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Town of Oro Valley
Water Utility
Water Rates Analysis Report
March 2024
TOWN OF ORO VALLEY
WATER UTILITY
WATER RATES ANALYSIS REPORT
MARCH 2024
ORO VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL
Joseph Winfield, Mayor
Melanie Barrett, Vice Mayor
Timothy Bohen, Councilmember
Harry “Mo” Green, II, MD, Councilmember
Joyce Jones-Ivey, Councilmember
Josh Nicolson, Councilmember
Steve Solomon, Councilmember
ORO VALLEY WATER UTILITY COMMISSION
Greg Hitt, Commission Chair
Alan Forrest, CommissionVice-Chair
David Atler, Commission Member
Kay Lantow, Commission Member
Tom Marek, Commission Member
Patricia Olson, Commission Member
Naranjan Vescio, Commission Member
TOWN STAFF
Peter A. Abraham, P.E., Water Utility Director
Mary E. Rallis, CPA, Water Utility Administrator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION TITLE PAGE
Index of Appendix
Executive Summary 1
Introduction 4
Methodology 5
Growth Rates 6
Water Use Trends 7
Debt Service 8
Debt Service Coverage Requirements 9
Cash Reserve Policy for Operating Fund 10
Operating Fund
Revenue Forecast 11
Revenue Requirements 13
Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund 15
Proposed Financial Scenario 17
Recommendation on Water Rates 19
Conclusion 21
Appendix
APPENDIX
A. Proposed Financial Scenario Pro Forma
A-1 Operating Fund
A-2 Groundwater Preservation Fee
A-3 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
A-4 Summary of all Funds
B. Rate Schedules & Tables for Bill Comparisons
B-1 Proposed Water Rate Schedule
B-2 Tables for Bill Comparisons by Meter Size - Potable
B-8 Tables for Bill Comparisons by Meter Size - Reclaimed
C. 5-Year Capital Improvement Schedules
C-1 Operating Fund
C-2 Groundwater Preservation Fee
C-3 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
D. Assumptions for Proposed Financial Scenario
D-1 Operating Fund
D-4 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
E. Development Impact Fee Schedule
E-1 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Schedule
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TOWN OF ORO VALLEY
WATER UTILITY
WATER RATES ANALYSIS REPORT
MARCH 2024
Executive Summary
An annual review of the revenue requirements and water rates is an integral component in ensuring the long-
term financial health of the Water Utility. The Oro Valley Water Utility Commission reviews and makes
recommendations for water revenue requirements, water rates and fee structures. The Commission evaluates
staff recommendations based on a rates analysis to ensure compliance with Town policies and bond covenants.
Water rates and service charges are reviewed annually in accordance with Mayor and Town Council Water
Policies – II.A.2.b(4).
The Water Utility has based these financial projections on the American Water Works Associations (AWWA)
cash-needs approach. The AWWA is the largest national organization that develops water and wastewater
policies, specifications and rate setting guidelines accepted by both government-owned and private water and
wastewater utilities worldwide.
This Water Rates Analysis Report contains detailed information on the Operating Fund and the Water
Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund. Funds are analyzed annually to project revenue and
revenue requirements. As an enterprise of the Town, the Water Utility generates revenue from rates, fees and
service charges and does not receive revenue from taxes or other monies from the General Fund. Additionally,
revenue generated by the Water Utility does not fund operating costs of any other Town department.
In accordance with policy, the water rates analysis is prepared annually based on the most up-to-date
information available for a five-year period. Although the analysis is for five years, any rate increase
considered would be approved only for the first year in the five-year projection period.
The Water Utility Commission has made a recommendation on the proposed financial scenario. Under the
proposed financial scenario, the Operating Fund is projected to have a cash balance of $6,551,443 at the end of
the five-year projection period. This exceeds the cash reserve requirement. In addition, the debt service
coverage ratio of 1.3 is exceeded each year. Operational needs and capital improvements are included in the
analysis. The proposed financial scenario demonstrates a planned use of cash reserves to finance capital
projects.
The proposed financial scenario evaluates the impact of future costs and the revenue sources that will be
required to meet those costs. The proposed water rates in the financial scenario will increase the Utility’s fixed
and variable cost recovery.
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The Water Utility Commission and Water Utility staff have made the following recommendations on water
rates in the proposed financial scenario for Fiscal Year 2024/25:
A. Increase to the potable water base rates
B. Increase to the potable water commodity rates
C. Increase to the potable Groundwater Preservation Fee (GPF)
A. The current and proposed monthly base rates for potable water are shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1
Cost per month
B. The current and proposed commodity rates for potable water usage are shown in Table 2 below:
Table 2
Per 1,000 gallons
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The financial impact of the proposed base and commodity rate increase for a customer with a 5/8-inch meter
using 7,000 gallons is $3.65 per month. Customers with a 5/8-inch meter represent 87 percent of the total
customer base and include residential, commercial and irrigation classifications with the vast majority of those
being residential. The base rate increase would be $1.06 per month for all customers with this meter size.
The proposed commodity rate increase for customers in Tier 1 would be $0.27 per 1,000 gallons used per
month.
C. Groundwater Preservation Fee (GPF) is proposed to increase from $0.90 to $1.00 per 1,000
gallons used per month. An increase of $0.10 per 1,000 gallons used per month.
The Water Utility presents this water rates analysis in support of the recommended rates contained in the
proposed financial scenario. The Oro Valley Water Utility Commission and Water Utility staff respectfully
recommend the proposed increase to the potable base rates, increase to the potable commodity rates and
increase to the potable groundwater preservation fee (GPF) as detailed in the proposed financial scenario.
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TOWN OF ORO VALLEY
WATER UTILITY
WATER RATES ANALYSIS REPORT
MARCH 2024
Introduction
The Oro Valley Water Utility was established in 1996 as a self-supporting enterprise of the Town. The Water
Utility is comprised of two separate funds that have been established for specific purposes. The Funds are as
follows:
► Operating Fund
► Water Resource and Development Impact Fee Fund
The Operating Fund is the primary fund for the Water Utility. Revenues for this fund include water sales,
service fees, miscellaneous charges and interest income. The expenses in this fund include personnel,
operations and maintenance for both potable and reclaimed water systems, capital costs for existing potable
water system improvements and related debt service. The Water Utility pays the General Fund for services
received including finance, human resources, fleet services, information technology, legal, insurance and
rental of office space; however, it does not receive revenue from taxes or other payments from the General
Fund. Additional information is provided on page 11 of this report.
Groundwater Preservation Fee (GPF) revenue and expenses are accounted for within the Operating Fund but
are segregated because GPF revenue is restricted for specific uses. This is illustrated in Appendix A, Page A-2.
The Water Resource and Development Impact Fee Fund (WRSDIF) is used to account for development impact
fees collected. Funds may be used for all types of water resources, the infrastructure to deliver those resources
and any related debt including Central Arizona Project (CAP) capital infrastructure repayment costs.
Additional information is provided on page 15 of this report.
The revenue and expenses of the Operating Fund and the WRSDIF Fund are combined to determine if the
Water Utility meets the debt service coverage requirement established in the Mayor and Town Council water
policies and current bond covenants. Revenues and expenses are accounted for separately in each fund.
Pursuant to ARS 9-463.05 Section B.9., impact fees must be placed in a separate fund and accounted for
separately. ARS 9-463.05 Section B.5. states that the impact fees may not be used for operations and
maintenance of existing facilities.
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Methodology
Step 1: Five-Year Financial Plan
The first step of the water rates analysis is to develop a five-year financial plan that projects the Water Utility’s
revenues, expenses, capital project financing, annual debt service, and cash reserve funding. The factors used
in determining the projections are growth rates, water use trends, debt service coverage requirements, cash
reserve requirements and inflation rates. The financial plan is used to determine the revenue adjustment, which
allows the Water Utility to recover adequate revenues to fund expenses and cash reserves.
Step 2: Revenue Requirement Determination for Test Year
After completing the five-year financial plan, the rate making process can begin by determining the revenue
requirement for the test year, also known as the rate-setting year. The test year for this water rates analysis is
Fiscal Year 2023/24 which will be used to capture the rate impacts resulting from a change in rate structure
without a revenue adjustment. The revenue requirement should sufficiently fund the Water Utility’s operating
and maintenance (O&M) costs, annual debt service, capital improvement plan (CIP) costs, and cash reserve
funding for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024/25 budget.
Step 3: Water Rates Analysis
The annual cost of providing water service, or the revenue requirements, is then distributed to customer classes
and tiers based on their water usage and demand on the system. Fixed and variable costs are analyzed to
determine the impact on customer classes and tiers.
Step 4: Rate Design and Calculation
After allocating the revenue requirements to each customer class and tier, the rate design and calculation
process can start. Rates are designed to properly support and optimize the Water Utility’s policies and
objectives. Rates also act as a public information tool in communicating these policy objectives to customers.
This process also includes a rate impact analysis for all proposed water rates and sample customer bill impacts.
Step 5: Administrative Record Preparation and Rate Adoption
The final step in a water rates analysis is to develop the administrative record in preparation for the rate
adoption process. The administrative record, also known as the Water Rates Analysis Report, documents the
results of the water rate analysis and presents the methodologies, rationale, justifications, and calculations
utilized to determine the proposed water rates.
