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News Release Sewer User Fees to Increase <br /> June 23, 1992 <br /> ~ Page 2 <br /> Acco ding to Glen Svendsen, a financial analyst for the Public Works <br /> Departmen assuming the average household uses 6,000 gallons of water each <br /> month, th average monthly billing for a single-family residence (inside the <br /> Eugene ci y limits) would be $17.45 a month. For a residence outside the <br /> city limi s, the average monthly billing would be $12.76. <br /> Sewe user fees have two parts. Once component is set by the MWMC and <br /> is based n budgeted operating and capital improvement costs for the regional <br /> Wastewate Treatment Plant and other regional facilities for the next fiscal <br /> year. Th other component is set by the city of Eugene and covers the cost <br /> to mainta'n the sanitary sewer and storm drainage collection systems within <br /> the city imits. The city's fees are based on the proposed sewer operation <br /> <br /> Imo,, budget an on the capital improvement projects listed in the Capital Budget. <br /> Only the MWMC portion of the sewer user rate is increasing this year. <br /> Svendsen aid the two primary reasons are based on the need to increase the <br /> MWMC equi ment replacement reserve and to meet the increased cost of <br /> operating the regional treatment plant. As the wastewater treatment plant <br /> reaches i tenth year of operation, the annual cost to repair and replace the <br /> major ope ating equipment is beginning to increase. By increasing the fees, <br /> funds can be set aside to meet future costs, which will help avoid <br /> unnecessa y fluctuations in future rates. <br /> Ther is no increase in the city of Eugene's portion of the sewer user <br /> rates for the coming year. By not changing the level of capital expenditures <br /> and by im lementing a number of operating effeciencies, the city has been <br /> able to h ld both the sanitary and storm sewer rates at the 1992 level. <br /> I <br /> Call 687-5201 for questions about sewer user fees or billings. <br /> ~I <br /> I <br /> ~ <br /> <br />