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RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 27
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE METHODOLOGY FOR
CALCULATING WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.20 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
REPEALING SECTION 1 OF RESOLUTION 2000-29.
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. The existing System Development Charges Schedule for Water and
Wastewater Users adopted as Section 1 of Resolution 2000-29 is repealed, effective
November 1, 2006.
SECTION 2. The Water and Wastewater System Development Charges Fee Schedule
Summary, marked as Exhibit A, is adopted. The new schedule for Residential users
continues-to be based upon the gross habitable floor area of the residential uses.
Commercial SDCs shall continue to be based upon the number of plumbing fixture
units.
SECTION 3. The revised methodology for Water and Wastewater System
Development Charges, marked as Exhibit B, is adopted. The methodology adopts a
reimbursement schedule and reduces the number of funds to 2; one for the Water SDC
Fund and one for the Wastewater SDC Fund.
SECTION 4. The new System Development Charge Schedules shall become effective
November 1, 2006.
This re lution was read by title only in accordance with AShla~de
92.0 90 duly PASSED and ADOPTED this 17 day of , 2006.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this /S day of
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City of Ashland
Water and Wastewater - System Development Charge
Fee Schedule Summary
Exhibit 'A'
Prepared by
Shaun Pigott Associates, LLC
August 14, 2006
Based on the SDC Committee's review of the water and wastewater project lists and the
allocation methods felt to be most consistent with the City's policy objectives, the following are
the Committee's SDC recommendations:
Wastewater SDC
Current - SDC is $2,707 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
Proposed - SDC would be $1,613 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
This reduction of the SDC for wastewater is due to a significantly downsized allocation of
capital facility costs to growth and the removal of the treatment plant funded through food and
beverage tax receipts from the reimbursement element of the SDC. It should be highlighted
that the food and beverage tax is due to sunset in 2010. If these tax revenues are no longer
available to fund the wastewater treatment plant, the debt service for this facility would need to
be paid through a combination of increased wastewater rates and increased SDCs.
The SDC for commercial properties will be based on fixture counts (number of toilets, sinks,
etc) at a rate of $124 per fixture. A commercial property having, as an example, 16 fixtures
would pay a wastewater SDC of $1 ,984.
Water SDC
Current - SDC is $3,667 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
Proposed - SDC would be $5,208 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
This increase in the SDC results from evaluation of each project identified in City's water CIP
and a more accurate allocation of these project costs between growth and current water utility
customers.
The SDC for commercial properties will be based on meter size and flow factor/meter
equivalence as established by the American Water Works Association (A WW A) standard for
cold water meters - displacement type. As an example a 0/,." meter will pay $4,940; 1" meter
$8,250; 1.5" meter; 1.5" meter $16,450.
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WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
REIMBURSEMENT FEE
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Water System Development Charges
Reimbursement Fee Derivation
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Original Cost
less: Accumulated Depreciati'on
less: Book Value of the Hosler Dam
less: Grants
less: Developer Contributions
less: Principal Outstanding on Long Term Debt
Series 1977 Water General Obligation Bonds
Series 1997 Flood and Refunding Bonds
Series 2003 Water Revenue Bonds
Net Rate Payer Investment in Capacity Available to Serve Growth
Commercial &
Residential Institutional Total
7,114 1,960 9,074
78.40% 21.60% 100%
25,859,286.21 7,124,571.41 32,983,857.62
(7,398,192.23) (2,038,298.68) (9,436,490.91)
(59,779.87) (16,470.13) (76,250.00)
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
Current Equivalent %" Meters in Service
Percentages
(78,399.82)
(944,717.88)
(4,139,510.69)
13,238,685.73
(21,600.18)
