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Town of WilliamstonWater Rates

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Major New Costs Incurred Due to MCRWASA Plant Coming On Line

• Extra staff time: $10,000 (estimated)• MCRWASA water fee: $1,312,409 (Per Take-or-Pay

Agreement)• SCADA system: Annual payment $62,553

o 20 year loan totaling $1,251,060• Wheeling costs: $70,900• Generator: $36,000• Total additional costs to budget: $1,491,862

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

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Users on the Town’s Water System

• In Town (non-water districts): 2,427• Water Districts:

o WD1: 216o WD2: 469o Total in Water Districts: 685• Total customers served: 3,112

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Cost per User to Cover New Costs

• $479.39 per year• $39.95 per month

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Purchase of Infrastructure and Customers in Water Districts

• WD1: $46,036• WD2: $156,724• These costs must be covered by WD customers• Cost to each WD customer:

o WD1: $213.13 per year $17.76 per month

o WD2: $334.17 per year $27.85 per month

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Total Gallons Required to Purchase Under Take-or-Pay Agreement

• Agreement required by USDA to get loan• 265,133,131 gallons for Fiscal 2015-2016• MCRWSA water fee: $4.95 per 1,000 gallons• Cost per gallon to purchase MCRWSA water: .49

cents• Cost per gallon to cover new costs from water

plant: .54 centso This is in addition to our normal costs

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Overview of Existing Town Infrastructure

• Wells: 6• Water tanks: 5• Miles of water lines: 105.586

Church St. – 57 yrs.Carolina Ave. – 52 yrs.

Willow Drive. – 28 yrs.Factory St. – 23 yrs.

Henderson St. – 20 yrs.Northside – 16 yrs.

Town Wells

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Exposing water line for tap Exposing water line for

tap Tapping the line

Streets & Lines

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Street RepairCleaning out for asphalt

Ready for asphaltNew surface

Streets & Lines

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Heavy Equipment Maintenance and Repair

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State Required Operators & Certifications

• State requires operators to be certified.• Five employees in Public Works Water Dept.

o Four have required well certifications to operate our system.

o Three have certifications in water distribution system operations.

• On-call during weekends and holidays

Public WorksDirector

Water SystemOperator

WWT Chief Operator

Street & Lines Supervisor

Shop Foreman

OperationsForeman

ConstructionInspector

Water Quality Tech.Operator IIOperator IIOperator I

(8)Utility Maintenance

Mechanics

Admin. Support Specialist

Fleet Mechanic

Equip. Oper. II(2) Equip. Oper. I

(4) Sanit. Laborer ICem. Caretaker IICem. Caretaker IAdmin. Custodian

Public Works Organization

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State Required Activities

• Did not go away with MCRWASA going on line

• Lab testing of wells• Chlorination – certified operators required• Monthly reporting• Sampling – varies from daily to annual

o All are still required regardless of MCRWASA

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Other Necessary Activities• Check all water supply wells and sewage

pumping stations• Check wastewater treatment facility operations• Inspect and monitor well operations• Hydrant flushing for water quality purposes• Meter replacements• Customer cut on/cut off requests• General customer service• Meter reading

Water Quality Testing

Public Water Systems are required by the State of NC to test regularly to ensure satisfactory water quality

The cost for water quality testing vary but run around $8000 per year

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Percent of MCRWASA Budget being Paid by Town

• Total MCRWASA revenues: $1,783,576• MCRWASA revenues from Williamston: $1,312,409• MCRWASA revenues from Martin County: $471,167• Percent of MCRWASA budget being paid by town

customers: 73.6%• Percent of MCRWASA budget being paid by county

customers: 26.4%

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Wheeling Costs• 15.71% of Town lines being used by MCRWASA to

distribute water• 17.64% of Town’s water line capacity being used

to supply Water Districts• Cost to Town for wheeling:

o Gross value of water lines: $7,692,700o Depreciation: $810,492o Annual expense: $30,375o Annual cost to town: $70,900

• MCRWASA nor County paying these costs

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It is prudent and preferable to have users of the water system pay for the system instead of taking money out of general funds.