Dissemination Agent” means Digital Assurance Certification, L.L.C., acting in its
capacity as Disclosure Dissemination Agent (“DAC”) under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, or
any successor Disclosure Dissemination Agent designated in writing by the District pursuant to the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
“Disclosure Representative” means the Secretary-Treasurer of the District or his or her
designee, or such other person as the District shall designate in writing to the Disclosure Dissemination
Agent from time to time as the person responsible for providing Information to the Disclosure
Dissemination Agent.
“Failure to File Event” means the District’s failure to file an Annual Report on or before the
Annual Filing Date.
“Force Majeure Event” means: (i) acts of God, war, or terrorist action; (ii) failure or shut-down
of the Electronic Municipal Market Access system maintained by the MSRB; or (iii) to the extent beyond
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the Disclosure Dissemination Agent’s reasonable control, interruptions in telecommunications or utilities
services, failure, malfunction or error of any telecommunications, computer or other electrical,
mechanical or technological application, service or system, computer virus, interruptions in Internet
service or telephone service (including due to a virus, electrical delivery problem or similar occurrence)
that affect Internet users generally, or in the local area in which the Disclosure Dissemination Agent or
the MSRB is located, or acts of any government, regulatory or any other competent authority the effect of
which is to prohibit the Disclosure Dissemination Agent from performance of its obligations under this
Disclosure Agreement.
“Holder” means any person (a) having the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or consent with
respect to, or to dispose of ownership of, any Bonds (including persons holding Bonds through nominees,
depositories or other intermediaries) or (b) treated as the owner of any Bonds for federal income tax
purposes.
“Information” means, collectively, the Annual Reports, the Audited Financial Statements, the
Notice Event notices, the Failure to File Event notices, the Voluntary Event Disclosures and the
Voluntary Financial Disclosures.
“MSRB” means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or any successor thereto,
established pursuant to Section 15B(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Notice Event” means any of the events enumerated in paragraph (b)(5)(i)(C) of the Rule and
listed in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
“Obligated Person” means any person, including the District, who is either generally or through
an enterprise, fund, or account of such person committed by contract or other arrangement to support
payment of all, or part of the obligations on the Bonds (other than providers of municipal bond insurance,
letters of credit, or other liquidity facilities).
“Official Statement” means that Official Statement prepared by the District in connection with
the Bonds.
“Rule” means Rule 15c2-12(b)(5) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Voluntary Event Disclosure” means information of the category specified in any of
subsections (e)(vi)(1) through (e)(vi)(11) of Section 2 of the Disclosure Agreement that is accompanied
by a Certification of the Disclosure Representative containing the information prescribed by Section 7(a)
of the Disclosure Agreement.
“Voluntary Financial Disclosure” means information of the category specified in any of
subsections (e)(vii)(1) through (e)(vii)(9) of Section 2 of the Disclosure Agreement that is accompanied
by a Certification of the Disclosure Representative containing the information prescribed by Section 7(b)
of the Disclosure Agreement.
Provision of Annual Reports
The District shall provide, annually, an electronic copy of the Annual Report and Certification to
the Disclosure Dissemination Agent, not later than the Annual Filing Date. Promptly upon receipt of an
electronic copy of the Annual Report and the Certification, the Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall
provide an Annual Report to the MSRB not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
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District, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. Such date and each anniversary thereof
is the Annual Filing Date. The Annual Report may be submitted as a single document or as separate
documents comprising a package, and may cross-reference other information as provided in the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
If on the fifteenth (15th) day prior to the Annual Filing Date, the Disclosure Dissemination Agent
has not received a copy of the Annual Report and Certification, the Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall
contact the Disclosure Representative by telephone and in writing (which may be by e-mail) to remind the
District of its undertaking to provide the Annual Report. Upon such reminder, the Disclosure
Representative shall either (i) provide the Disclosure Dissemination Agent with an electronic copy of the
Annual Report and the Certification) no later than two (2) business days prior to the Annual Filing Date,
or (ii) instruct the Disclosure Dissemination Agent in writing that the District will not be able to file the
Annual Report within the time required under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, state the date by
which the Annual Report for such year will be provided and instruct the Disclosure Dissemination Agent
to immediately send a Failure to File Event notice to the MSRB in substantially the form specified in the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
If the Disclosure Dissemination Agent has not received an Annual Report and Certification by
10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the Annual Filing Date (or, if such Annual Filing Date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or holiday, then the first business day thereafter) for the Annual Report, a Failure to File Event
shall have occurred and the Issuer irrevocably directs the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to immediately
send a Failure to File Event notice to the MSRB in substantially the form specified in the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement.
If Audited Financial Statements of the District are prepared but not available prior to the Annual
Filing Date, the District shall, when the Audited Financial Statements are available, provide at such time
an electronic copy to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent, accompanied by a Certification for filing with
the MSRB.
The District may adjust the Annual Filing Date upon change of its fiscal year by providing
written notice of such change and the new Annual Filing Date to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent,
Paying Agent (if any) and the MSRB, provided that the period between the existing Annual Filing Date
and new Annual Filing Date shall not exceed one year.
Content of Annual Reports
Each Annual Report shall contain Annual Financial Information with respect to the District,
including the information provided in the Official Statement under the headings: “MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - Historical and Projected Sewer Rates and Charges,” “-
Customer Accounts,” “- Largest User Charge Customers,” and “ – User Charge Revenues.” Each
Annual Report shall include Audited Financial Statements prepared as described in the Official
Statement. If Audited Financial Statements are not available, then, unaudited financial statements,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or alternate accounting principles as
described in the Official Statement will be included in the Annual Report.
Any or all of the items listed above may be included by specific reference from other documents,
including official statements of debt issues with respect to which the District is an Obligated Person (as
defined by the Rule), which have been previously filed with each of the Securities and Exchange
Commission or available on the MSRB Internet Website. If the document incorporated by reference is a
final official statement, it must be available from the MSRB. The District will clearly identify each such
document so incorporated by reference.
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Reporting of Notice Events
The occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds constitutes a Notice
Event:
1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
2. Non-payment related defaults, if material;
3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties;
4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;
5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;
6. Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final
determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701-TEB) or other
material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the Bonds, or other
material events affecting the tax status of the Bonds;
7. Modifications to rights of Bondholders, if material;
8. Bond calls, if material, and tender offers;
9. Defeasances;
10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds, if material;
11. Rating changes;
12. Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the Obligated Person;
For the purposes of the event described in this subsection, the event is considered to
occur when any of the following occur: the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or
similar officer for an Obligated Person in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
or in any other proceeding under state or federal law in which a court or governmental
authority has assumed jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the
Obligated Person, or if such jurisdiction has been assumed by leaving the existing
governing body and officials or officers in possession but subject to the supervision and
orders of a court or governmental authority, or the entry of an order confirming a plan of
reorganization, arrangement or liquidation by a court or governmental authority having
supervision or jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the Obligated
Person.
13. The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving an Obligated
Person or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Obligated Person, other
than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake
such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions,
other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and
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14. Appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if
material;
The District shall, in a timely manner not later than nine business days after its occurrence, notify
the Disclosure Dissemination Agent in writing of the occurrence of a Notice Event. Such notice shall
instruct the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to report the occurrence and shall be accompanied by a
Certification. Such notice or Certification shall identify the Notice Event that has occurred, include the
text of the disclosure that the District desires to make, contain the written authorization of the District for
the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to disseminate such information, and identify the date the District
desires for the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to disseminate the information (provided that such date is
not later than the tenth business day after the occurrence of the Notice Event).
The Disclosure Dissemination Agent is under no obligation to notify the District or the Disclosure
Representative of an event that may constitute a Notice Event. In the event the Disclosure Dissemination
Agent so notifies the Disclosure Representative, the Disclosure Representative will within two business
days of receipt of such notice (but in any event not later than the tenth business day after the occurrence
of the Notice Event, if the District determines that a Notice Event has occurred), instruct the Disclosure
Dissemination Agent that either (i) a Notice Event has not occurred and no filing is to be made or (ii) a
Notice Event has occurred and the Disclosure Dissemination Agent is to report the occurrence pursuant to
the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, together with a Certification. Such Certification shall identify the
Notice Event that has occurred, include the text of the disclosure that the District desires to make, contain
the written authorization of the District for the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to disseminate such
information, and identify the date the District desires for the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to
disseminate the information (provided that such date is not later than the tenth business day after the
occurrence of the Notice Event).
If the Disclosure Dissemination Agent has been instructed by the District to report the occurrence
of a Notice Event, the Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall promptly file a notice of such occurrence
with the MSRB in accordance with the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
Voluntary Filings
The District may instruct the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to file a Voluntary Event
Disclosure or a Voluntary Financial Disclosure with the MSRB, from time to time pursuant to a
Certification of the Disclosure Representative.
Nothing in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the District from
disseminating any other information through the Disclosure Dissemination Agent using the means of
dissemination set forth in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement or including any other information in any
Annual Report, Audited Financial Statement, Notice Event notice, Failure to File Event notice, Voluntary
Event Disclosure or Voluntary Financial Disclosure, in addition to that required by the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement. If the District chooses to include any information in any Annual Report, Audited
Financial Statement, Notice Event notice, Failure to File Event notice, Voluntary Event Disclosure or
Voluntary Financial Disclosure in addition to that which is specifically required by the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement, the District shall have no obligation under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement
to update such information or include it in any future Annual Report, Audited Financial Statement, Notice
Event notice, Failure to File Event notice, Voluntary Event Disclosure or Voluntary Financial Disclosure.
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Termination of Reporting Obligation
The obligations of the District and the Disclosure Dissemination Agent under the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement shall terminate with respect to the Bonds upon the legal defeasance, prior
redemption or payment in full of all of the Bonds, when the District is no longer an Obligated Person, or
upon delivery by the Disclosure Representative to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent of an opinion of
counsel experienced in federal securities laws to the effect that continuing disclosure is no longer
required.
Disclosure Dissemination Agent
The District has appointed Digital Assurance Certification, L.L.C. (“DAC”) as exclusive
Disclosure Dissemination Agent under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement. The District may, upon
thirty days written notice to the Disclosure Dissemination Agent, replace or appoint a successor
Disclosure Dissemination Agent. Upon termination of DAC’s services as Disclosure Dissemination
Agent, whether by notice of the District or DAC, the District agrees to appoint a successor Disclosure
Dissemination Agent or, alternately, agrees to assume all responsibilities of Disclosure Dissemination
Agent under the Continuing Disclosure Agreement for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds.
