Balancing Forty Years of Capital Improvements with Regional Ratepayer Affordability

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Implementing Mandated Environmental Improvements While Addressing Regional Economic Disparities

The District must execute a federally mandated Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan. The complexity lies in balancing necessary capital improvements with limited financial resources, particularly for multifamily rental residents, while ensuring that cost-allocation methodologies remain equitable across diverse member communities.

Integrated Wastewater Financial Model and Sludge Cost Allocation Modeling

Our team bridges the gap between complex budgetary data and action by developing a detailed financial model that projects revenue requirements for 40 years. This technology allocates labor, maintenance, and debt service expenses to specific processes, such as solids handling and incineration. By processing raw data on operating budgets, polymer use, and energy production, the model enables the District to develop defensible prices for residual materials. Our team also integrated a capital cost recovery system tied to water sales, allowing for scenario testing of different master plan approaches. This approach transforms raw financial assumptions into actionable rate-setting strategies used to brief the Board. The model provides a structured way to evaluate the proportionate share of costs for public housing and multifamily residents, ensuring that long-term environmental negotiations with regulators are supported by rigorous, data-driven affordability evidence.

Negotiated Affordable Long-Term Environmental Compliance Schedules

The District secured a balanced integrated plan that aligns capital improvements with financial resources. Our team’s modeling provided the evidence needed to negotiate equitable cost-allocation methodologies, maintaining system integrity while protecting economically vulnerable residents across the regional service area.

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