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Growth Rates
As indicated in the graph below, new metered connections continue to remain stable due to continued
development within the Town. The Water Utility had a total of 2,599 new metered connections over the last 10
years. At the end of Fiscal Year 2022/23, the customer base totaled 21,300 metered connections.
In developing the growth projections, assistance was received from the Town’s Community and Economic
Development Department for the current housing inventory, along with plans that have been submitted for
review, to conservatively estimate future growth. The growth projections used for this report are consistent
with the Town’s financial forecasting and are shown below in Table 3.
Table 3
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
165 155
232
340 331
264 273
505
148
186
ANNUAL GROWTHFISCAL YEAR
Annual Growth
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Water Use Trends
Water use remains consistent even though the number of connections has increased by 2,599 over the last ten
years. The graph below indicates water usage from Fiscal Year 2013/14 through Fiscal Year 2022/23. As
noted below, in Fiscal Year 2013/14 water usage was at 3,071 million gallons and 2,763 million gallons in
Fiscal Year 2022/23. A decrease of 308 million gallons even though new connections increased by 2,599
during this time period. The revenue projections in this water rate analysis compiled water data from Fiscal
Year 2022/23 when the average water use was 7,000 gallons per month, which is consistent with prior years.
Historically there has been a decline in water use not only on a local level, but also on regional and national
levels. This can be largely attributed to water conservation – both intentional and unintentional. Intentional
water conservation is the conscious effort to reduce water use by commonly known measures including
changing landscape to drought tolerant plants and the removal of lawns. Unintentional water conservation is a
result of plumbing code changes and other regulatory changes regarding water efficiency. For example, all
new water using appliances and fixtures are required to be low flow. The consumer’s intention may not have
been to conserve water when they chose to replace an aging or broken dishwasher, clothes washer or bathroom
faucet.
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500 3,071 2,889 2,929 3,045
3,288
2,707
2,929
3,232
2,981
2,763 Gallons in MillionsFiscal Year
Potable & Reclaimed Water Deliveries
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Debt Service
The current annual debt service obligations are met with revenue generated from water rates, groundwater
preservation fees and impact fees. A summary of the existing debt and the outstanding balances as of June 30,
2023 are shown below in Table 4.
Table 4
In April 2017, the Town entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Metropolitan Domestic Water
Improvement District and the Town of Marana to construct a recharge, recovery and delivery system known as
the Northwest Recharge, Recovery, and Delivery System (NWRRDS) project to bring additional Central
Arizona Project (CAP) water into the Town.
For FY 2024/25, new debt issuance is proposed in the amount of $20 million for the NWRRDS project. Debt
service for $8 million will be paid with Groundwater Preservation Fees (GPF) and $12 million will be paid
with Water Resource and System Development Impact Fees (WRSDIF).
Project costs identified for the NWRRDS project may be found in the five-year capital plan shown in
Appendix C.
There is no new debt for existing system capital improvements in this analysis. Capital costs in the five-year
capital plan for existing system projects will be cash funded.
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Debt Service Coverage Requirements
The method for calculating the debt service coverage ratio is pursuant to the Town Financial and Budgetary
Policies adopted by the Town Council in 2023. Section 1-9 Debt, Policy 9.0 - Pledging of Utility Revenues
states the following with respect to debt service coverage ratios: “When utility revenues are pledged as debt
service payments, the Town will strive to maintain a 1.3 times debt service coverage ratio to ensure debt
coverage in times of revenue fluctuation. This will be in addition to the required ratio of the bond indenture.”
The 2014 Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) loan and Series 2021 Senior Lien Water revenue
refunding bond are used in the calculation of the debt service coverage requirement. The Water Utility
revenues are specifically pledged as the repayment source for these obligations at 1.3 times coverage per the
Town’s adopted financial policy.
The remaining outstanding debt obligations of the Water Utility are excise tax pledged obligations meaning
that the Town’s unrestricted sources of sales taxes, fines, permit fees and state shared revenues are pledged as
the repayment sources for these bonds in the bond indentures. Even though the bond indentures pledge these
excise taxes as the repayment source, the Water Utility is responsible to pay for these debt service payments
from water sales revenues. However, since excise taxes are pledged as coverage, a calculated debt service
coverage ratio of 1.0 is applied to avoid double coverage when calculating the debt service coverage ratio for
these excise tax-backed bonds in the water rates analysis.
Bond indentures for the excise tax-backed bonds require that the Town’s excise tax collections each fiscal year
total at least 2.5 times the annual debt service requirements to avoid funding a debt service reserve fund. These
conditions have been met annually in the past and are expected to continue in the future.
This methodology of segregating the water utility revenue-pledged debt from the excise tax-pledged debt in
the rates analysis process is an accepted practice in the industry and has been reviewed by the Town’s Chief
Financial Officer and the Town’s financial advisors with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
The debt service coverage ratio is determined by dividing the annual net operating revenue by the annual debt
service payments. The methodology described above is in accordance with the 2023 policy and reduces the
amount of the required debt service coverage. Applying this methodology has been key in minimizing water
rate increases.
Debt service coverage for the Water Utility’s outstanding senior lien debt issuances and loans in the proposed
financial scenario is shown in Table 5 below. As shown below, debt service coverage increases as existing
debt service is paid off.
Table 5
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Cash Reserve Policy
The cash reserve policy may be found in the Town of Oro Valley Mayor and Council Water Policies Section
II.A.1.d. The policy states “The Utility shall maintain a cash reserve in the Operating Fund of not less than
20% of the combined total of the annual budgeted amounts for personnel, operations and maintenance, and
debt service. This cash reserve amount specifically excludes budgeted amounts for capital projects,
depreciation, amortization and contingency. No cash reserve is required for the water utility impact fee
funds.”
In the proposed financial scenario, the projected cash reserve balance for the Operating Fund for each year in
the analysis is listed below in Table 6 showing compliance in all years. The projected cash reserve balances
include annual increases in the monthly base rate and commodity rates.
Table 6
Cash reserve balances in the Operating Fund are projected to be stable throughout the analysis. This is a result
of strategically balancing the required financing of capital projects with the planned used of cash reserves.
There is no cash reserve requirement for revenue from the GPF because these funds are restricted to pay for
renewable water resources, infrastructure and associated debt. Although accounted for in the Operating Fund,
the GPF cash is segregated from the Operating Fund cash. It is not fiscally prudent to combine cash that has a
restricted use with cash that has unrestricted use when determining compliance with a cash reserve policy.
Expenses paid by GPF revenue are segregated from the general operating expenses for purposes of calculating
the cash reserve requirement. In the proposed financial scenario, the projected cash reserve balance for the
GPF in each year of the analysis is listed below in Table 7.
Table 7
GPF cash reserve balances are projected to remain stable over the five-year projection period. This is a direct
result of balancing the use of cash and the proposed issuance of $8 million in debt to pay for capital projects
associated with the delivery of additional CAP water through the NWRRDS project.
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Operating Fund
Revenue Forecast
The Operating Fund is projected to have a cash balance of $4,177,340 at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024-25
and is projected to have a balance of $6,551,443 at the end of Fiscal Year 2028/29. These funds may be used
for operating costs including personnel, operations and maintenance, capital improvements for the existing
potable water system and debt service.
Groundwater Preservation Fees are included in the Operating Fund; however, the revenues, expenses and cash
balances for the GPF are accounted for separately within the Operating Fund and are not included in the cash
balance above. The use of GPF funds is restricted to renewable water resources, infrastructure and associated
debt.
The following revenue forecast was based on analysis of the Water Utility’s historic water use trends and
projected growth in the number of new connections. The revenue forecast includes proposed increases in the
potable water base rates as shown below in Table 8.
Table 8
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The revenue forecast includes proposed increases in the potable water commodity rates as shown below in
Table 9:
Table 9
The potable water base and commodity rates are projected to increase annually beginning in Fiscal Year
2024/25 and remain stable starting in Fiscal Year 2026/27. The proposed base rate increase will generate a 54
percent fixed cost recovery. Fixed costs are expenses incurred that do not fluctuate based on the volume of
water sold. Examples of fixed costs include, but are not limited to, debt service, personnel, billing costs, fleet
maintenance and regulatory costs. The proposed commodity rate increase accounts for the remaining 46
percent of the fixed costs which are recovered with revenue generated from the volume of water sold. The
proposed rate increases encourage water conservation with higher commodity rate increases for higher water
usage.
Potable groundwater preservation fee (GPF) is proposed to increase from $0.90 to $1.00 per 1,000 gallons
used.
Table 10 below includes the water sales for potable, reclaimed and GPF revenue forecast for the five-year
projection period using the proposed base and commodity rates:
Table 10
Other revenue generated by the Utility consists of service fees and charges. Service fees and charges include
funds received from an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Pima County Wastewater Reclamation
Department to provide monthly billing services on their behalf. Service fees and charges also include, but are
not limited to, new service establishment fees, late fees, reconnection fees, inspection fees and plan review
fees. The total of all service fees and charges are projected to generate annual revenue of $800,000.
Projections for interest income for the Operating Fund are a cumulative total of $814,141 over the five-year
period. Projected interest income for the GPF monies is a cumulative total of $372,474 over the five-year
period. The interest rate assumed for the projection period is 3 percent annually.