Notwithstanding any replacement or appointment of a successor, the District shall remain liable to the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent until payment in full for any and all sums owed and payable to the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent. The Disclosure Dissemination Agent may resign at any time by
providing thirty days’ prior written notice to the District.
Remedies in Event of Default
In the event of a failure of the District or the Disclosure Dissemination Agent to comply with any
provision of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the Holders’ rights to enforce the provisions of the
Continuing Disclosure Agreement shall be limited solely to a right, by action in mandamus or for specific
performance, to compel performance of the parties’ obligation under the Continuing Disclosure
Agreement. Any failure by a party to perform in accordance with the Continuing Disclosure Agreement
shall not constitute a default on the Bonds or under any other document relating to the Bonds, and all
rights and remedies shall be limited to those expressly stated in the Continuing Disclosure Agreement.
Amendment; Waiver
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the District and
the Disclosure Dissemination Agent may amend the Continuing Disclosure Agreement and any provision
of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement may be waived, if such amendment or waiver is supported by an
opinion of counsel expert in federal securities laws acceptable to both the District and the Disclosure
Dissemination Agent to the effect that such amendment or waiver does not materially impair the interests
of Holders of the Bonds and would not, in and of itself, cause the undertakings in the Continuing
Disclosure Agreement to violate the Rule if such amendment or waiver had been effective on the date of
the Continuing Disclosure Agreement but taking into account any subsequent change in or official
interpretation of the Rule; provided neither the District or the Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall be
obligated to agree to any amendment modifying their respective duties or obligations without their
consent thereto.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Disclosure Dissemination Agent shall have the
right to adopt amendments to the Continuing Disclosure Agreement necessary to comply with
modifications to and interpretations of the provisions of the Rule as announced by the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time by giving not less than 20 days written notice of the intent to do
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so together with a copy of the proposed amendment to the District. No such amendment shall become
effective if the District shall, within 10 days following the giving of such notice, send a notice to the
Disclosure Dissemination Agent in writing that it objects to such amendment.
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APPENDIX D
Report on the Financial Feasibility of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A
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November 22, 2017
Board of Trustees
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
2350 Market Street
St. Louis, MO 63103-2555
Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (“Raftelis”) is submitting herewith the Report on the Financial
Feasibility of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Wastewater System Improvement and
Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A prepared at the request of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District (“District”) in connection with the issuance of its Wastewater System Improvement
and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A (the “Series 2017A Bonds”). The purpose of the
report is to summarize findings of studies performed by Raftelis related to the wastewater system
of the District (“System”). The report provides a financial feasibility analysis of the District’s
Capital Improvement and Replacement Program (“CIRP”) as it relates to the issuance of the Series
2017A Bonds. The report also addresses other technical and financial issues that affect the
operation of the System and the District’s ability to issue and repay wastewater revenue bonds
issued during the study period of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. The District’s fiscal year ends
on June 30 of each year.
In preparing the report, Raftelis has examined the financial operations of the District through
reviews of financial reports, operating and capital budgets, and other statistical and financial
information as well as through discussions with the District’s management and financial staff. We
have performed various financial tests and analyses necessary to support our findings and opinions.
In the development of the forecast of future financial operations summarized in the report, Raftelis
has made certain assumptions with respect to conditions, events, and circumstances which may
occur in the future. The methodologies utilized in performing our studies follow generally accepted
industry practice. While Raftelis believes such assumptions are reasonable and attainable for the
purpose of forecasting the District’s future operations, the actual results may differ materially from
the forecasts as influenced by the conditions, events, and circumstances which actually occur.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the report is based on information not within the control
of Raftelis. Raftelis has not been requested to make an independent analysis, to verify the accuracy
of information provided to us, or to render independent judgment of the validity of information
provided by others. As such, Raftelis cannot, and does not, guarantee the accuracy thereof to the
extent that such information, data, or opinions were based on information provided by others.
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Use of the report, or any information contained therein, by a third party shall constitute a waiver
and release of Raftelis from and against all claims and liability, including, but not limited to,
liability for special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages in connection with such use. In
addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, use of the report, or any information contained
therein by a third party (other than the underwriters of the Series 2017A Bonds), shall constitute
an agreement to defend and indemnify Raftelis from and against any claims and liability,
including, but not limited to, liability for special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages in
connection with such use. The benefit of such releases, waivers, or limitations of liability shall
extend to the related companies and subcontractors of any tier of Raftelis and the directors,
officers, partners, employees, and agents of all released or indemnified parties.
Raftelis shall have no liability to a third party for any losses or damages arising from or in any way
related to this report and/or the information contained therein. Such express waiver of liability by
the third party shall include all claims that the third party may allege in connection with Raftelis’
report including, but not limited to, breach of contract, breach of warranty, strict liability,
negligence, and/or negligent misrepresentation.
Our principal findings and opinions, which are discussed more fully in the report, are as follows:
Wastewater System Financing
• The District has developed a detailed CIRP required to meet regulatory requirements, maintain
the integrity of the System, and continue to address water quality issues. During the five-year
study period (“study period”) the District plans to spend approximately $1.7 billion on major
capital improvements to the System.
• As shown in Table 3 of the report, capital program requirements are projected to be funded
from a combination of available funds on hand, senior and subordinate revenue bond proceeds,
annual operating revenues, grants and contributions and interest income. Approximately 25
percent of total major capital improvement expenditures are anticipated to be funded from
operating revenues and the drawdown of available fund balances and the remaining
approximately 75 percent will be debt financed. Less than one percent of major capital
improvements are anticipated to be financed by grants and contributions and interest earned
on construction funds.
• The average number of wastewater customers served by the District during fiscal year 2017
was approximately 425,000. Slight decreases in the number of customers are projected during
the study period based on analysis of historical trends.
• District revenue is derived principally from charges for wastewater service. The existing
schedule of wastewater rates has been in effect since July 1, 2017. The Board adopted these
wastewater rates on June 9, 2016 by Ordinance 14395.
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• The District has seven senior revenue bond issues currently outstanding (excluding the Series
2017A Bonds) and thirteen subordinate series of revenue bonds issued under the state’s
revolving fund program (“SRF”) and Department of Natural Resources Direct Loan program
currently outstanding. The District’s previous bond authorizations for senior revenue and
subordinate revenue bond issues from elections on February 3, 2004 ($500 million) and August
5, 2008 ($275 million) have been fully utilized. Eight bond issues totaling $897.5 million have
been made from the District’s bond authorization of $945 million approved by voters on June
5, 2012. After issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds the District will have exhausted the 2012
Bond Authorization and will have $747.5 million of remaining bond authorization for senior
revenue and subordinate revenue bond issues authorized by voters on April 5, 2016.
• A portion of the proceeds of the Series 2017A Bonds will be used to advance refund a portion
of the District’s Series 2011B Bonds, Series 2012A Bonds and Series 2013B Bonds. Proceeds
will also be used to pay a portion of the costs of the District’s CIRP and pay the costs of
issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds.
• The Master Bond Ordinance adopted by the Board on April 22, 2004, as supplemented and
amended by ordinances adopted by the Board for each bond issue, including the ordinance
adopted by the Board for the Series 2017A Bonds (collectively, the “Bond Ordinance”),
establishes covenants between the District and bondholders and various terms and conditions
related to the Bonds.
• The cash flow analysis of projected wastewater utility revenue and revenue requirements
presented in Table 11 of the report shows that projected revenues, including projected revenue
increases, will be sufficient to fund the operation and maintenance of the System, provide debt
service coverage in excess of the requirements of the Bond Ordinance and continue full
funding of the CIRP.
• Based on the financial projections and analyses presented in the report, it is our opinion that
the District will be able to adequately finance the CIRP, meet all known cash requirements of
the System, and comply with all Bond Ordinance financial and rate covenants during the study
period.
Bond Covenant Compliance
• The proposed wastewater charges for fiscal years 2017 through 2020 will allow the District to
issue additional revenue bonds within the study period as currently anticipated and make
needed improvements and replacements of the System.
• Indicated debt service coverage levels are above the minimum Bond Ordinance requirements.
• The additional bonds test required for the issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds has been met.
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Conclusion
• Based on the financial study performed by Raftelis related to the System, we believe that the
District’s organizational structure, planned CIRP, and financing plans are sound for purposes
of supporting the Series 2017A Bonds and subsequent bonds required to support the full
implementation of the CIRP for the 2017 through 2020 fiscal years.
The summary statements presented in this letter do not address all of the issues examined and
described in the full report. Accordingly, the findings and conclusions presented herein should not
be considered complete except in the context of the detailed descriptions and information
contained in the report.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to the District in this important matter.
Very truly yours,
RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
William G. Stannard, PE
Chairman of the Board
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Contents
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Introduction ........................................................................................................................... D-6
Purpose .............................................................................................................................. D-6
Scope ................................................................................................................................. D-6
Raftelis Financial Consultants' Qualifications .................................................................. D-7
Wastewater System Financing .............................................................................................. D-8
Capital Improvement and Replacement Program ............................................................. D-8
CIRP Financing ............................................................................................................... D-10
Wastewater Service Charges .......................................................................................... D-12
Wastewater Service Charge Components ................................................................... D-12
Other Charges and Fees .............................................................................................. D-14
Revenues ......................................................................................................................... D-15
Customer Growth ........................................................................................................ D-15
Wastewater Volumes .................................................................................................. D-16
Wastewater Revenues Under Projected Rates ............................................................ D-18
Other Operating Revenues .......................................................................................... D-19
Revenue Requirements ................................................................................................... D-20
Operation and Maintenance Expense .......................................................................... D-20
Routine Capital Improvements ................................................................................... D-22
Cash Financing of Capital Improvements ................................................................... D-22
Debt Service ................................................................................................................ D-22
Operating Reserve Allowance ........................................................................................ D-24
Financial Analysis ........................................................................................................... D-24
Wastewater Bill Comparison .......................................................................................... D-27
Bond Covenant Compliance ............................................................................................... D-29
Rate Covenants ............................................................................................................... D-29
Reasonable Charges ........................................................................................................ D-29
Adequate Maintenance ................................................................................................... D-30
Additional Bonds Tests ................................................................................................... D-30
Principal Assumptions ........................................................................................................ D-33
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Report on the Financial Feasibility of
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Wastewater System Improvement and Refunding
Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A
Introduction
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (“District”) is responsible for providing
wastewater and stormwater services for the City of St. Louis, Missouri (“City”) and most of
St. Louis County, Missouri (“County”). In order to continue to improve and expand its
wastewater system (“System”) and maintain compliance with state and federal regulations, the
District has developed a major capital improvement and replacement program (“CIRP”). In
order to provide for equitable recovery of capital financing costs from existing and future
wastewater customers, the District plans to partially finance System improvements through the
issuance of long-term debt. The remainder of the funds required to finance the CIRP will be
obtained from annual operating revenues, interest income, grants and contributions, and funds
on hand.
