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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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