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County to cut water, sewer rates
Press release from Butler County Water and Sewer Department (story to follow):
The Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution today reducing water and sewer rates for all customers of the Butler County Water and Sewer Department (BCWS).
The new rates will be effective June 1, 2009. BCWS will pro-rate bills calculated in June so that all water and sewer usage that takes place that month will be billed at the new, lower rate.
What this means for the average residential customer using 6,000 gallons per month is a monthly savings of 5.5 percent for water service and 13 percent for sewer service.
Commercial and industrial class customers will receive water and sewer rate reductions of more than 20 percent.
“To achieve a rate reduction for both residential and business customers, the Butler County Water and Sewer Department has taken a “back-to-basics” philosophy. This philosophy is part of a reorganization plan which has involved reducing energy, chemical, debt, purchased services and labor expenses,” said BCWS Director Robert Leventry.
BCWS recently contracted with Malcolm-Pirnie to perform a cost-of-service study to establish new water and sewer rates. The study analyzed how BCWS allocates costs to each of its seven customer classes: residential, multi-family, commercial, industrial, wholesale, landscape irrigation and fire service. Since each customer class places different levels of demand on the county’s system, each class received a different rate reduction percentage.
“It has been a long-term goal of the Butler County Commission to lower water and sewer rates for county rate payers. It is great news that in these unprecedented economic times that both homeowners and existing business and industry will receive significant rate reductions. The lower rates will also be a financial incentive for attracting new businesses and jobs to Butler County,” said Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette.
“BCWS carefully determined the rate reduction so that the county can continue providing a reliable supply of water, maintaining and improving our infrastructure and complying with all future regulation requirements,” said Butler County Commissioner Charles Furmon.
“The recent decision by the Butler County Board of Commissioners to implement a water and sewer rate reduction is great news for all businesses in the county. With the current economic environment, any decisions directed to maintaining the business base in the county are welcome. As a major user of the water and sewer utilities, the impact to Pierre Foods will be significant. We greatly appreciate the county’s efforts to plan for the future, implement plans to reduce costs and pass along the savings to the customer,” said Gary Sluss, senior vice president of engineering for Pierre Foods.
Customers who would like to estimate how much they will save per month can log onto www.butlercountyws.org and use the department’s online bill calculator. Customers can also call customer care at (513) 887-3066.
Governed by the Butler County Board of Commissioners, BCWS is a public utility providing essential services to Butler County residents in West Chester, Liberty, Fairfield, Hanover and Ross townships and the Village of New Miami. Services include water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management.
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By Alex
April 23, 2009 12:05 PM | Link to this
Wow how many people lost their jobs so that a household could save on average $4.93 a month? Around $60 a year? People lost their livelihood so people could save $5 a month…doesn’t seem worth it to me. And this ‘savings’ is suppose to make Butler County more attractive for residents & businesses???? A whole $5 a month savings???? I think economic development needs more focus than a measly $5 a month savings in water & sewer
By What's in that Water?
April 25, 2009 10:14 PM | Link to this
To paraphrase your thoughts….it’s okay to over-charge people for government provided services – especially those where no competitors exist - as long as it creates jobs, even if many are well in excess of what they need to deliver them. Sorry, government needs to efficiently deliver services that better enable private sector growth, not to create unnecessary jobs within itself.
By disgusted
April 26, 2009 7:30 AM | Link to this
60 lost jobs so we can all eat an extra meal at McDonald’s per month. Maybe when the next round of slashing comes we can add an apple pie.
By Encouraged
April 26, 2009 9:40 AM | Link to this
I’m sorry about the personal job losses, but if BCWS was as bloated and over-paid as was reported, then other departments likely are too. So, instead of adding apple pies, taxpayers might be able to eat so much more at McD’s that they could be featured in a sequel film, Super Size Me II.
By Pornokontac
December 1, 2010 10:28 AM | Link to this
Спасибо понравилось !
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December 6, 2010 12:44 AM | Link to this
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December 6, 2010 12:44 AM | Link to this
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