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NARUC Summer Committee Meetings Committee on Water

NARUC Summer Committee Meetings Committee on Water. Water Supply Planning: East, West, North and South July 17,2007. 135 years in the US water market Headquarters in New Jersey Key Highlights Revenues $535M Total assets $3.1B 2,200 employees Active in 20 States

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NARUC Summer Committee Meetings Committee on Water

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  1. NARUC Summer Committee MeetingsCommittee on Water Water Supply Planning: East, West, North and South July 17,2007

  2. 135 years in the US water market Headquarters in New Jersey Key Highlights Revenues $535M Total assets $3.1B 2,200 employees Active in 20 States 7.65 Million people served Two Business Segments: Regulated and Contract Services 26 Regulated utilities 150 O&M contracts United Water at a Glance Large Regulated Water Utility base in Northeast US $800M in Planned Capital Investment over next 5 years WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  3. Water Supply Planning • Master Plans for each water supply system • 20 year plans updated every 5 years • Competing priorities everywhere • Asset Management Approach • 5-year capital plan updated every year • Drivers affecting water supply planning • Population Growth • Development within franchise area • Private well failures • Wholesale Customer Growth • Neighboring municipal systems • Small system consolidation • Source Water Quality/New Regulations • Loss of supply source • Treatment improvements needed • Reliability to meet Peak Demands • Safe yield • Source reliability WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  4. United Water Examples • Three Large Utilities surrounding NYC • 1.2M population served • Large Water Supply Projects • $250M Investment • Westchester County, NY • United Water New Rochelle • Rockland County, NY • United Water New York • Bergen/Hudson Counties, NJ • United Water New Jersey • Other “northern” systems • Pennsylvania • Delaware • Connecticut • Rhode Island WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  5. New York – Westchester County • System Wholesale purchase of water from NYC • Aqueducts from Catskill Watershed • Connections to Croton and Catskill Aqueducts • Croton supply did not get a filtration waiver • NYC building filtration plant in NYC • $50M Water supply project being delivered • Initial planning 15 years ago • Loss of supply – Treatment or alternate source needed • New source selected – Delaware Aqueduct • Project includes; • New 43 MGD Pump Station • Connection to Aqueduct • Transmission Main • Related system improvements • Water Supply Project Surcharge granted by PSC • Investment surcharge every six months • Future Needs • Supply reinforcements WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  6. New York – Rockland County • Water Supply is main priority for this utility • Population growth and peak demands • Surface and ground supplies – fully utilized (?) • Political framework – water use limitations • Commitment to deliver based on 2006 Rate Case • Short Term Water Supply Program • 5 year plan to maximize current supplies • $15-20M Investment • Water Supply Surcharge • Long Term Water Supply Project • Initial planning >20 years ago • New Source of Supply • $80M Investment • In-Service 2015 • Water Supply Surcharge WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  7. New Jersey – Bergen, Hudson Counties • Large System (800k served) • One source of supply – surface water • 200 MGD Plant • Source Water Issues • Partnership with public water utility • River augmentation • Deteriorated quality • Aged Infrastructure • $105M investment to upgrade plant • Improve reliability • Improve water quality • Future Needs • Additional Water Supply/Treatment • System reinforcements WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  8. Water Supply Challenges/Opportunities • Water supply projects have long timelines • Extensive governmental approvals needed • Political resistance can exist • Water supply projects are expensive • High relative cost per unit volume • Future expansion projects are a bargain • Special project surcharges reduce capitalized interest • Non-Revenue Water • Leakage is clearly an issue • Longer term opportunity • Conservation/Peak Usage • Water is relatively cheap • Political resistance to control use • Variable rate structures have been successful • Water is state owned • Sharing across borders is near impossible • Opportunity exists/Political leadership needed WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

  9. NARUC Summer Committee MeetingsCommittee on Water Water Supply Planning: East, West, North and South July 17,2007

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