(260,282.12)
(1,140,489.31)
3,647,430.98
(100,000.00)
(1,205,000.00)
(5,280,000.00)
16,886,116.71
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year ForecasLResidential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecast... Commercial Equivalent Meters
18,167,889
2640
Calculated Water Reimbursement Fee:
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WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
IMPROVEMENT FEE
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Water System Development Charges
Improvement Fee Derivation
Commercial &
Residential Institutional Total
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
Current Equivalent %" Meters in Service
Percentages
7,114
78.40%
1,960
21.60%
9,074
100%
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Future Project Costs Attributable to Growth:
TAP beyond Talent
Transmission Line (Reeder to Plant)
Hosler Dam Stability Analysis
Lost Creek Water Rights (additional)
Hosler Dam Security and Telemetry
Sludge Lagoon Improvements
Water Treatment Plant Filter Improvements
Review Chlorine-Hypochloride
Plant and Process Improvements
Filters 7 and 8 New
Waterline Replacement - Granite
Fire Flow Distribution Reservoir
Crowson-Airport-E. Main Loop
Replace Steel Line Terrace; Irrigation Ditch to Lowe
Upsize Lines at Maple, Scenic & Chestnut
Replace Line Strawberry to Grandview
Upsize Mains on Wimer-Sunnyview
New Line Benson Loop
Upsize Lines - Euclid, Prospect, Fern, Roca
Upsize Mains on Tolman Creek
Replace Steel Line on Siskiyou
Intemal 4" Line Upsizing
Other Line Upsizing
Engineering Cost
Construction Mgmt Contingency
Total Growth Related Costs
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Equivalent Meters
$ 3,189,893 $ 878,857 $ 4,068,750
771,216 212,480 983,696
391,999 108,001 500,000
29,400 8,100 37,500
9,408 2,592 12,000
47,040 12,960 60,000
58,800 16,200 75,000
188,160 51,840 240,000
343,979 94,771 438,750
108,388 29,862 138,250
194,040 53,460 247,500
38,416 10,584 49,000
27,440 7,560 35,000
49,000 13,500 62,500
19,600 5,400 25,000
49,000 13,500 62,500
38,416 10,584 49,000
53,900 14,850 68,750
73,500 20,250 93,750
31,360 8,640 40,000
137,200 37,800 175,000
147,000 40,500 187,500
1,045,187 287,963 1 ,333,150
1 ,352,757 372,702 1,725,459
$ 8,395,096 I $ 2,312,9591 $ 10,708,055
4,476,432
650
Calculated Water ImprovementFee:
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WASTEWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
REIMBURSEMENT FEE
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Wastewater System Dewlopment Charges
Reimbursement Fee Derivation
Commercial &
Residential Institutional
Total
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
20-Year Plan (Year 2023) Awrage Dry Weather Wastewater Flow (MGD)*
Awrage Dry Weather Flow Percentages
1.90
74%
0.68
26%
2.58
100%
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Original Cost $ 36,643,246 $ 13,114,425 $ 49,757,671
less: Accumulated Depreciation (4,050,653) (1,449,707) (5,500,360)
less: Grants
less: Contributed Capital (City food and bewrage tax receipts) (8,785,659) (3,144,341) (11,930,000)
less: Principal Outstanding on Long Term Debt:
EPAlDEQ State RellOhAng Loan Program (fed. CFDA No. 66.458) (16,632,189) (5,952,573) (22,584,762)
Net Rate Payer Inwstment in Capacity Available to Serw Growth $ 7,174,745 $ 2,567,804 $ 9,742,549
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecast... Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet) 18,167,889
20 Yeat Forecast...Commercial Fixture Counts 42,237
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WASTEWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
IMPROVEMENT FEE
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Wastewater System Development Charges
Improvement Fee Derivation
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
20- Year Plan (Year 2023) Average Dry Weather Wastewater Flow (MGD)*
Average Dry Weather Flow Percentages
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Future Project Costs Attributable to Growth:
New Membrane Sections
Process Improvements
Thermal Improvements
North Mountain Park
Wightman to Tolman
Collection System Master Plan Update
Granite Street
North Main Pump Station Replacement
Walnut: Grant - Wimer
Street Line UpsizelReplacement
Oak Street Lithia to A
Mountain Ave. Upsize
Willow Street Upsize and Replace
Hersey Street Upsize and Replace
In-House Line Replace and Upsize
Collection System Improvements
Engineering Cost
Construction Mgmnt & Contingency
Total Growth Related Costs