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Revenue Requirements
Below in Table 11 is a summary of revenue requirements for the Operating Fund that were used in the
financial analysis. These revenue requirements exclude expenses to be paid with GPF revenue.
Table 11
Projected personnel costs include 3 percent annual merit increases, retirement contributions of 12.29 percent
and 3 percent annual increases in health care costs. There are no new employees being added within the five-
year projection period. A portion of the personnel costs are allocated to the reclaimed water system based on a
weighted average of 5.10 percent annually.
The projected operations and maintenance (O&M) costs for both the potable and reclaimed water systems are
based on the Fiscal Year 2023/24 budget and include inflationary increases of 3 percent annually. A cost
allocation model is used to allocate various administrative and operational costs to the reclaimed water system.
Costs charged by Tucson Water for wheeling reclaimed water are projected to increase 5.5 percent annually.
Central Arizona Project (CAP) wheeling costs are fees charged by Tucson Water to wheel Oro Valley’s CAP
water through their recharge and recovery system. The Intergovernmental Agreement with Tucson Water was
renegotiated in Fiscal Year 2016/17. Costs are projected to increase by 5.5 percent annually. The total annual
delivery of 2,850 acre feet is projected in the five-year projection period.
Central Arizona Project (CAP) water recharge costs represent costs to take annual delivery of the Utility’s
entire CAP water allotment of 10,305 acre feet. This water will be recharged and stored in various recharge
facilities including the Tucson Water facilities. Costs to take delivery of and store the CAP water are
calculated with the rate schedule adopted by the Central Arizona Project. The five-year projection period
includes an increase of 20 percent in Fiscal Year 2024/25 as projected by the CAP rate table.
Projected capital outlay for existing system improvements in this analysis includes well rehabilitation, tank
replacement, re-lining of reservoirs, booster station modifications, water main replacements, vehicles and
water meters. These projects will be cash-funded in the five-year projection period. The schedule for five-year
capital improvements may be found in Appendix C.
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Potable existing system debt service is declining as debt is paid. GPF and WRSDIF debt service will increase
due to the proposed new debt issuance in FY 2024/25.
Expenses paid with GPF funds include the existing customers’ portion of CAP water capital costs associated
with ownership of the CAP water allotment. These costs increase annually based on projected rates developed
by the Central Arizona Project.
Debt service for the reclaimed water system is paid with GPF funds. Outstanding debt on the reclaimed water
system will be paid in full by Fiscal Year 2029/30.
Table 12 is a summary of expenses paid with GPF revenue that were used in this financial analysis:
Table 12
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Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
The Water Resource and Development Impact Fee Fund (WRSDIF) is used to account for development impact
fees collected. Revenues are from impact fees collected at the time water meters are purchased and from
interest income. Expenses include capital repayment obligation charges for the Town’s CAP allotment, CAP
infrastructure and associated debt incurred to deliver CAP water to the Town to meet the demands of future
growth. In addition, wells, pump stations, reservoirs and mains for the potable water system required to meet
the demands of future growth will also be financed with these impact fees.
The WRSDIF Fund is projected to have a cash balance of $10,769,603 at the beginning of FY 2024/25 and is
projected to have $3,540,993 at the end of FY 2028/29. The revenue sources for the WRSDIF Fund are from
impact fees collected when a water meter is purchased and from interest earned on cash balances. Interest
income is projected to be a total of $867,364 for this analysis. The interest rate assumed for the projection
period is 3 percent.
The revenue forecast was based on new service units related to the number of new connections. A service unit
is the equivalent of one single family residential (SFR) 5/8-inch water meter. The SFR service units are equal
to the number of new connections. Other service units are forecast based on pending development projects
within the Town. Other service units include commercial, multi-family and irrigation uses with the number of
service units depending on the estimated meter sizes for each project. In addition, the service units are
forecasted based on historic trends and pending development projects within the Town.
The impact fee for a SFR 5/8-inch water meter or one service unit is projected to be $6,387. It is assumed that
the Development Impact Fees will remain constant throughout the five-year projection period. Table 13 below
indicates the projected growth in service units and the revenue associated with that growth. These growth
projections are consistent with the Town’s financial planning.
Table 13
WRSDIF funds may be used for capital expenses related to CAP water. Capital costs assessed by the Central
Arizona Project for 3,000 acre feet of the Town’s CAP water allotment are included under operating expenses.
Capital expenses during this projection period total $21.7 million and include the design and construction of
the NWRRDS project that will deliver additional CAP water to the Town. Funds may also be used for capital
expenses related to potable water system improvements including wells, booster stations, reservoirs and water
mains required to meet the demands of new growth. Capital projects are identified in the five- year capital
improvement plan shown in Appendix C.
Debt service for previously constructed growth-related facilities is also paid from impact fee revenue.
The annual expenses and debt service for the WRSDIF Fund are listed in Table 14 (shown on next page)
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$12 million of new debt is proposed for the NWRRDS project during this projection period.
Table 14
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Proposed Financial Scenario
Prior to developing forecasts, financial considerations were evaluated relating to projected operating costs,
capital expenses, the Water Utility’s existing cash reserves, existing outstanding debt and debt service
payments. When developing a proposed financial scenario, the goal of the Water Utility is to ensure all
existing rate setting policies are met, cash reserves are utilized to minimize future debt and proposed rate
increases do not result in rate shock. One of the rate setting policies included in the Mayor and Council Water
Policies is for rate structures to be designed to encourage water conservation.
The development of water conservation pricing, also known as a tiered commodity rate, began in 1999 when a
second tier was added to the uniform or flat commodity rate. That structure evolved into four tiers by 2007.
The Water Utility has increased the tiered commodity rates to a level that encourages water conservation.
This year, the proposed financial scenario includes increases to both the potable base and commodity rates and
no increase to the reclaimed rates.
The chart below illustrates an overall decline in potable and reclaimed water deliveries over the past four years
even though the Water Utility experienced growth in the customer base.
17,500
18,000
18,500
19,000
19,500
20,000
20,500
21,000
21,500
1,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
2,000,000,000
2,500,000,000
3,000,000,000
3,500,000,000
13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 SERVICE CONNECTIONSGALLONS DELVIEREDWater Sales & Growth
(potable & reclaimed)
Water Sales Service Connections
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Table 15 below illustrates how regional water providers have increased their base rates to compensate for the
declines in water consumption as compared to the historical and the 2024 proposed rates for Oro Valley.
Table 15
Table 16 illustrates Oro Valley’s proposed potable base and commodity rates per 1,000 gallons. Water rates of
other water providers in the region are included for comparison purposes along with water resource fees that
are similar to the Oro Valley Water Utility GPF.
Table 16
The Water Utility developed a proposed financial scenario that supports key financial and policy goals. The
proposed scenario generates the revenue needed to maintain an adequate cash balance in all funds over the
projected five-year period therefore meeting the cash reserve requirements in each year.
The financial projections for the Operating Fund and WRSDIF Fund were combined to evaluate the overall
debt service coverage at the end of each fiscal year. Analysis indicates that, under the proposed financial
scenario, the Utility will meet the debt service coverage requirement established by the Mayor and Council
Water Polices and bond covenants for all five years.
The pro forma for the proposed financial scenario may be found in Appendix A. The assumptions used to
develop the financial projections in the proposed financial scenario may be found in Appendix D.
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Recommendation on Water Rates
After reviewing the analysis of the two funds and their respective revenue requirements contained in the
proposed financial scenario, the Water Utility Commission and Water Utility staff recommend the following
for Fiscal Year 2024/25:
A. Increase to the potable water monthly base rates
B. Increase to the potable water commodity rates
C. Increase to the potable groundwater preservation fee (GPF)
A. Tables 17 & 18 shown below are the proposed potable water base rates and commodity rates for each
meter size. Approximately 87 percent of the Utility’s customers have a 5/8-inch water meter and
consume an average of 7,000 gallons. These customers will see an increase in their bill of $3.65 per
month.
Table 17
Cost per month
B. Table 18
Per 1,000 gallons
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C. Groundwater Preservation Fee (GPF) is proposed to increase from $0.90 to $1.00 per 1,000 gallons
used per month. An increase of $0.10 per 1,000 gallons used per month.
Direct comparison of specific base rates and commodity rates is not ideal for cost comparisons because of the
varying rate structures of each utility. A more effective comparison is to calculate the cost for specific
consumption levels for one month. Table 19 below provides a calculation of a monthly bill amount for a
single-family residential customer with a 5/8-inch meter for the water utilities surrounding the Oro Valley
Water Utility service area.
Table 19
Proposed rates for all Oro Valley Water Utility meter sizes may be found in Appendix B. In addition, tables
that calculate monthly bills under the proposed rates may also be found in Appendix B. Monthly bill amounts
are calculated in 1,000-gallon increments for the 5/8-inch meters and a variety of increments for larger meter
sizes.
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Conclusion
On an annual basis, the water rates analysis is prepared with the most up-to-date information available.
Operational needs and capital improvement requirements change annually and are carefully evaluated when
they are included in the analysis. It is important that the Water Utility performs a water rates analysis every
year to plan for changes in operating costs, capital costs or debt service.
This Water Rates Analysis Report is presented in support of the water rates contained in the proposed financial
scenario. The Oro Valley Water Utility Commission and the Water Utility staff respectfully recommend
approval of the water rates detailed in the proposed financial scenario.
