2023 Wastewater & Stormwater Rate Proposal

2024 Wastewater Rate Increases

Looking for actual dollar increases based on your water usage? See pages 6-2 and 7-5 of the Rate Proposal below, or click the Rate Proposal link to view the full proposal.

2023 Wastewater & Stormwater Rate Proposal

The Rate Commission meets several times before MSD formally submits a rate proposal for consideration. These pre-proceeding meetings provide the Commission time to prepare for its review. These activities include the sitting of new commissioners, the election of Commission officers, engaging legal and rate consulting services, establishing a schedule of public hearings to be held throughout the proceedings and the adopting of rules and procedures to be used during its review. Pre-Proceeding Meetings begin on October 28, 2022 to consider rate change proposals for funding wastewater that encompasses fiscal years 2025 through 2028 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028).  The Commission will also gather public input on potential storm water rates.

2023 Wastewater & Stormwater Rate Proposal

This section contains the 2023 Wasterwater & Stormwater Rate Proposal Summary Overview for fiscal years 2025 through 2028 and the Rate Recommendation Report of the Rate Commission to the Board of Trustees. On September 5, 2023, the Rate Commission submitted its recommendation to MSD’s Board of Trustees.

September 5, 2023 Letter to MSD Board of Trustees Delivering Final Report

September 5, 2023 Rate Recommendation Report

Resolution Approving Rate Recommendation Report 2023

2023 Wastewater & Stormwater Rate Proposal Pre-Proceeding Meetings

Exhibits

2023 Exhibit Index

Exhibit MSD 1- Rate Change Proposal Document

Exhibit MSD 1A- Rate Change Notice Cover Memo to Rate Commission

Exhibit MSD 2- Rate Change Public Notice

Exhibit MSD 3- Cover Memo to Rate Commission Secretary- Direct Testimony Submission

Exhibit MSD 3A- Direct Testimony- Brian Hoelscher- Stormwater

Exhibit MSD 3B- Direct Testimony- Susan Myers- Stormwater

Exhibit MSD 3B1- Legal Rationale for Constitutionality of Residential Ad Valorem Tax Component

Exhibit MSD 3B2- Legal Rationale for Charging the Proposed Stormwater Capital Rate

Exhibit MSD 3B3- William Zweig vs. MSD Decision

Exhibit MSD 3C- Direct Testimony- Rich Unverferth- Stormwater

Exhibit MSD 3D- Direct Testimony- Marion Gee- MSD- Stormwater

Exhibit MSD 3E- Direct Testimony- Rich Unverferth- MSD- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3F- Direct Testimony- Bret Berthold- MSD- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3G- Direct Testimony- Marion Gee- MSD- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3H- Direct Testimony- Tim Snoke- MSD- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3I- Direct Testimony- Bethany Pugh- PFM- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3J- Direct Testimony- William Stannard- RFC- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3K- Direct Testimony- Tom Beckley- RFC- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 3L- Direct Testimony- William Zieburtz- Stantec- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 4- Civil Service Rules and Regulation April 2021

Exhibit MSD 5- 2018 Stormwater Rate Proposal

Exhibit MSD 6- 2018 Rate Commission Recommendation Report- Stormwater

Exhibit MSD 7- 2019 Wastewater Rate Proposal

Exhibit MSD 8- 2019 Rate Commission Recommendation Report- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 9- FY 2023 Operating Budget Document

Exhibit MSD 10- FY 2023 CIRP Budget Document

Exhibit MSD 11- FY 2024 Preliminary Operating Budget Document

Exhibit MSD 12- FY 2024 Preliminary CIRP Budget Document

Exhibit MSD 13- 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

Exhibit MSD 14- 2022 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR)

Exhibit MSD 15- Bond Master Ordinance 11713

Exhibit MSD 16- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 11736

Exhibit MSD 17- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 11986

Exhibit MSD 18- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 12179

Exhibit MSD 19- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 12332

Exhibit MSD 20- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 12755

Exhibit MSD 21- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 12937

Exhibit MSD 22- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13024

Exhibit MSD 23- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13025

Exhibit MSD 24- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13183

Exhibit MSD 25- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13327

Exhibit MSD 26- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13465

Exhibit MSD 27- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13521

Exhibit MSD 28- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13731

Exhibit MSD 29- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 13763

Exhibit MSD 30- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14225

Exhibit MSD 31- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14312

Exhibit MSD 32- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14567

Exhibit MSD 33- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14571

Exhibit MSD 34- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14572

Exhibit MSD 35- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 14835

Exhibit MSD 36- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15077

Exhibit MSD 37- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15098

Exhibit MSD 38- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15265

Exhibit MSD 39- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15311

Exhibit MSD 40- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15312

Exhibit MSD 41- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15350

Exhibit MSD 42- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15495

Exhibit MSD 43- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15546

Exhibit MSD 44- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15601

Exhibit MSD 45- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15602

Exhibit MSD 46- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15746

Exhibit MSD 47- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 15906

Exhibit MSD 48- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 16015

Exhibit MSD 49- Supplemental Bond Ordinance 16016

Exhibit MSD 50- MSD Consent Decree

Exhibit MSD 50A- Second Material Amendment to Consent Decree (June 22, 2018)