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Commercial Fixture Counts
Commercial &
Residential Institutional Total
1.90
73.64%
0.68
26.36%
2.58
100%
$
32,219 $ 11,531 $ 43,750
36,822 13,178 50,000
92,054 32,946 125,000
231,977 83,023 315,000
187,791 67,209 255,000
84,690 30,310 115,000
12,151 4,349 16,500
24,855 8,895 33,750
17,453 6,247 23,700
100,523 35,977 136,500
30,930 11,070 42,000
42,345 15,155 57,500
19,147 6,853 26,000
16,938 6,062 23,000
88,372 31,628 120,000
110,465 39,535 150,000
317,403 113,597 431 ,000
397,251 142,174 539,425
1,843,387 I $ 659,7381 $ 2,503,125
4,476,432
10,407
$
Source: City of Ashland, Sanitary Sewer Collection System Master Plan, Final Report, January, 2005, Table 2.5 - Summary of
Population and Flow Projections
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City of Ashland
Wastewater and Water - System Development Charge Update
Methodology Summary
August 14, 2006
Exhibit IS'
Prepared by
Shaun Pigott Associates, LLC
CITY OF ASHLAND
WASTEWATER AND WATER
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE UPDATE
Process
This update of Ashland's system development charges (SDC) for wastewater and water was
done in order to revise the SDCs based on recently completed facility plans for both utility
systems. Also, as part of this update process; issues related to the current SDC structure were
addressed through Ashland's SDC Committee. The Committee includes Darrel Boldt, Jac
Nickels, Greg Williams, Larry Medinger, Russ Silbiger, Kerry KenCaim, and Connie Saldana.
The SDC Committee has worked directly with staff and the City's consultant over the course of
6 meetings held between April 2005 through July 2006. The proposed revisions to the
wastewater and water SDCs reflect the Committee's unanimous recommendations to the
Ashland City Council.
For this update, the City and Committee had a number of objectives:
· Review the basis for the SDCs to ensure a consistent methodology;
· Develop a rationale and documentation for the reimbursement element of the SDC;
· Consider possible revisions to the structure or basis of the charge that might improve equity
or proportionality to demand; and
· Provide clear, orderly documentation of the assumptions, methodology, and results, so that
City staff can, by reference, respond to questions or concerns from the public
Background
The City's SDC Ordinance No. 4.20 was originally adopted in 1992 and amended in 1996. The
ordinance was designed for compliance with ORS 223.297-.314 (Oregon SDC statute) which
mandates that all jurisdictions having SDCs adopt ordinances consistent with this Oregon law.
Actual SDC calculations have been adopted through a series of resolutions including Resolution
No. 2000-29 "A Resolution Adopting New Water, Wastewater and Parks System Development
Charge Schedules." This also served to repeal the SDCs set in 1996. For water and wastewater,
the 1996 SDCs were based on fixture counts with a single-family home (17 fixtures) paying
$2,716 for water and $2,255 for wastewater.
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In 2000, this methodology was reviewed by the City through the SDC Committee for purposes of
simplifying the calculation and eliminating the perceived or real inequity of a 1200 sq ft home
paying the same SDC as a 3000 sq ft home. The objective was to simplify and make the
calculation more predictable, easier to administer and to ensure that larger homes paid a
proportionately larger SDC over smaller homes. The staff recommendation was to replace, for
single family and multi family properties, the use of fixture counts with "habitable square
footage" which equals the heated square footage of a house. This figure would be submitted as
part of the plan review process and would be clear, easy to administer and charge larger houses
proportionately more for their SDC. In order to achieve this last objective, the City developed a
series of SDC brackets based on ranges of habitable square footage and assigned to these
brackets a specific cost per square foot, with the cost per square foot within each bracket going
up as the overall square footage increased. This calculation and the resulting brackets were
designed to be "revenue neutral" in terms of the overall SDC revenue generated with this
calculation vs. the 1996 fixture count approach. Under this 2000 revised approach, a "typical"
average sized home would be charged a water SDC of $3,362 ($2,716 under old SDC) and a
wastewater SDC of $2,482 ($2,255 under old SDC).
