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ENTERPRISE FUNDS-WATER & SEWER Sewer Fund: The Sanitary Sewer Utility Fund is a self-sustaining fund. The maintenance of the sanitary sewer lines and lift stations are the responsibility of the City of Little Canada Public Works Department. The maintenance includes inspections, flushing and cleaning of the sewer lines and routine maintenance of the lift stations. Wastewater flows into the Metropolitan Council’s system to be treated. Billed Rates Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCEV) provides regional sewer treatment including the City of Little Canada. The 2024 sewer utility rate increase is necessary to cover the increased treatment costs charged by Metropolitan Council, a 17.62% increase for 2023. As a result of these increases by the MCEV the City of Little Canada will be increasing its sewer rates by 6.5%. The rate history since 2021 is below: Description 2021 Rates 2022 Rates 2023 Rates 2024 Rates % Change 2023 to 2024 Sewer Minimum for the first 7,000 gallons $45.40 $46.75 $48.85 $52.03 0.0% Sewer Rate for gallons over 7,000 $4.05/1,000 gallons $4.15/1,000 gallons $4.34/1,000 gallons $4.62/1,000 gallons 0.0% Sewer Only (Private Wells)$52.00/Quarter $53.50/Quarter $55.91/Quarter $59.54/Quarter 0.0% Sewer Only (Manufactured Homes with wells) $64.20 per unit/Quarter $66.15 per unit/Quarter $69.13 per unit/Quarter $73.62 per unit/Quarter 0.0% Metropolitan Council Municipal Wastewater Charge The municipal wastewater charge is based on the Cities wastewater flow, in millions of gallons (mg), and allocated for the cost of service. Community Allocation 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total flow (mg)333.35 380.71 332.83 347.91 401.25 Percent of regional flow 0.38% 0.39% 0.37% 0.42% 0.47% Municipal wastewater charge $893,678 $943,626 $933,750 $1,117,066 $1,313,917 Cost change from prior 13.21% 5.59% -1.05% 19.63% 17.62% The City’s wastewater charge is based on the portion of wastewater flow discharged from the City to regional system in the past year multiplied by the regional wastewater charge for the next year. Year- to-year changes are affected by growth, water conservation, and inflow and infiltration. Region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Regional allocated flow (mg) 87,891.72 96,967.05 89,095.42 82,130.28 81,361.07 Flow change from prior -233.00% 10.33% -8.12% -7.82% -0.94% Regional wastewater charge $235,629,000 $240,342,000 $249,956,000 $263,703,000 $281,587,000 Cost change from prior 4%2%4%5%7% 107