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Rate Advisory Committee
Lou LendmanBudget Manager
Follow‐Up Items from 1st RAC Meeting
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Distribution of Customers by Class
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Distribution of Water Customers by ClassSAWS and DSP (2013)
Class SAWS % DSP %
Residential 343,667 93.5% 93,056 95.0%
General (Comm./Ind.) 23,713 6.5% 4,901 5.0%
Wholesale 8 0.002%
TOTAL 367,388 100.0% 97,957 100.0%
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Distribution of Sewer Customers by ClassSAWS (2013)
Class SAWS %
Residential 390,256 94.0%
General (Comm./Ind.) 25,021 6.0%
Wholesale 12 0.002%
TOTAL 415,289 100.0%
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Monthly Charges & Rate Structure Comparison
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Top 10 Texas Cities Compared
City Connections City Connections
1 Houston 487,375 6 Austin 203,059
2 SAWS and DSP * 467,742 7 Arlington 99,862
3 Dallas 326,240 8 Corpus Christi 93,927
4 Fort Worth 226,852 9 Lubbock 81,021
5 El Paso 214,254 10 Plano 78,334
In Terms of Water Connections
* SAWS – 368,974 and DSP – 98,768 (as of November 2013)
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2014 Residential Water & Sewer Bills
* SAWS Standard (Rates applied Oct1 through April 30)
** SAWS Seasonal (Rates applied May 1 through Sep 30)
*** DSP monthly charge total includes $33.03 in DSP water charges and $26.80 in SAWS sewer charges
**** Houston wastewater charges based solely on water usage
Monthly charges as of February 2014, Based on 7,788 Gal. Water/6,178 Gal. Wastewater. Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$37.38
$55.72 $55.94 $56.11 $59.83 $60.15 $60.80 $61.90
$82.40 $88.95
$91.79 $100.04
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2014 Residential Water Bills
* SAWS Standard (Rates applied Oct 1 through April 30)
** SAWS Seasonal (Rate applied May 1 through Sep 30)
Monthly charges as of February 2014, Based on 7,788 Gal. Water (Standard); Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$20.93 $25.20
$26.13 $27.60 $28.92 $29.14 $31.51 $33.03
$38.61 $43.90 $44.05
$54.50
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Top 10 Texas Cities – 5/8” meter or equivalent
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2014 Residential Sewer Bills
Monthly charges as of February 2014, Based on 6,178 Gal. Wastewater. Includes TCEQ Fees.
$16.45
$26.80 $27.90 $28.64 $30.91 $34.30 $34.67
$38.51
$47.89
$55.99
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Top 10 Texas Cities
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2014 Commercial Water & Sewer Bills
* DSP monthly charge total includes $452.40 in DSP water charges and $165.41 in SAWS sewer charges
** Austin Off-Peak Rates assessed Nov1 through Jun 30
*** Austin Peak Rates assessed July 1 through Oct 1
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$319.79 $385.58 $406.05
$423.00 $441.85 $458.66 $490.33 $520.58 $596.59
$617.81
$795.00 $821.50
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Top 10 Texas Cities – 2” meter, 50,000 gallons per month
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2014 Commercial Water Bills
* Austin Off-Peak Rates assessed Nov 1 through Jun 30
** Austin Peak Rates assessed Jul 1 through Oct 31
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$165.75 $183.40 $186.26 $193.25 $204.86 $240.64 $245.42
$312.35 $357.50
$380.74 $384.00
$452.40
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Top 10 Texas Cities – 2” meter, 50,000 gallons per month
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2014 Commercial Sewer Bills
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes TCEQ Fees.
$146.31 $154.03 $165.41
$199.32 $215.85 $239.60 $248.60
$275.16 $285.47
$437.50
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2014 Industrial Water & Sewer Bills
* DSP monthly charge total includes $9,754 in DSP water charges and $2,696 in SAWS sewer charges
** Austin Off-Peak Rates assessed Nov 1 through Jun 30
*** Austin Peak Rates assessed Jul 1 through Oct 31
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$4,078
$6,011 $6,169 $6,174 $6,197 $6,937 $7,023
$8,500 $9,108
$12,450 $12,482 $12,933
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Top 10 Texas Cities – 6” meter, 850,000 gallons per month
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2014 Industrial Water Bills
* Austin Off-Peak Rates assessed Nov 1 through Jun 30
** Austin Peak Rates assessed Jul 1 through Oct 1
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes EAA and TCEQ Fees.
$2,161 $2,703 $2,902 $2,929 $3,019 $3,315 $3,365 $4,100
$5,205 $5,655 $5,884
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Top 10 Texas Cities – 6” meter, 850,000 gallons per month
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2014 Industrial Sewer Bills
Monthly charges as of February 2014. Includes TCEQ Fees.
$1,917
$2,074 $2,696 $3,151 $3,224 $3,494
$4,008 $4,121
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Water Rate Structures• Tiered (Most Frequent)
– Fixed meter charge plus volumetric charges with rates that increase at higher levels of consumption
• Base Excess
– Fixed meter charge plus volumetric charges with rates that increase at higher levels of consumption relative to established baseline consumption
– Residential Base Excess Rates: El Paso and Lubbock
– Commercial Base Excess Rates: El Paso, Dallas and SAWS
• Fixed Block Rate (Houston only)
– No fixed meter charge; all residential consumption charged single volumetric rate that varies at different consumption levels (or blocks) and size of water meter
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Tiered Residential Water Rate Structures
* Corpus Christi also has a separate Raw Water volumetric rate ($0.896 per 1,000 gallons) which is applied uniformly at all consumption levels
** Austin also has a separate Water Rev. Stability Reserve Fund rate ($0.15 per 1,000 gallons) which is applied uniformly at allconsumption levels. Additionally, Austin assesses a minimum fixed charge that varies based on a given customer’s consumption tier.
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Tiered Commercial Water Rate Structures
* Corpus Christi also has a separate Raw Water volumetric rate ($0.896 per 1,000 gallons) which is applied uniformly at all consumption levels
** Austin also has a separate Water Rev. Stability Reserve Fund rate ($0.15 per 1,000 gallons) which is applied uniformly at allconsumption levels.
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Difference in Charges: 0 to 25,000 Gallons
Note: El Paso has Base Excess rates; amounts shown assume base consumption = actual consumption.
Residential Water – 5/8” Meter
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Sewer Rate Structures (Res. & Comm.)• No Minimum Base Usage Charge; Single Volumetric Rate
(Most Frequent)
– Residential Usage Based on Winter Average
• Minimum Base Consumption Charge Plus Single Volumetric Rate for Usage over Base
– SAWS, Plano, El Paso and Corpus Christi
– Residential Usage Based on Winter Average
• Fixed Block Rate (Houston only)
– No fixed meter charge; all sewer usage charged single volumetric rate that varies at different usage levels (or blocks) and size of water meter
– No Winter Average for Residential Usage; Based on Water Consumption
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Sewer Rate Structures (cont.)
• Residential monthly maximum number of gallons charged for sewer:
– Dallas – 40,000 gallons
– Fort Worth – 22,443 gallons
– Corpus Christi – 25,000 gallons
• El Paso charges sewer for only 90% of Winter Average water consumption
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Base + Volumetric Sewer Rate Structures
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Difference in Charges: 0 to 25,000 GallonsResidential Sewer
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4th Residential Tier Consumption and Customers: (2009 – 2013)
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4th Tier Residential Consumption & Rainfall
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4th Tier Residential Customers & Rainfall
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Rate Advisory Committee
Lou LendmanBudget Manager
Follow‐Up Items from 1st RAC Meeting
March 4, 2014