The City's revenue status for its water and wastewater SDC accounts, of which there are 5, is as
follows:
· Overall SDC revenues for water in 2005 are budgeted at $525,000; wastewater SDC
revenues are budgeted in 2005 at $438,000.
· Water SDCs are collected and tracked under distribution, treatment and supply. '05 fund
balances are ($1,442,000) for supply, $776,000 for treatment and $2,643,000 for
distribution.
· Wastewater SDCs are collected and tracked under two categories; collection and
treatment. The adopted 2005 budget shows a fund balance of $1,439,000 for collection
and ($77,000) for treatment.
Specific SDC Committee Recommendations
· The City's use of "habitable square footage" for wastewater and water SDC calculation
differs from the generally accepted approach used in Oregon which is either meter size
and/or fixture counts. However, ORS 223 does not mandate any specific calculation
approach so long as the allocation methodology selected "promotes that future system
users contribute no more than an equitable share to the cost of existing facilities" AND
"the cost of projected capital improvements needed to increase the capacity of the
systems" is the basis for the charge. The SDC Committee did feel the use of habitable
square footage was consistent with the City's objectives for promoting smaller home
construction in the City and recommended that it be continued. However, the use of
numerous brackets in applying habitable square footage was considered
counterproductive and the Committee recommended a uniform cost per habitable square
foot.
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· The City has funded the construction of its new wastewater treatment plant through food
and beverage tax receipts. This source of funding is not affected by existing wastewater
customers nor can an SDC designed to reimburse the utility (and its customers) for its
costs in providing capacity be applied when the treatment facilities are paid through a
food and beverage tax. Accordingly, the reimbursement portion of the wastewater SDC
does not include the treatment costs paid through the food and beverage tax.
· The City currently maintains 5 distinct SDC funds for wastewater and water. Under
wastewater there are SDC funds for treatment and collection. Under water, there are
separate SDC funds for distribution, treatment and supply. The Committee recommends
that these 5 funds be reduced to 2, one for wastewater and one for water. Any concerns
about loss of accountability by reducing the number of funds can be offset by annually
reconvening the SDC Committee to review the City's year-end report on SDC receipts,
expenditures and capital project list. The SDC Committee did volunteer their time for
these annual meetings.
· Ashland's 2000 water and wastewater SDCs are based on projects that were updated
from the 1996 SDC study. The City now has updated facility plans and CIPs for both
utilities. For this SDC update, each of these projects has been reviewed in terms of
purpose, cost, and allocation between existing ratepayers and SDC eligibility. The SDC
Committee spent the majority of its time reviewing the capital project lists and capacity
allocations for each of the wastewater and water projects. These individual projects and
their allocation to growth are now part of the City's SDC methodology.
SDC Methodology and Calculation
The City's uses distinct allocators for future commercial water and wastewater connections to
the systems. These allocators are meter equivalents and fixture counts respectively. The capital
costs determined to be SDC eligible were divided between the commercial and single family
residential users based on the total current meter equivalents in service for water; 78.4% are
single family residential (SFR) and 21.6% are commercial. For wastewater, the basis for
allocation was the average dry weather flow from these two customer groups; 73.64% is SFR
and 26.36% is commercial.
Under ORS 223, there are two elements to an SDC:
The reimbursement fee considers the cost of existing facilities, prior contributions by existing
users of those facilities, the value of the unused/available capacity, and generally accepted
ratemaking principles. The objective is that "future system users contribute no more than an
equitable share to the cost of existing facilities." The reimbursement fee can be spent on capital
costs or debt service related to the systems for which the SDC is applied.
