HomeMy Public PortalAboutFinal Rate Proposal Fact Sheet March 19, 20151,300,000 customers
6,500+ miles of wastewater pipes
3,000+ miles of stormwater pipes
525 square mile service area
79 original sewer districts combined
7 wastewater treatment plants
4th largest sewer system in US
WASTEWATER
Proposal Objective: The wastewater rate proposal seeks to fund a four-year, $1.5 billion capital
improvement program to meet regulatory and system improvement needs.
Within this program, MSD would:
• Eliminate sanitary (wastewater) sewer overflows from sewer pipes
• Reduce combined sewer overflows (where wastewater and stormwater share a pipe)
• Prevent building backups
• Repair and rehabilitate an aging system
• Increase wastewater treatment plant capacity
Cost: Based on average monthly water usage of a single-family residence, a ratepayer’s
monthly wastewater sewer bill would resemble the following rates, shown here with and
without bond approval.
MSD is both a wastewater and a stormwater utility and funds must be accounted for separately.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) submitted a rate proposal to its Rate Commission
for both wastewater rates and stormwater revenues for fiscal years 2017 through 2020 (July 1,
2016 to June 30, 2020). These proposed changes would apply to all MSD customers.
2015 MSD Rate Proposal
Two Utilities Require Two Proposals
BENEFITS:
MSD by the numbers...
Wastewater Service:
MSD’s wastewater
management involves the
collection and treatment
of “used” water from sinks,
toilets, and floor drains at one
of seven treatment plants,
where it is treated to high
standards before returning to
our region’s waterways.
Wastewater Proposal:
MSD proposes authorization
of $900 million in additional
bonds to fund this four-year
capital program, in order to
make needed rate increases
more manageable.
$$$ % Change
FY16 $40.72 13.1%
FY17 $44.72 9.8%
FY18 $73.80 65.0%
FY19 $83.46 13.1%
FY20 $96.01 15.0%
$$$ % Change
FY16 $40.72 13.1%
FY17 $44.72 9.8%
FY18 $49.56 10.8%
FY19 $54.91 10.8%
FY20 $60.86 10.8%
WITH BOND FINANCING NO BOND FINANCING
39
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
Removed
226
Wastewater
Construction
Projects
598
Wastewater
Planning, Design,
& Construction
Projects
24
Miles of Storage
& Conveyance
Tunnels Designed
360
Miles of Sewer
Rehabilitation
1,600
Miles of Sewer
Inspected With
CCTV
6,000
Manhole
Rehabilitations
3,814
Miles of
Sewer
Cleaned
With Bonding: Projects are funded with cash and debt. No Bonding: Projects are funded with cash. All numbers
above are based on average usage of 700 cubic feet per month (7 Ccfs). This is the equivalent of 5,236 gallons.
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For more information about MSD’s Rate Proposal and the Rate Commission process, visit:
www.stlmsd.com/RateCommission
STORMWATER
Proposal Objective: The stormwater revenue proposal resolves years of
unequal service across the MSD service area. The proposal covering fiscal
years 2017 through 2020 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020) seeks to comply with
regulatory demands and infrastructure needs by delivering a four-year $90.8 million
operations program and a six-year $97.6 million capital improvement program.
Stormwater Service:
Stormwater service is the
collection of rain and other
water drainage that is not
naturally absorbed by the
soil, and includes addressing
regulatory requirements on
the impacts of stormwater
runoff on receiving stream
water quality.
Stormwater Proposal:
MSD requests the
authorization to ask voters to
approve an adjustment to how
taxes are applied across the
district, creating revenues to
fund a 4-year, $90.8 million
operations and maintenance
budget and a 6-year, $97.6
million capital program.
The tax data below are based on an average assessed
value for a single-family residence in the noted areas
(not including an annual $2.88 fee assessed to
wastewater customers). All taxes are calcuated per
$100 of assessed valuation.
Red: $0.0197 administrative tax = $10.52/year
• Includes regulatory compliance
Yellow: Red tax, plus $0.0682 stormwater tax = $12.50/year
• Includes regulatory compliance
• Adds partial operations and maintenance efforts
Green: Red tax, plus Yellow tax, plus up to $0.10 tax = $61.67/year
(varies based on taxing subdistricts within this area)
• Includes regulatory compliance
• Adds complete operations and maintenance
• Adds minimal capital projects
CURRENT STORMWATER REVENUE
PROPOSED STORMWATER REVENUE
MSD Boundar
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§¨¦ 64
§¨¦ 70
§¨¦270
§¨¦ 44
§¨¦ 64
§¨¦ 70
§¨¦270
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Map produced by MSD GIS Mapping, February 2015
The tax data below are based on an average assessed value for a single-family residence
in the noted areas (the annual $2.88 fee would be removed). All taxes are calcuated per
$100 of assessed valuation.
Blue: $0.0197 regulatory tax + $0.10 stormwater tax
• Will include regulatory compliance
• Will include complete operations and maintenance
• Will include limited funding for necessary capital improvements
Within this program, MSD would:
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal stormwater regulations
• Address impacts of stormwater runoff on water quality of receiving streams
• Fund complete operations and maintenance of public storm sewer system
Cost: Because the current revenue system is based on geography, the cost varies based
on where a ratepayer lives. The map in red, green, and yellow shows the current revenue
system. The map in blue shows the proposed revenue system.
Red: + 1.2%
Yellow: + 0.3%
Green: - 0.6%
Red: Total tax rate of $0.1197 = $60.60/year
Yellow: Total tax rate of $0.1197 = $16.10/year
Green: Total tax rate of $0.1197 = $41.92/year
Anticipated overall property tax change:
(% change reflects ALL property taxes, including MSD)
Anticipated averaged annual costs:
(MSD portion on your annual property tax bill)