2020 Rate Survey Step 1 of 11 - Respondent Info 9% Respondent InfoName*TitleStreetCommunitySelect a CommunityARLINGTONASHLANDBEDFORDBELMONTBOSTONBRAINTREEBROOKLINEBURLINGTONCAMBRIDGECANTONCHELSEACHICOPEECLINTONDEDHAMEVERETTFRAMINGHAMHINGHAMHOLBROOKLEOMINSTERLEXINGTONLYNNLYNNFIELDMALDENMARBLEHEADMARLBOROUGHMEDFORDMELROSEMILTONNAHANTNATICKNEEDHAMNEWTONNORTHBOROUGHNORWOODPEABODYQUINCYRANDOLPHREADINGREVERESAUGUSSOMERVILLESOUTH HADLEYSOUTHBOROUGHSTONEHAMSTOUGHTONSWAMPSCOTTWAKEFIELDWALPOLEWALTHAMWATERTOWNWELLESLEYWESTONWESTWOODWEYMOUTHWILBRAHAMWILMINGTONWINCHESTERWINTHROPWOBURNWORCESTERState*(other)AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingZip CodeTelephone*FaxEmail* Does your community offer public water service to residents and/or businesses?Yes public water services are offeredNo public water services are not offered (well water only)Does your community offer public sewer service to residents and/or businesses?Yes public sewer services are offeredNo public sewer services are not offered (septic systems only)Does your community receive MWRA water service?*Yes (Full)Yes (Partial)NoDoes your community receive MWRA sewer service?*Yes (Full)Yes (Partial)No Residential Basic InfoWaterWater Fund TypeEnterpriseGeneralSpecial RevenueOtherOther Water TypeDate Last AdjustedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Date Next AdjustedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear202020212022UnknownBilling FrequencyMonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-AnnualyAnnuallyDailySewerSewer Fund TypeEnterpriseGeneralSpecial RevenueOtherOther Sewer TypeDate Last AdjustedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Date Next AdjustedJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear201920202021UnknownBilling FrequencyMonthlyBi-MonthlyTriannullyQuarterlySemi-AnnualyAnnuallyDaily Residential Base/Min ChargesWaterMy water rates are based onHCFKGALPlease Select Fees (water)Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter)Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter)NoneMy Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate. My Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate. (The base or administrative fee is a fee added onto the customer's bill that is not affected.)Fee per billMy Community has minimum charge per residential water Bill. My Community has minimum charge per residential water Bill. (Regardless of usage, the customer will be charged this much for water usage.)Charge per billThis minimum fee includesSewerMy sewer rates are based onHCFKGALPlease Select Fees (sewer)Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter)Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter)NoneMy Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate. My Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate. (The base or administrative fee is a fee added onto the customer's bill that is not affected.)Fee per billMy Community has minimum charge per residential sewer Bill. My Community has minimum charge per residential sewer Bill. (Regardless of usage, the customer will be charge this much for water usage.)Charge per billThis minimum fee includes Residential Rate StructureWaterDoes your community use the same residential water rates year around?YesNo TierTier StartTier EndUnitRate Example110HCF$2.50 The highest tier in your community can be left blank if it does not have an actual number assigned to it. For example, if your community’s highest tier is one rate for every HCF used after 50 HCF used, the start tier would be “51” and the tier end would be left blank. Residential Water Rate TableThese rates apply 12 month of the year.Tier StartTier EndUnitRate Select number of months first rate applies1234567891011Resdential Water Season First Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate Residential Water Season Second Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate Does your community allow residents to use second (irrigation) meters to remove outdoor water use from the sewer bill calculation?Yes, only if grandfatheredYes, alwaysNo, neverSelect OneDiscountsSenior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeitherSelect OneDiscount DescriptionSewerDoes your community use the same residential sewer rates year around?YesNo TierTier StartTier EndUnitRate Example110HCF$2.50 The highest tier in your community can be left blank if it does not have an actual number assigned to it. For example, if your community’s highest tier is one rate for every HCF used after 50 HCF used, the start tier would be “51” and the tier end would be left blank. Residential Sewer Rate TableThese rates apply 12 month of the year.Tier StartTier EndUnitRate Residential sewer season first month count1234567891011Residential Sewer Season First Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate Residential Sewer Season Second Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Sewerage is based on between 0 - 100 % of water usagePlease enter a number from 0 to 100.DiscountsSenior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeitherSelect OneDiscount Description Residential Additional FeesWaterResidential Additional Water Rate TableExample: Fee NamePlease Select$ Per Selection City Limit FeePer Bill$5.00 EPA FeePer Year$ 70.00 Fee NamePlease Select$ Per / (Selection) Per YearPer BillPer Unit SewerResidential Sewer Additional Rate TableExample: Fee NamePlease Select$ Per Selection City Clean Harbor feePer Unit$0.034 Fee NamePlease Select$ Per / (Selection) Per YearPer BillPer Unit Commercial Base/Min ChargesWaterPlease Select Fees (water)Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter)Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter)NoneMy Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate.111 My Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Water Rate. (The base or administrative fee is a fee added onto the customer's bill that is not affected.)Commercial water Base/Administrative/MeterPer BillMy Community has minimum charge per commercial water Bill. My Community has minimum charge per commercial water Bill. (Regardless of usage, the customer will be charge this much for water usage.)Commercial Water Base/Administrative/MeterPer BillThis minimum fee includesUnit TypeHCFKGLCheck here if commercial water