Newsletter Archive
May-2-2012 Newsletter (Indiana)
New Law Gives Outside-City Customers an Option to Ask for IURC Review of Water and Wastewater Rates — A change to Indiana Code in the recently concluded legislative session allows outside-city customers to petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) for a review of their water and sewer rates and charges under certain circumstances. House Enrolled Act 1126, which was signed into law by the governor March 19, pertains to setting higher water or wastewater “outside-city” rates for areas not within the city boundaries.
April-19-2012 Newsletter (Indiana)
What Should You Charge for Stormwater? — Sixth in a series —The last five issues of Footnotes have summarized findings from the most recent of Umbaugh’s periodic studies of rates charged by municipally owned water, sewer and stormwater utilities.
April-5-2012 Newsletter (Indiana)
Indiana General Assembly Makes Changes Affecting Outside City Utility Rates — We recently published a Footnotes article about why it can be appropriate and in the public’s interest to establish different water and sewer utility rates for geographic areas considered to be “outside city” – or not within the city boundaries.
Have You Kept Up With the Times by Charging for Stormwater? — Fifth in a series — Throughout the last four issues of Footnotes, we have summarized findings from the most recent of Umbaugh’s periodic studies of rates charged by municipally owned water and sewer utilities. This year for the first time we added a new study analyzing 63 communities’ stormwater rates.
March-21-2012 Newsletter (Indiana)
Your First Year in Office – Deadlines for the Second Quarter — For some of you, this is your first year in elected office – or the first year in local government management. Congratulations – you are almost done with the first quarter of 2012!
Have Your Wastewater Utility Rates Kept Up With the Times? — Fourth in a series — As we reported in the last issue of Footnotes on average, sewer rates and charges in Indiana have increased approximately 20% over the last four years, according to Umbaugh’s recently issued 2012 Indiana Comparative Rate Study for Sewer.
March-8-2012 Newsletter (Indiana)
School Districts’ 1782 Notices Require Extra Attention this Year — Every year at this time local governmental units receive their Notice of Final Budget Recommendation (more commonly referred to as the 1782 Notice) from the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). Although it’s always a good idea to review your 1782 Notice for accuracy, school districts will want to pay particular attention this year due to legislative changes in the calculation of Capital Project Funds (CPF) rates
Have Your Wastewater Utility Rates Kept Up With the Times? —Third in a series — On average, sewer rates and charges in Indiana have increased approximately 20% over the last four years, according to Umbaugh’s recently issued 2012 Indiana Comparative Rate Study for Sewer. It was one of several comprehensive rate studies we issue every few years as we take a broad look at the trends across the state in the rates and charges for municipally owned water, sewer and stormwater utilities.