Where does our customers' money go?The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is actually two separate utilities -- one for wastewater management and a considerably smaller one for stormwater management. Together, these utilities help to protect our water quality, guard against health and safety risks, and support our region's economic vitality. Our rates are competitive with other communities of our size and circumstance. Of every $1 our customers pay:
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Revenues and ExpendituresThe Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's charter requires that we adopt a balanced budget each year. By law, our expenses cannot exceed our revenues. We are also legally prohibited from funding stormwater projects with wastewater project dollars, and vice versa. FY2012 Budgeted RevenueNearly 60% of our $377.6 million FY2012 budget is funded by wastewater user charges. Revenue bond sales account for approximately 10.6% of the year's budgeted revenue.
FY2012 Budgeted ExpendituresMSD's FY2012 Budget contains three parts:
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