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CITY OF
NORTHAMPTON
Water and Sewer Rate StudyPreliminary Results | January 21, 2016
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I. Project History & Overview
II. Financial Plan Overview
III. Current Rates
IV. Preliminary Rates
V. Customer Impacts and Nextte s
!O"#$% PRN!#!ION
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I. PROJECT
HISTORY &
OVERVIEW
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RFC and '(#
» Raftelis Finanial C!nsultants" In. #RFC$ %ast%e larest !nsultin 'ratie in t%e nati!nf!usin !n (nanial)rate !nsultin f!r waterand wastewater utilities
» W!!d!* & +ss!iates" In. #W,+$ %as'r!-ided water and wastewater rate!nsultin ser-ies t! !re /ew Enlandutilities t%an any !t%er (r
» F!r nearly a deade" RFC)W,+ %a-eaintained a !lla0!rati-e w!r*inrelati!ns%i'" w%i% 0rins t%e de't% andnati!nal 'resene !f RFC !0ined wit% t%e
/ew Enland e1'ertise !f W,+ t! assist
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PRO)C! HI!OR$
» T%e City as*ed RFC)W,+ t! 'erf!r aWater and Sewer rate study in !rder t!2 – +ssess t%e a''r!'riateness !f t%e City3s
urrent rate strutures in !'aris!n t!/!rt%a't!n3s rate struture !04eti-es
– 5e-el!' a f!reast !f water and sewerrates t! fund all urrent and future
!'eratin and a'ital needs w%ile als!a!'lis%in t%e City3s rate struture!04eti-es
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R#! !R*C!*RO+)C!IV
» Pr!!te !nser-ati!n
» Pr!-ide assistane t! e!n!iallydisad-antaed ust!ers
» I'r!-e e6uity a!n ust!erty'es
» En%ane re-enue sta0ility
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II. FI/+/CI+7 P7+/OVERVIEW
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OVRVI'
» RFC)W,+ w!r*ed l!sely wit% City t!0uild a f!reast !f !'eratine1'enses" a'ital e1'enditures" and
neessary fundin s!ures
» + i1ture !f rate inreases" new de0tser-ie" and reser-e funds were used
t! fund annual as% needs andinii8e i'ats !n t%e City3sust!ers
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C#PI!#, I-PROV-N!P,#N
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'#!R FIN#NCI#, P,#N
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'R FIN#NCI#, P,#N
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III. C9RRE/TR+TES
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C*RRN! '#!R R#!!R*C!*R
» +ll ust!ers are %ared t%e sae-!luetri rate reardless !f ty'e"si8e" !r t%e a!unt !f water used
» + -ery sall (1ed %are is assessed'er 0ill" w%i% re!-ers -ery little !ft%e City3s (1ed !st !f !'erati!ns
» /! 'ri-ate (re 'r!teti!n %ares
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C*RRN! '#!RR#! !R*C!*R
Current Rates FY :;<= V!luetri > +ll Cust!ers #'er Cf$
+ll C!nsu'ti!n ? @.@A
Buarterly Fi1ed C%are
@)A ? <.;;
D) <.:@< <.@
<.@ D.;;
: @.;;
D <;.;;
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A @;.;;
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IV. PRE7II/+RYR+TES
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#N#,$" OP!ION
» Seas!nal rates
» Tiered water rates
» Fi1ed %ares» Se!nd eter '!liies
» Sewer rate settin et%!d!l!ies
» Pri-ate (re 'r!teti!n %ares
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PR,I-IN#R$ '#!RR#! !R*C!*R
» Create : se'arate -!luetri rates0ased !n eter si8e – Sall , @)A" D) and <
– 7are , <.@ and a0!-e
» I'leent a tw!,tier syste f!r Sallust!ers t! 'r!!te !nser-ati!n
» C!-er a reater a!unt !f (1ed !stst%r!u% a larer 6uarterly (1ed %are
» I'leent 'ri-ate (re 'r!teti!n
%ares
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PR,I-IN#R$ '#!RR#! !R*C!*R
PRE7II/+RY Rates FY :;< V!luetri , Sall #'er Cf$
Tier <2 ; , <= Cf ? .D
Tier :2 <= Cf =.:<
V!luetri , 7are #'er Cf$
+ll C!nsu'ti!n ? =.;KBuarterly Fi1ed C%are
@)A ? <:.=
D) <A.K=
< D<.@K
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: <;<.;
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= =D<.=K
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L
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FIR PRO!C!ION CH#R/
» T%ese %ares will eneratea''r!1iately ?<;;";;; annually
PRE7II/+RY Rates#Buarterly$ FY :;< Fire 7ine 5iaeter
M : ? ;.;;
: <;.;;
D :@.;;
=;.;;
= <;.;;
A D=;.;;
<; =@.;;
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'R R#! !R*C!*R
» C%are sewer rate 0ased !n A;G !fetered water !nsu'ti!n t!reNet water n!t returned t! sewer
syste» F!r t%e liited nu0er !f lare
industrial ust!ers w%i% %a-e a
sewer eter" %are sewer rate0ased !n <;;G !f etered sewerN!w.
PRE7II/+RY Rates FY :;< V!luetri > +ll Si8es #'er Cf$
+ll C!nsu'ti!n ? .@:
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#FFOR"#+I,I!$ PRO/R#-
» Cust!ers elii0le f!r real estate andCP+ ta1 e1e'ti!ns will 0e e1e'tfr! t%e 6uarterly (1ed %are !f
?<:.=.» T%is n!t !nly redues t%e ust!er3s
0ill" 0ut als! re!-es t%e !nly
'!rti!n !f t%e 0ill t%at t%e ust!erann!t redue t%r!u% !nser-ati!n
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IV. C9STOER
IP+CTS +/5
/ET STEPS
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I-P#C!01uarterly +ill Comparison2
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LRe'resents ty'ial Residential ust!er #<: Cf is a''r!1iately
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!*"$ RCO--N"#!ION
» Pr!-ide e!n!i assistane t!ust!ers w%! 6ualify 0ased !n urrentta1 e1e'ti!n riteria
» Create a tw!,tier water rate struturef!r sall eters
» I'leent a larer (1ed %are
» Create new 'ri-ate (re 'r!teti!n%ares
» ill sewer rate at A;G !f etered water
!nsu'ti!n
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N<! !P
» Finali8e Study and 're'are ay!r3sRe!ended FY :;< Rates t! CityC!unil
» +ssist City wit% (nali8in andi'leentin rates
» +ssist City wit% ust!er !utrea%
and eduati!n !n new rates
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