Water and Wastewater FY21 Operating Budget FY21-25 Capital Program - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Water and Wastewater FY21 Operating Budget FY21-25 Capital Program

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Capital Program

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Program Elements

• System Reliability/Quality/Sustainability
• Septic Tank Elimination
• Regulatory Rule Impacts
• Water Supply
• Ocean Outfall/Reuse
• Biosolids

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System Reliability/Quality/Sustainability

Infrastructure system improvements including water and wastewater treatment, water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission support reliable service goals for our customers.

• Reduce sewer backups.
• Reduce water and sewer main breaks from aging failures. New

fine structures by FDEP for sewer main breaks make this even more critical.

• Reduced system-wide boil water events as a result of 4 log

virus removal system at water treatment plants 1A, 2A and 3A.

• Ensure long term sustainability for water treatment, water

distribution, wastewater collection and biosolid disposal.

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Water Service Reliability

Broward County Water and Wastewater Services experienced 82 boil water events due to broken water mains or scheduled maintenance:

• 31 were due to pipe failures.
• 23 caused by Contractor’s damaging pipes
• 28 by scheduled maintenance or tie-ins.

There were no system wide boil water alerts.

• These breaks affect less than 12.9% of the Broward County’s customer

base.

• Median impact of 5 service connections per event. Customers affected

by scheduled maintenance were notified in advance.

• Repairs made within 4 hours average. Boil water notification typically

cleared within 48 hours.

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County-wide Sewered/Unsewered Areas

• There are 28

sewer service providers in Broward County.

• BC WWS

customers make up 11% of the County-wide sewer customers.

• The average cost

to eliminate septic is between $10,000 to $20,000 per property. 6

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Septic Tank Elimination

• County wide there are approximately 50,000 parcels on septic tank.
• In Broward County’s service areas 2,518 remain.
• 5% of our total customer base.
• 5% of all septic tanks County wide.
• 16,183 septic tanks eliminated since 2001.
• Design and construction currently underway for an additional 280 septic

tank eliminations.

• Design underway for 3BC septic tank elimination project. This project

will eliminate 1,840 septic tanks.

• Most eliminated by 2024.

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Regulatory Rule Impacts

2006 Water Availability Rule

• Limits Biscayne Aquifer withdrawals to April 2006 historical

withdrawals.

• Creates stranded (excess) treatment capacity of 19 MGD.
• Requires the County to seek alternative water supplies to

meet future demands.

• The County has selected the C-51 Reservoir for their

alternative water supply needs.

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Alternative Water Supply C-51 Reservoir

• Agreements are in place for the following capacity allocations with Phase I sold out:
• Broward County 6 MGD
• Sunrise 5 MGD
• Hallandale 1 MGD
• Dania Beach 1 MGD
• Pompano Beach 2 MGD
• Margate 2 MGD
• Fort Lauderdale 3 MGD
• Miami-Dade 15 MGD (pending approval of capacity agreement)
• Would capture and store storm runoff that normally flows to the ocean which would recharge

Biscayne Aquifer through network of canals.

• Received first Consumptive Use Permit (CUP) from South Florida Water Management good for

48 years with an additional allocation of 3 MGD from the South Regional Wellfield. Meets demand for future water supply in the County’s 3A/3BC service area. Consumptive Use Permits in application phase for water service Districts 1A and 2A.

• Palm Beach Aggregates finalizing FDEP Loan for $30 million from 2017 SB10. Construction

financing commitment was received July 2020. Construction by Palm Beach Aggregates anticipated to begin September 2020.

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Reuse Successes

• Broward County currently has agreements with Palm Beach

County, Coconut Creek and North Springs Improvement District to sell reclaim water on a wholesale basis. Broward County has a current agreement with Pompano Beach to purchase wholesale reclaimed water.

• The Pompano Beach agreement allows the County to provide

retail reclaimed water service for Pompano Highlands and future expansion of reclaimed into Lighthouse Point. A consultant contract has been awarded for the design of the LHP reclaimed line.

• Reclaimed treatment plant expansion from 10 MGD to 26 MGD is

in construction. The $54 million project has an estimated completion of September 2021.

• Reclaimed transmission main construction has started for Palm

Beach and North Springs Improvement District. The $27 million, two-phase construction project has an estimated completion of August 2021. 10

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Biosolid Disposal

• Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials obtained from wastewater

treatment and can be beneficially used for fertilizer and soil nutrient enhancement.

• Broward County will issue a Request for Information (RFI) to determine

alternative disposal options and costs associated with biosolids.

• The County currently sends its Class B Biosolids to select FDEP-approved

land farm sites as well as Waste Management.

• A new 3-year sludge hauling contract was issued in January 2020 and

increased to $38/ton from $36/ton.

