Budget
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is an organization made up of two separate utilities: one for wastewater management and a considerably smaller one for stormwater management. Together, these utilities help to protect our water quality, guard against health and safety risks, and support our region’s economic vitality.
Our rates are comparable with other communities of our size and circumstance. Of every $1 our customers pay in Fiscal Year 2021:
- 30 cents covers the day-to-day operation and maintenance of MSD’s seven wastewater treatment plants and 9,600 miles of sewers
- 53 cents goes toward capital improvement projects
- 17 cents goes to repay the debt we have incurred since FY 2004 to help finance MSD Project Clear
Revenues and Expenditures
The MSD’s charter requires that we adopt a balanced budget each year. By law, our expenses cannot exceed our revenues. We are also legally prohibited from funding stormwater projects with wastewater project dollars, and vice versa.
FY2021 Budgeted Revenue
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Wastewater User Charges | $433.3 million |
| Revenue Bonds | $165.7 million |
| Taxes | $42.7 million |
| Investment and Other Income | $12.3 million |
| Use of Fund Balances | $80.0 million |
| TOTAL REVENUE | $734.0 million |
FY2021 Budgeted Expenditures
MSD’s FY2021 Budget contains three parts:
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Operating Budget | $221.0 million |
| Capital Improvement & Replacement Program | $391.7 million |
| Debt Service | $121.3 million |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | $734.0 million |