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

FY 2010 & FY 2011 Operating
(In 000'5)
Budgets
FY 2009 FY 2009 Increase / Percentage FY 2010 FY 2010 Increase / Percentage FY 2011 Increase / Percentage
Approved Revised (Decrease) Change Approved Revised (Decrease) Change Approved (Decrease) Change
Operations & Maintenance Expenditures 252,683 259,811 7,128 2.8% 274,746 271,148 (3,598) -1.3% 282,374 11,226 4.1%
Payment in Lieu of Taxes 14,210 14,079 (131) -0.9% 15,487 15,347 (140) -0.9% 17,265 1,918 12.5%
Right of Way Fee 5,100 5,100 0.0% 5,100 5,100 0.0% 5,100 0.0%
Debt Service 91,240 84,244 (6,996) -7.7% 98,290 90,685 (7,605) -7.7% 103,354 12,669 14.0%
Total Operating Budget $ 363,233 $ 363,234 $ 0 0.0% $ 393,623 $ 382,280 $(11,344) -2.9% $ 408,094 $ 25,813 6.8%
Personnel Services
Authorized Positions
92,235
1,124
92,917
1,124
0.7%
0.0%
96,493 96,205
1,124 1,124
-0.3% 104,422
0.0% 1,165
8,217
41
8.5%
3.6%
The budget funds major initiatives to ensure that DC WASA continues to invest in those services and functions that will best serve
our customers and the public. The reduction of $11.3 million from the Board-approved FY 2010 budget is mainly from utilities, arising
from lower electricity and gas prices experienced during FY 2009, and debt service savings tied to the success of the FY 2009
issuance.
The increase of $25.8 million in our approved FY 2011 budget is primarily driven by 14 percent increase in debt service cost tied to
planned issuance of new debt in FY 2011 to support the Authority's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); escalating costs of water
purchase, and increase in personnel services cost. The approved FY 2011 budget also accommodates an increase of $1.9 million,
for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) to the District of Columbia, which totals $17.3 million. (PILOT increases at the same rate as
DC WASA's volumetric retail rate increases, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding with the District). The Right of
Way Fee remains at $5.1 million, the same as the revised FY 2010 budget. The budget proposals are reviewed in more detail to
ensure operational efficiencies and cost effectiveness, while maintaining a high level of performance.
Since FY 1998, the Authority's approved position level has decreased by approximately 25 percent from 1,508 to 1,124 positions in
FY 2010. (See chart, which follows).
Budget Overview and Performance
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