The Oro Valley Water Utility staff and Commission are dedicated to serving the Town of Oro Valley and the
customers of its water utility and extend their appreciation to the Mayor and Council for consideration of the
recommended water rates.
APPENDIX A
Proposed Financial Scenario Pro Forma
A-1 Operating Fund
A-2 Groundwater Preservation Fee
A-3 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
A-4 Summary of All Funds
Oro Valley Water Utility – Operating Fund
A-1
Budget
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
REVENUES
Water Sales
Potable Water Sales (excluding golf courses)14,681,000$ 16,528,453$ 17,992,589$ 18,894,280$ 18,894,280$ 18,894,280$
Potable Water Sales from Growth - Res. & Com.- 37,367 128,701 232,450 319,887 377,653
Potable Water Sales - Golf Course - 111,595 117,242 120,208 120,208 120,208
Total Potable Water Sales 14,681,000 16,677,415 18,238,532 19,246,938 19,334,375 19,392,141
Reclaimed Water Sales 1,379,000 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079
Total Water Sales 16,060,000 18,061,494 19,622,611 20,631,017 20,718,454 20,776,220
Other Operating Revenue
Service Fees & Charges 800,500 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000
Interest Income 100,000 116,603 118,766 140,998 186,267 251,507
Total Other Operating Revenue 900,500 916,603 918,766 940,998 986,267 1,051,507
Total Operating Revenue 16,960,500$ 18,978,097$ 20,541,377$ 21,572,015$ 21,704,721$ 21,827,727$
OPERATING EXPENSES
Potable Operating Expenses
Personnel 3,557,593 3,791,790 3,903,345 4,018,246 4,136,595 4,258,493
Operations & Maintenance 4,082,053 3,831,066 3,945,997 4,064,378 4,186,309 4,311,539
Power for Pumping 975,000 1,004,250 1,034,378 1,065,409 1,097,371 1,130,292
CAP Wheeling Costs 2,099,000 2,224,099 2,346,276 2,475,172 2,611,158 2,754,623
CAP Water Delivery Costs 2,623,000 2,880,825 3,076,620 3,210,585 3,334,245 3,426,990
Total Potable Operating Expenses 13,336,646$ 13,732,030$ 14,306,616$ 14,833,790$ 15,365,678$ 15,881,937$
Reclaimed Operating Expenses
Personnel 313,216 203,774 209,769 215,944 222,304 228,855
Operating & Maintenance 946,720 971,569 1,000,727 1,030,748 1,061,671 1,093,521
Power for Pumping 64,020 65,951 67,919 69,956 72,055 74,217
Total Reclaimed Operating Expenses 1,323,956$ 1,241,294$ 1,278,414$ 1,316,649$ 1,356,030$ 1,396,593$
Total Operating Expenses 14,660,602$ 14,973,324$ 15,585,030$ 16,150,439$ 16,721,708$ 17,278,530$
Net Operating Revenue 2,299,898$ 4,004,773$ 4,956,347$ 5,421,576$ 4,983,013$ 4,549,197$
DEBT SERVICE - POTABLE
P&I - 2014 WIFA Loan - Sr. Lien - AMI 372,214 376,416 376,298 376,178 376,054 375,927
P&I - 2015 Excise Tax Bonds - Refinance 2005 149,845 150,756 149,918
P&I - 2017 Excise Tax Bonds - Refinance 2007 1,621,775 1,638,991 1,638,851 1,638,703
P&I - 2018 Excise Tax Bonds - Exist. System CIP- 15 yrs.$6M 508,997 515,154 514,546 514,338 514,506 514,289
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Bonds - Refinance 2007 & 2009 WIFA & 2012 365,376 274,422 275,489 276,064 274,061 169,843
Total Potable System Debt Service 3,018,207$ 2,955,739$ 2,955,102$ 2,805,283$ 1,164,621$ 1,060,059$
Net Balance From Operations before capital outlay (718,309)$ 1,049,034$ 2,001,244$ 2,616,293$ 3,818,392$ 3,489,138$
Capital Outlay
Meters & Equipment & Vehicles 489,792$ 470,000$ 720,000$ 790,000$ 860,000$ 860,000$
Capital Improvements: Existing System 1,750,000 680,000 960,000 1,260,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
Total Capital Outlay 2,239,792$ 1,150,000$ 1,680,000$ 2,050,000$ 2,860,000$ 2,860,000$
Net Balance From Operations including capital outlay (2,958,101)$ (100,966)$ 321,244$ 566,293$ 958,392$ 629,138$
Beginning Cash Balance 7,135,441$ 4,177,340$ 4,076,375$ 4,397,619$ 4,963,912$ 5,922,304$
Net Balance From Operations (2,958,101) (100,966) 321,244 566,293 958,392 629,138
Ending Cash Balance 4,177,340$ 4,076,375$ 4,397,619$ 4,963,912$ 5,922,304$ 6,551,443$
Oro Valley Water Utility – Operating Fund
Groundwater Preservation Fees
A-2
Budget
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
GPF Beginning Balance 4,631,512$ 3,138,279$ 5,778,492$ 841,743$ 1,963,140$ 3,134,637$
Revenue
GPF Revenue - Potable 2,141,500 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000
GPF Revenue - Reclaimed 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500
GPF Revenue - Growth - 5,713 14,868 24,520 31,228 36,061
Total GPF Revenue 2,400,000$ 2,564,213$ 2,573,368$ 2,583,020$ 2,589,728$ 2,594,561$
2025 Loan Proceeds (20 years @ 3%)- 8,000,000 - - - -
Interest Income - 120,815 86,326 21,193 53,849 90,291
Total All Revenue 2,400,000$ 10,685,028$ 2,659,694$ 2,604,213$ 2,643,577$ 2,684,852$
GPF Expenses
Capital Cost for CAP Allotment 7305 AF 387,000 394,470 489,435 474,825 467,520 467,520
Capital Costs for NWRRDS Project 2,880,000 6,860,000 6,100,000 - - -
Capital Improvements - Reclaimed - 320,000 - - - -
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Water Revenue Refunding Obligations 626,233 470,345 472,174 473,158 469,726 291,102
P&I - 2025 Loan Payable - - 534,834 534,834 534,834 534,834
Total GPF Expenses 3,893,233 8,044,815 7,596,443 1,482,817 1,472,080 1,293,456
GPF Ending Balance 3,138,279$ 5,778,492$ 841,743$ 1,963,140$ 3,134,637$ 4,526,034$
Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
A-3
Budget
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
REVENUES
Impact Fee Revenue- Residential 760,053$ 881,406$ 1,258,239$ 1,341,270$ 849,471$ 536,508$
Impact Fee Revenue- Non-Residential 143,296 107,472 107,472 107,472 107,472 107,472
Subtotal Revenue 903,349$ 988,878$ 1,365,711$ 1,448,742$ 956,943$ 643,980$
Other Operating Revenue
2025 Loan Proceeds (20 years @ 3%)- 12,000,000 - - - -
Interest Income 150,000 315,825 225,324 104,368 112,638 109,209
Subtotal Other Operating Revenue 150,000 12,315,825 225,324 104,368 112,638 109,209
Total Operating Revenue 1,053,349$ 13,304,703$ 1,591,035$ 1,553,110$ 1,069,581$ 753,189$
OPERATING EXPENSES
Capital Cost for CAP Allotment 3000 AF 159,000 162,000 201,000 195,000 192,000 192,000
Total Operating Expenses 159,000$ 162,000$ 201,000$ 195,000$ 192,000$ 192,000$
Net Operating Revenue 894,349$ 13,142,703$ 1,390,035$ 1,358,110$ 877,581$ 561,189$
DEBT SERVICE
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Bonds - Refinance 2007 & 2009 WIFA & 2012 74,586 56,019 56,237 56,354 55,945 34,671
P&I - 2025 Loan Payable - - 802,250 802,250 802,250 802,250
Total Debt Service 74,586$ 56,019$ 858,487$ 858,604$ 858,195$ 836,921$
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Capital Improvements:
Capital Costs for NWRRDS Projects 4,320,000 10,290,000 8,500,000 - - -
Capital Costs for Other Potable Projects 4,750,000 2,300,000 - - - -
Total Capital Outlay 9,070,000$ 12,590,000$ 8,500,000$ -$ -$ -$
Net Balance From Operations (8,250,237)$ 496,684$ (7,968,452)$ 499,506$ 19,386$ (275,732)$
Beginning Cash Balance 19,019,840$ 10,769,603$ 11,266,287$ 3,297,835$ 3,797,340$ 3,816,726$
Net Balance From Operations (8,250,237)$ 496,684$ (7,968,452)$ 499,506$ 19,386$ (275,732)$
Ending Cash Balance 10,769,603$ 11,266,287$ 3,297,835$ 3,797,340$ 3,816,726$ 3,540,993$
Summary of All Funds
A-4
Budget
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
REVENUES
Water Sales
Potable Water Sales (exclude golf courses)14,681,000$ 16,528,453$ 17,992,589$ 18,894,280$ 18,894,280$ 18,894,280$
Potable Water Sales from Growth - 37,367 128,701 232,450 319,887 377,653
Potable Water Sales - Golf Course - 111,595 117,242 120,208 120,208 120,208
Total Potable Water Sales 14,681,000 16,677,415 18,238,532 19,246,938 19,334,375 19,392,141
Reclaimed Water Sales 1,379,000 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079 1,384,079
Total Water Sales 16,060,000 18,061,494 19,622,611 20,631,017 20,718,454 20,776,220
Other Operating Revenue
Groundwater Preservation Fees
Groundwater Preservation Fee - Potable 2,141,500 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,300,000
