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Wastewater Surcharge Program  on a quarterly
        basis.  Environmental Services prepares the semi-                      City of Hurst
        annual Industrial Pretreatment Report  that is      Thousands      Purchase of Treated Water
                                                             of Dollars
        required   by   the   Texas    Commission     on   $6,000
        Environmental Quality (TCEQ), administrates the
        Cross-Connection     Control   Program,    hosts                         $4,683                 $4,509 $4,789
        Household  Hazardous  Waste collection events,     $5,000           $4,309   $4,525  $4,508 $4,789 $4,615
        manages  the Storm  Water Pollution Prevention             $3,849
        Program in order to remain compliant with state    $4,000       $3,720
        and federal mandates, and manages the Vector
        Control Program.
                                                           $3,000
        The Cost of Purchasing treated water from the City
        of  Fort Worth  will  increase  over the next  fiscal   $2,000
        year.  Fort Worth bases the next year’s rates on
        the amounts necessary to provide treated water to   $1,000
        its wholesale customers from a historical test year
        adjusted for any known and measurable changes.
                                                              $0
        The  volume  rate  per  1,000  gallons  for  treated
        water will increase  from $.8642  to $0.9709,  a
        (12.3%)  increase.    The  Maximum  Day  above
        Average demand rate (per million gallons) will                               Fiscal Years
        decrease from $121,788 to $105,207 or (-13.6%)
        and the Maximum Hour above Maximum Day demand rate (per million gallons) will decrease from $51,242 to
        $42,119, or (17.8%).  The budgeted cost for fiscal year 2020-21 is $4,789,086 as shown above.


                              City of Hurst                    Wastewater treatment costs for the City of Hurst have
                                                               had  substantial increases and decreases in certain
          Thousands                                            years primarily due to fluctuating costs passed along by
           of Dollars    Wastewater Treatment Costs
                                                               wholesale service providers. The City of Hurst expects
         $4,800                                                a decrease in wholesale costs for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
                                             $4,553     $4,267
         $4,300                           $3,886  $4,285       The City of Hurst contracts with the City of Fort Worth
                                 $3,903                        and  the  Trinity  River  Authority  (TRA)  for  wholesale
                                      $3,716
         $3,800                                                wastewater treatment service.  Fort Worth wastewater
                    $3,204   $3,300                            costs are based on a historical test year adjusted for
         $3,300          $3,215                                any known and measurable changes.  For Fort Worth,
                $2,626                                         volume  rates  (per  1,000  gallons)  decreased  from
         $2,800                                                $1.3303  to $1.0559 for an  (-20.6%)  decrease.  BOD
                                                               charges (per pound)  increased  from $0.3985  to
         $2,300
                                                               $0.3990, which translates to a (0.1%) increase.  TSS
         $1,800                                                charges (per pound)  increased  from $0.2633  to
                                                               $0.2699 for a (2.5%) increase.  Overall, Fort Worth’s
         $1,300                                                Wastewater rates represent a (-10.5%) decrease.  TRA
                                                               rates,  which  are  also  factored  into wastewater  costs
          $800
                                                               shown in the graph to the left represent around a 10%
          $300                                                 increase. The graph illustrates  the  changes  in
                                                               wastewater treatment  costs from fiscal  year  2012
          -$200                                                through fiscal year 2021.  It is important to note that the
                                                               TRA is replacing a wastewater main that services the
                                                               City of Hurst. The city has been asked to share in the
                                                               cost of the $7.9 million project. For fiscal year 2021, the
                               Fiscal Years                    city  budgeted $486,561  for Engineering and
                                                               Construction.




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