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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : MAY 4 M FILE
of the City Commission
SUFUECT : Personal Appearance by
representative of Miami -
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FROM : ( REFERENCES :RE: Water & Sewer Bills
Do. Warshaw
City Manager
ENCLOSURES:
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A representative from the Miami -Dade Water & Sewer Department will appear
before the Miami City Commission on the May 11, 1999 Commission meeting to
discuss past and current rates for water & sewer services within the City of Miami.
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c: Raul Martinez, Assistant City Manager
James J. Kay, Director, Public Works Department
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
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MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
WATER AND SEWER BILLS
• Rates are among the lowest in the state and nation (attached). (The
average combined bill for 7,500 gallons usage per month is
$34.48).
• The rate structure is an inclining rate structure with a 15%
conservation surcharge from December 1 to May 31 (the more you
use, the more you pay). This conservation rate structure is required
by the South Florida Water Management District.
• No rate increase since October 1, 1996.
• No rate increase anticipated in the next 3 years, due to the
Department's on -going efficiency program. (To date, the efficiency
program has identified $17.6 million in savings).
• Rates increased over the previous 5 years primarily due to a massive
capital improvement program mandated by state and federal
governments (over $1 billion in improvements).
• The Department has initiated a rate study which will review various
items including the rate structure and billing to low income, fixed
income and multiple -unit accounts.
• Water and sewer bill includes City of Miami excise tax and
stormsewer utility charge (attached).
COMBINED WATER AND SEWER BILLS
FLORIDA MUNICIPALITIES AND MAJOR U.S. CITIES
FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1998
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SAN FRANCISCO
BOSTON
SAN DIEGO
BROWARD COUNTY
JACKSONVILLE
HONOLULU
HOUSTON
PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA
LOS ANGELES
TAMPA
ST. PETERSBURG
DALLAS
ORLANDO
DADE COUNTY
NEW ORLEANS
INDIANAPOLIS
CHARLOTTE
DADE CO. "LIFELINE"
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DOLLARS PER MONTH
AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USING 7,500 GALLONS PER MONTH
DOES NOT INCLUDE POSSIBLE 1998-1999 RATE INCREASE
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITY (PRIVATE) SERVING FLORIDA
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MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM INITIATIVES
• CONSERVATION RATE STRUCTURE
• PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
• FREE WATER CONSERVATION KITS
• PERMANENT IRRIGATION ORDINANCE
• LEAK DETECTION PROGRAM
• ULTRA -LOW VOLUME PLUMBING FIXTURE ORDINANCE
• "XERISCAPE" DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
• "XERISCAPE" LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
• REMETERING/SUBMETERING FOR MULTI -UNIT ACCOUNTS
• WASTEWATER REUSE
• 24-HOUR WATERLINE
MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
BREAKDOWN OF CURRENT MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER BILL
(7,500 Gallons Usage)
Water and Sewer Charge $34.48 82.4%
Excise Tax 1.24 (1) 3.0%
DERM Utility Service Fee 1.38(2) 3.3% -
Solid Waste Utility Service Fee 1.21(3) 2.9% —
Stormsewer Utility Fee 3.50(4) 8.4% -
541.81 100.0% _
(1) Excise Tax is a 10% charge on retail water service imposed in unincorporated Dade
County, the City of Miami and certain municipalities. It is collected and remitted to
either Dade County or the appropriate municipality.
(2) DERM Utility Service Fee is a 4% fee on retail water and sewer service which all
water and sewer utilities in Dade County are required to pay to support the regulatory
activities of the Department of Environmental Resources Management. -
(3) Solid Waste Utility Service Fee is a 31/ % fee on retail water and sewer service which
all water and sewer utilities in Dade County are required to pay to support the
regulatory activities of the Department of Solid Waste Management.
(4) Stormsewer Utility Fee is charged in unincorporated Dade County, City of Miami and
certain municipalities for costs related to stormwater control and is remitted to either
Dade County or the appropriate municipality.
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