With 60 percent of AMWA member utilities providing in-depth financial information to the 2012 Utility Financial Information (UFI) survey, the
Over 54 percent of utilities have an increasing block rate structure for residential customers; however, 48 percent have a uniform rate structure for
The following charts show that the revenue per capita is increasing. The trending analysis also suggests that utilities are attempting to keep
Nearly 91 percent of a utility’s water revenue is generated from base and volume charges while approximately nine percent is collected from
The median monthly bill is based on 10 hundred cubic feet (Ccf) or approximately 7,480 gallons. As expected, purchasing water results in the highest
Sixty-six percent of responding utilities have some type of transfer. The median total transfer for this group of utilities is 8.6 percent of the
The 2012 survey reveals that the percentage of utilities with annualized rate increases of six percent and above (30 percent) is significantly higher
According to 2012 survey data, projected rate increases for the next two fiscal years are similar to the annualized past rate increases, especially
The trend below represents a decrease in expected Capital Improvement Program (CIP) costs over a ten-year projection. This type of projection is often
This data shows that nearly half of the utilities that responded earmarked 25 to 50 percent of their budget for capital projects or payments.
Revenue bonds are the primary means of funding for capital projects. General obligation bonds and loans account for only a small percentage of capital
Half of the utilities responded as having less than 32 percent of total annual costs in unrestricted reserves, which is up from 26 percent in 2010.
Utilities were asked to provide the monthly bill at the level of consumption for their typical customer. The median bill at this level of consumption
While 10 Ccf (7,480 gallons) is an often-used level of consumption to represent the typical customer within the industry, the reality is that the