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RECOMMENDED FY21-FY25 CAPITAL PROGRAM

Water Treatment 31 M Distribution and Collection 183 M Wastewater Transmission 27 M Wastewater Treatment 157 M

• Misc. Projects

64 M Total $462 M

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Operating Budget

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System Costs

$ Millions

108.87 106.76 106.94 100.81

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95.61 94.89 90.73 88.20 87.51 83.61 80.23 78.27

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73.31 72.20 69.76 60.66

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System costs = operating + debt service + capital program costs

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Comparative Rate Survey as of 12/31/2019

Rate Survey

(Based On Usage of 5,000 Gallons Per Month for a 5/8" meter)

1 These providers did not have a rate

increase in calendar year 2019

2 These providers charge a 25% surcharge

for supplying customers outside their municipal limits.

Note: (Broward County does not apply any surcharges to their customers)

** Wholesale wastewater customer of Broward County.

Current Broward County Rate

Utility Water Sewer Total Davie 40.58 75.68 116.26 Sunrise (outside City) 1,2 51.64 63.10 114.74 Wilton Manors 48.54 50.94 99.48 Oakland Park 1, ** 49.49 49.90 99.39 Dania Beach 1 35.00 58.82 93.82 Sunrise (inside City) 1 41.32 50.48 91.80 Hollywood 28.74 56.36 85.10 Parkland** 25.96 58.44 84.40 Fort Lauderdale (outside City)2 31.18 52.74 83.91 North Lauderdale 1, ** 32.30 47.25 79.55 Margate (outside City)2 38.81 39.53 78.34 Hillsboro Beach (Sewer by Broward County) 34.41 41.84 76.25 Average Water & Sewer for Broward Utilities 32.42 43.28 75.70 Cooper City 28.64 42.52 71.16 Miramar 33.28 37.50 70.78 Coconut Creek 1, ** 40.22 30.56 70.78 Broward County (WWS) 27.81 41.84 69.65 Pompano Beach (outside City)2** 34.13 35.21 69.34 Plantation 24.34 44.70 69.04 Coral Springs** 23.60 44.94 68.54 Hallandale Beach 26.06 41.28 67.34 Fort Lauderdale (inside City)2 24.94 42.19 67.13 Pembroke Pines 30.88 35.74 66.62 North Springs Improvement District 1** 36.09 30.28 66.37 Tamarac 1** 22.39 42.75 65.14 Royal Waterworks ** 27.98 35.92 63.90 Margate (inside City)2 31.06 31.62 62.68 Lauderhill 1, ** 21.32 37.36 58.68 Pompano Beach (inside City) 2** 27.30 28.17 55.47 Deerfield Beach 1 ** 28.25 24.53 52.78 Coral Springs Improvement District 26.26 26.26 52.52

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Change for Average WWS Residential Customer

5,000 gallons 5/8” per month

In light of the financial impacts from the Covid-19 crisis, staff is recommending no retail rate increases for this year.

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Recommended FY21 Retail Rates

Current Proposed

% Δ % Δ % Δ $ Δ Rate Impacts 1,000 gals Total Total Water Sewer Total Total Water/Sewer Customers Residential 5/8 inch $37.67 $37.67 0% 0% 0% $0 Residential 5/8 inch 3 55.31 $55.31 0% 0% 0% $0 Residential 5/8 inch 5 69.65 69.65 0% 0% 0% $0 Residential 5/8 inch 10 121.13 121.13 0% 0% 0% $0 Residential 5/8 inch 20 243.40 243.40 0% 0% 0% $0 Residential 1 inch 25 356.75 356.75 0% 0% 0% $0 Commercial 5/8 inch 7 $117.94 $117.94 0% 0% 0% $0 Commercial 1 inch 20 310.46 310.46 0% 0% 0% $0 Commercial 1.5 inch 44 669.99 669.99 0% 0% 0% $0 Commercial 2 inch 116 1,777.67 1,777.67 0% 0% 0% $0 Water only Irrigation 5/8 inch 13 $116.33 $116.33 0% 0% $0 Irrigation 1 inch 28 235.70 235.70 0% 0% $0 Irrigation 1.5 inch 72 607.03 607.03 0% 0% $0 Irrigation 2 inch 160 1,321.52 1,321.52 0% 0% $0 Resale to Coconut Creek 52,370 $203,301.0 5 $203,301.05 0% 0% $0

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Wholesale Rates

Per contract, regional wholesale users only pay actual operating costs which are “trued up” annually.

• Wholesale wastewater:

– Operating costs are up slightly, debt service has decreased due to bond refinancing and new bond debt service is less than projected.

• Wholesale wastewater rates will increase from $2.43 to $2.47/1,000

gallons increasing the average wholesale user’s customer cost by $0.20 per month.

• Wholesale raw water:

– Operating costs slightly increased. – Flows have decreased year-to-date.

• Wholesale water rates increase from 24.9¢ to 25.6¢ per 1,000 gallons

increasing the average wholesale user’s customer cost by 3¢ per month.

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In Summary

• The County continues to provide cost-

effective and competitive rates to our customers while proactively continuing to re-invest in our infrastructure.

• Manageable future rate increases are

forecast to fund future operating, capital and debt costs.

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Questions?

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