Revenue bonds are issued pursuant to the District’s Charter, which was approved by
the voters of the City and the County at a special election held on February 4, 1954 and
amended at special elections held on November 7, 2000 and June 5, 2012 (“Charter”). All
bonds are issued under the provisions of the Master Bond Ordinance adopted by the Board of
Trustees (“Board”) on April 22, 2004, as supplemented and amended by ordinances adopted
by the Board for each bond issue including the ordinance expected to be adopted by the Board
on December 5, 2017 (collectively, the “Bond Ordinance”) for the Wastewater System
Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A (“Series 2017A Bonds”).
Purpose
The purpose of this report is to summarize findings of the financial feasibility study
performed by Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (“Raftelis”) related to the System and
independently assess the financial feasibility of the District’s issuance of the Series 2017A
Bonds. This report addresses financial issues that affect the operation of the System and the
District’s ability to issue and repay wastewater revenue bonds.
Scope
This report addresses the organization and management of the District. Also included
are the results of analyses related to existing and future financial requirements of the System
based on a review of financial reports, ordinances, budgets and other information. Information
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from these documents was supplemented through meetings and conversations with key District
representatives. Projections of revenue and revenue requirements of the System are shown in
this report for a study period that includes fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
Evaluation of the financial feasibility of the Series 2017A Bonds is based upon a review
of historical financial information provided by the District, an examination of revenue and
expenditure projections by District staff and Raftelis, and the preparation of cash flow analyses
examining projected System operation and capital programming financing through fiscal year
2020. The level of debt service coverage for the Series 2017A Bonds and subsequent bonds
projected to be issued through fiscal year 2020 is determined and compared with requirements
of the Bond Ordinance.
Raftelis Financial Consultants' Qualifications
Raftelis was founded in 1993 and has grown to become one of the largest and most
respected utility financial, rate, and management consulting firms in the nation. Raftelis has
experience providing these services to hundreds of utilities across the country and abroad.
Raftelis staff has provided bond feasibility reports for dozens of utilities throughout the United
States for billions of dollars in bonds. Raftelis currently has a professional staff of 75
consultants located in eighteen offices throughout the United States providing financial and
management consulting services to municipal water and wastewater utilities. Raftelis is a
Registered Municipal Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
Raftelis has been working with the District since 2007 as the Consultant to the Rate
Commission and was selected by the District in 2012 and 2017 to provide bond feasibility and
rate consulting services to the District for a five-year period.
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Wastewater System Financing
The general objectives of the District’s wastewater CIRP are to provide the facilities
necessary to meet federal and state requirements, maintain the integrity of the System, and
provide satisfactory levels of service and performance to customers. To accomplish these
objectives, the District must have sufficient operating revenues and adequate funding for CIRP
projects.
The District uses proceeds of revenue bonds along with wastewater service charge
revenues, grants, other revenues and available fund balances to meet the costs of the ongoing
CIRP.
Capital Improvement and Replacement Program
Table 1 presents a summary of the projected CIRP for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
These costs were obtained from the District’s supplemental budget documents and other data
provided by District staff. The costs for projects benefiting special assessment districts are not
included in Table 1 since they are fully funded by subdistrict tax revenues and thus do not
impact the magnitude of the proposed bonds or required revenue increases.
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D-9 Table 1: Capital Improvement & Replacement ProgramFiscal Year Ending June 302016 - 2020Capital Improvement and Replacement Progam Needs FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020TotalActual Actual Projected Projected Projected1. Asset Management - Capacity49,738,000$ 50,569,500$ 59,807,000$ 48,501,000$ 58,435,000$ 267,050,500$ 2. Asset Management - Renewal27,100,400 20,865,000 24,015,000 47,715,000 41,849,000 161,544,400 3. Cityshed887,000 7,480,000 13,273,000 30,930,000 18,000,000 70,570,000 4. Combined Sewer Overflow27,496,000 58,759,000 53,535,000 29,032,000 114,368,000 283,190,000 5. Districtwide6,034,451 7,401,945 7,694,504 8,130,000 7,665,000 36,925,900 6. Other- 600,000 750,000 - - 1,350,000 7. Sanitary Sewer Overflow (1)138,802,000 107,885,000 139,266,000 230,826,000 156,648,000 773,427,000 8. Treatment Plants (2)7,109,000 4,768,000 21,101,000 15,720,000 21,650,000 70,348,000 9.Subtotal: CIRP257,166,851$ 258,328,445$ 319,441,504$ 410,854,000$ 418,615,000$ 1,664,405,800$ 10. Less: Capital Funded in O&M (Asset Management) (12,254,101)$ (11,935,861)$ (12,538,504)$ (9,705,000)$ (9,950,000)$ (56,383,466)$ 11. Less: Non-recurring Projects & Studies(14,833,269) (2,119,509) (6,240,000) (5,240,000) (5,240,000) (33,672,778) 12. Less: Project Liquidations(2,824,905) (18,513,456) - - - (21,338,360) 13. Plus: Capitalized Internal Labor- 6,940,141 7,217,747 7,506,457 7,806,715 29,471,059 14.Total: CIRP Needs (3)227,254,576$ 232,699,760$ 307,880,747$ 403,415,457$ 411,231,715$ 1,582,482,255$ (1) The investment is driven by Consent Decree requirements to eliminate at least 85% of all constructed SSO's by 12/31/2023.(2) The investment is necessary to repair aging infrastructure and to meet regulatory requirements.(3) CIRP costs for FY 2016 and FY 2017 represent new appropriations approved in that year, and FY 2018 through FY 2020 represent estimated appropriations adjusted for inflation and net of prior years’ unspent appropriations released for future use.
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Table 3 Capital Improvement and Replacement Program
The proposed CIRP is primarily focused on collection system improvements projects to meet
the District’s Consent Decree requirements that include an estimated $818 million to eliminate
sanitary sewer overflows and $276 million to reduce or eliminate combined sewer overflows.
About $547 million is earmarked for system improvements throughout the District that
includes asset management and collection system improvements. Improvements related to
existing treatment plants are expected to cost about $66 million during the five-year study
period.
CIRP Financing
Table 2 presents the proposed CIRP financing plan and summarizes the projected
source and application of funds over the five-year study period. This plan reflects the
recommendations of the Rate Commission and anticipates that proposed capital improvements
will be financed from a combination of bond proceeds, annual operating revenues, and interest
income.
The District anticipates receiving contributions from Missouri American Water for a
share of capacity in the Lower Meramec River Wastewater Treatment Plant. This revenue
averaged $352,008 in FY 2016 and FY 2017 and District staff estimates that this revenue will
average about $629,785 per year for FY 2018-2020. These amounts are shown on Line 8 of
Table 2. Interest income earned on invested capital improvement funds is also available to
meet capital improvement expenditures. Interest earnings recognize an assumed 0.50 percent
average annual interest rate on funds maintained in the construction account. Line 9 indicates
the estimated interest income earned on capital improvement program balances.
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tTable 2: Capital Improvement & Replacement Program Financing PlanFiscal Year Ending June 302016 - 2020FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020TotalActual Actual Projected Projected ProjectedSources of Funds1. Beginning Year Balance (1)43,991,741$ 91,546,079$ 193,283,435$ 195,042,057$ 183,024,349$ 2. Revenue Bond Proceeds (2,3)176,727,475 167,678,054 235,356,450 282,453,569 284,214,348 1,146,429,896 3. Cash Financing of Construction (PAYGO) 21,487,214 69,983,620 75,000,000 85,000,000 95,000,000 346,470,834 4. State Revolving Loan Proceeds (3)75,000,000 95,500,000 - 25,000,000 25,000,000 220,500,000 5. Capitalized Internal Labor- - - - - - 6. Commercial Paper- - - - - - 7. Line of Credit- - - - - - 8. Grants & Contributions100,826 603,189 602,919 629,397 657,040 2,593,371 9. Interest Income3,276,731 2,621,780 680,000 970,000 940,000 8,488,512 10.Subtotal: Available Funds320,583,988$ 427,932,722$ 504,922,804$ 589,095,023$ 588,835,737$ Uses of Funds11. Major Capital Improvements(227,254,576)$ (232,699,760)$ (307,880,747)$ (403,415,457)$ (411,231,715)$ (1,582,482,255)$ 12. Issuance Costs(1,783,332) (1,949,527) (2,000,000) (2,655,218) (2,712,010) (11,100,087) 13. Commercial Paper & Line of Credit Payments- - - - - - 14.Subtotal: Uses of Funds(229,037,909)$ (234,649,287)$ (309,880,747)$ (406,070,675)$ (413,943,725)$ 15.End of Year Balance91,546,079$ 193,283,435$ 195,042,057$ 183,024,349$ 174,892,012$ (1) Includes balance in Sanitary Replacement Fund, Project Bond Funds, WW OMCI and Construction Funds, Capital Improvement Surcharge Fund, and the Bond Place Special Taxing Subdistrict Fund. (2) Assumes par amount issued of $200M in FY 2018, $248.7M in FY 2019, and $254.9M in FY 2020.(3) Issuance costs are included in the total proceeds shown.
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Wastewater Service Charges
Table 3 presents a summary of the District-wide charges imposed by the District since
the beginning of fiscal year 2012 as well as the proposed charges for the forecast period.
Wastewater Service Charge Components
The current wastewater rates were adopted on June 9, 2016 and became effective on
July 1, 2016, with rate increases that took effect on July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017 and a schedule
of rate increases to take effect on July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019. These rates are part of the
fifth set of rates to go through the Rate Commission review procedures mandated by the
Charter.
The rates consist of a monthly base charge, a uniform volume charge, and extra strength
surcharges for biochemical oxygen demand (“BOD”) in excess of 300 milligrams per liter
(“mg/l”) or chemical oxygen demand (“COD”) in excess of 600 mg/l, and suspended solids
(“SS”) in excess of 300 mg/l. The base charge includes a billing and collection charge
component and a system availability charge component that are applicable to all customer
classes. A compliance charge is applied to non-residential customers, in addition to the base
charge, to recover monitoring and pretreatment program related costs. As a part of the 2011
Rate Commission proceedings, the District further differentiated the compliance charge into
tiers to better reflect the cost of providing these services to different non-residential customers
served by the District.
