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Water Fund Expenditures: Expenditures in this classification include personnel time maintaining the water treatment system /utility billing system, chemicals, depreciation on existing infrastructure and other miscellaneous items. Water fund expenditures are budgeted at $358,000 for 2013 of which $182,000 is depreciation. Sewer Fund Rates The 2013 sewer rate structure is proposed to change from a strictly fixed rate structure to one that has both a fixed and variable component. The first component is a flat fee covering the City's fixed and variable costs for sewer collection (Collection Rate). The second component is set up to cover the variable charge associated with wastewater treatment (Treatment Fee). The treatment charge will be the Treatment Fee rate multiplied by the water meter use for the billing quarter —an average will be taken from the months October through December and January through March providing a winter average. If the home is unoccupied during a significant part of the winter period, the average shall be manually calculated using other reasonable means to determine the anticipated sewer treatment volume. Sewer -only customers shall be charged a flat rate per SAC unit. Sewer 2012 2013 – Proposed Residential – Fixed Charge $65.00 per quarter $37.00 per quarter Residential - Variable Charge N/A $1.90 per 1,000 gallons Commercial – Fixed Charge $65.00 sac unit / quarter $55.00 sac unit / quarter Commercial – Variable Charge N/A $1.90 per 1,000 gallons Sewer Fund Revenue: These sewer rates are projected to produce sewer user revenue of $377,000. Other miscellaneous revenues in this classification are budgeted at $53,400, which provides a total revenue budget of $430,400. Sewer Fund Expenditures: The largest component of this expenditure classification is primarily made up of charges administered by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for waste water treatment -- $194,000. Other expenditures include personnel time maintaining the sewer lift stations /utility billing system and depreciation on existing infrastructure. Sewer fund expenditures are budgeted at $430,400 for 2013 of which $119,000 is depreciation. Storm Fund Rates The 2013 storm water rates propose an increase from $12.00 per quarter to $13.00 per quarter for residential. Commercial properties will see an increase of 8% and is proposed to increase from .00344 to .00372 per square foot with a minimum of $13.00 per quarter. Storm 2012 2013 - Proposed Residential - Fixed Charge 12.00 per quarter 13.00 per quarter Commercial - Fixed Charge 0.00344 per square foot 0.00372 per square foot -34-