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Se^^~er Operating Fiind
<br />Sewer revenue increased slightly in 1995, mainly due to an increase in sewer rates. This increase in
<br />revenues disappeared from the bottom line since expenses (mainly sewer disposal charges) continued to
<br />increase at a much faster rate during 1995.
<br />Sewer 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
<br />User charges $ 401,342 $ 396,378 $ 397.159 $ 397,993 S 544,471 $ 578,149
<br />Total operating revenue $ 423,592 $ 446,776 $ 402,475 $ 441,255 $ 551,963 $ 579,310
<br />Total operating expenses 438,066 475.109 588,328 655.835 647,610 771.112
<br />Operating loss (14,474)(28,333)(185,853)(214,580) (95,647)(191,722)
<br />Nonoperating revenue 160,406 166,253 141,412 116,744 151,670 167,138
<br />Nonoperating expenses (72,777)(74,730)(72,843)(68,531)(63,160) (67,721)
<br />Net operating traiufers in ---98,912 —
<br />Net income (loss)$ 73,155 $ 63,190 $ (117,284)$ (67.455)$ (7,137)$ (92,305)
<br />Depreciation on
<br />contributed assets
<br />charged to operations $ 127,582 $ 127,264 $ 122,905 $ 122.905 $ 127,582 $124.052
<br />Net income (loss)
<br />as a percentage of
<br />operating revenue
<br />Slalewide average '
<br />17.3%14.1%(29.1)% (15.3)%(1.3)% (15.9)%
<br />8.5%4.3%(0.2)%0.7%4.1%N/A
<br />• Per report of the State Auditor on Revenue, Expenditures, and Debt of Minnesota Cities over
<br />2,500 in population.
<br />Beginning in 1995, the City initiated an effort to lower its sewage treatment costs by reducing the amount
<br />of ground water and storm water entering the sanitary sewer system. It is anticipated that these efforts will
<br />limit the growth of the City’s sewage treatment costs beginning in 1997 and subsequent years.
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