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North Carolina Water & Wastewater Rates and Rate Structures
Every year, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC)
and the North Carolina
League of Municipalities (NCLM) collect rate schedules from
hundreds of local government and not-for-profit utilities across
the state. The sampled utilities serve approximately 95 percent
of all customers who are served by public owned utilities in North
Carolina. The rate schedules are used to determine what residential
and commercial customers of these utilities are billed for their
water and wastewater service, at various consumption levels. Information
on rates and rate structures across the state are compiled into
annual reports and tables and shared among utility managers. This
information can assist elected officials and staff as they make
decisions related to water and wastewater services during budget
preparations. For more information: _____________________________________________________ Annual
Reports and Tables of Rates and Rate Structures
_____________________________________________________ To view your utility's rate sheet for Fiscal Year 2007-08, please select from the drop down menu. A pdf file of 2-9 pages will appear (requires Adobe Reader). Please note that some utilities may have more than one rate sheet. For example: Beaufort County has one rate sheet per district, Raleigh has different rate sheets for different service areas, Moore County and East Moore Water District are on separate rate sheets, etc. Rates as of February 2008. Contact the utilities
directly for the latest, most accurate information.
_____________________________________________________ on Rates, Rate Structures, Systems Characteristics and Policies Publications A comprehensive report identifying some of the most important factors influencing water and sewer rate setting practices. The report summarizes statewide rates and rate structures, highlights popular practices in utility administration and the interactions between rates and policies including cost-recovery, conservation, affordability, regionalization, economic development and growth management. The intended readers are utility managers, financial directors and local government officials. Includes a 35 page report, summary of responses on a 12-page survey, and 145 pages of utility level data tables. A 24-page paper published at the national 2006 AWWA/WEF Joint Management Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. The report presents the methodology used in our analysis, as well as analysis on how different components of rate structures vary across the state and how rates compare to operating revenues and operating expenses, median household income, and reductions in consumption levels. A 5-page paper published after the international IWA World Water Congress, describing the methods used and some results from our analyses. The cover article for the Spring/Summer 2005 issue of the UNC School of Government's Popular Government journal. The article looks at the fundamental principles behind water and sewer revenues, focusing on high-priority financial decisions that water and sewer boards face. Coming soon: An academic article examining the relationships between various inputs and the bills being charged to customers for water and sewer service. This article is under review. Presentations Presenters: Shadi Eskaf and Rich Thorsten (using FY06-07 rates). "Pricing as a Conservation Tool: Do Rate Block Structures Really Matter?" Presenter: Jeff Hughes. "Pricing Matters: The Role of Rates in Promoting Sustainable Water Management" Presenters: Shadi Eskaf and Rich Thorsten (using FY05-06 rates). "Analysis of Differences in Residential Water and Sewer Rates and Practices" Click here to learn more about the presentation in Beijing, China. Presenters: Shadi Eskaf and Rich Thorsten (using FY05-06 rates). "Financial Analysis of Residential Water and Wastewater Rates" Presenters: Jeff Hughes and Rich Thorsten (using FY05-06 rates). "Financial Analysis of Residential Water and Wastewater Rates" Presenters: Jeff Hughes and Shadi Eskaf (using FY04-05 rates). "Financial Analysis of Residential Water and Wastewater Rates"
_____________________________________________________ How to Participate
in Next Year's Survey If you represent a local government or not-for-profit water/wastewater utility in North Carolina, and directly charge residential customers for water and wastewater services based on consumption, you may participate in our annual rates and rate structures survey. Members of the North Carolina League of Municipalities are especially encouraged to participate. Please send us a complete copy of your current water and wastewater rate schedule, including rates for residential and commercial customers, "inside" and "outside" rates, and rates in different service districts. Please also indicate the billing period applicable for the rates shown in your rate schedule (monthly, bi-monthly, etc). NOTE: We have finished collecting the rate schedules for the 2008 survey. The next phase of rate schedule collection will begin in November/December 2008 - at that time we will be looking for the FY08-09 rate shcedule (rates as of January 1, 2009). Please e-mail, fax or mail your rate schedule to: We, the North Carolina League of Municipalities and the Environmental Finance Center, appreciate the response and support from the NC utilities. _____________________________________________________ NC Water and Wastewater Tap and Impact Fees (by EFC) Survey of GA Water and Wastewater Rates and Rate Structures (by the EFC and GEFA) EFC Presents at the IWA World
Water Congress in Beijing, China - September 2006
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