HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019 Wastewater Presentation - WebOverview of
Wastewater
Rate Proposal
MSD Rate Commission Public Hearings
May – July 2019
MSD Overview & Details
•Government Utility
•State Constitution
•Voter Approved Charter
•6 Member Board of Trustees
(3 City & 3 County)
•Two utilities: Wastewater &
Stormwater
•520 square mile service area
•All of St. Louis City
•87% of St. Louis County
•~1,300,000 customers
•88 municipalities served
•7 Treatment Plants
•350+ million gallons per day of
wastewater treated
•4,700+ miles of sanitary sewers
•1,800+ miles of combined
sewers
•3,000+ miles of stormwater
sewers
•4th largest sewer system in the
United States (as measured by
miles of sewers handling
wastewater)
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Wastewater
Rates
" E l i m i n a t e 5 0 w a s t e w a t e r s e w e r o v e r f l o w s f r o m s e w e r p i p e s
" B u i l d 6 0 m i l e s o f n e w w a s t e w a t e r s e w e r s
" I n s p e c t 6 4 , 0 0 0 m a n h o l e s
" R e p l a c e i n c i n e r a t o r s a t B i s s e l l a n d L e m a y t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s
" B u i l d t u n n e l f r o m F e n t o n t r e a t m e n t p l a n t t o L o w e r M e r a m e c t r e a t m e n t p l a n t t o e l i m i n a t e F e n t o n p l a n t .
W a s t e w a t e r
P r o p o s a l
O b j e c t i v e
P r o p o s a l O b j e c t i v e :
F u n d a f o u r - y e a r $ 1 . 5 8 B ,
3 0 0 + p r o j e c t , c a p i t a l
i m p r o v e m e n t p r o g r a m t o
m e e t r e g u l a t o r y a n d
s y s t e m i m p r o v e m e n t
n e e d s
M S D p r o p o s e s
a u t h o r i z a t i o n o f $ 5 0 0 M
i n a d d i t i o n a l b o n d s t o
f u n d t h i s f o u r - y e a r
c a p i t a l p r o g r a m , i n o r d e r
t o m a k e n e e d e d r a t e
i n c r e a s e s m o r e
m a n a g e a b l e .
F Y 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 4 W a s t e w a t e r B e n e f i t s
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Key Issues for Consideration
•Charter requirements
•Bonding v. Cash (“Paygo”)
•Affordability
•Equitability
•Underlying rate assumptions:
•Customer growth
•Water Usage
•Inflation
•Consent Decree compliance
•Customer Assistance Program access
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Typical Residential Monthly Bill in 2019
Proposal - Bond Financing v. Paygo
FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24
2019 Bonds $ 56.63 $ 58.78 $ 61.02 $ 63.36
Percent Change 1.9% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
2019 Paygo $ 56.63 $ 65.17 $ 76.30 $ 86.29
Percent Change 1.9% 15.1% 17.1% 13.1%
Typical Monthly Bill for Residential Metered Customer using 6 Ccf’s.
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Cost Savings Benefits
•Impact of 2018 Consent Decree amendment
•Operation and maintenance expense
•Cost of the capital program
•Financing Cost (Debt v. Paygo)
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Wastewater Rate Commission Timeline
•Submission of District’s Rate Proposal and
testimony – March 4, 2019
•Rate Commission Recommendation Report
submitted to Board by August 19, 2019
•Changes to rates effective July 1, 2020
•Potential bond vote dates: Spring 2020 –
Spring 2021
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Rate Commission Public Hearings
•Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m. - St. Louis County Library, Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Road, St. Louis, MO 63123
•Wednesday, May 22, 6 p.m. - Manchester Parks, Recreation and Arts Center, 359 Old Meramec Station Road 63021
•Tuesday, June 4, 6 p.m. - Richmond Heights Community Center, 8001 Dale Avenue 63117
•Thursday, June 27, 6 p.m. - Maryland Heights Community Center, 2300 McKelvey Road 63043
•Wednesday, July 10, 6 p.m. - UMSL Wellness & Recreation Center, 1 University Blvd. 63121
•Wednesday, July 24, 9 a.m. - Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District headquarters, 2350 Market Street 63103
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shadley@stlmsd.com
MSD
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