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Table 3. Historical and Projected Wastewater Rates Fiscal Year Ending June 30FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Current Approved ApprovedBase Charge ($/Bill)Billing & Collection Charge2.65$ 3.25$ 3.45$ 3.55$ 3.70$ 5.44$ 6.02$ 6.67$ 7.38$ System Availability Charge9.20$ 9.90$ 11.40$ 12.70$ 14.55$ 14.02$ 15.50$ 17.16$ 18.97$ Total: Base Charge 11.85$ 13.15$ 14.85$ 16.25$ 18.25$ 19.46$ 21.52$ 23.83$ 26.35$ Compliance Charge ($/Bill) (b)Tier 131.95$ 23.00$ 16.00$ 9.00$ 2.15$ 2.86$ 2.95$ 3.05$ 3.14$ Tier 231.95$ 39.80$ 41.85$ 43.55$ 44.50$ 57.20$ 58.94$ 60.89$ 62.61$ Tier 331.95$ 84.75$ 89.15$ 92.75$ 94.80$ 125.84$ 129.67$ 133.96$ 137.75$ Tier 431.95$ 124.25$ 130.70$ 136.00$ 139.00$ 185.90$ 191.56$ 197.90$ 203.49$ Tier 531.95$ 163.75$ 172.25$ 179.25$ 183.15$ 243.10$ 250.50$ 258.79$ 266.10$ Volume ChargeMetered ($/Ccf)2.11$ 2.28$ 2.50$ 2.82$ 3.21$ 3.59$ 3.97$ 4.40$ 4.87$ Unmetered ($/Bill)Per Room1.38$ 1.48$ 1.63$ 1.83$ 2.09$ 2.12$ 2.35$ 2.61$ 2.89$ Per Water Closet5.15$ 5.56$ 6.10$ 6.88$ 7.83$ 7.92$ 8.76$ 9.70$ 10.72$ Per Bath4.30$ 4.64$ 5.08$ 5.73$ 6.53$ 6.60$ 7.30$ 8.08$ 8.93$ Per Separate Shower4.30$ 4.64$ 5.08$ 5.73$ 6.53$ 6.60$ 7.30$ 8.08$ 8.93$ Extra Strength Surcharges ($/ton) (b)Suspended Solids over 300 mg/l231.35$ 231.35$ 231.35$ 244.03$ 251.88$ 262.00$ 269.07$ 277.03$ 283.87$ Biochemical Oxygen Demand over 300 mg/l 620.14$ 620.14$ 620.14$ 620.14$ 632.38$ 654.00$ 671.63$ 691.50$ 708.56$ Chemical Oxygen Demand over 600 mg/l 310.07$ 310.07$ 310.07$ 310.07$ 316.19$ 327.00$ 335.82$ 345.76$ 354.30$ Ccf = hundred cubic feet (approx. 748 gallons)mg/l = milligram per liter
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Other Charges and Fees
In addition to the normal and excess strength wastewater service charges, the District
also imposes a number of other charges to meet cost related to growth and system operations.
The District imposes District-wide sewer system connection fees per Ordinance 9346 adopted
in 1994. Under this system of capital recovery charges, new customers buy into the wastewater
system so that they are on an equal equity basis with customers having similar service
requirements. The current charge is based on a unit equity value of $2.96 per gallon of
wastewater per day attributed to each new customer. For all single family residential
customers, the sewer system connection fee is $1,072. For non-residential customers, the
charge varies from $1,072 for customers served by a 5/8 or 3/4-inch water meter to $82,655
for customers served by a 10-inch water meter. Multifamily customers have the option to be
billed on a flat $713 per unit basis or on the standard meter size basis.
A $0.08 per gallon charge for septage or other wastewater hauled to the Bissell
Wastewater Treatment Plant is imposed on all permitted waste haulers that serve customers
having septic tanks, cesspools, private treatment facilities, or customers otherwise not
connected to the District’s sewer system per Ordinance 12716, adopted on August 14, 2008.
Costs incurred for sampling and testing wastewater samples from industrial users are recovered
by a system of wastewater monitoring fees. These fees are typically published in ordinances
updating the wastewater service charges. A number of engineering and service fees are also
applied to reimburse the District for various services such as plan review, construction permits,
construction related inspections, machine taps, project bid fees, provision of blueprint and
microfilm copies, and permitting pretreatment customers.
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Revenues
District revenue is derived primarily from charges for wastewater service, including
revenues from extra strength surcharges. Other sources of income include dedicated subdistrict
assessments, connection fees, waste hauler permits, industrial monitoring charges, various
engineering fees, interest earnings, late charges and other operating income.
Customer Growth
Table 4 presents a summary of the historical and projected average number of
wastewater customers served by the District. All customer projections are based on an analysis
of historic growth patterns by customer class during the past five years. As indicated by Table
4, the number of metered customers is projected to decrease from 347,100 in 2016 to 346,077
in 2020 and the number of unmetered customers is projected to decrease from 77,600 in 2016
to 77,400 in 2020. The total number of customer accounts is expected to decrease at an average
rate of 0.1 percent per year over the study period.
Table 4. Historical and Projected Average Customer Accounts
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Metered Customers
1. Single Family 302,000 302,600 302,237 301,874 301,512
2. Multi-Family 20,800 20,700 20,700 20,700 20,700
3. Non-Residential 24,300 24,300 24,154 24,009 23,865
4.Subtotal: Metered Customers 347,100 347,600 347,091 346,583 346,077
Unmetered Customers
5. Single Family 56,600 56,600 56,600 56,600 56,600
6. Multi-Family 21,000 20,800 20,800 20,800 20,800
7. Non-Residential - - - - -
8.Subtotal: Unmetered Customers 77,600 77,400 77,400 77,400 77,400
Total Customer Accounts
9. Single Family 358,600 359,200 358,837 358,474 358,112
10. Multi-Family 41,800 41,500 41,500 41,500 41,500
11. Non-Residential 24,300 24,300 24,154 24,009 23,865
12.Total: Customer Accounts 424,700 425,000 424,491 423,983 423,477
13.% Change 0.4% 0.1% -0.1% -0.1% -0.1%
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Wastewater Volumes
Table 5 presents a summary of historical and projected contributed or billed wastewater
volumes. Billed wastewater volume is the amount of wastewater flow contributed to the
System by residential and non-residential customers. The determination of contributed
wastewater volume for unmetered residential customers is based on an analysis of customers
with similar characteristics using statistical methods and was updated in the past two years for
the most recent Rate Change Proposal. The indicated unit volumes which became effective on
July 1, 2016 are shown along with the current allowance below:
• 14.5 gallons per day (“gpd”) for each room
• 54.2 gpd for each water closet
• 45.2 gpd for each bath or separate shower
Billable wastewater volumes for all single family customers with metered water usage
are determined on the basis of water used during the period best equated to contributed
wastewater volume. For District customers, this period is from January 15 through April 30.
Billed wastewater volume for non-residential customers is equal to actual metered water usage
less exemption allowances for any water that does not enter the sewer system. Multifamily
customers are either billed based on actual annual water usage or the average annual water
usage established during the best equated period for wastewater contribution, depending on the
billing method selected by each multifamily customer. The selected billing basis is permanent
and cannot be changed. Projected volumes are based on the recognition of historical billing
volumes and trends. Also considered are projections of numbers of customers and average
historic billed volume per customer.
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Table 7 Historical and Pontributed Wastewater Volume
Table 5. Historical and Projected Contributed Wastewater Volumes (Ccf)
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Metered Customers (1)
1. Single Family 21,749,859 21,446,644 21,151,781 20,971,420 20,798,783
2. Multi-Family 7,955,270 8,065,394 7,945,141 7,866,536 7,788,877
3. Non-Residential 21,159,685 21,583,016 21,259,271 21,046,678 20,836,211
4.Subtotal: Metered Customers 50,864,814 51,095,054 50,356,193 49,884,634 49,423,871
Unmetered Customers
5. Single Family 6,847,008 6,246,081 6,253,671 6,275,428 6,301,319
6. Multi-Family 4,502,587 4,076,529 4,085,051 4,095,191 4,107,257
7. Non-Residential - - - - -
8.Subtotal: Unmetered Customers 11,349,595 10,322,610 10,338,722 10,370,619 10,408,576
Total Contributed Wastewater Volume
9. Single Family 28,596,867 27,692,725 27,405,452 27,246,848 27,100,102
10. Multi-Family 12,457,857 12,141,923 12,030,192 11,961,727 11,896,134
11. Non-Residential 21,159,685 21,583,016 21,259,271 21,046,678 20,836,211
12.Total: Contributed Volumes 62,214,409 61,417,664 60,694,915 60,255,253 59,832,447
13.% Change -3.7% -1.3% -1.2% -0.7% -0.7%
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Wastewater Revenues Under Projected Rates
A summary of historical revenues for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and projected
wastewater revenues under approved rates for fiscal years 2018 through 2020 is presented in
Table 6. Projected billed wastewater revenues do not include allowances for bad debt, refunds
or billing adjustments. These billing adjustments are included with other operating revenues in
Table 7.
Other Operating Revenues
Projected other wastewater utility revenues are presented in Table 7. These revenues
are grouped in the same manner as summarized in the District’s budget documents. All of these
revenues are used to offset operating costs.