Groundwater Preservation Fee - Reclaimed 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500 258,500
Groundwater Preservation Fee - Growth - 5,713 14,868 24,520 31,228 36,061
Loan Proceeds - 8,000,000 - - - -
Total Groundwater Preservation Fees 2,400,000 10,564,213 2,573,368 2,583,020 2,589,728 2,594,561
Water Resource & System Development Impact Fees 903,349 988,878 1,365,711 1,448,742 956,943 643,980
Loan Proceeds-WRSDIF - 12,000,000 - - - -
Service Fees & Charges 800,500 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000
Interest Income 250,000 553,243 430,416 266,559 352,754 451,007
Total Other Operating Revenue 4,353,849 24,906,334 5,169,495 5,098,321 4,699,425 4,489,548
Total Operating Revenue 20,413,849$ 42,967,828$ 24,792,106$ 25,729,338$ 25,417,879$ 25,265,768$
OPERATING EXPENSES
Potable Operating Expenses
Personnel 3,557,593 3,791,790 3,903,345 4,018,246 4,136,595 4,258,493
Operations & Maintenance 4,082,053 3,831,066 3,945,997 4,064,378 4,186,309 4,311,539
Power for Pumping 975,000 1,004,250 1,034,378 1,065,409 1,097,371 1,130,292
CAP Wheeling Costs 2,099,000 2,224,099 2,346,276 2,475,172 2,611,158 2,754,623
CAP Delivery Costs 2,623,000 2,880,825 3,076,620 3,210,585 3,334,245 3,426,990
CAP Capital Costs paid by GPF Revenue 387,000 394,470 489,435 474,825 467,520 467,520
Total Potable Operating Expenses 13,723,647$ 14,126,501$ 14,796,051$ 15,308,615$ 15,833,198$ 16,349,457$
Reclaimed Operating Expenses
Personnel 313,216 203,774 209,769 215,944 222,304 228,855
Operating & Maintenance 946,720 971,569 1,000,727 1,030,748 1,061,671 1,093,521
Power for Pumping 64,020 65,951 67,919 69,956 72,055 74,217
Total Reclaimed Operating Expenses 1,323,956$ 1,241,294$ 1,278,414$ 1,316,650$ 1,356,031$ 1,396,592$
WRSDIF Operating Expenses
CAP Capital Costs 159,000 162,000 201,000 195,000 192,000 192,000
Total WRSDIF Operating Expenses 159,000$ 162,000$ 201,000$ 195,000$ 192,000$ 192,000$
Total Operating Expenses 15,206,603$ 15,529,795$ 16,275,465$ 16,820,265$ 17,381,229$ 17,938,049$
Net Operating Revenue 5,207,246$ 27,438,033$ 8,516,641$ 8,909,073$ 8,036,650$ 7,327,719$
Summary of All Funds
A-5
Budget
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Debt Service
Debt Service - Potable- Existing System
P&I - 2014 WIFA Loan - Sr. Lien - AMI 372,214 376,416 376,298 376,178 376,054 375,927
P&I - 2015 Excise Tax Bonds - Refinance 2005 149,845 150,756 149,918 - - -
P&I - 2017 Excise Tax Bonds - Refinance 2007 1,621,775 1,638,991 1,638,851 1,638,703 - -
P&I - 2018 Excise Tax Bonds - Exist. System CIP- 15 yrs. $6M 508,997 515,154 514,546 514,338 514,506 514,289
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Bonds - Refinance 2007 & 2009 WIFA & 2012 365,376 274,422 275,489 276,064 274,061 169,843
Total Potable Existing System Debt Service 3,018,207$ 2,955,739$ 2,955,102$ 2,805,283$ 1,164,621$ 1,060,059$
Debt Service - GPF
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Bonds - Refinance 2007 & 2009 WIFA & 2012 626,233 470,345 472,174 473,158 469,726 291,102
P&I - Loan Payable (20 years @ 3%)- - 534,834 534,834 534,834 534,834
Total GPF Debt Service 626,233$ 470,345$ 1,007,008$ 1,007,992$ 1,004,560$ 825,936$
Debt Service - WRSDIF - Growth Related
P&I - 2021 Sr. Lien Bonds - Refinance 2007 & 2009 WIFA & 2012 74,586 56,019 56,237 56,354 55,945 34,671
P&I - Loan Payable (20 years @ 3%)- - 802,250 802,250 802,250 802,250
Total WRSDIF Growth Related Debt Service 74,586$ 56,019$ 858,487$ 858,604$ 858,195$ 836,921$
Total Water System Debt Service 3,719,026$ 3,482,103$ 4,820,597$ 4,671,879$ 3,027,376$ 2,722,916$
Capital Outlay
Meters & Equipment & Vehicles 489,792$ 470,000$ 720,000$ 790,000$ 860,000$ 860,000$
Capital Improvements:
Existing System 1,750,000 680,000 960,000 1,260,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
Groundwater Preservation Fees 2,880,000 7,180,000 6,100,000 - - -
NWRRDS Projects 4,320,000 10,290,000 8,500,000 - - -
Other Potable Growth Related Projects 4,750,000 2,300,000 - - - -
Total Capital Outlay 14,189,792$ 20,920,000$ 16,280,000$ 2,050,000$ 2,860,000$ 2,860,000$
Net Balance From Operations (12,701,572)$ 3,035,930$ (12,583,957)$ 2,187,194$ 2,149,274$ 1,744,803$
Growth - New Metered Connections 300 138 197 210 133 84
Monthly (Avg.) increase to residential customer using 7K gals.N/A 7.9%4.7%2.5%0.0%0.0%
Monthly (Avg.) increase to residential customer using 7K gals.N/A $3.65 $2.32 $1.28 $0.00 $0.00
Monthly increase to reclaimed customer using 10M gals.N/A 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Monthly increase to reclaimed customer using 10M gals.N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Sr. Lien & WIFA 3.62 6.32 3.38 3.54 3.20 3.32
Debt Service Coverage Requirement = 1.30
Required Operating Fund Cash Reserves (20% of personnel, O&M, debt)3,535,762$ 3,585,813$ 3,708,027$ 3,791,145$ 3,577,266$ 3,667,718$
(does not include depreciation/amortization)
Operating Fund Cash Reserves 4,177,340$ 4,076,375$ 4,397,619$ 4,963,912$ 5,922,304$ 6,551,443$
Groundwater Preservation Fees 3,138,279 5,778,492 841,743 1,963,140 3,134,637 4,526,034
WRSD Impact Fee Fund 10,769,603 11,266,287 3,297,835 3,797,340 3,816,726 3,540,993
Total Ending Cash Balance 18,085,222$ 21,121,154$ 8,537,197$ 10,724,392$ 12,873,667$ 14,618,469$
APPENDIX B
Rate Schedules & Tables for Bill Comparisons
B-1 Proposed Water Rate Schedule
B-2 Tables for Bill Comparisons by Meter Size – Potable
B-8 Tables for Bill Comparisons by Meter Size – Reclaimed
Tier 1 - $2.92 Tier 2 - $4.85 Tier 3 - $8.17 Tier 4 - $12.32
Meter Size Base Rate Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons
5/8 Inch 22.20$ 0 - 7,000 7,001 - 16,000 16,001 - 32,000 OVER 32,000
3/4 Inch 33.27$ 0 - 10,000 10,001 - 24,000 24,001 - 48,000 OVER 48,000
1 inch 55.46$ 0 - 17,000 17,001 - 40,000 40,001 - 80,000 OVER 80,000
1.5 inch 110.92$ 0 - 35,000 35,001 - 80,000 80,001 - 160,000 OVER 160,000
2 inch 177.48$ 0 - 56,000 56,001 - 128,000 128,001 - 256,000 OVER 256,000
3 inch 354.93$ 0 - 112,000 112,001 - 256,000 256,001 - 512,000 OVER 512,000
4 inch 554.60$ 0 - 175,000 175,001 - 400,000 400,001 - 800,000 OVER 800,000
6 inch 1,109.19$ 0 - 860,000 860,001 - 2,000,000 2,000,001 - 3,500,000 OVER 3,500,000
8 inch 1,774.71$ 0 - 860,000 860,001 - 2,000,000 2,000,001 - 3,500,000 OVER 3,500,000
$2.92
Meter Size Base Rate Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons
5/8 Inch 22.20$ Fixed usage rate
3/4 Inch 33.27$ Fixed usage rate
1 inch 55.46$ Fixed usage rate
1.5 inch 110.92$ Fixed usage rate
2 inch 177.48$ Fixed usage rate
3 inch 354.93$ Fixed usage rate
4 inch 554.60$ Fixed usage rate
6 inch 1,109.19$ Fixed usage rate
8 inch 1,774.71$ Fixed usage rate
$7.65
Meter Size Base Rate Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons
5/8 Inch 22.20$ Fixed usage rate
3/4 Inch 33.27$ Fixed usage rate
1 inch 55.46$ Fixed usage rate
1.5 inch 110.92$ Fixed usage rate
2 inch 177.48$ Fixed usage rate
3 inch 354.93$ Fixed usage rate
4 inch 554.60$ Fixed usage rate
6 inch 1,109.19$ Fixed usage rate
8 inch 1,774.71$ Fixed usage rate
$2.35
Meter Size Base Rate Usage Rate: Per 1,000 gallons
5/8 Inch 14.62$ Fixed usage rate
3/4 Inch 21.93$ Fixed usage rate
1 inch 36.54$ Fixed usage rate
1.5 inch 73.08$ Fixed usage rate
2 inch 116.94$ Fixed usage rate
3 inch 233.86$ Fixed usage rate
4 inch 365.41$ Fixed usage rate
6 inch 730.83$ Fixed usage rate
8 inch 1,169.32$ Fixed usage rate
$1.00
Fee Per 1,000 gallons
$0.47
Fee: Per 1,000 gallons
B-1
Reclaimed Water
Residential & Irrigation uses
Commercial (Buildings, Tenant Improvements) & Multi-Family uses (Apartments, Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex, Assisted Living)
Construction Water uses
All Uses
Groundwater Preservation Fees for all uses
Reclaimed Water (Turf only)
Fees
Potable Water
Potable Water
Potable Water
plus applicable sales taxes.
