Hist and Proj Operating Receipts FY 2011 2 17 2010 - DC Water

Hist and Proj Operating Receipts FY 2011 2 17 2010 - DC Water Hist and Proj Operating Receipts FY 2011 2 17 2010 - DC Water

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Long-Term Operational and Financial lssues Currently, there are a number of important emerging issues that we are closely monitoring to ensure reliable and efficient service to our customers. We continue to broaden our planning horizon for projects or operational changes that may be necessary to address regulatory as well as other emerging issues. Capital lmprovement Program lnflationary lncreases The economic recession that has been and continues to be experienced by all industries has had an impact on all aspects of construction. Energy costs have materially retreated from there highs of only a few years ago. Major development projects have also fallen to records lows due to lack of available financing. Unemployment is at records highs. How all of this will impact the future costs of our CIP is yet to be determined. While these are challenging times, we recognize the magnitude of the multiple challenges facing us and our customers as we attempt to maintain our infrastructure and meet the requirements of the regulatory and government mandates. We will continue to monitor the complex environment we are operating in and assess its impact on our CIP planning and budget. Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration lnitiatives The Virginia and Maryland Legislatures have provided revenues to support nutrient removal. ln the State of Maryland, the Bay Restoration Fund was established through a tax on each water, sewer and septic bill which raises approximately $66 million a year. The General Assembly of Commonwealth of Virginia provide grants through a State Water Quality lmprovement Fund to support environmental projects for nutrient control costs, and has dedicated $50 million a year for the fund. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently passed a bond referendum which provides $400 million in bond issuance to support various water, sewer and wastewater investments throughout the Commonwealth. Several environmental, Fairfax, Virginia, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties of Maryland, as well as other organizations have supported federal funding for Blue Plains Nitrogen Removal project. DC WSA will continue to work with these groups to get additional federal funding for BIue Plains for FY 201 1. We will also continue to support and urge the District of Columbia Government to provide similar local mechanisms as our neighboring states to assist the DC retail ratepayers in keeping their rates down. tv-33

Water and Sewer System Facility Planning ln 2009, DC WASA completed two very significant infrastructure assessment and planning efforts. The first, the Water System Facility Plan, assessed all water system infrastructures and made prioritized recommendations for improvements to the water pumping, transmission, storage and distribution systems. This document provÍded the basis for a ramp up, beginning in FY 2010, of the replacement of one percent of the water infrastructure per year. The second, the Sewer System Facility Plan culminated a five year effort involving sewer inspection and condition assessment, development of a sewer GIS and database, hydraulic monitoring and modeling to assess system capacity and the development of prioritized activities for system improvement. This Sewer System Facilities Plan identified a significant increase in funding needed for sewer infrastructure improvements. This increased funding will ramp up beginning in FY 2010 with full program implementation in FY 2015. tv-34

Long-Term Operational <strong>and</strong> Financial lssues<br />

Currently, there are a number of important emerging issues that we are closely monitoring to ensure reliable <strong>and</strong> efficient service to<br />

our customers. We continue to broaden our planning horizon for projects or operational changes that may be necessary to address<br />

regulatory as well as other emerging issues.<br />

Capital lmprovement Program lnflationary lncreases<br />

The economic recession that has been <strong>and</strong> continues to be experienced by all industries has had an impact on all aspects of<br />

construction. Energy costs have materially retreated from there highs of only a few years ago. Major development projects have also<br />

fallen to records lows due to lack of available financing. Unemployment is at records highs. How all of this will impact the future costs<br />

of our CIP is yet to be determined. While these are challenging times, we recognize the magnitude of the multiple challenges facing<br />

us <strong>and</strong> our customers as we attempt to maintain our infrastructure <strong>and</strong> meet the requirements of the regulatory <strong>and</strong> government<br />

m<strong>and</strong>ates. We will continue to monitor the complex environment we are operating in <strong>and</strong> assess its impact on our CIP planning <strong>and</strong><br />

budget.<br />

Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration lnitiatives<br />

The Virginia <strong>and</strong> Maryl<strong>and</strong> Legislatures have provided revenues to support nutrient removal. ln the State of Maryl<strong>and</strong>, the Bay<br />

Restoration Fund was established through a tax on each water, sewer <strong>and</strong> septic bill which raises approximately $66 million a year.<br />

The General Assembly of Commonwealth of Virginia provide grants through a State <strong>Water</strong> Quality lmprovement Fund to support<br />

environmental projects for nutrient control costs, <strong>and</strong> has dedicated $50 million a year for the fund. The General Assembly of the<br />

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently passed a bond referendum which provides $400 million in bond issuance to support various<br />

water, sewer <strong>and</strong> wastewater investments throughout the Commonwealth. Several environmental, Fairfax, Virginia, Montgomery <strong>and</strong><br />

Prince George's Counties of Maryl<strong>and</strong>, as well as other organizations have supported federal funding for Blue Plains Nitrogen<br />

Removal project. <strong>DC</strong> WSA will continue to work with these groups to get additional federal funding for BIue Plains for <strong>FY</strong> 201 1. We<br />

will also continue to support <strong>and</strong> urge the District of Columbia Government to provide similar local mechanisms as our neighboring<br />

states to assist the <strong>DC</strong> retail ratepayers in keeping their rates down.<br />

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