Exhibit MSD 50B- Third Material Amendment to Consent Decree

Exhibit MSD 50C- MSD Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP)

Exhibit MSD 50C1- 2013 Update (LTCP)- Supplement 1

Exhibit MSD 50C2- 2013 Update (LTCP)- Supplement 2

Exhibit MSD 50C3- 2015 Update (LTCP)- Modifications A and B

Exhibit MSD 50C4- 2015 Update (LTCP) DNR Approval Letter

Exhibit MSD 50C5- 2018 Update (LTCP) Supplement 3

Exhibit MSD 50D- MSD Sanitary Sewer Overflow Control Master Plan Executive Summary

Exhibit MSD 51- Standard & Poor’s Rating Report 2022

Exhibit MSD 52- Moody’s Rating Report 2022

Exhibit MSD 53- Ordinance 15669- Wastewater User Charge

Exhibit MSD 54- Ordinance 15048- Sewer Use Ordinance

Exhibit MSD 55- Map of Constructed SSO & CSO

Exhibit MSD 56- FY22 Annual Diversity Report Presentation

Exhibit MSD 57- Ordinance 13796 & 14776- Pension Plan

Exhibit MSD 58- Ordinance 13795- Defined Contribution Plan

Exhibit MSD 59- NACWA 2021 Survey

Exhibit MSD 60- Rate Model (Excel)

Exhibit MSD 61- Rate Model Guide- Wastewater

Exhibit MSD 62- Levee District Agreements

Exhibit MSD 63- Customer Assistance Program (CAP) Ordinance 14867

Exhibit MSD 64- Revised Stormwater Policy

Exhibit MSD 65- Attribute Study

Exhibit MSD 66- Inflow and Infiltration Study

Exhibit RC 67- Resolution Adopting Procedural Schedule

Exhibit RC 68- Rate Commissions First Discovery Request to MSD 04042023

Exhibit MSD 68A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s First Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 68B- 2022B Official Bond Statement

Exhibit MSD 68C- Extra Strength Surcharge Billings FY20 to FY22

Exhibit MSD 68D- Unmetered Account Billings March 2023 (Excel File)

Exhibit MSD 68E- MOAM Amendment & Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between MSD & City of Arnold

Exhibit MSD 68F- Stormwater Parcel Count, Lot Size, and Impervious Area

Exhibit MSD 68G- OMCI Tax Collections FY13 thru YTD FY23

Exhibit MSD 68H- Consent Decree Project Costs

Exhibit MSD 68I- WW Capital Projects prior to April 2023

Exhibit MSD 68J- WW Capital Projects not prior to April 2023

Exhibit MSD 69- Elaine Laura’s letter regarding unmetered water & sewer billings

Exhibit MSD 69A- MSD response to Elaine Laura’s letter

Exhibit RC 70- Rate Commission’s Second Discovery Request to MSD 04072023

Exhibit MSD 70A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s Second Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 70B- WW Bill Comparison with MHI Information

Exhibit MSD 70C- Review of Inventory Management Process

Exhibit MSD 70D- Review of Construction Management & Design Invoices-Contracts-June 2021

Exhibit MSD 70E- Review of Division of Environmental Compliance

Exhibit MSD 70F- Process Review of DEC Industrial Pretreatment- August 2022

Exhibit MSD 70G- Plant-Pump Cybersecurity Audit Report- April 2019

Exhibit MSD 70H- Review of Active Construction Contracts- 9-2018

Exhibit MSD 70I- Review of Project Accounting 03-2020

Exhibit MSD 70J- Review of CMOM Program 2020

Exhibit MSD 70K- Review of the District’s Safety Program- November 2022

Exhibit MSD 70L- Review of the Construction Change Order Process March 2022

Exhibit MSD 70M- Wasterwater CIRP Website Note

Exhibit MSD 70N- Stormwater CIRP Website Note

Exhibit MSD 70O- Prioritization Worksheet

Exhibit MSD 70P- Prioritization Worksheet Guidelines

Exhibit MSD 70Q- MSD Stormwater Facility Planning Final Report 2010

Exhibit MSD 70R- Stormwater Price Point Research

Exhibit RC 71- Rate Commission’s Third Discovery Request to MSD 04142023

Exhibit MSD 71A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s Third Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 71B- Demand Factor Growth Rate Calculations- Website Note

