Funding Sources

• Revenue for operation & maintenance (O&M) is generated from MAWSA’s water and sewer customers, as well as our hauled waste customers.
• Expenses consist mainly of supplies, consumables, debt, wages, and miscellaneous repairs.
• O&M revenue is not intended to be used for long-term investments.
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• Annually, our cash reserve policy calculates a portion of O&M revenue to transfer into a Capital Reserve Fund to be used on long-term investments to MAWSA’s facilities and/or infrastructure.
• Developments and new home connections pay ‘tapping fees’ that also fund the Capital Reserves.
• Capital Reserves are used for equipment and/or projects over $5,000 with a useful life expectancy of 2 or more years.
• If purchased with Capital Reserves, the equipment/project becomes an asset.
• Expenditures used with these funds are board approved and a 5-10 year project list is maintained.
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• Federal, State, and Local grants are all possible sources of funding for long-term investments.
• MAWSA regularly applies for grants from the PA Small Water/Sewer and PA H2O programs, among others. See link below for more information on our grant history.
• Some things to consider with grants;
  • They are hard to predict (amounts/frequency).
  • They are highly competitive.
  • In general, MAWSA must fund a portion of the project awarded in a grant.
  • They tend to be very specific in use and priorities often change between the time of application until grants are awarded.

• Municipal Authorities are permitted to use the following forms of borrowing for long-term investments;
  • Bank note
  • Bond issue
  • Lease purchase
• Borrowing is utilized when revenue from Capital Reserves or Grants do not cover the cost of a long-term project.
• With proper foresight and planning, borrowing can be an effective way of completing large projects.
• Municipal Authorities are eligible for very low interest rate and long-term financing options.

Applications:​

• 5/8/2014 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Shimp Street & West High Street Water Lines Replacement Project for $97,478​

• 5/8/2014 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Fruitville Pike Water Line Replacement Project for $126,078​

• 10/13/2016 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Phase 1 – Sewer Interceptor Lining Project for $419,074​

• 10/13/2016 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Shimp Street & West High Street Water Lines Replacement Project for $112,888​

• 10/13/2016 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Fruitville Pike Water Line Replacement Project for $163,224​

• 2/5/2018 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Water and Sewer System Improvements to the water system valve replacement, pump station     generator purchase and installation, sewer system rehabilitation work for $425,000​

• 12/12/2019 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Cherry Street and Charlotte Street Pumping Station Improvements Project for $231,516​

• 12/12/2019 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Water Valve Replacement Work Project for $423,333​

• 12/8/2022 – H2O PA Grant: 2023-2025 Water Main Replacement & Expansion for $2,228,109​

• 12/8/2022 – PA Small Water & Sewer Grant: 2023 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation for $423,810​

Awards:​

• 1/15/2009 – H2O PA Grant: Wastewater Plant BNR Upgrade applied for $6,893,000 *Awarded $4,300,000​

• 4/9/2020 – PA Small Water/Sewer Grant: Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation & Water Valve Replacement Work Project applied for $422,865 *Awarded $422,865​

• 3/10/2022 – Statewide Local Share Assessment Grant: Systemwide Meter Replacement Project applied for $1,000,000 *Awarded $1,000,000​

• 3/10/2022 – Statewide Local Share Assessment Grant: CIPP Relining of 7,250 feet of the main interceptor line to complete the lining of the entire system interceptor line applied for $880,993 *Awarded $880,993.​