fees/rates are the same as residential water fees/rates in your community Check here if commercial water fees/rates are the same as residential water fees/rates in your community SewerPlease Select Fees (sewer)Base/Admin Fee (⅝" or ¾" meter)Minimum Charge (⅝" or ¾" meter)NoneMy Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Sewer Rate My Community has Base/Administrative/Meter Fee for Sewer Rate. (The base or administrative fee is a fee added onto the customer's bill that is not affected.)Commercial Sewer Base/Administrative/MeterPer BillMy Community has minimum charge per commerical sewer Bill. My Community has minimum charge per commerical sewer Bill. (Regardless of usage, the customer will be charge this much for water usage.)Commerial sewer minimum charge per BillPer BillThis minimum fee includesUnit TypeHCFKGLCheck here if commercial sewer fees/rates are the same as residential sewer fees/rates in your community Check here if commercial sewer fees/rates are the same as residential sewer fees/rates in your community Commercial Rate StructureWaterDoes your community use the same commercial water rates year around?YesNoCommercial Water Rate TableThese rates apply 12 month of the Year.Tier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL These rate apply month out of the year.Commercial water season first month countSelect number of months first rate applies.1234567891011Commercial Water Season First Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Commercial Water Season Second Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Does your community allow residents to use second (irrigation) meters to remove outdoor water use from the sewer bill calculation?Yes, only if grandfatheredYes, alwaysNo, neverSelect OneDiscountsSenior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeitherSelect OneDiscount DescriptionSewerDoes your community use the same commercial sewer rates year around?YesNoCommercial Sewer Rate TableThese rates apply 12 months of the year.Tier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Commercial sewer season first month countSelect number of months first rate applies.1234567891011Commercial Sewer Season First Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Commercial Sewer Season Second Rate TableTier StartTier EndUnitRate HCFKGAL Sewerage is based on between 0 - 100 % of water usagePlease enter a number from 0 to 100.DiscountsSenior CitizenLow IncomeBothNeitherSelect OneDiscount Description Commercial Additional FeesWaterCommercial Additional Water Rate Table Fee NamePlease Select$ Per Selection City Limit FeePer Bill$5.00 EPA FeePer Year$ 70.00 Fee NamePlease Select$ Per / (Selection) Per YearPer BillPer Unit SewerCommerical Additonal Sewer Rate Table Fee NamePlease Select$ Per Selection City Clean Harbor feePer Unit$0.034 Fee NamePlease Select$ Per / (Selection) Per YearPer BillPer Unit Community QuestionsWater1. Percentage of water unaccounted for?0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%2. Has your community adopted the water and/or sewer debt service exclusion as provided for under MGL59 Section 21 C(n)?YesNo3. Percentage of service bills liened0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%4. In managing your water and sewer fund, have you experienced revenue shortfalls due to lower than projected water use in the last three years?YesNo5. MWRA charges as a percent of total expenses?0-25%25-50%50-75%over 75%6. Number of miles of pipeline rehabilitated or replaced in FY20Less than 1 mile1-3 miles3-6 milesOver 6 miles7. Please select the range that best describes your community's water and sewer infrastructure capital needs over the next five years in dollars.$0 - $10 million$10 - $20 million$20 - $50 millionOver $50 million8. How much do you anticipate spending on water and sewer capital needs over the next five years in dollars.$100 thousand- $1 million$1 million - $5 million$5 million - $10 millionOver $10 million9. Has your community considered rate affordability or taken any steps towards addressing the issue? Please describe how affordability has affected your community, if at all, and any ways your community has tried to respond to it.Sewer1. Percentage of service bills liened0-5%5-10%10-15%over 15%2. In managing your water and sewer fund, have you experienced revenue shortfalls due to lower than projected water use in the last three years?YesNo3. MWRA charges as a percent of total expenses?0-25%25-50%50-75%over 75%4. Number of miles of pipeline rehabilitated or replaced in FY20Less than 1 mile1-3 miles3-6 milesOver 6 miles5. Please select the range that best describes your community's water and sewer infrastructure capital needs over the next five years in dollars.$0 - $10 million$10 - $20 million$20 - $50 millionOver $50 million6. How much do you anticipate spending on water and sewer capital needs over the next five years in dollars$100 thousand- $1 million$1 million - $5 million$5 million - $10 millionOver $10 million Stormwater As we move closer to the the general permits for stormwater discharges being in place, the MWRA Advisory Board is continuing to build up its information base of how member communities are currently handling, or are planning to handle, the operating and capital costs associated with stormwater management. See Appendix G of the 2018 Retail Rate Survey for findings from previous year. 1. How does your community recover stormwater costs?Tax RateWater / Sewer RatesOprerating Budget / Tax LevySpecial Assessment / FeeFlat Stormwater FeeStormwater Rate2. Please provide any additional detail about your current stormwater recovery method3. Do you anticipate changing the way you recover stormwater costs in the next year?YesNoUnknown4. If yes, please describe your anticipated method of cost recovery:5. Please estimate your community's total capital stormwater costs. For internal use only. Will not be published in the document.$0 - $500,000$500,001 - $1 million$1 million - $5 millionOver $5 million Notes and Feedback Please provide comments or suggestions you may have on the MWRA Advisory Board Annual Water and Sewer Retail Rate Survey; including additional information you would like to see collected in future years.CommentsPlease include any attachments you would like to include using this field.Attachment