Table 8 Historical and Projected Billed Wastewater Service Revenue
Table 6. Historical and Projected Wastewater Revenues under Approved Rates
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Metered
1. Residential 178,703,827$ 195,548,132$ 216,320,592$ 217,800,756$ 239,458,348$
Non-Residential
2. Normal Strength 78,068,922 87,158,091 95,708,868 101,973,318 111,570,887
3. Extra Strength 6,166,873 5,837,918 6,605,077 6,596,851 6,759,639
4.Subtotal: Metered Customers 262,939,622$ 288,544,141$ 318,634,537$ 326,370,924$ 357,788,873$
Unmetered
5. Residential 35,529,802$ 36,373,560$ 40,404,488$ 66,789,983$ 73,813,513$
Total Wastewater Revenues
6. Residential 214,233,629$ 231,921,692$ 256,725,080$ 284,590,738$ 313,271,861$
7. Non-Residential 84,235,795 92,996,009 102,313,945 108,570,169 118,330,525
8.Total: Wastewater Revenues 298,469,424$ 324,917,701$ 359,039,025$ 393,160,907$ 431,602,386$
9.% Change - 8.9% 10.5% 9.5% 9.8%
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Waste
water Operating Revenue
Table 7. Projected Other Wastewater Operating Revenues
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Other Operating Revenue
1. Billing Adjustments (1)6,215,605$ 5,965,792$ 3,844,900$ 4,186,602$ 4,565,861$
2. Bad Debt Provision (4,062,990) (2,534,814) (2,460,000) (2,706,105) (2,962,019)
Other Fees
3. Construction Inspection Fees 746,766$ 632,810$ 638,000$ 638,000$ 638,000$
4. Waste Hauler Fees 975,537 771,234 650,000 650,000 650,000
5. All Other Fees (2)603,743 582,226 487,000 487,000 487,000
6.Subtotal: Other Fees 2,326,045$ 1,986,271$ 1,775,000$ 1,775,000$ 1,775,000$
7. Miscellaneous Revenues (3)14,272,476 1,655,245 1,320,000 1,957,357 1,452,157
8.Subtotal: Other Operating Revenue 18,751,137$ 7,072,494$ 4,479,900$ 5,212,854$ 4,830,999$
9. Other Non-Operating Revenue (4)(207,013) (516,280) 300,000 300,000 300,000
10. Connection Fee Revenue 1,242,782 1,479,483 1,217,000 1,229,170 1,241,462
11.Total: Other Miscellaneous Revenue 19,786,906$ 8,035,697$ 5,996,900$ 6,742,024$ 6,372,460$
% Change -59.4% -25.4% 12.4% -5.5%
(1) Includes late charges, refunds, adjustments, lien interest and fees, and other adjustments,
including revenue from Missouri American Water.
(2) Includes plan review fees, submittal fees, monitoring cost fees, pretreatment discharge permits, and all other fees.
(3) Includes reimbursements, reimbursable engineering and maintenance, and all other miscellaneous revenue.
(4) Includes rental income, clean water surcharge, and sale of fixed assets.
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Revenue Requirements
The revenue required to provide for the continued operation of the District must be
sufficient to meet the cash requirements for System operation. Revenue requirements include
(1) total System operation and maintenance expenses; (2) expenditures for routine and major
capital improvements met directly from revenues; (3) total System debt service (consisting of
principal and interest payments); and (4) provision for an adequate operating reserve.
Projections of the cash requirements to meet these System expenditures for the period of 2018
through 2020 from the rates approved by the Board for fiscal years 2016 through 2020 are
presented in this section.
Operation and Maintenance Expense
Operation and maintenance expense includes the total annual salaries and wages of
District personnel, costs for materials and supplies, fuel and electrical power costs and other
costs such as employee benefits, insurance, and contract services. Since these costs are an
ongoing annual obligation of the District, they are met from wastewater and stormwater
operating revenues as they are incurred. A summary of actual and projected wastewater related
operation and maintenance expense for the period 2016 through 2020 is presented in Table 9.
Wastewater related operation and maintenance expense for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 are
actual results while fiscal years 2018 through 2020 are based on the fiscal year 2017 actual
results using the escalation rates as documented in the most recent Rate Change Proposal.
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Table 10 Projected Wastewater Operating Costs
Table 8. Projected Wastewater Operating Costs
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
Operating Expenses FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
General Fund Expenses
1. Board of Trustees 2,000$ 2,043$ 6,100$ 6,222$ 6,346$
2. Rate Commission 116,788 9,962 594,304 606,190 618,314
3. Civil Service Commission 1,404 493 1,000 1,000 1,000
4. Secretary - Treasurer 1,920,882 1,616,851 2,016,483 2,068,338 2,121,120
5. Executive Director 1,279,948 1,428,906 2,779,647 2,849,063 2,919,664
6. General Counsel 2,321,411 2,715,945 2,513,527 2,574,292 2,635,888
7. Office of Human Resources 8,172,323 8,237,769 9,217,944 9,590,102 9,979,377
8. Engineering (1, 2)11,228,085 11,360,028 11,870,176 12,265,650 12,665,948
9. Finance 18,851,261 18,515,300 19,196,796 19,643,168 20,098,602
10. Information Systems 11,557,343 12,523,627 12,934,438 13,282,974 13,632,451
Operations
11. Collection System 25,758,986 25,970,493 26,683,163 27,583,267 28,505,256
12. Pump Stations 13,281,615 13,063,168 11,175,486 11,567,597 11,973,052
13. Wastewater Treatment 45,818,205 47,139,869 45,449,921 46,988,190 48,577,913
14. Support 7,532,580 7,506,017 12,745,857 13,058,933 13,377,625
15.Subtotal: Operations 92,391,387$ 93,679,546$ 96,054,427$ 99,197,987$ 102,433,845$
16.Subtotal: General Fund Expenses 147,842,830$ 150,090,470$ 157,184,843$ 162,084,986$ 167,112,555$
17. Water Backup Program 7,631,197$ 5,035,020$ 3,801,300$ 3,877,326$ 3,954,873$
18. General Insurance Fund (3)7,520,215 6,205,023 5,825,500 5,949,179 6,074,378
19. Capital Funded in O&M (Asset Management) 12,968,746 14,142,928 12,538,504 9,705,000 9,950,000
20. Capitalized Internal Labor (7,704,858) (6,637,765) (7,217,747) (7,506,457) (7,806,715)
21.Subtotal: Other Operating Expenses 20,415,301$ 18,745,206$ 14,947,557$ 12,025,048$ 12,172,535$
22.Subtotal: Operating Expenses 168,258,131$ 168,835,675$ 172,132,400$ 174,110,034$ 179,285,090$
23. Additional O&M (3)- - - - -
24.Total: Operating Expenses (O&M)168,258,131$ 168,835,675$ 172,132,400$ 174,110,034$ 179,285,090$
25. Routine Annual Capital Improvements/Outlay 1,299,400$ 1,213,085$ 5,166,301$ 5,269,627$ 5,375,019$
26. Non-recurring Projects & Studies 11,000,403 2,119,509 6,240,000 5,240,000 5,240,000
27.Total: Operating Expenses + Capital Outlay 180,557,934$ 172,168,270$ 183,538,701$ 184,619,661$ 189,900,109$
(1) Engineering expenses include capitalized internal labor associated with the Capital Improvement and Replacement Program.
The amount of this capitalized labor is backed out of the operating expenses, as shown on line 20.
(2) The engineering expenses include costs from the Environmental Compliance cost center, These costs are presented on the
Wastewater Treatment line of the audited segmented financial statements.
(3) Excludes non-cash expenses related to GASB 68 pension expense of $3.1 million and $6.0 million in FY 2016 and FY 2017, respectively.
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Routine Capital Improvements
Expenditures for routine annual capital
improvements include those costs that tend to be routinely
incurred each year for normal replacements such as vehicles
and office equipment, and minor improvements or repairs.
Since the costs of these improvements are a continuing
expense to be met each year, the District appropriately
finances these expenditures from current wastewater
revenues. These expenditures are included in the District's
annual budgets as Capital Outlay costs.
Cash Financing of Capital Improvements
In addition to cash financing routine capital
improvements, the District partially finances major capital
improvements on a cash or pay-as-you-go basis. The District
is expected to continue to cash finance all routine capital
improvements and a portion of the CIRP. The amount of
projected cash financing of the major capital improvement
program was previously identified on Line 3 of Table 3.
Debt Service
The District issued its first District-wide series of
revenue bonds in April 2004 and additional Senior Bonds
were issued in November 2006, November 2008, January
2010, December 2011, August 2012, November 2012,
December 2013, December 2015, and December 2016 with
the 2010 issue being issued under the Build America Bond
federally subsidized program. Total Senior Bonds issued to
date total $1,292,835,000 as indicated by the adjoining table.
The District has also issued thirteen subordinate series of
revenue bonds through the Missouri State Revolving Fund
(“SRF”) and Department of Natural Resources Direct Loan
program. The total amount of Subordinate Bonds issued to
date is $595,250,000.
Additional revenue bonds are assumed to have 30-
year terms and with annual bond yields ranging from 3.65
percent to 4.85 percent for fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
Additional revenue bonds issued as part of the SRF loan
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program are expected to have 20-year terms and a net effective annual interest and
administration cost of about 2.75 percent per year. Table 9 presents debt service in two ways,
by Payments to Sinking Fund, which is used for modeling the District's cash flow in Table 10,
and Payments to Bondholders, which is used to determine coverage in accordance with the
District's bond covenants. The Payments to Bondholders for FY 2018 through FY 2020 shown
in Table 9 was provided by the District's Financial Advisor, PFM Financial Advisors, LLC.
The scheduling of the proposed revenue bond issues and SRF loans reflects current
planning considerations, as recognized for purposes of this report. This is not intended to
preclude the possible modification or rescheduling of issues, if desirable, due to market
conditions, local financing policy, or other practical considerations.
Table 9. Projected Debt Service Requirements
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Payments to Sinking Fund
Revenue Bonds
Existing 48,343,949$ 59,313,787$ 65,008,062$ 65,013,473$ 65,072,289$
Projected - - 5,222,407 19,638,061 36,151,931
Subtotal: Revenue Bonds 48,343,949$ 59,313,787$ 70,230,470$ 84,651,533$ 101,224,220$
SRF Loans
Existing 29,536,482$ 32,847,937$ 32,632,336$ 32,896,158$ 32,952,108$
Projected - - - 513,250 1,959,375
Subtotal: SRF Loans 29,536,482$ 32,847,937$ 32,632,336$ 33,409,408$ 34,911,483$
Total: Debt Service to Sinking Fund 77,880,432$ 92,161,724$ 102,862,806$ 118,060,941$ 136,135,703$
Payments to Bondholders
Revenue Bonds
Existing 46,377,835$ 58,182,077$ 65,010,110$ 64,997,823$ 65,091,723$
Projected - - 3,638,889 17,666,323 34,132,967
Subtotal: Revenue Bonds 46,377,835$ 58,182,077$ 68,648,999$ 82,664,145$ 99,224,690$
SRF Loans
Existing 27,378,273$ 31,178,492$ 33,029,113$ 37,235,313$ 37,321,966$
Projected - - - - 1,026,500
Subtotal: SRF Loans 27,378,273$ 31,178,492$ 33,029,113$ 37,235,313$ 38,348,466$
Total: Debt Service to Bondholders 73,756,108$ 89,360,569$ 101,678,112$ 119,899,458$ 137,573,156$
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Operating Reserve Allowance
The operating reserve allowance is a recommended balance to accommodate
fluctuations in annual revenues and expenditures. The existing revenue bond covenants require
the District to maintain a minimum balance equal to 45 days of operation and maintenance
expense. For this report, an operating reserve allowance equal to 60 days or about 16.4 percent
of annual operating expense is assumed to be maintained, as provided by the current budget.
