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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRate Hearing Email 3 Alicia Baker From: Diana Strickland Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:48 AM To: csmiley12@yahoo.com Subject: CCUA Rate Hearing Mr. Smiley, Thank you for your comments. We greatly appreciate and value the time you took to share your thoughts. We will provide your comments to the Board of Supervisors this evening at the Public Rate Hearing. We will hold our Public Rate Hearing at 7:00 p.m. at our Administrative Complex located at 3176 Old Jennings Road, Middleburg, Florida. We understand the impacts our rates have on monthly bills. We understand 8.1% is a significant increase. We would like to provide a bit of context, so our customers understand what the rates, fees, and charges represent. Our team spent a significant amount of time and effort over the past two years working to mitigate the price increases we are experiencing from impacting rates. We would like to share just a few examples of the cost increases we are experiencing to provide the safe and reliable services you depend on. We listed below just a few of the cost increases we must include in budget being considered. General Liability and Property Insurance: 67% increase Transportation Expenses: 26.28% Communication Expenses: 42.18% Electric and Fuel for our Water Treatment Plants: 22.73% Electric and Fuel for our Wastewater Treatment Plants: 17% Electric and Fuel for our Wastewater Pump Stations: 21.49% Software Costs: 46.96% Subcontractors for Water Treatment Plant Maintenance: 21.51% Subcontractors for Water Testing: 32.41% Subcontractors for Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance: 78.79% Subcontractors for Trash Service: 27.54% The items listed above are just a sample of the cost increases we are experiencing.Your health and safety remain central to our mission in serving you. Unfortunately,the cost increases in our budget are necessary to provide safe and reliable services to every one of our customers. We want to note we completed payment to the St.Johns River Water Management District for CCUA's financial participating in the Black Creek to Keystone Heights Pipeline Project. The $1.09 SJRWMD Black Creek Cost Recovery Charge will be coming off our customers' bills in October. We would like to provide you some information on what a customer bill will look like with these changes.The table below provides information related to a customer's water use and wastewater use.The table below does not include reclaimed water. Customer Bill by Water Demand (Water and Wastewater Only) 5,000 Gal. per 10,000 Gal. per 15,000 Gal. per 20,000 Gal. per Fiscal Year Month Month Month Month 1 2023-2024 $70.62 $113.28 $142.95 $179.28 2022-2023 $66.47 $105.93 $133.37 $166.97 Difference ($): $4.15 $7.35 $9.58 $12.31 Difference (%): 6.24% 6.94% 7.18% 7.37% I hope this information is useful to you. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance. Respectfully, . iewia ee' ee 'e9tuckkund Diana Strickland CI p�COu,, Customer Service and Billing Manager _ Phone:904-213-2481 Mobile:904-219-4419 6s<'' Email:dstrickland@clayutility.org ryAUTHO 3176 Old Jennings Rd Middleburg,FL 32068 www.clayutilitv.orq 2