New Database Is Powerful Financial Tool The results of AMWA’s 2010 Utility Financial Information (UFI) survey provide a comprehensive, up-to-date look
Over 55 percent of utilities have an increasing block rate structure for residential customers; however, 53 percent have a uniform rate structure for
These results suggest that there is minimal revenue per capita remaining for capital expenditures. The trending analysis (page 2) suggests that total
Eighty-seven percent of a utility’s water revenue is generated from base and volume charges while 13 percent is collected from miscellaneous charges
The median monthly bill is based on 10 Ccf. As expected, purchasing water results in the highest monthly customer bill. The hybrid approach appears to
Sixty-four percent of responding utilities have some type of transfer. The median total transfer for this group of utilities is 7.9 percent of the
Some 74 percent of the responding utilities averaged a rate increase of between 2 percent and 6 percent per year since 2000 for the 2010 survey
According to 2010 survey data, projected rate increases for the next two fiscal years are increasingly higher than the median of the annualized
The trend above represents a decrease in expected CIP costs over a ten-year projection. This type of projection is often made; however, the situation
This data shows that nearly half of the utilities that responded earmarked 25 to 50 percent of their budget for capital projects or payments.
Revenue bonds are the most popular means of funding for capital projects. General obligation bonds and loans account for only a small percentage of
Half of the utilities reported having less than 26 percent of the total annual costs in unrestricted reserves.