Miranda Kleven, PE It’s time again for the annual North Central Utility Rate Survey. Each year, AE2S conducts a survey of water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utility rates throughout the region. Two unique reports are prepared based on community population. One is for communities with populations of 1,000 to 4,999 and Regional/Rural Water Systems. The second is for … Read more
The June/July issue of The Source included an overview of the results of the 2011 North Central Region Utility Rate Survey. The survey for systems serving more than 5,000 people has been printed and is in the distribution process. The survey for systems serving fewer than 5,000, and for regional water systems, is currently at … Read more
The operation of municipal water and sewer systems is funded by charging fees to users based upon how much they use the system. In some communities, this approach has been taken to fund the repair and maintenance of streets, as well. Although not a widespread practice, the approach is popular in the states of Oregon … Read more
In 2011, 74 percent of the combined large and small system survey respondents reported providing a recycling service within their communities. This represents a slight increase from 2010, when the percentage was 72 percent. We first asked about recycling services in 2006, at which time 39 percent of systems reported a recycling program. The graphic … Read more
The 2011 AE2S North Central Utility Rate Surveys have been completed. The surveys include a summary of water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utility rates. Also included are a variety of charts comparing statistics such as the prevalence and size of transfers from utility funds to other municipal funds, calculated financial operating ratios, recycling statistics, … Read more
AE2S is pleased to announce that the 10th annual North Central Region Utility Rate Study has been completed and will soon be distributed to all participating utilities. This year survey respondents included 84 systems greater than 5,000 people outside of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area (referred to as Metro), 34 systems serving greater than 5,000 … Read more