Operating expense, as routinely presented in the District's annual budgets, is equal to the sum
of operation and maintenance expense and routine annual capital improvements. The operating
reserve for wastewater operations is projected to increase to about $58.1 million in fiscal year
2020 through revenues set aside to maintain a 60-day operating reserve allowance.
Financial Analysis
A pro forma cash flow statement showing projected wastewater revenues and revenue
requirements for the District during the study period is presented in Table 10. System revenues
must be at least sufficient to finance the costs of operation and maintenance expense, routine
annual capital improvements, and debt service costs on existing and proposed debt, while
maintaining adequate operating reserve funds and complying with all revenue bond debt
service coverage requirements. Annual revenues can also be used to finance a portion of the
major capital improvement program.
Table 10 presents annual wastewater revenues and expenditures under the District’s
approved rates for the study period. Line 1 of Table 10 shows projected revenue under the
approved rates for each year of the study period.
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Table 10. Comparison of Projected Wastewater Revenue with Projected Revenue Requirements
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Wastewater Revenue
1 User Charge Revenue (1)298,469,424$ 324,917,701$ 359,039,025$ 393,160,907$ 431,602,386$
Other Miscellaneous Revenue
2. Other Operating Revenue 18,751,137$ 7,072,494$ 4,479,900$ 5,212,854$ 4,830,999$
3. Connection Fee Revenue 1,242,782 1,479,483 1,217,000 1,229,170 1,241,462
4.Subtotal: Other Miscellaneous Revenue 19,993,919$ 8,551,977$ 5,696,900$ 6,442,024$ 6,072,460$
5. Interest Income - Reserve Funds 251,952 251,952 251,952 251,952 251,952
6. Interest Income - Other (2)3,642,352 2,204,725 2,279,035 2,279,035 2,279,035
7.Total: Wastewater Revenue 322,357,647$ 335,926,355$ 367,266,912$ 402,133,918$ 440,205,834$
Operating Expenses
8. General Fund Operating Expenses 147,842,830$ 150,090,470$ 157,184,843$ 162,084,986$ 167,112,555$
9. Other Operating Expenses 20,415,301 18,745,206 14,947,557 12,025,048 12,172,535
10.Subtotal: Operating Expenses (O&M)168,258,131$ 168,835,675$ 172,132,400$ 174,110,034$ 179,285,090$
11.Net Revenue Available for Debt Service 154,099,516$ 167,090,679$ 195,134,512$ 228,023,884$ 260,920,744$
Debt Service (Payments to Sinking Fund)
Revenue Bonds
12. Existing 48,343,949$ 59,313,787$ 65,008,062$ 65,013,473$ 65,072,289$
13. Projected - - 5,222,407 19,638,061 36,151,931
14.Subtotal: Revenue Bonds 48,343,949$ 59,313,787$ 70,230,470$ 84,651,533$ 101,224,220$
SRF Loans
15. Existing 29,536,482$ 32,847,937$ 32,632,336$ 32,896,158$ 32,952,108$
16. Projected - - - 513,250 1,959,375
17.Subtotal: SRF Loans 29,536,482$ 32,847,937$ 32,632,336$ 33,409,408$ 34,911,483$
18.Total: Debt Service 77,880,432$ 92,161,724$ 102,862,806$ 118,060,941$ 136,135,703$
Other Revenues and Expenditures
19. Other Non-Operating Revenue (207,013)$ (516,280)$ 300,000$ 300,000$ 300,000$
20. Routine Annual Capital Improvements 1,299,400 1,213,085 5,166,301 5,269,627 5,375,019
21. Cash Financing of Major Capital Improvements 21,487,214 69,983,620 75,000,000 85,000,000 95,000,000
22. Non-recurring Projects & Studies 14,833,269 2,119,509 6,240,000 5,240,000 5,240,000
23. Commercial Paper & Line of Credit Payments - - - - -
24.Subtotal: Other Expenditures 37,619,884$ 73,316,214$ 86,406,301$ 95,509,627$ 105,615,019$
25.Net Annual Balance (3)38,392,188$ 1,096,460$ 6,165,405$ 14,753,316$ 19,470,022$
26. Beginning Balance (4)41,654,227$ 55,590,610$ 56,687,070$ 62,852,475$ 77,605,791$
27. Ending Balance (4)80,046,415 56,687,070 62,852,475 77,605,791 97,075,813
Debt Service (Payments to Bondholders)
28. Revenue Bonds 46,377,835$ 58,182,077$ 68,648,999$ 82,664,145$ 99,224,690$
29. SRF Loans 27,378,273 31,178,492 33,029,113 37,235,313 38,348,466
30.Total: Debt Service 73,756,108$ 89,360,569$ 101,678,112$ 119,899,458$ 137,573,156$
Debt Service Coverage
31. Revenue Bonds 3.32 2.87 2.84 2.76 2.63
32. Total Debt 2.09 1.87 1.92 1.90 1.90
(1) Includes interest earned from the Missouri American Water Loan.
(2) Net Annual Balance is Net Revenue Available for Debt Service (Line 11) less Debt Service and Other Expenditures (Lines 18 and 26) plus Other
Non-Operating Revenue (Line 19).
(3) Includes funds set aside for a minimum operating reserve equal to 60 days of operating expenses.
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As indicated on Lines 2 and 3 of Table 10, other operating revenue and connection fee
revenue, previously projected in Table 7, are available for the wastewater system. Projected
revenue from District-wide connection fees are expended as part of the cash financing of major
improvements line item (Line 21), which is also shown as Line 3 of Table 2. Interest income
that is available from restricted or reserve funds for operating purposes is shown on Line 5 of
Table 10. Interest earned on operating fund balances and the interest portion of the Missouri
American Water’s debt repayment for a portion of the Meramec River Treatment Plant is
shown on Line 6 of Table 10. Interest income is estimated based on a 1.0 percent annual
interest rate applied to the average beginning and end of year fund balances. A slightly higher
rate of 1.2 percent is assumed for funds held in the revenue bond reserve fund to reflect the
ability to invest these funds for a longer term.
Total revenue available for wastewater utility operations is shown on Line 7 of Table
10. Total operation and maintenance expense for the wastewater system, previously projected
on Line 23 of Table 8, is shown on Lines 8 and 9 of Table 10. Line 11 shows the estimated net
revenue remaining after deducting total projected operation and maintenance expense (Line
10) from total wastewater revenue (Line 7). This net wastewater revenue is available or
pledged for debt service coverage purposes.
Debt service requirements on existing and projected revenue bonds and SRF loans are
presented on Lines 12 through 18. This debt financing program will provide a mechanism to
spread the costs of major capital improvements over a portion of their useful lives and more
equitably recover these costs from both current and future users of the improvements.
Line 19 of Table 10 shows other non-operating revenue of the wastewater utility,
previously shown on Line 9 of Table 7. Line 20 of Table 10 shows the total amount of routine
annual improvements which are completely financed by annual revenues. Funds used to
finance a portion of the major capital improvement program are reported as a cost on Line 21
of Table 11 and as a source of revenue on Line 3 of Table 2. The net annual balance of annual
revenues less expenditures is presented on Line 25. Lines 26 and 27 of Table 10 show the
projected combined beginning and ending cash balances of the wastewater utility for each year
of the study period exclusive of the targeted operating reserve balances. District staff provided
information regarding the unencumbered balance of funds available at the beginning of fiscal
year 2018.
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Wastewater Bill Comparison
Table 11 presents a comparison of typical wastewater service bills under approved rates
for fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for various billable wastewater volumes and customer types.
As indicated in the table, the monthly wastewater bill for the average metered residential
customer contributing 7 Ccf of wastewater per month will increase by 10.6 percent in 2018
with additional increases of 10.8 percent in 2019 and 10.6 percent in 2020.
T
Table 12 presents the results of a rate survey of the 50 largest U.S. cities based on
published rates as of September 2016. St. Louis’ rates have risen more quickly than some of
the other large cities in this survey, resulting in above average residential charges while the
commercial charges are still below average for the representative customers.
Table 11. Typical Bill Comparison
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Approved Approved Approved
Wastewater Bills
Single Family Residential (Metered)
1. 1 Ccf per month $ 21.46 $ 23.05 $ 25.49 $ 28.23 $ 31.22
2. 5 Ccf per month $ 34.30 $ 37.41 $ 41.37 $ 45.83 $ 50.70
3. 7 Ccf per month $ 40.72 $ 44.59 $ 49.31 $ 54.63 $ 60.44
4. 10 Ccf per month $ 50.35 $ 55.36 $ 61.22 $ 67.83 $ 75.05
5. 15 Ccf per month $ 66.40 $ 73.31 $ 81.07 $ 89.83 $ 99.40
6. 20 Ccf per month $ 82.45 $ 91.26 $ 100.92 $ 111.83 $ 123.75
Multi-Family Residential (Metered)
7. 20 Ccf per month $ 82.45 $ 91.26 $ 100.92 $ 111.83 $ 123.75
8. 40 Ccf per month $ 146.65 $ 163.06 $ 180.32 $ 199.83 $ 221.15
9. 60 Ccf per month $ 210.85 $ 234.86 $ 259.72 $ 287.83 $ 318.55
Non-Residential (Normal Strength Wastewater)
10. 70 Ccf per month $ 245.10 $ 273.62 $ 302.37 $ 334.88 $ 370.39
11. 100 Ccf per month $ 341.40 $ 381.32 $ 421.47 $ 466.88 $ 516.49
12. 160 Ccf per month $ 534.00 $ 596.72 $ 659.67 $ 730.88 $ 808.69
Non-Residential (Excess Strength Wastewater) (1)
13. 70 Ccf per month $ 404.07 $ 465.30 $ 499.64 $ 538.43 $ 579.43
14. 100 Ccf per month $ 522.48 $ 595.90 $ 642.26 $ 694.64 $ 750.34
15. 160 Ccf per month $ 737.18 $ 834.20 $ 903.98 $ 982.86 $ 1,067.35
(1) The 70, 100, and 160 Ccf bills assume excess strength of 150, 200, and 250 mg/l, respectively,
of suspended solids and BOD.
