Proposed Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Rates

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:
Customer Bill by Water Demand (Water and Wastewater Only)
Fiscal Year 5,000 Gal. per Month 10,000 Gal. per Month 15,000 Gal. per Month 20,000 Gal per Month
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