1. Balancing Revenue and
Water Conservation to
Support Capital Project
Funding
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May 10, 2013

2. History of Broward County
Infrastructure Improvements
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• Since 1995, the County has invested $350
million in their water and wastewater
distribution and collection system.
• This resulted in replacement of approximately
40% of the underground system since 1995.
• Current average age of pipe in the WWS
system is 24 years.

3. Future Broward County
Infrastructure Improvements
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• Broward County estimates that approximately
$200 million will be spent over the next 20
years to upgrade water mains and sewer un-
sewered areas.
• It is estimated that approximately $10 million
per year will be budgeted for these
improvements

4. How Does Broward County Fund
these projects?
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• Broward County has historically used a mix of
Debt Financing along with Cash Financing.
• Typically, approximately 60% of the Capital
program has been funded with Revenue
Bonds and 40% with Cash Financing.
• It is anticipated that this trend would continue
in the near years.

5. So How Does a Utility Adequately
Fund the Capital Program as
Consumption Decreases?
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• Utilities are in the business to sell water.
• Utilities have been challenged to establish
water conservation initiatives
• Broward County has established a twice a
week, year round County wide irrigation rule.

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GallonsPerCapita
Year
WWS Wide Per Capita Consumption
Per Capita Consumption

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0.70%
3.00%
2.10%
4.00%
5.20%
9.00%
5.10%
3.04% 3.11%
1.53%
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16.0%
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PercentageRateIncrease
Water
Wastewater
Combined
Historical Rate Increases for Water, Sewer and Combined

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Fiscal
Year Ended Treated Coconut Treated Water Wastewater
9/30 Retail Creek Total Water
2008 7,195,082 1,868,562 9,063,644 5,373,713
2009 7,128,645 1,872,821 9,001,466 5,468,973
2010 6,880,573 1,748,303 8,628,876 5,230,943
2011 6,885,439 1,731,297 8,616,736 5,338,245
2012 6,995,748 1,643,812 8,339,560 5,279,815
Retail Water and Wastewater Billing Volumes as of September 30, 2012
(1,000 gallons)
A decrease of 724 MGY (2 MGD) since 2008.

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Millions System Costs
Debt Service
Capital
Fixed Operating
Variable Operating
Variable Operating costs are only 17% of
system costs

10. Measures taken to insure adequate
revenue stream to fund Capital
Program
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• Established conservation based rate structure
• Increased billing tiers for residential customers
from 3 to 4. Lowest tier has smallest rate
increase. No across the board increase.
• Provided adequate minimum monthly charges
for revenue protection

11. Questions?
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