Principles of water rates, fees, and charges / Bill Zieburtz, Rick Giardina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zieburtz, Bill.

Contributor:

Giardina, Rick.

American Water Works Association.

Series:

AWWA manual ; M32.

AWWA manual ; M32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Rates.

Water-supply.

Water utilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The revised manual contains new material reflective of isses and changes in this evolving water industry. The manual provides guidance and recommendations on choosing rate structures and setting water rates, fees, and charges which will cover utility costs and future needs. The manual covers all types of rate structures, such as block rates, uniform rates, conservation rates, surcharges, and many others.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Section I Introduction""; ""Chapter I.1 Overview of Cost-Based Water Utility Rate Making""; ""Section II Revenue Requirements""; ""Chapter II.1 General Concepts for Establishing Revenue Requirements""; ""Chapter II.2 Revenues""; ""Chapter II.3 Operation and Maintenance Expenses""; ""Chapter II.4 Taxes""; ""Chapter II.5 Capital-Related Costs""; ""Chapter II.6 Examples of Revenue Requirements""; ""Section III Cost Allocation""; ""Chapter III.1 Allocating Revenue Requirements to Cost Components""

""Chapter III.2 Distributing Costs to Customer Classes""""Section IV Rate Design""; ""Chapter IV.1 Selecting Rate Structures""; ""Chapter IV.2 Uniform Rates""; ""Chapter IV.3 Decreasing Block Rates""; ""Chapter IV.4 Increasing Block Rates""; ""Chapter IV.5 Seasonal Rates""; ""Chapter IV.6 Water-Budget Rates""; ""Chapter IV.7 Fixed Charges""; ""Chapter IV.8 Rates for Fire Protection Service""; ""Section V Other Rate Issues""; ""Chapter V.1 Outside-City and Wholesale Rates""; ""Chapter V.2 Standby Rates""; ""Chapter V.3 Drought and Surcharge Rates""; ""Chapter V.4 Low-Income Affordability Rates""

""Chapter V.5 Negotiated Contract and Economic Development Rates""""Chapter V.6 Indexed Rates""; ""Chapter V.7 Price Elasticity""; ""Chapter V.8 Marginal Cost Pricing""; ""Chapter V.9 Miscellaneous and Special Charges""; ""Section VI Capacity and Development Charges""; ""Chapter VI.1 Connection and Customer Facility Charges""; ""Chapter VI.2 System Development Charges""; ""Chapter VI.3 Availability Charges""; ""Section VII Implementation Issues""; ""Chapter VII.1 Public Involvement in Rate Making""; ""Chapter VII.2 Legal Considerations""; ""Chapter VII.3 Data Requirements""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A Development of Peaking Factors by Customer Class""""Appendix B Equivalent Meter Ratios""; ""Appendix C Bill Tabulation Methods""; ""Appendix D Example of Citizens Advisory Committee Guidelines""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61300-137-1

OCLC:

922966929