LIHU‘E — County officials announced a decrease in the Department of Water’s cost of power adjustment charge effective July 1. The decrease, five cents per 1,000 gallons, is the result of energy costs incurred during the past fiscal year that
LIHU‘E — County officials announced a decrease in the Department of Water’s cost of power adjustment charge effective July 1.
The decrease, five cents per 1,000 gallons, is the result of energy costs incurred during the past fiscal year that were lower than the energy cost allowance in the water rates, a county news release states.
If energy costs increase in the future, the cost of power adjustment may result in an increase in water rates.
Energy costs are a significant percentage of the department’s annual expenses. Last year, energy costs came to $2.6 million or 15 percent of operating costs, while the department’s water sales revenue totaled $17.5 million.
All of the Department of Water’s revenues are obtained from water sales, not from real property taxes or the county’s general fund.
For more information, call the Department of Water at 245-5455 during business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