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City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Water System Dewlopment Charges
Reimbursement Fee Derivation
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
Current Equivalent %" Meters in Senlice
Percentages
Calculation of tire Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Original Cost
less: Accumulated Depreciation
less: Book Value of the Hosler Dam
less: Grants
less: Dewloper Contributions
less: Principal Outstanding on Long Term Debt
Series 1977 Water General Obligation Bonds
Series 1997 Flood and Refunding Bonds
Series 2003 Water Rewnue Bonds
Net Rate Payer Inwstment in Capacity Available to Serw Growth
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year ForecasLResidential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecast... Commercial Equivalent Meters
Calculated Water Reimbursement Fee:
Commercial &
Residential Institutional
Total
7,114
78.40%
1,960
21.60%
9,074
100%
25,859,286.21
(7,398,192.23)
(59,779.87)
7,124,571.41
(2,038,298.68)
(16,470.13)
32,983,857.62
(9,436,490.91)
(76,250.00)
(78,399.82)
(944,717.88)
(4,139,510.69)
13,238,685.73
(21,600.18)
(260,282.12)
(1,140,489.31)
3,647,430.98
(100,000.00)
(1,205,000.00)
(5,280,000.00)
16,886,116.71
18,167,889
2640
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Wastewater System Dewlopment Charges
Reimbursement Fee Derivation
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
20-Year Plan (Year 2023) Awrage Dry Weather Wastewater Flow (MGD)*
Awrage Dry Weather Flow Percentages
Calculation of tire Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Original Cost
less: Accumulated Depreciation
less: Grants
less: Contributed Capital (City food and bewrage tax receipts)
less: Principal Outstanding on Long Term Debt:
EPAlDEQ State Rewlving Loan Program (fed. CFDA No. 66.458)
Net Rate Payer Inwstment in Capacity Available to Serw Growth
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecast...Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Yeat Forecast...Commercial Fixture Counts
Commercial &
Residential Institutional
Total
1.90
74%
0.68
26%
2.58
100%
$ 36,643,246 $ 13,114,425 $ 49,757,671
(4,050,653) (1,449,707) (5,500,360)
(8,785,659) (3,144,341) (11,930,000)
(16,632,189) (5,952,573) (22,584,762)
$ 7,174,745 $ 2,567,804 $ 9,742,549
18,167,889
42,237
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The improvement fee portion of the SDC is based on the cost of planned future facilities that
expand the system's capacity to accommodate growth or increase its level of performance. In
developing an analysis of the improvement portion of the fee, each project in the City's capital
improvement plan was reviewed to exclude costs related to correcting existing system
deficiencies or upgrading for historical lack of capacity. The improvement SDC is calculated as a
function of the estimated number of additional units to be served by the City's facilities over the
planning period.
City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Water System Development Charges
Improvement Fee Derivation
Commercial &
Residential Institutional Total
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
Current Equivalent %" Meters in Service
Percentages
7,114
78.40%
1,960
21.60%
9,074
100%
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Future Project Costs Attributable to Growth:
TAP beyond Talent
Transmission Line (Reeder to Plant)
Hosler Dam Stability Analysis
Lost Creek Water Rights (additional)
Hosler Dam Security and Telemetry
Sludge Lagoon Improvements
Water Treatment Plant Filter Improvements
Review Chlorine-Hypochloride
Plant and Process Improvements
Filters 7 and 8 New
Waterline Replacement - Granite
Fire Flow Distribution Reservoir
Crowson-Airport-E. Main Loop
Replace Steel Line Terrace; Irrigation Ditch to Lowe
Upsize Lines at Maple, Scenic & Chestnut
Replace Line Strawberry to Grandview
Upsize Mains on Wimer-Sunnyview
New Line Benson Loop
Upsize Lines - Euclid, Prospect, Fem, Roca
Upsize Mains on Tolman Creek
Replace Steel Line on Siskiyou
Internal 4" Line Upsizing
Other Line Upsizing
Engineering Cost
Construction Mgmt Contingency
Total Growth Related Costs
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Equivalent Meters
$ 3,189,893 $ 878,857 $ 4,068,750
