2016 WATER AND SEWER RETAIL RATE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Residential RateWATERSEWER1. Fund type(select one)EnterpriseGeneralSpecial Revenue(select one)EnterpriseGeneralSpecial Revenue(if none of the above)(if none of the above)2. Date last adjusted:MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberMonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Year200620072008200920102011201220132014201520163. Date next adjusted:MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberMonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear2015201620172018UnknownYear2015201620172018Unknown4. Billing Frequency(select one)MonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-anuallyAnnually(select one)MonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-anuallyAnnually5. Residential Rate Structure: Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter) Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter) $$ Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter) Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter) $$Table1RangeUnitRate table2RangeUnitRate 6. Does you community allow residents to use 2nd (irrigation) meters to remove outdoor water use from the sewer bill calculation?Yes, only if grandfatheredYes, alwaysNo, never7. Sewerage is based on: % of water usage 8. Other Charges or Additional Info:9. Discounts:Senior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeitherSenior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeither10. Description:Commercial Rate: CHECK HERE IF SAME AS RESIDENTIAL (If checked, skip to #13) CHECK HERE IF SAME AS RESIDENTIAL (If checked, skip to #13)11. Billing Frequency(select one)MonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-anuallyAnnually(select one)MonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-anuallyAnnually12. Commercial Rate Structure: Base/Admin Fee Base/Admin Fee $$ Minimum Charge Minimum Charge $$table1RangeUnitRate table2RangeUnitRate 13. Percentage of water unaccounted for? 0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%14. Has your community adopted the water and/or sewer debt service exclusion as provided for under MGL59 Section 21 C(n)?YesNo15. Percentage of service bills liened: 0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%16. In managing your water and sewer fund, have you experienced revenue shortfalls due to lower than projected water use in the last three years?YesNoYesNo17. MWRA charges as a percent of total expenses?0-25%25-50%50-75%over 75%0-25%25-50%50-75%over 75%18. Number of miles of pipeline rehabilitated or replaced in FY16:Less than 1 mile1-3 miles3-6 milesOver 6 milesLess than 1 mile1-3 miles3-6 milesOver 6 miles19. Please select the range that best describes your community's water and sewer infrastructure capital needs over the next five years in dollars.$$0 - $10 million$10 - $20 million$20 - $50 millionOver $50 million$$0 - $10 million$10 - $20 million$20 - $50 millionOver $50 million20. How much do you anticipate spending on water and sewer capital needs over the next five years in dollars.$$100 thousand- $1 million$1 million - $5 million$5 million - $10 millionOver $10 million$$100 thousand- $1 million$1 million - $5 million$5 million - $10 millionOver $10 millionSTORMWATERWith the general permits for stormwater discharges in place to be effective on July 1, 2017, the MWRA Advisory Board is beginning to develop an information base of how our member communities are currently handling, or are planning to handle, the operating and capital costs associated with stormwater management. See Appendix G of the 2015 Retail Rate Survey for findings from previous year. 21. How does your community recover stormwater costs?Tax RateWate / Sewer RatesOprerating Budget / Tax LevySpecial Assessment / FeeFlat Stormwater FeeStormwater RateOther22. Please provide any additional detail about your current stormwater recovery method:23. Do you anticipate changing the way you recover stormwater costs in the next year (prior to the effective date of July 1, 2017)?YesNoUnknown24. If yes, please describe your anticipated method of cost recovery: 25. Please estimate the your community's total capital stormwater costs. For internal use only. Will not be published in the document.$$0 - $500,000$500,001 - $1 million$1 million - $5 millionOver $5 millionRespondent's DataTitle:Name:Street:Community:State:Zip Code:Telephone:Facsimile:E-mail:Did you fill out last year's Advisory Board water and sewer questionnaire? Yes No Please provide any comments or suggestions you may have on the MWRA Advisory Board Annual Water and Sewer Retail Rate Survey, including additional information you would like to see collected in future years.Please return this electronic version of our survey to via email to james.guiod@mwraadvisoryboard.com by September 30, 2016. Thank you for your assistance! Is Cumulative? Section Break