Potable Water
Town of Oro Valley Water Utility
Water Rates and Groundwater Preservation Fee Schedule
Proposed Rates Effective July 6, 2024
The monthly water rate for the various user classifications is comprised of a monthly base rate, that varies with the meter size, plus the
cooresponding monthly usage rate per 1,000 gallons plus the groundwater preservation fee per 1,000 gallons for both potable and reclaimed water
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES & PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
RESIDENTIAL & IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 5/8-INCH METER Tier Levels
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
BILL BILL INCREASE
0 21.14 - 21.14 22.20 - 22.20 1.06 5.0%
1,000 23.79 0.90 24.69 25.12 1.00 26.12 1.43 5.8%
2,000 26.44 1.80 28.24 28.04 2.00 30.04 1.80 6.4%
3,000 29.09 2.70 31.79 30.96 3.00 33.96 2.17 6.8%
4,000 31.74 3.60 35.34 33.88 4.00 37.88 2.54 7.2%
5,000 34.39 4.50 38.89 36.80 5.00 41.80 2.91 7.5%
6,000 37.04 5.40 42.44 39.72 6.00 45.72 3.28 7.7%
7,000 39.69 6.30 45.99 42.64 7.00 49.64 3.65 7.9%
8,000 43.57 7.20 50.77 47.49 8.00 55.49 4.72 9.3%
9,000 47.45 8.10 55.55 52.34 9.00 61.34 5.79 10.4%
10,000 51.33 9.00 60.33 57.19 10.00 67.19 6.86 11.4%
11,000 55.21 9.90 65.11 62.04 11.00 73.04 7.93 12.2%
12,000 59.09 10.80 69.89 66.89 12.00 78.89 9.00 12.9%
13,000 62.97 11.70 74.67 71.74 13.00 84.74 10.07 13.5%
14,000 66.85 12.60 79.45 76.59 14.00 90.59 11.14 14.0%
15,000 70.73 13.50 84.23 81.44 15.00 96.44 12.21 14.5%
16,000 74.61 14.40 89.01 86.29 16.00 102.29 13.28 14.9%
17,000 80.66 15.30 95.96 94.46 17.00 111.46 15.50 16.2%
18,000 86.71 16.20 102.91 102.63 18.00 120.63 17.72 17.2%
19,000 92.76 17.10 109.86 110.80 19.00 129.80 19.94 18.2%
20,000 98.81 18.00 116.81 118.97 20.00 138.97 22.16 19.0%
21,000 104.86 18.90 123.76 127.14 21.00 148.14 24.38 19.7%
22,000 110.91 19.80 130.71 135.31 22.00 157.31 26.60 20.4%
23,000 116.96 20.70 137.66 143.48 23.00 166.48 28.82 20.9%
24,000 123.01 21.60 144.61 151.65 24.00 175.65 31.04 21.5%
25,000 129.06 22.50 151.56 159.82 25.00 184.82 33.26 21.9%
26,000 135.11 23.40 158.51 167.99 26.00 193.99 35.48 22.4%
27,000 141.16 24.30 165.46 176.16 27.00 203.16 37.70 22.8%
28,000 147.21 25.20 172.41 184.33 28.00 212.33 39.92 23.2%
29,000 153.26 26.10 179.36 192.50 29.00 221.50 42.14 23.5%
30,000 159.31 27.00 186.31 200.67 30.00 230.67 44.36 23.8%
31,000 165.36 27.90 193.26 208.84 31.00 239.84 46.58 24.1%
32,000 171.41 28.80 200.21 217.01 32.00 249.01 48.80 24.4%
33,000 180.21 29.70 209.91 229.33 33.00 262.33 52.42 25.0%
34,000 189.01 30.60 219.61 241.65 34.00 275.65 56.04 25.5%
35,000 197.81 31.50 229.31 253.97 35.00 288.97 59.66 26.0%
36,000 206.61 32.40 239.01 266.29 36.00 302.29 63.28 26.5%
37,000 215.41 33.30 248.71 278.61 37.00 315.61 66.90 26.9%
38,000 224.21 34.20 258.41 290.93 38.00 328.93 70.52 27.3%
39,000 233.01 35.10 268.11 303.25 39.00 342.25 74.14 27.7%
40,000 241.81 36.00 277.81 315.57 40.00 355.57 77.76 28.0%
41,000 250.61 36.90 287.51 327.89 41.00 368.89 81.38 28.3%
42,000 259.41 37.80 297.21 340.21 42.00 382.21 85.00 28.6%
43,000 268.21 38.70 306.91 352.53 43.00 395.53 88.62 28.9%
44,000 277.01 39.60 316.61 364.85 44.00 408.85 92.24 29.1%
45,000 285.81 40.50 326.31 377.17 45.00 422.17 95.86 29.4%
46,000 294.61 41.40 336.01 389.49 46.00 435.49 99.48 29.6%
47,000 303.41 42.30 345.71 401.81 47.00 448.81 103.10 29.8%
48,000 312.21 43.20 355.41 414.13 48.00 462.13 106.72 30.0%
49,000 321.01 44.10 365.11 426.45 49.00 475.45 110.34 30.2%
50,000 329.81 45.00 374.81 438.77 50.00 488.77 113.96 30.4%
B-2
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR SF & MF RESIDENTIAL & IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 3/4-INCH METER
BASE RATE 33.27$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 10,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 10,001 - 24,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 24,001 - 48,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 48,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 31.69 - 31.69 33.27 - 33.27 1.58 5.0%
7,000 50.24 6.30 56.54 53.71 7.00 60.71 4.17 7.4%
11,000 62.07 9.90 71.97 67.32 11.00 78.32 6.35 8.8%
28,000 136.71 25.20 161.91 163.05 28.00 191.05 29.14 18.0%
50,000 275.31 45.00 320.31 351.09 50.00 401.09 80.78 25.2%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITH A 3/4-INCH METER
BASE RATE 33.27$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 31.69 - 31.69 33.27 - 33.27 1.58 5.0%
7,000 50.24 6.30 56.54 53.71 7.00 60.71 4.17 7.4%
11,000 60.84 9.90 70.74 65.39 11.00 76.39 5.65 8.0%
28,000 105.89 25.20 131.09 115.03 28.00 143.03 11.94 9.1%
50,000 164.19 45.00 209.19 179.27 50.00 229.27 20.08 9.6%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR SF & MF RESIDENTIAL & IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 1-INCH METER
BASE RATE 55.46$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 17,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 17,001 - 40,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 40,001 - 80,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 80,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 52.82 - 52.82 55.46 - 55.46 2.64 5.0%
17,000 97.87 15.30 113.17 105.10 17.00 122.10 8.93 7.9%
27,000 136.67 24.30 160.97 153.60 27.00 180.60 19.63 12.2%
38,000 179.35 34.20 213.55 206.95 38.00 244.95 31.40 14.7%
50,000 247.61 45.00 292.61 298.35 50.00 348.35 55.74 19.0%
B-3
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITH A 1-INCH METER
BASE RATE 55.46$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 52.82 - 52.82 55.46 - 55.46 2.64 5.0%
15,000 92.57 13.50 106.07 99.26 15.00 114.26 8.19 7.7%
27,000 124.37 24.30 148.67 134.30 27.00 161.30 12.63 8.5%
38,000 153.52 34.20 187.72 166.42 38.00 204.42 16.70 8.9%
50,000 185.32 45.00 230.32 201.46 50.00 251.46 21.14 9.2%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 1.5-INCH METER
BASE RATE 110.92$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 35,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 35,001 - 80,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 80,001 - 160,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 160,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 105.64 - 105.64 110.92 - 110.92 5.28 5.0%
38,000 210.03 34.20 244.23 227.67 38.00 265.67 21.44 8.8%
64,000 310.91 57.60 368.51 353.77 57.60 411.37 42.86 11.6%
90,000 433.49 81.00 514.49 513.07 81.00 594.07 79.58 15.5%
125,000 645.24 112.50 757.74 799.02 112.50 911.52 153.78 20.3%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 1.5-INCH METER
BASE RATE 110.92$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 105.64 - 105.64 110.92 - 110.92 5.28 5.0%
30,000 185.14 27.00 212.14 198.52 30.00 228.52 16.38 7.7%
64,000 275.24 57.60 332.84 297.80 64.00 361.80 28.96 8.7%
90,000 344.14 81.00 425.14 373.72 90.00 463.72 38.58 9.1%
125,000 436.89 112.50 549.39 475.92 125.00 600.92 51.53 9.4%
B-4
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 2-INCH METER
BASE RATE 177.48$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 56,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 56,001 - 128,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 128,001 - 256,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 256,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 169.03 - 169.03 177.48 - 177.48 8.45 5.0%
57,000 321.31 51.30 372.61 345.85 57.00 402.85 30.24 8.1%
130,000 608.89 117.00 725.89 706.54 130.00 836.54 110.65 15.2%
250,000 1,334.89 225.00 1,559.89 1,686.94 250.00 1,936.94 377.05 24.2%
325,000 1,978.39 292.50 2,270.89 2,586.04 325.00 2,911.04 640.15 28.2%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 2-INCH METER
BASE RATE 177.48$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 169.03 - 169.03 177.48 - 177.48 8.45 5.0%
57,000 320.08 51.30 371.38 343.92 57.00 400.92 29.54 8.0%
128,000 508.23 115.20 623.43 551.24 128.00 679.24 55.81 9.0%
250,000 831.53 225.00 1,056.53 907.48 250.00 1,157.48 100.95 9.6%
325,000 1,030.28 292.50 1,322.78 1,126.48 325.00 1,451.48 128.70 9.7%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 3-INCH METER
BASE RATE 354.93$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 112,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 112,001 - 256,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 256,001 - 512,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 512,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 338.03 - 338.03 354.93 - 354.93 16.90 5.0%