771,216 212,480 983,696
391,999 108,001 500,000
29,400 8,100 37,500
9,408 2,592 12,000
47,040 12,960 60,000
58,800 16,200 75,000
188,160 51,840 240,000
343,979 94,771 438,750
108,388 29,862 138,250
194,040 53,460 247,500
38,416 10,584 49,000
27,440 7,560 35,000
49,000 13,500 62,500
19,600 5,400 25,000
49,000 13,500 62,500
38,416 10,584 49,000
53,900 14,850 68,750
73,500 20,250 93,750
31 ,360 8,640 40,000
137,200 37,800 175,000
147,000 40,500 187,500
1,045,187 287,963 1 ,333,150
1,352,757 372,702 1 ,725,459
$ 8,395,096 1 $ 2,312,9591 $ 10,708,055
4,476,432
650
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City of Ashland, Oregon
Calculation of Wastewater System Development Charges
Improvement Fee Derivation
Basis for Allocation To Customer Classes:
20- Year Plan (Year 2023) Average Dry Weather Wastewater Flow (MGD)*
Average Dry Weather Flow Percentages
Calculation of the Value of Capacity Available to Serve Growth:
Future Project Costs Attributable to Growth:
New Membrane Sections
Process Improvements
Thermal Improvements
North Mountain Park
Wightman to Tolman
Collection System Master Plan Update
Granite Street
North Main Pump Station Replacement
Walnut: Grant - Wimer
Street Line UpsizelReplacement
Oak Street Lithia to A
Mountain Ave. Upsize
Willow Street Upsize and Replace
Hersey Street Upsize and Replace
In-House Line Replace and Upsize
Collection System Improvements
Engineering Cost
Construction Mgmnt & Contingency
Total Growth Related Costs
Calculation of Future Demand:
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Residential Habitable Area (Square Feet)
20 Year Forecasted Growth in Commercial Fixture Counts
Commercial &
Residential Institutional Total
1.90
73.64%
0.68
26.36%
2.58
100%
$
32,219 $ 11,531 $ 43,750
36,822 13,178 50,000
92,054 32,946 125,000
231,977 83,023 315,000
187,791 67,209 255,000
84,690 30,310 115,000
12,151 4,349 16,500
24,855 8,895 33,750
17,453 6,247 23,700
100,523 35,977 136,500
30,930 11,070 42,000
42,345 15,155 57,500
19,147 6,853 26,000
16,938 6,062 23,000
88,372 31,628 120,000
110,465 39,535 150,000
317,403 113,597 431,000
397,251 142,174 539,425
1,843,387 I $ 659,7381 $ 2,503,125
4,476,432
10,407
$
Source: City of Ashland, Sanitary Sewer Collection System Master Plan, Final Report, January, 2005, Table 2.5 - Summary of
Population and Flow Projections
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Based on the SDC Committee's review of the water and wastewater project lists and the
allocation methods felt to be most consistent with the City's policy objectives, the following are
the Committee's SDC recommendations:
Wastewater SDC
Current - SDC is $2,707 for a ''typical'' 2,000 habitable square foot home
Proposed - SDC would be $1,613 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
This reduction of the SDC for wastewater is due to a significantly downsized allocation of
capital facility costs to growth and the removal of the treatment plant funded through food and
beverage tax receipts from the reimbursement element of the SDC. It should be highlighted
that the food and beverage tax is due to sunset in 2010. If these tax revenues are no longer
available to fund the wastewater treatment plant, the debt service for this facility would need to
be paid through a combination of increased wastewater rates and increased SDCs.
The SDC for commercial properties will be based on fixture counts (number of toilets, sinks,
etc) at a rate of $124 per fixture. A commercial property having, as an example, 16 fixtures
would pay a wastewater SDC of$I,984.
Water SDC
Current - SDC is $3,667 for a ''typical'' 2,000 habitable square foot home
Proposed - SDC would be $5,208 for a "typical" 2,000 habitable square foot home
This increase in the SDC results from evaluation of each project identified in City's water CIP
and a more accurate allocation of these project costs between growth and current water utility
customers.
The SDC for commercial properties will be based on meter size and flow factor/meter
equivalence as established by the American Water Works Association (A WW A) standard for
cold water meters - displacement type. As an example a %" meter will pay $4,940; 1" meter
$8,250; 1.5" meter; 1.5" meter $16,450.
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