Exhibit MSD 71C- MSD Insurance Requirements

Exhibit MSD 72- RC Technical Conference 4-26-23 MSD Opening Statement

Exhibit RC 73- Rate Commission’s Fourth Discovery Request to MSD 05022023

Exhibit MSD 73A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s Fourth Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 73B- Regulatory Projects

Exhibit MSD 73C- OMCI Grant Guidance

Exhibit MSD 73D- Grant Revenue

Exhibit MSD 73E- CIRP Regulatory- OMCI

Exhibit MSD 73F- Storm CIRP w priority

Exhibit MSD 73G- SMP PH 1 TM’s

Exhibit MSD 73H- SMP PH 2 TM’s

Exhibit MSD 73I- SMP- 2018

Exhibit MSD 73J- SMP TM 11

Exhibit MSD 73K- FBI CIRP

Exhibit MSD 73L- Stantec Infiltration and Inflow Data Summary Report

Exhibit MSD 74- Transcript of Technical Conference for District Testimony- 4-26-23

Exhibit MSD 75- Transcript of Technical Conference for District Testimony- 4-27-23

Exhibit MIEC 76- Application to Intervene

Exhibit MSD 76A- MSD’s Response to the MIEC Application to Intervene

Exhibit RC 77- Anna White Rebuttal Testimony

Exhibit RC 78- Pamela Lemoine Rebuttal Testimony

Exhibit RC 79- Black & Veatch 2021 Stormwater Utility Report Final

Exhibit MSD 80- MSD’s First Discovery to Rate Commission

Exhibit RC 80A- Rate Commission’s Response to MSD’s First Discovery Request

Exhibit RC 80B- BV inflated costs consent decree analysis

Exhibit RC81- Rate Commission’s Fifth Discovery Request to MSD 05182023

Exhibit MSD 81A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s Fifth Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 81B- 2023 Compliance Charge Tiers

Exhibit MSD 81C- Geodatabase File- Website note

Exhibit MSD 82- Transcript of Technical Conference Hearing 5-30-23

Exhibit RC 83- Rate Commission’s Sixth Discovery Request to MSD

Exhibit MSD 83A- MSD’s Response to Rate Commission’s Sixth Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 83B- MSD’s Supplemental Response to the Rate Commission’s Sixth Discovery Request

Exhibit MSD 83B1- MSD’s Supplemental Information Packet

Exhibit MSD 84- Formal Submission of Surrebuttal Testimony

Exhibit MSD 84A- Surrebuttal Testimony Rich Unverferth

Exhibit MSD 84B- Surrebuttal Testimony Thomas Beckley

Exhibit MSD 85- Transcript of Public Hearing- June 21, 2023

Exhibit MSD 86- Transcript of Public Hearing- June 22, 2023

Exhibit MSD 87- Transcript of Public Hearing- June 26, 2023

Exhibit MSD 88- Transcript of Public Hearing- June 29, 2023

Exhibit MSD 89- Transcript of Public Hearing- June 28, 2023

Exhibit MSD 90- The District’s Prehearing Conference Summary 08012023

Exhibit MSD 91- Stormwater Grant Program Potential Allocations

Exhibit MSD 92- Transcript of July 10, 2023 Rate Commission Meeting

Exhibit RC 93- MSD Rate Commission Webpage Containing Dates-Times-Locations of Public Hearing Sessions

Exhibit RC 94- Social Media Comments Received by Public Relations Committee

Exhibit RC 95- Emails Received by Public Relations Committee

Exhibit RC 96- Letter received by Public Relations Committee from Consumers Council of Missouri

Exhibit MSD 97- August 7, 2023 Pre-Hearing Conference Report

Exhibit RC 98- Voicemail Transcriptions June 15-30

Exhibit RC 99- Illinois American Water letter to MSD 06-29-23

Exhibit MSD 100- MSD’s Closing Statement

Exhibit RC 101- Rate Commission Pre-Hearing Conference

Exhibit RC 102- Voicemail Transcription Received by Public Relations Committee

Exhibit RC 103- Emails Received by Public Relations Committee

Exhibit RC 104- Customer Letter Received by Public Relations Committee

Exhibit MSD 105- Transcript of Public Hearing- July 25, 2023

Exhibit MSD 106- Transcript of Public Hearing- July 19, 2023

Exhibit MIEC 107- Comments of Michael P. Gorman

Exhibit MSD 108- Transcript of Prehearing Conference- August 1, 2023

Exhibit MSD 109- Transcript of Public Hearing- August 7, 2023

Exhibit MSD 110- Transcript of Public Hearing- July 20, 2023

Exhibit MSD 112- Transcript of Public Hearing- July 27, 2023

Exhibit MSD 113- Submittal of Final Exhibit Index