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Meter Size 5/8"5/8"3/4"1"2"
Gallons 3740 5984 11221 74805 7480500
Ccf 5.0 Rank 8.0 Rank 15.0 Rank 100.0 Rank 10000.0 Rank
Population Rank ($)($)($)($)($)
Albuquerque 32 NM 11.40 47 16.45 47 28.22 44 174.10 44 17,128.35 43
Arlington 50 TX 25.53 30 34.91 32 56.80 33 329.48 32 31,328.99 31
Atlanta 40 GA 63.09 2 108.11 1 217.94 1 1,551.59 1 156,882.56 1
Austin 14 TX 49.01 8 72.23 7 126.44 8 719.45 10 70,925.44 9
Baltimore 21 MD 50.23 6 70.38 8 130.70 6 738.05 7 67,406.61 10
Boston 22 MA 33.49 18 54.06 12 102.85 11 729.95 8 80,958.60 6
Charlotte 17 NC 34.07 16 47.60 19 79.17 19 473.78 19 45,164.05 18
Chicago 3 IL 14.52 44 23.23 43 43.56 38 290.40 36 29,040.00 34
Cleveland 45 OH 45.15 9 70.08 9 128.25 7 834.60 5 83,103.60 5
Colorado Spring 41 CO 27.35 27 34.70 33 51.85 35 298.75 35 26,929.75 35
Columbus 15 OH 35.26 15 47.74 17 76.99 21 434.08 22 44,825.90 19
Dallas 9 TX 24.90 31 36.97 28 66.92 27 321.39 33 31,222.19 33
Denver 26 CO 26.99 28 36.34 29 63.89 29 340.41 30 31,284.87 32
Detroit 18 MI 58.72 4 74.53 6 114.29 10 547.54 16 52,781.48 15
El Paso 19 TX 22.87 36 28.18 39 40.57 40 191.02 43 17,714.02 42
Fort Worth 16 TX 24.60 32 35.46 31 61.10 30 432.40 23 42,324.30 21
Fresno 34 CA 25.75 29 25.75 42 25.75 45 197.30 42 19,730.00 41
Houston 4 TX 33.08 21 57.53 11 114.58 9 722.63 9 71,600.42 8
Indianapolis 12 IN 44.49 11 59.94 10 95.98 12 581.33 14 33,755.10 27
Jacksonville 11 FL 33.96 17 45.88 21 78.48 20 530.88 17 47,969.60 17
Kansas City 37 MO 58.65 5 82.26 4 137.35 5 1,116.20 3 109,026.20 3
Las Vegas 30 NV 20.47 41 20.47 45 20.47 48 - -
Long Beach 36 CA 9.52 50 10.71 51 13.50 51 50.96 48 4,060.46 48
Los Angeles 2 CA 24.00 33 38.40 26 72.00 22 480.00 18 48,000.00 16
Louisville 27 KY 41.80 12 50.83 15 71.88 23 399.32 25 36,293.64 24
Memphis 20 TN 8.48 51 13.57 49 25.44 46 169.58 45 16,958.29 44
Mesa 38 AZ 23.62 35 26.94 41 42.23 39 219.07 41 20,066.33 40
Miami 44 FL 10.15 48 42.13 23 86.51 15 634.73 11 63,428.39 11
Milwaukee 28 WI 10.04 49 13.12 50 20.29 49 110.83 47 10,263.16 47
Minneapolis 48 MN 22.55 37 33.20 35 60.45 31 367.00 27 35,538.40 25
Nashville 25 TN 21.84 39 36.06 30 83.25 16 466.69 21 33,707.66 28
New York City 1 NY 30.95 22 49.52 16 92.85 13 619.00 13 61,900.00 13
Oakland 47 CA 11.53 46 14.95 48 24.31 47 119.73 46 11,395.83 46
Oklahoma City 31 OK 20.68 40 30.10 37 52.10 34 319.15 34 31,423.07 30
Omaha 42 NB 45.05 10 53.10 14 71.87 24 268.20 38 13,628.36 45
Philadelphia 5 PA 23.64 34 33.38 34 57.77 32 337.44 31 32,492.90 29
Phoenix 6 AZ 13.37 45 20.79 44 38.10 41 267.87 39 24,754.53 39
Portland 29 OR 49.10 7 78.56 5 147.30 4 1,001.87 4 97,002.17 4
Raleigh 43 NC 33.49 18 46.84 20 82.71 17 470.39 20 44,577.21 20
Sacramento 35 CA 19.85 43 19.85 46 19.85 50 - -
San Antonio 7 TX 20.24 42 27.79 40 45.41 37 259.37 40 25,179.54 37
San Diego 5 CA 33.16 20 43.95 22 69.14 25 392.05 26 37,687.33 23
San Fransisco 13 CA 62.00 3 99.20 3 186.00 3 766.40 6 76,640.00 7
San Jose 10 CA 37.91 14 37.91 27 37.91 42 631.00 12 63,100.00 12
Seattle 23 WA 64.65 1 103.44 2 193.95 2 1,293.00 2 129,300.00 2
Tucson 33 CZ 30.23 25 40.79 24 65.43 28 364.63 28 35,212.63 26
Tulsa 46 OK 28.23 26 40.15 25 67.95 26 353.78 29 24,778.65 38
Virginia Beach 39 VA 30.81 23 30.81 36 30.81 43 - -
Washington 24 KC 30.48 24 47.61 18 87.66 14 573.28 15 57,103.77 14
Wichita 49 KS 21.96 38 29.81 38 48.14 36 270.69 37 26,203.20 36
St. Louis MO 41.37 13 53.28 13 81.07 18 421.47 24 39,724.47 22
Median 28.23 38.40 67.95 392.05 35,212.63
Average 31.06 44.11 75.26 454.57 43,363.18
(a) Las Vegas and Virginia Beach Commercial Rates are based on the type of business and number of fixtures. Each customer will have a different rate.
(b) Oklahoma City Rates are based on a meter multiplier. This must be combined with the base rate in order to bet an exact bill.
(c ) Sacramento's commerical sewer rate is charged based on a factor associated with square footage, not consumption as in our analysis.
(d) Half Washington's combined Water and Sewer Metering Fee is included.
Table 12 - Survey of Typical Monthly Wastewater Bill - 50 Largest US Cities
Residential
Small Medium Large Commercial Industrial
Non-Residential
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Bond Covenant Compliance
Rate Covenants
The majority of all District wastewater and stormwater revenues are deposited into and
accounted for by separate wastewater and stormwater operating funds. Portions of these
revenues are transferred to the General Fund, as required, to pay each utility’s portion of
operation and maintenance expense and routine capital expenditures.
Section 6.1 of the Master Bond Ordinance requires the District to operate the System
on a revenue producing basis and at all times to prescribe, fix, maintain, and collect rates, fees,
and other charges for the services, facilities, and commodities
furnished by the System fully sufficient at all times to pay annual
operation and maintenance expense, provide a reasonable operating
reserve, produce net revenues in each fiscal year equal to at least 1.25
times the Debt Service Requirement on all Senior Bonds currently
outstanding and 1.15 times the Debt Service Requirement on all Bonds then outstanding and
accumulate sufficient funds to meet the costs of major renewals, replacements, repairs,
additions, betterments, and improvements to the System to keep it in good working condition.
In addition, Section 3.020(16) of the Charter requires the District to establish fair and
reasonable schedules of charges and Section 7.130 of the Charter requires a balanced budget.
Based on a detailed analysis of the System’s revenue and revenue requirements, as
presented in the Wastewater System Financing section of this report, the District will continue
to meet the rate covenant requirements after issuance of the Series 2017A Bonds. In addition,
the existing wastewater rates in effect for fiscal year 2018 and the rates approved for fiscal
years 2019 and 2020 are projected to provide sufficient user charge revenues, together with
other available revenue sources, to meet all projected revenue requirements related to the
proposed CIRP and remain in compliance with the rate covenants throughout the study period.
Reasonable Charges
Section 6.7 of the Master Bond Ordinance requires that:
“None of the facilities or services afforded by the System will be furnished
to any user without a reasonable charge being made therefor.”
Current and future rates for the System are based on detailed cost of service analyses
to provide reasonable assurance that each customer class pays its proportionate share of the
costs required to provide utility service. All users of the System are required to pay their
proportionate share of operating and maintenance expenses in compliance with the Master
Capitalized terms
are defined in the
Bond Ordinance.
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Bond Ordinance requirement and Federal user charge requirements. No free service is being
provided by the District.
Adequate Maintenance
Section 6.2 of the Bond Ordinance requires the District to operate the System in an
efficient and economical manner and maintain the System at all times in good repair and sound
operating condition. The System has historically been adequately maintained and found to be
in good working order. Although costs are considered reasonable and result in rates
comparable to similar sized utilities, the District is continuously looking at ways to reduce
costs and keep utility rates as low as possible.
Additional Bonds Tests
In order to issue additional revenue bonds on parity with prior Senior Bonds, the
District must have sufficient revenues to meet either a preceding year or ensuing year
additional bonds coverage test. Section 5.3 of the Master Bond Ordinance requires historical
Net Operating Revenues and Investment Earnings (“net revenues”) for a period of 12
consecutive months of the most recent 18 consecutive months prior to the issuance of the
proposed Senior Bonds to be at least equal to (i) 1.25 times the Maximum Annual Debt Service
Requirement on all Senior Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of
the proposed Senior Bonds, and (ii) 1.15 times the Maximum Annual Debt Service
Requirement on all Bonds which will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the
proposed Senior Bonds.
For the ensuing year additional bonds test, the Master Bond Ordinance requires the
forecasted net revenues for each fiscal year in the Forecast Period (the three consecutive fiscal
years commencing with the fiscal year in which any proposed Senior Bonds are to be issued)
to be at least (i) 1.25 times the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Senior
Bonds that will be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds,
and (ii) 1.15 times the Maximum Annual Debt Service Requirement on all Bonds which will
be Outstanding immediately after the issuance of the proposed Senior Bonds.
Revenue adjustments are allowed for the preceding year test for any rate increase
enacted prior to the delivery date of the proposed Senior Bonds and not fully reflected in the
historical Net Operating Revenues actually received during the 12-month period. A similar
adjustment is allowed for the ensuing year test if the rates were actually adopted by ordinance
prior to issuance of the bonds. Without a future rate adjustment provision for the ensuing year
test, the normal inflationary increases in operation and maintenance expenses could outpace
the revenues obtained from a relatively stable customer base such that future net revenues and
ensuing year debt service coverage may significantly decrease towards the end of the Forecast
Period. This may require the District to enact multiple year rate increases prior to issuance of
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the bonds, set rates at a current year debt service coverage level of 1.50 times the Debt Service
Requirement or higher to account for the expected coverage deterioration, or only rely on the
historic year test to issue additional Senior Bonds.
The Master Bond Ordinance also specifies additional bond tests for the issuance of any
Subordinate Bonds. These tests are identical to the additional Senior Bond tests.