50,000 470.53 45.00 515.53 500.93 50.00 550.93 35.40 6.9%
150,000 782.27 135.00 917.27 866.27 150.00 1,016.27 99.00 10.8%
300,000 1,459.75 270.00 1,729.75 1,739.85 300.00 2,039.85 310.10 17.9%
500,000 2,669.75 450.00 3,119.75 3,373.85 500.00 3,873.85 754.10 24.2%
B-5
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 3-INCH METER
BASE RATE 354.93$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 338.03 - 338.03 354.93 - 354.93 16.90 5.0%
50,000 470.53 45.00 515.53 500.93 50.00 550.93 35.40 6.9%
150,000 735.53 135.00 870.53 792.93 150.00 942.93 72.40 8.3%
300,000 1,133.03 270.00 1,403.03 1,230.93 300.00 1,530.93 127.90 9.1%
500,000 1,663.03 450.00 2,113.03 1,814.93 500.00 2,314.93 201.90 9.6%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 4-INCH METER
BASE RATE 554.60$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 175,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 175,001 - 400,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 400,001 - 800,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 800,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 528.19 - 528.19 554.60 - 554.60 26.41 5.0%
300,000 1,476.94 270.00 1,746.94 1,671.85 300.00 1,971.85 224.91 12.9%
550,000 2,772.44 495.00 3,267.44 3,382.35 550.00 3,932.35 664.91 20.3%
700,000 3,679.94 630.00 4,309.94 4,607.85 700.00 5,307.85 997.91 23.2%
850,000 4,724.94 765.00 5,489.94 6,040.85 850.00 6,890.85 1400.91 25.5%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 4-INCH METER
BASE RATE 554.60$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 528.19 - 528.19 554.60 - 554.60 26.41 5.0%
300,000 1,323.19 270.00 1,593.19 1,430.60 300.00 1,730.60 137.41 8.6%
550,000 1,985.69 495.00 2,480.69 2,160.60 550.00 2,710.60 229.91 9.3%
700,000 2,383.19 630.00 3,013.19 2,598.60 700.00 3,298.60 285.41 9.5%
850,000 2,780.69 765.00 3,545.69 3,036.60 850.00 3,886.60 340.91 9.6%
B-6
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR RESIDENTIAL & IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS WITH A 6-INCH METER
BASE RATE 1,109.19$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 860,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 860,001 - 2,000,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 2,000,001 - 3,500,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 3,500,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 1,056.37 - 1,056.37 1,109.19 - 1,109.19 52.82 5.0%
425,000 2,182.62 382.50 2,565.12 2,350.19 425.00 2,775.19 210.07 8.2%
1,000,000 3,878.57 900.00 4,778.57 4,299.39 1,000.00 5,299.39 520.82 10.9%
1,500,000 5,818.57 1,350.00 7,168.57 6,724.39 1,500.00 8,224.39 1055.82 14.7%
2,000,000 7,758.57 1,800.00 9,558.57 9,149.39 2,000.00 11,149.39 1590.82 16.6%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL & MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 6-INCH METER
BASE RATE 1,109.19$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 1,056.37 - 1,056.37 1,109.19 - 1,109.19 52.82 5.0%
425,000 2,182.62 382.50 2,565.12 2,350.19 425.00 2,775.19 210.07 8.2%
1,000,000 3,706.37 900.00 4,606.37 4,029.19 1,000.00 5,029.19 422.82 9.2%
1,500,000 5,031.37 1,350.00 6,381.37 5,489.19 1,500.00 6,989.19 607.82 9.5%
2,000,000 6,356.37 1,800.00 8,156.37 6,949.19 2,000.00 8,949.19 792.82 9.7%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 8-INCH METER
BASE RATE 1,774.71$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR 0 - 860,000 GALLONS
TIER 2 = 4.85$ FOR 860,001 - 2,000,000 GALLONS
TIER 3 = 8.17$ FOR 2,000,001 - 3,500,000 GALLONS
TIER 4 = 12.32$ FOR ALL USAGE OVER 3,500,000 GALLONS
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 1,690.20 - 1,690.20 1,774.71 - 1,774.71 84.51 5.0%
425,000 2,816.45 382.50 3,198.95 3,015.71 425.00 3,440.71 241.76 7.6%
1,000,000 4,512.40 900.00 5,412.40 4,964.91 1,000.00 5,964.91 552.51 10.2%
1,500,000 6,452.40 1,350.00 7,802.40 7,389.91 1,500.00 8,889.91 1087.51 13.9%
2,000,000 8,392.40 1,800.00 10,192.40 9,814.91 2,000.00 11,814.91 1622.51 15.9%
(There are no active 8-inch potable meters in the OVWU system)
B-7
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS WITH A 8-INCH METER
BASE RATE 1,774.71$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.92$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 = N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 1,690.20 - 1,690.20 1,774.71 - 1,774.71 84.51 5.0%
425,000 2,816.45 382.50 3,198.95 3,015.71 425.00 3,440.71 241.76 7.6%
1,000,000 4,340.20 900.00 5,240.20 4,694.71 1,000.00 5,694.71 454.51 8.7%
1,500,000 5,665.20 1,350.00 7,015.20 6,154.71 1,500.00 7,654.71 639.51 9.1%
2,000,000 6,990.20 1,800.00 8,790.20 7,614.71 2,000.00 9,614.71 824.51 9.4%
(There are no active 8-inch potable meters in the OVWU system)
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 1.5-INCH METER - RECLAIMED WATER USE
BASE RATE 73.08$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.35$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 =N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 73.08 - 73.08 73.08 - 73.08 0.00 0.0%
50,000 190.58 23.50 214.08 190.58 23.50 214.08 0.00 0.0%
135,000 390.33 63.45 453.78 390.33 63.45 453.78 0.00 0.0%
200,000 543.08 94.00 637.08 543.08 94.00 637.08 0.00 0.0%
250,000 660.58 117.50 778.08 660.58 117.50 778.08 0.00 0.0%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 2-INCH METER - RECLAIMED WATER USE
BASE RATE 116.94$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.35$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 =N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 116.94 - 116.94 116.94 - 116.94 0.00 0.0%
150,000 469.44 70.50 539.94 469.44 70.50 539.94 0.00 0.0%
240,000 680.94 112.80 793.74 680.94 112.80 793.74 0.00 0.0%
450,000 1,174.44 211.50 1,385.94 1,174.44 211.50 1,385.94 0.00 0.0%
600,000 1,526.94 282.00 1,808.94 1,526.94 282.00 1,808.94 0.00 0.0%
B-8
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 3-INCH METER - RECLAIMED WATER USE
BASE RATE 233.86$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.35$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 =N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 233.86 - 233.86 233.86 - 233.86 0.00 0.0%
20,000 280.86 9.40 290.26 280.86 9.40 290.26 0.00 0.0%
80,000 421.86 37.60 459.46 421.86 37.60 459.46 0.00 0.0%
100,000 468.86 47.00 515.86 468.86 47.00 515.86 0.00 0.0%
150,000 586.36 70.50 656.86 586.36 70.50 656.86 0.00 0.0%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 4-INCH METER - RECLAIMED WATER USE
BASE RATE 365.41$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.35$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 =N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 365.41 - 365.41 365.41 - 365.41 0.00 0.0%
220,000 882.41 103.40 985.81 882.41 103.40 985.81 0.00 0.0%
300,000 1,070.41 141.00 1,211.41 1,070.41 141.00 1,211.41 0.00 0.0%
450,000 1,422.91 211.50 1,634.41 1,422.91 211.50 1,634.41 0.00 0.0%
600,000 1,775.41 282.00 2,057.41 1,775.41 282.00 2,057.41 0.00 0.0%
TABLE FOR MONTHLY CHARGES AND PERCENT INCREASE COMPARISON
FOR CUSTOMERS WITH A 6-INCH METER - RECLAIMED WATER USE
BASE RATE 730.83$
COMMODITY RATE: TIER 1 = 2.35$ FOR ALL WATER USAGE
TIER 2 = N/A
TIER 3 =N/A
TIER 4 = N/A
GALLONS CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT PROPOSED PROPOSED PROPOSED TOTAL PERCENT
USED IN WATER GPF MONTHLY WATER GPF MONTHLY MONTHLY INCREASED
1 MONTH BILL BILL INCREASE
0 730.83 - 730.83 730.83 - 730.83 0.00 0.0%
900,000 2,845.83 423.00 3,268.83 2,845.83 423.00 3,268.83 0.00 0.0%
5,000,000 12,480.83 2,350.00 14,830.83 12,480.83 2,350.00 14,830.83 0.00 0.0%
10,000,000 24,230.83 4,700.00 28,930.83 24,230.83 4,700.00 28,930.83 0.00 0.0%
15,000,000 35,980.83 7,050.00 43,030.83 35,980.83 7,050.00 43,030.83 0.00 0.0%
20,000,000 47,730.83 9,400.00 57,130.83 47,730.83 9,400.00 57,130.83 0.00 0.0%
B-9
APPENDIX C
5-Year Capital Improvement Schedules
C-1 Operating Fund
C-2 Groundwater Preservation Fee
C-3 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
C-1
C-2
C-3
APPENDIX D
Assumptions for Proposed Financial Scenario
D-1 Operating Fund
D-4 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fee Fund
PROPOSED FINANCIAL SCENARIO
ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE WATER UTILITY’S
OPERATING FUND
The Operating Fund is the primary fund for the Water Utility. The sources of revenue are water sales, service-
related charges and Groundwater Preservation Fees (GPF). Expenses for administration, operations, existing
system improvements and debt service are accounted for in this fund.
