Groundwater Advisory Committee May 2015 - Water Rates & Allocations
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Groundwater Advisory Committee May 2015 - Water Rates & Allocations
- 1. Water Rates and Allocations in Southern New Jersey Kevin Whitney, Project Analyst ACUA
- 2. Water Allocations • Update to the Ground Water Master Plan, delayed release – State hearing held on April 22, 2015 – Earth Day – 20 years since the last revision – Outcome: Sen. Gordon to issue a “strongly worded request” to the DEP for the release of the Master Plan, or a working draft
- 3. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 GPY(Millions) Atlantic County Water Allocations, information provided by the NJDEP
- 5. Notes from the Master Plan hearing: • Speakers included members of the Sierra Club, NJ Water Supply Advisory Council, doctor from Rutgers University, and others concerned for the state • 1996 Master Plan, currently being used – Lists 16 pristine streams in the state – there is now one – Bergen County was listed as a “warning area” for stressing the aquifer volume – development has continued in this area, encroaching water resource – Predicts deficits in Highlands, Toms River, Kirkwood-Cohansey and Cape May areas – continue to use outdated data – Data based on 10-year Droughts – should be amended for 3-year Droughts – Leaks from hundreds of miles of wooden pipelines account for nearly 60 MGD
- 6. Notes from the Master Plan hearing: • From an NJ Water Supply Advisor: – “Allocations are ‘checks’ written from the Master Supply ‘checkbook’ … we are writing checks we can’t cash” – “If the Kirkwood-Cohansey region were to max out their usage based on current allocations, the aquifer would be overdrawn by 300%” – Overuse of Allocations: Unmetered systems in NY/NJ assumed 200 gpd per person – when the same systems were metered, it went down to 130 gpd – regulation works • Draft version created 10 years ago, but only those who worked on, advised have seen it – 2 Energy Supply Master Plans have been written – NJ Water Supply Advisor has been denied a version of the draft several times – NJ’s top three economic drivers are water dependent (tourism, pharmaceuticals, food processing)
- 7. Notes from the Master Plan hearing: • Where does the blame fall? – It is evident there is some kind of DEP Draft – Previous governors have held up the Master Plan release, very difficult decisions to be made based on new supply data – Originally, Christie berated the DEP and said “a new Plan was coming” – that was 5 years ago • “The TV cameras aren’t in here today, but they will be when there’s no water left”
- 8. Notes from the Master Plan hearing: • Solutions: – Senators look to what California is doing to deal with shortages – conservation programs, removing lawns, incentive programs, etc… Don’t miss the point - We’re not there yet! We still have time to fix this! – Update the Master Plan more frequently, not requiring the entire plan to be updated (CA requires the data updated every 4 years) – More attention on Critical Supply Areas and development – The ‘tough decisions’ need to be made now, before it is too late
- 9. New Jersey Water & Sewer Rates • Regional rates based on an annual usage of 70,000 gals per single family household, sewer and water • Rates were collected for all of Atlantic County, and most of Ocean, Gloucester, Cumberland and Cape May Counties • National rates were based on an annual usage of 90,000 gals and provided by the Arizona Central news, checked and updated by KW
- 10. Southern New Jersey, Average Annual Public Sewer Fee $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 Atlantic Co. UA Gloucester Co. UA Ocean Co. UA Cumberland Co. UA Cape May Co. UA Private Sewer Systems, Statewide AverageAnnualResidentFee Note: All fees based on 70,000 gals/year usage
- 11. Annual Sewer Fee by Major City $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 Memphis LasVegas AtlanticCity ElPaso Chicago Albuquerque Mesa LongBeach Denver Fresno Phoenix Wichita OklahomaCity Philadelphia Miami Arlington FortWorth SanJose Minneapolis Omaha Indianapolis LosAngeles Raleigh Tulsa ColoradoSprings Dallas Sacramento Baltimore Columbus Tucson Milwaukee Detroit Charlotte Houston Louisville Oakland KansasCity SanDiego Washington,D.C. Jacksonville Cleveland VirginiaBeach Boston Austin NewYork Portland SanFrancisco Seattle Atlanta AnnualResidentFee Memphis, TN $152 Atlantic City, NJ $227 Philadelphia, PA $372 Dallas, TX $482 New York, NY $910 San Diego, CA $616 Note: All fees based on 90,000 gals/year usage Atlanta, GA $1,674
- 12. Atlantic County, Annual Water Fee by Municipality $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 ResidentCostperYear Municipal Water Systems Private Water Systems Note: All fees based on 70,000 gals/year usage
- 13. Annual Water Fee by Major City $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 Memphis Phoenix Miami AtlanticCity Fresno ElPaso Chicago Arlington Charlotte Milwaukee Wichita Dallas Jacksonville Detroit Tucson Omaha Denver Tulsa Albuquerque LasVegas Sacramento Louisville FortWorth OklahomaCity Austin Baltimore Mesa Cleveland Columbus Minneapolis SanJose LongBeach Indianapolis LosAngeles Houston VirginiaBeach Raleigh Washington,D.C. Oakland Philadelphia Portland ColoradoSprings Boston NewYork KansasCity Atlanta SanFrancisco SanDiego Seattle AnnualResidentFee Note: All fees based on 90,000 gals/year usage Memphis, TN $177 Atlantic City, NJ $217 Dallas, TX $287 Philadelphia, PA $501 New York, NY $572 Seattle, WA $737 Baltimore, MD $384