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WSSC At At A A Glance ce 2 Water Filtration Plants 6 Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) 3 Water Storage Dam/Reservoirs 60 Water Storage Tanks 53 WWTP Pumping Stations 42,000+ Fire Hydrants 17,000 Solar Panels 0

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  • 2 Water Filtration Plants
  • 6 Wastewater Treatment

Plants (WWTP)

  • 3 Water Storage

Dam/Reservoirs

  • 60 Water Storage Tanks
  • 53 WWTP Pumping

Stations

  • 42,000+ Fire Hydrants
  • 17,000 Solar Panels
  • 0 Water Quality Violations

WSSC At At A A Glance ce

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Providing water and wastewater services to 1.8 million people 475,000 customer accounts Operate complex regional water and wastewater systems Aging Infrastructure Sanitary Sewer Overflow Consent Order Potomac Consent Order Large capital intensive programs Almost $2.7B invested in systems over last 5 years $3.32B planned capital projects

  • ver next 6

years Significant fixed costs $2.5 billion

  • utstanding

debt FY17 debt payments of $261.4 million 3

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  • Why Change?
  • Examples and Impacts
  • Benefits of New Rate Structure
  • Considerations for Customer Impact
  • Schedule for Adoption
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  • Maryland Public Service

Commission (PSC) ordered WSSC to develop new reasonable rate structure

  • Current rate structure

charges customers the highest rate for entire bill - back to first drop

  • Align rates with costs

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 PSC recently ordered WSSC to develop a new rate

structure (Richard D. Boltuck v. WSSC)

 WSSC’s current rate structure was deemed

unreasonable by the PSC because it is unduly preferential to low-usage customers

 PSC also found WSSC’s current rate structure is

unreasonable because there is no cost of service study or other evidence to support it

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Unde Under E Existing R Rate te Struc uctur ure: e: 95% of WSSC customers only pay for 74% of the water that they use

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Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Up to to Ti Tier 16 16

Exis xisting All volume b billed at at top ADC ADC range e – back to ck to 1st dro rop Industry S Stan andard Bill v volum ume w within e n each A h ADC range ge

Why hy C Cha hang nge?

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  • While there are many options to choose from, the following

two examples are responsive to the PSC order while keeping affordability to customers a priority

  • Your input and feedback will help the Bi-County Rate

Structure Working Group make a recommendation to the WSSC General Manager/CEO and to WSSC Commissioners

  • Additional examples are available at:

wsscwater.com/ratestudy

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Example 1

4-Tiers Phased in to a Single Rate Based on Volume

Year 1 r 1 Year 2 r 2 Year 3 r 3

Tier 1: 0-99 gallons/day $10.62 $12.22 $14.23 Tier 2: 100-249 gallons/day $13.27 $13.44 $14.23 Tier 3: 250-8,999 gallons/day $17.00 $15.89 $14.23 Tier 4: 9,000+ gallons/day $19.12 $17.11 $14.23 Combi bined W d Water & r & Sewer R r Rate per r 1, 1,000 000 g gal allons

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Example 1

4-Tiers Phased in to a Single Rate Based on Volume

Year 1 r 1 Year 2 r 2 Year 3 r 3

Tier 1: 0-99 gallons/day $10.62 $12.22 $14.23 Tier 2: 100-249 gallons/day $13.27 $13.44 $14.23 Tier 3: 250-8,999 gallons/day $17.00 $15.89 $14.23 Tier 4: 9,000+ gallons/day $19.12 $17.11 $14.23 Combi bined W d Water & r & Sewer R r Rate per r 1, 1,000 000 g gal allons

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Example 2

4-Tiers Increasing Rate Based on Volume

Tier 1: 0-99 gallons/day $10.62 Tier 2: 100-249 gallons/day $13.27 Tier 3: 250-8,999 gallons/day $17.00 Tier 4: 9,000+ gallons/day $19.12 Combined Water & Sewer Rate per 1,000 gallons

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Example 2

4-Tiers Increasing Rate Based on Volume

Tier 1: 0-99 gallons/day $10.62 Tier 2: 100-249 gallons/day $13.27 Tier 3: 250-8,999 gallons/day $17.00 Tier 4: 9,000+ gallons/day $19.12 Combined Water & Sewer Rate per 1,000 gallons

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Benefits fits o

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Rate Structu cture re

  • More fairly allocate the

cost of providing service among customers

  • Align rate structure to

industry standard: customers charged for usage that falls within each tier, instead of to the highest rate for all water used

WSSC’s Existing 16-Tier Structure charges customers the highest rate for entire bill - back to first drop

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  • Keep it affordable (minimize “rate shock”)
  • Minimize impact on low-income and fixed-

income households

  • Provide conservation incentive
  • Provide stable funding for continued

infrastructure investment

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  • Customers may also submit

written comments

  • BudgetGroup@wsscwater.com
  • r 14501 Sweitzer Lane,

Laurel, Md. 20707

  • Deadline is June 30, 2017
  • More info at

wsscwater.com/ratestudy

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