Beginning Cash Balance
The beginning cash balance is estimated based on budgeted revenues, expenses and known cost over runs for
FY 2023/24. Actual cash balances on the 6/30/23 balance sheet is added to budgeted revenues, less budgeted
expenses and known unbudgeted expenses.
Cash Reserve Requirement
Mayor and Town Council Water Policies require the Utility to maintain cash reserves in the Operating Fund of
not less than 20% of the combined total of the annual budgeted amounts for personnel, O&M and debt service.
This specifically excludes expenses for capital projects, depreciation, amortization, and contingency.
Growth Projections
New Development growth projections for FY 2024-25 through FY 2028-29 were based on data provided by the
Town’s New Development Permitting Manager and were updated with information from the Town’s Finance
Department to be consistent with the Town’s financial forecasting.
Connections FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29
Single Family Residential 138 197 210 133 84
Irrigation 3 3 3 3 3
Water Sales and Water Use Consumption Trends
The average monthly water consumption for a residential customer with a 5/8 -inch water meter in FY 2022-23
was 7,100 gallons per month. To account for the overall average continued decline in water consumption, this
analysis assumes 7,000 gallons per month. Projected reclaimed deliveries are based on Water Utility Director
estimates.
Service-Related Revenues
Service-related revenues are based on the proposed FY 2024-25 budget. Service-related revenues include
billing for sewer fees on behalf of Pima County Wastewater and the Town’s Storm Water Department.
Additionally, other service-related revenues include: late fees, reconnect fees, new service establishment fees,
backflow permitting fees, engineering plan review fees and construction inspection fees.
Groundwater Preservation Fees (GPF)
GPF revenues are based on the water consumption for FY 2022-23. The GPF funds are dedicated to pay for
water resources other than groundwater as it relates to debt service, capital costs, CAP delivery costs and
water wheeling.
D-1
PROPOSED FINANCIAL SCENARIO
ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE WATER UTILITY’S
OPERATING FUND (continued
Interest Income
Interest rates are projected at 3% annually over the 5-year pro-forma. The projected interest rate was
provided by the Town’s Finance Department.
Personnel
No new employees were added during the projection period. Annual merit increases are projected to be 3%
annually and health care costs are projected to increase by 3% annually. It is projected that the Arizona State
Retirement System (ASRS) contribution is projected to increase 1% annually over the five-year projection
period.
Inflation Rates
Inflation rates are projected at 3% annually over the 5-year pro-forma.
O&M Potable Expenses
These expenses are based on the Water Utility’s budget for FY 2023-24 plus 3% inflation.
O&M CAP Wheeling Expenses - Potable
This expense includes the fees charged by Tucson Water to wheel the Town’s CAP water through their recharge
and recovery system in accordance with an IGA. The increases are projected to be 5.5% annually over the 5-
year pro-forma. It is also assumed that the Utility will wheel 2,850 AF annually.
O&M CAP Recharge Expenses - Potable
This expense is based on the rate schedule adopted by CAP 6/1/23. The figures represent the annual expense
to deliver the Utility’s entire allotment of CAP water (10,305 AF) for recharge.
O&M Reclaimed Expenses
Pursuant to the existing IGA, the reclaimed water is delivered on a non -interruptible basis at an interruptible
rate. Inflationary increases of 3% are included annually.
The Town delivers more reclaimed water than it is entitled to. To cover this shortfall a cost to purchase
additional reclaimed water from Tucson Water has been included annually.
Additionally, the O&M expenses include allocations for personnel, administrative costs and fleet service costs.
The reclaimed cost allocation model was used to allocate these costs using a variety of methodologies.
O&M CAP Capital Expenses
This expense is paid for from the GPF funds and is based on 7,305 AF per the rate schedule adopted by CAP
6/1/23.
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PROPOSED FINANCIAL SCENARIO
ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE WATER UTILITY’S
OPERATING FUND (continued
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) – Existing System Improvements
The capital costs associated with Existing System Improvements CIP are primarily to ensure continued reliability
and efficiency of the Utility’s water system. These costs are determined as part of an annual review of the
water system. $10.1 million in capital costs for existing system improvements are included in the 5 -year
projection period.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) – NWRRDS
A portion of the capital costs associated with the NWRRDS CIP are paid for by GPF funds. The NWRRDS CAP
delivery system will be capable of delivering up to an additional 4,000 acre-feet per year of CAP water into Oro
Valley’s water service area. The 5-year pro-forma is based on Engineering cost estimates.
Debt Service
The following table identifies the existing debt service included in this pro forma:
Bonds Type Description Amortization Schedule By
2014 Sr. Lien AMI Project WIFA
2015 Excise Tax Refunding (2005) Stifel & Nicolaus & Co.
2017 Excise Tax Refunding (2007) Stifel & Nicolaus & Co.
2018 Excise Tax Existing System CIP Stifel & Nicolaus & Co.
2021 Sr. Lien Refunding (WIFA & 2012) Stifel & Nicolaus & Co.
New debt in the amount of $8 million is proposed in FY 2024/25 for the NWRRDS project. Repayment will be made with
Groundwater Preservation Fees (GPF).
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Requirement
1.30 debt service coverage ratio for Sr. Lien Bonds & all WIFA Loans
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PROPOSED FINANCIAL SCENARIO
ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE WATER UTILITY’S
WATER RESOURCE AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE (WRSDIF) FUND
The WRSDIF fund accounts for development impact fees that are collected at the time a new water meter is purchased.
This impact fee is intended to fund costs for water resources, the infrastructure to deliver those resources and any
related debt including CAP capital infrastructure repayment related to new development.
Beginning Cash Balance
The beginning cash balance is estimated based on budgeted revenues, expenses and known cost over runs for
FY 2023-24. Actual cash balances on the 6/30/23 balance sheet is added to budgeted revenues, less budgeted
expenses.
Growth Projections
New Development growth projections for FY 2024-25 through FY 2028-29 were based on data provided by the
Town’s New Development Permitting Manager and were updated with information from the Town’s Finance
Department to be consistent with the Town’s financial forecasting.
Service Units FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29
Single Family Residential SU’s 138 197 210 133 84
Other SU’s 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Interest Income
Interest rates are projected at 3% annually over the 5-year pro-forma.
O&M CAP Capital Expenses
This expense is based on 3,000 AF per the rate schedule adopted by CAP on 6/1/23.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) – NWRRDS
A portion of the capital costs associated with the NWRRDS CIP are paid for by the WRSDIF Impact fees. The
NWRRDS CAP delivery system will be capable of delivering up to an additional 4,000 acre-feet per year of CAP
water into Oro Valley’s water service area. The 5-year pro-forma is based on Engineering cost estimates.
Debt Service
The following table identifies the existing debt service included in this pro forma:
Bonds Type Description Amortization Schedule By
2021 Sr. Lien Refunding (WIFA & 2012) Stifel & Nicolaus & Co.
New debt in the amount of $12 million is proposed in FY 2024/25 for the NWRRDS project. Repayment will be made with WRSDIF
funds.
Debt Service Coverage
1.30 debt service coverage ratio for Sr. Lien Bonds
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APPENDIX E
Development Impact Fee Schedule
E-1 Water Resource and System Development Impact Fees