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[미국] WSSC 수도위원회 노후 상하수도관에 4억달러 지원
WSSC 수도위원회는 노후화된 상하수도 기반 시설의 개선과 재구축을 위한 4억 달러 지원 계약에 만장일치로 승인했다고 지난 15일 밝혔다.
WSSC 수도위원회에 따르면 몽고메리카운티와 프린스 조지아카운티 전역의 하수관 재건을 위한 2억 달러 계약을 비롯해 프린스 조지아카운디의 엘렌타운 로드와 올드 브랜치 애비뉴 수도관 교체에 총 6천만 달러가 편성됐다고 밝혔다. 두 카운티의 상하수도관 길이는 총 1만1천 마일에 달하며 45%가 50년이 경과한 노후화된 수도관이다.
WSSC 수도위원회는 2023 회계연도(FY) 예비 제안 예산 역시 만장일치로 승인됐다고 밝혔다.
예산은 ‘코로나19’에 따른 재정적 영향으로, 지난 2회계연도 동안 약 1억3천만 달러의 수익을 잃었으며, 이로 인해 2020년부터 2022년까지 약 1억5천만 달러의 예산을 삭감했다. 이는 약 9만개 이상의 체납 계좌가 7천만 달러를 체납한 금액과 같다.
15억9천만 달러의 FY 2023 예비 제안 예산은 2천310만 달러의 삭감이 필요한 평균 7% 인상을 기반으로 하며 요금 인상으로 평균 1인당 55갤런의 물을 사용하는 3인 가족 고객은 분기별 청구서에서 16.99달러가 인상될 예정이다.
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WSSC Water Commissioners Unanimously Approve More Than $400 Million to Upgrade Aging Water and Sewer Infrastructure
Commissioners Also Approve Utility’s $1.59 Billion Fiscal Year 2023
Preliminary Proposed Budget for Public Hearing Purposes
Laurel, Md. – December 15, 2021 – WSSC Water Commissioners today unanimously approved more than $400 million in contracts to upgrade and improve aging water and sewer infrastructure. The approval includes two $200 million contracts to rehabilitate sewer pipes across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and two contracts totaling nearly $60 million to replace water mains along Allentown Road and Old Branch Avenue in Prince George’s County.
With approximately 45 percent of our 11,000 miles of water and sewer mains over 50 years old, replacing our aging buried assets remains a top priority for us,” said WSSC Water General Manager and CEO Carla A. Reid. “Investing in water and sewer infrastructure protects public health and safety, creates jobs and drives economic development.”
WSSC Water’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Preliminary Proposed Budget was also unanimously approved by Commissioners today to submit to county governments for public hearing purposes. The budget includes significant cuts amid COVID-19’s devastating financial impact. WSSC Water has lost approximately $130 million in revenue during the past two fiscal years, which has required budget cuts of roughly $150 million in FYs 2020 through 2022. Today, one in five customers is past due on their bills – equating to more than 90,000 delinquent accounts totaling more than $70 million in arrears.
The $1.59 billion FY 2023 Preliminary Proposed Budget is based on a seven percent average rate increase – requiring $23.1 million in cuts. With the proposed rate increase, a typical customer with a family of three, using 55 gallons of water per person per day, would see a quarterly increase of $16.99 in their bill.
“The cuts to this budget are deep and will be felt by our customers,” added Reid. “But let me stress that we will continue our 103-year track record of protecting public health and safety by providing safe, clean and reliable water.”
[출처 = WSSCWATER(https://www.wsscwater.com/news/2021/december/wssc-water-commissioners-unanimously-approve-more-400-million-upgrade-aging) / 2021년 12월 15일자 보도자료]
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