The District has never defaulted on any District-wide or subdistrict revenue bond
payment and is expected to be able to issue additional revenue bonds throughout the study
period. Table 13 presents the results of the rate covenant and additional bond coverage tests
during the study period and projects revenue based on the Board-approved rate increases
through 2020. As indicated by Line 4 of Table 13, the indicated annual rate covenant coverage
ranges from 2.51 times annual debt service to 3.05 times annual senior lien debt service,
exceeding the 1.25 minimum requirement. Likewise, the additional bond coverage levels for
Senior Bonds, as shown on Lines 11 and 16 of Table 13, exceed their 1.25 minimum
requirements throughout the study period. Coverage indicated for total debt is also above the
1.15 minimum requirement throughout the study period, as shown on Lines 12 and 17 of Table
14. Lines 19 and 20 present the ensuing year additional bonds test as calculated for the Series
2017A Bonds and does not consider the potential impact of future rate increases or bond issues.
The District is in compliance with the ensuing year additional bonds test as the senior lien
coverage exceed 1.25 times and total debt coverage exceed 1.15 times in each of the next three
years.
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Table 13. Debt Service Coverage under Projected Revenue Levels
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Actual Actual Projected Projected Projected
Rate Covenant Coverage
1. Projected Net Revenue (1)154,099,516$ 167,090,679$ 195,134,512$ 228,023,884$ 260,920,744$
Projected Debt Service to Bondholders (2)
2. Senior Lien Bonds 46,377,835$ 58,182,077$ 68,648,999$ 82,664,145$ 99,224,690$
3. Total Debt (3)73,756,108$ 89,360,569$ 101,678,112$ 119,899,458$ 137,573,156$
Debt Service Coverage Levels
4. Senior Lien Bonds (4)3.32 2.87 2.84 2.76 2.63
5. Total Debt (5)2.09 1.87 1.92 1.90 1.90
Additional Parity Test Coverage
Projected Maximum Annual Debt Service (6)
6. Senior Lien Bonds 75,963,048$ 75,963,048$ 89,161,048$ 105,572,048$ 122,374,048$
7. Total Debt 102,593,481 102,593,481 115,747,731 133,846,080 152,337,330
Preceding Year Test
8. Net Revenue for Prior Fiscal Year 132,854,908$ 154,099,516$ 167,090,679$ 195,134,512$ 228,023,884$
9. Net Revenue Adjustment (7)15,942,589 16,257,499 17,544,521 20,489,124 24,170,532
10. Adjusted Net Revenue 148,797,497$ 170,357,015$ 184,635,201$ 215,623,635$ 252,194,416$
Preceding Year Debt Service Coverage Levels
11. Senior Lien Bonds (8)1.96 2.24 2.07 2.04 2.06
12. Total Debt (9)1.45 1.66 1.60 1.61 1.66
Ensuing Year Test
13. Net Revenue for Ensuing Fiscal Year 167,090,679$ 195,134,512$ 228,023,884$ 260,920,744$ 288,326,753$
14. Net Revenue Adjustment (10)- - - - -
15. Adjusted Net Revenue 167,090,679$ 195,134,512$ 228,023,884$ 260,920,744$ 288,326,753$
Ensuing Year Debt Service Coverage Levels
16. Senior Lien Bonds (11)2.20 2.57 2.56 2.47 2.36
17. Total Debt (12)1.63 1.90 1.97 1.95 1.89
Ensuing Year Additional Bonds Test - Current Issue
18. Net Revenue for Ensuing Year (13)200,477,546$ 237,930,218$ 274,915,583$
19. Senior Lien Bonds (13)2.64 3.13 3.62
20. Total Debt (13)1.95 2.32 2.68
(1) Net revenue as shown on Line 11 of Table 10. Includes the impact of approved rate increases each year.
(2) Projected actual payments to of principal and interest from the sinking fund to bondholders.
(3) Includes senior revenue bonds and subordinate debt obligations.
(4) Line 1 / Line 2. The Bond Ordinance requires net revenue to equal or exceed 1.25 times actual senior lien debt service.
(5) Line 1 / Line 3. The Bond Ordinance requires net revenue to equal or exceed 1.15 times actual total debt service.
(6) Maximum future debt service for all series of revenue bonds issued in previous years or during the current fiscal year.
(7) Adjustment for revenues increases to be fully operative July 1 of the current fiscal year as allowed by the Bond Ordinance.
(8) Line 10 / Line 6. The Bond Ordinance requires adjusted net revenue for the preceding fiscal year to equal or exceed 1.25 times
the maximum annual debt service on all then outstanding senior lien obligations.
(9) Line 10 / Line 7. The Bond Ordinance requires adjusted net revenue for the preceding fiscal year to equal or exceed 1.15 times
the maximum annual debt service on all then outstanding debt obligations.
(10) Adjustment for revenues increases not permitted for ensuing year coverage test unless already adopted by the Board.
(11) Line 15 / Line 6. The Bond Ordinance requires net revenue for the ensuing three fiscal years to equal or exceed 1.25 times
the maximum annual debt service on all then outstanding senior lien revenue bonds.
(12) Line 15 / Line 7. The Bond Ordinance requires net revenue for the ensuing three fiscal years to equal or exceed 1.15 times
the maximum annual debt service on all then outstanding bonds.
(13) The test for the currently proposed issue considers the next three fiscal years, with adjustments for future rate increases adopted
by the Board. The coverage calculations all use the FY 2017 MADS amounts per the rate covenant.
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Principal Assumptions
In conducting our analyses and in forming an opinion of future operations summarized
in this report, Raftelis has made certain assumptions with respect to conditions, events, and
circumstances that may occur in the future. The methodology utilized by Raftelis in performing
the analysis follows generally accepted practices for such projections. Such assumptions and
methodologies are summarized in this report and are reasonable and appropriate for the
purpose for which they are used. While we believe the assumptions are reasonable and the
projection methodology valid, actual results may differ materially from those projected, as
influenced by the conditions, events, and circumstances that actually occur. The principal
assumptions used in the forecast of future operations are as follows:
1. In preparation of this report, Raftelis has relied on certain historical, financial, and
statistical data supplied by District staff. While such data is considered reliable, Raftelis
has not independently verified the detailed accuracy of such data.
2. The District’s estimates of content, scheduling, and cost of the capital improvement
program present a reasonable projection of the future construction program and
complies with the initial terms of the Consent Decree.
3. Billed wastewater volume will continue to decrease but will level off towards the end
of the study period.
4. Debt service for the revenue bonds proposed to be issued, including the Series 2017A
Bonds, will be approximately as estimated as of the date of this report
5. The District will maintain a minimum operating reserve balance at all times that is at
least equal to 60 days of operating expenditures.
6. There will be no material changes in federal and state laws or regulations that would
adversely impact the District’s ability to secure tax-exempt financing for its System,
place more stringent limitations on wastewater effluent discharges, materially increase
the cost of constructing or operating the wastewater system, or otherwise adversely
impact operations of the System.
7. The general economy that impacts System costs and users’ capabilities to pay
wastewater service charges will remain relatively stable at current conditions.
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APPENDIX E
Form of Opinion of Co-Bond Counsel
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FORM OF OPINION OF CO-BOND COUNSEL
Gilmore & Bell, P.C., St. Louis, Missouri, and White Coleman & Associates, LLC, St. Louis,
Missouri, Co-Bond Counsel, propose to issue their approving opinions upon the issuance of the
Series 2017A Bonds in substantially the following form:
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
St. Louis, Missouri
Barclays Capital Inc.,
as representative of the Underwriters
Chicago, Illinois
Re: $316,175,000 The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Wastewater System
Improvement and Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as co-bond counsel in connection with the issuance by The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District (the “District”), of the above-captioned bonds (the “Bonds”). In this capacity, we have
examined the District’s Charter, the law and the certified proceedings, certifications and other documents
that we deem necessary to render this opinion.
The Bonds are issued pursuant to Master Bond Ordinance No. 11713 adopted by the Board of
Trustees of the District on April 22, 2004, as supplemented by Ordinance No. 148335 adopted by the
Board of Trustees of the District on December 5, 2017 (collectively, the “Bond Ordinance”). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Bond Ordinance.
Regarding questions of fact material to our opinion, we have relied upon the certified proceedings
and other certifications of public officials furnished to us without undertaking to verify the same by
independent investigation.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion, under existing law, as follows:
1. The Bonds have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the District and are
valid and legally binding limited obligations of the District, payable solely from the Pledged Revenues of
the District’s sanitary sewer system, after providing for the costs of operation and maintenance thereof.
The Bonds do not constitute general obligations of the District nor do they constitute an indebtedness of
the District within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter provision, limitation or
restriction, and the taxing power of the District is not pledged to the payment of the Bonds.
2. The Bond Ordinance has been duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the District and
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the District enforceable against the District. The
Bond Ordinance creates a valid lien on the revenues and other funds pledged by the Bond Ordinance for
the security of the Bonds on a parity with any Senior Bonds issued or to be issued as provided under the
Bond Ordinance.
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3. The interest on the Bonds (i) is excludable from gross income for federal income tax
purposes, (ii) is exempt from income taxation by the State of Missouri, and (iii) is not an item of tax
preference for purposes of computing the federal alternative minimum tax imposed on individuals and
corporations, but is taken into account in determining adjusted current earnings for the purpose of
computing the alternative minimum tax imposed on certain corporations. The opinions set forth in this
paragraph are subject to the condition that the District complies with all requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that must be satisfied subsequent to the issuance of the
Bonds in order that interest thereon be, or continue to be, excludable from gross income for federal
income tax purposes. The District has covenanted to comply with all of these requirements. Failure to
comply with certain of these requirements may cause the interest on the Bonds to be included in gross
income for federal and State of Missouri income tax purposes retroactive to the date of issuance of the
Bonds. The Bonds have not been designated as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” for purposes of
Section 265(b) of the Code.
We express no opinion regarding the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the Official
Statement or other offering material relating to the Bonds (except to the extent, if any, stated in the
Official Statement). Further, we express no opinion regarding the perfection or priority of the lien on
revenues or other funds pledged under the Bond Ordinance or tax consequences arising with respect to the
Bonds other than as expressly set forth in this opinion.
The rights of the owners of the Bonds and the enforceability of the Bonds and the Bond
Ordinance may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by equitable principles, whether considered at law or in equity,
and their enforcement may be subject to the exercise of judicial discretion in appropriate cases.
This opinion is given as of its date, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this
opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may come to our attention or any changes in law that
may occur after the date of this opinion.
Very truly yours,
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