CCUA is excited to be starting its 30th year of serving the residents of Clay County. We strive to have the lowest utility rates throughout our community, while ensuring our customer service capability exceeds your expectations. Through intricate planning we are able to identify the projects and operations needed to deliver water utility services to our customers.
Highlighted in the graph below are identifiable increased operating costs for the upcoming fiscal year.
General Liability and Property Insurance: 67.38%
Health Insurance: 9%
Transportation Expenses: 26.28%
Communications Expenses: 41.18%
Electric and Fuel for our Water Treatment Plants: 22.73%
Electric and Fuel for our Wastewater Treatment Plants: 17%
Electric and Fuel for our Wastewater Pump Stations: 21.49%
Software Costs: 46.96%
Subcontractors for the Water Treatment Plant Maintenance: 21.51%
Subcontractors for Water Testing: 32.41%
Subcontractors for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance: 78.79%
Subcontractors for Trash Service: 27.54%
With ensuring that quality customer service is at the forefront of what we do, CCUA has proposed the following rates for the next fiscal year starting October 2023:
Customers will no longer see the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Cost Recovery Charge of $1.09 on your monthly bill. Due to this, the effective rate increase is less than the 8.1% and is displayed in the various levels of service graph below:
| 2023-2024 |
$70.62 |
$113.28 |
$142.95 |
$179.28 |
| 2022-2023 |
$66.47 |
$105.93 |
$133.37 |
166.97 |
| Difference ($) |
$4.15 |
$7.35 |
$9.58 |
$12.31 |
| Difference (%) |
6.24% |
6.94% |
7.18% |
7.37% |
- 3% Increase:
- Alternative Water Supply Surcharge
- Residential and Commercial Potable Irrigation Adopted Rate Increases
| Potable Water Usage - Gallons |
Previous Rate
Per
1,000 Gallons |
Current Rate
Per
1,000 Gallons |
Increase |
% Increase |
| Tier 1 (0 - 6,000) |
$1.57 |
$1.70 |
$0.13 |
8.1% |
| Tier 2 (7,000 - 12,000) |
$4.66 |
$5.04 |
$0.38 |
8.1% |
| Tier 3 (13,000 - 18,000) |
$6.04 |
$6.55 |
$0.51 |
8.1% |
| Tier 4 (>18,000) |
$7.74 |
$8.37 |
$0.63 |
8.1% |
As a CCUA customer, you have our commitment that you will continue to have one of the lowest utility bills for water, sewer, and reuse services. One of the ways we accomplish this is investing in innovation and obtaining funding from various regulatory agencies. Even with this year’s proposed rate increases, CCUA will still have one of the lowest utility rates compared to neighboring communities.
Proposed 2023/2024 Budget
The operating budget reflects an increase of approximately $6,815,609 from last year’s budget. Funding for capital projects is cash on hand, rates, debt, and capacity fees. Operating as a not-for-profit utility, any excess cash from operations is used to fund capital projects. The capital budget includes tanks, structures, and equipment that require recoating and rehabilitation to preserve structural and operational integrity. We often must relocate water, sewer, and reuse mains for road widening projects as well as the slip-lining or replacing leaking or damage gravity mains discovered in preventative video inspections.
| PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 BUDGET SUMMARY |
|
Operating Fund |
Capital Fund |
Self Insurance Fund |
Total Fund Budget |
| Revenues |
| Projected Cash at October 1, 2022 |
2,000,000 |
59,512,753 |
525,000 |
62,037,753 |
| Water & Sewer Revenue |
70,342,495 |
|
|
70,342,495 |
| Miscellaneous Revenue/Borrowing |
3,332,104 |
50,000,000 |
|
53,332,104 |
| Fund Transfers |
|
16,768,404 |
|
16,768,404 |
| Total Revenues |
75,674,404 |
126,281,157 |
$525,000 |
202,480,756 |
Expenditures |
|
|
|
|
| Debt Service |
9,919,127 |
|
|
9,919,127 |
| Fund Transfers |
16,768,404 |
|
|
16,768,404 |
| Operation Expenses |
44,199,888 |
|
|
44,199,888 |
| Due In Lieu of Taxes |
2,787,180 |
|
|
2,787,180 |
| Capital Projects |
|
97,742,820 |
|
97,742,820 |
| Projected Cash at Sept 30, 2024 |
$2,000,000 |
$28,538,337 |
$525,000 |
$31,063,337 |
| Total Expenditures |
$75,674,599 |
$126,281,157 |
$525,000 |
$202,480,756 |
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