BPU
Budget
Subcommittee
Fiscal Year 2023/24 Water, Wastewater and Storm water
and Creeks O&M and CIP Budgets
March 13, 2023
1 Nick Harvey
Budget and Financial Analysis Manager
Overview
• Water, Local Wastewater and Storm water and Creeks
Budgets
• CIP Review
• Budget Schedule
• Recommendation
Staff Assumptions
• Water projected to increase 5%
• Based on historical drought bounce back
• Wastewater use will remain flat
• Development will stay stable
• Rates will increase per current schedule
3 July 2021 July 2022 July 2023 July 2024
Water Usage 2% 3% 3% 4%
Water Fixed 2% 3% 3% 4%
Sewer Usage 2% 2% 2% 2%
Sewer Fixed 2% 2% 2% 2%
Expenditure Increases
• Salary Increases
• 2.5% increase July 2023
• Costs of Chemicals
• Electricity
• City Overhead
• Vehicle Costs
• Staffing Changes
• New Utility Systems Supervisor – Water
• New Quality Control Associate – Storm Water
4 • Water Fund – 7%
• Wastewater Fund – 1.6%
• Storm water and Creeks Funds – 8.9%
• $268k (63.2%) funded by General Fund
• $156k (36.8%) funded by Enterprise Funds
Water, Local WW and Storm water and
Creeks O&M Increases
Water & Wastewater
Total Budget
2023-24
Water Operations
Purchase
of Water
8 • Based on historical use after drought
Volume of water increasing by 5%
• 10.56%
Sonoma Water rate increase
Water O&M
Wastewater Operations
Wastewater O&M
Local Reserves
as of June 30,2022
12 • Operating
• $1,785,606
• Catastrophic
• $6,800,000
• Undesignated
• $17,076,249
• Rate Stabilization
• $1,000,000
• Operating
• $5,001,284
• Catastrophic
• $5,750,000
• Undesignated
• $21,293,185
Water Wastewater
Storm water and Creeks Operations
Storm water and Creeks O&M
Storm water and Creeks Enterprise Reserves
as of June 30,2022
15 1671 – Storm Water Enterprise – Undesignated $1,080,645 1672 – Storm Water – Creek Restoration – Undesignated $1,030,291 CIP Funding
• Planned Funding
• Water - $14,629,811
• Wastewater - $13,505,257
• Storm water and Creeks - $1,630,000
16 Water CIP 2023/24
• Master Plans/Studies/Misc - $2,148,000
• Water Mains & Services - $3,870,000
• Pump Stations & Facilities - $4,111,811
• Groundwater - $4,500,000
Local Wastewater CIP 2023/24
• Master Plans/Studies/Misc - $1,621,257
• Sewer Mains & Services - $2,659,000
• Sewer Trunks - $9,225,000
Storm Water CIP 2023/24
• $1,630,000 Year 1 CIP Appropriations
• Programmatic Projects (General maintenance/On-Call etc.) - $380k • McMinn Ave Storm Drain Replacement - $550k
• Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 3 -$400k
• Parker Hill Rd & Paulin Creek Erosion Repair - $200k
• 3rd St Pump Depression Maintenance - $100k
Document Overview
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• Water Projects
• Water Mains & Services
• Groundwater Program
• Pump Stations
• Sewer Projects
• Sewer Mains & Services
• Sewer Trunk Lines
• Storm Water Projects
• Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 3
Water Mains
• LTP Replacement
PID 204
Salem Ave and
Clement Ave Water and
Sewer Main
Replacement
• 6” water main 1983/76 will
be upsized to 8”
Water Estimate: $850,000
Design: Year 1
Construction: Year 2
22 Groundwater Program
• LTP Replacement
PID 2121
Leete Well Rehabilitation
Assessment Complete
Design & Construction
Total Project Estimate:
$2,954,000
Design: Year 1
Construction: Year 2
23 Water Pump Stations
Replacement
PID 2045 Pump Station 10 Upgrade
Total Project Estimate: $2,000,000
PID 1986 Pump Station 14 Upgrade
Total Project Estimate: $1,400,000
24 Upgrade Stations to provide additional fire flow
Water Pump StationsReplacement
PID 2374 Pump Station 4 Evaluation & Upgrade
• Upgrade station to address deficiencies
Total Project Estimate: $1,400,000
25 Sewer Mains
• LTP Replacement
PID 204
Salem Ave and Clement
Ave Water and Sewer
Main Replacement
Sewer Estimate: $989,000
Design: Year 1
Construction: Year 2
26 Sewer Trunk Lines cement
PID 1903
Los Alamos Trunk
Replacement –
Streamside to Elaine Dr
Total Project Estimate:
$4,075,000
Construction: Year 1
27 Sewer Siphon Rehabilitation
PID 2452
Siphon Rehabilitation
– Various Locations
Total Estimate:
$7,500,000
Design: Year 1
Construction: Year 2 & 3
28 Sewer Trunk Lines – CIP Lining
• LTP Replacement
PID 2115
Robles Trunk Lining
Phase II
Total Project Estimate:
$5,300,000
Design: Year 1
Construction: Year 2
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PID 1946 Lower Colgan
Creek Restoration –
Phase 3
• Phases 1 and 2 constructed in 2015 and
2021, respectively
• Phase 3 will connect earlier phases and:
• Restore a ~2,5000-foot creek/flood
control channel
• Plant native riparian trees and shrubs
• Increase flood capacity from 25 to
100-year level
• Construct paved bicycle and
pedestrian pathway, and bridge
• $5.8 million in grant funding obtained for
land acquisition, design, and construction
Budget Schedule
• BPU – March 16th
• Sonoma Water Rate Increase
• City Council – March 28th
• Sonoma Water Rate Increase
• Regional Partners – February 9th, March 9th & April 9th • BPU Budget Subcommittee – February 23rd, March 13th
• BPU – April 6th
• O&M, CIP and Regional Study Session
• BPU – April 20th
• Budget Recommendation to City Council
• City Council – April 25th
• Preliminary approval of Regional Budget
• City Council – May 8th & 9th
• Budget Study Sessions
• City Council – June 20th
• Budget Adoption
DISCUSSION /
QUESTIONS?
32 Recommendation
It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the Board of Public Utilities Budget Review Subcommittee, recommend that the full Board of Public Utilities approve the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Water Fund, Local Wastewater Fund and Storm water and Creeks Enterprise operations and maintenance and capital expenditure appropriation requests
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