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Alberta Environment
Full Cost AccountingStakeholder Workshop
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Workshop AgendaIntroductionBackgroundFull Cost OverviewReporting Information RequirementsChallenges Facing Operators Reporting DetailsReporting ToolReadiness SurveyTransition Support
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Workshop Objectives
To provide waterworks system owners with:An understanding of Alberta Environment’s full cost accounting reporting requirements.An understanding of what full cost accounting for waterworks systems entails.An outline of the challenges that may be faced in meeting full cost reporting requirements.
To assess waterworks system owners readiness to meet full cost reporting requirements.
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Workshop Participants
Waterworks System OwnersAlberta Environment Drinking Water BranchCorvus Business Advisors – Workshop Facilitators
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Information Package
Your organization has been provided with an information package containing:
Educational materialsReporting InstructionsReporting FormsReport ExamplesReadiness Survey
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Background
Water for Life: Alberta’s Strategy for Sustainability
Safe, secure drinking water supply.Healthy aquatic ecosystemsReliable, quality water supplies for a sustainable economy
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Water for Life: Core Areas of Focus
PartnershipsWater ConservationKnowledge & Research
Completing an assessment of all drinking water facilities in the province.
Determining the full cost of providing water through Alberta’s water management infrastructure.
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Benefits
Provide an understanding of the cost associated with providing safe drinking water.
Assist in making future water management and investment allocation decisions.
Provide pricing signals regarding economic self sustainability of the system
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Benefits …continued
Assists the public in their understanding the of relationship of the price paid for water and its underlying cost.
Provide benchmark references.
Assist in developing future infrastructure forecasting requirements
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Implementation Philosophy
The Water for Life strategy involves collaboration of many partners.
System owners are under no regulatory requirement to report.
Full cost information improves resource and management decision-making.
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Evolution to Full Cost Accounting
Reporting will evolve to a full cost approach.The pace is dependent upon the readiness of waterworks system owners to meet full cost reporting requirements.Tentative target April 2007 (2006 info). Alberta Environment will assist systems to transition to full cost accounting.
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Full Cost Overview
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Requirements of Water Operators
Every water system operator must receive sufficient funds in order to:
ensure proper operation and maintenance of their water system;develop and maintain infrastructure required to supply, treat and distribute safe potable water to users and;maintain the financial integrity of the organization.
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Traditional Approach - Cash Based
Focused on the cash that was expended during a period to define cost. This typically include:
Operations and maintenance expenditures.Debt payments.Cash spent on capital upgrades
Did not provide an objective view of cost as capital consumed in service was not considered.
Did not consider assets / asset consumption in the financial position of the organization.
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View of Cost on Cash Basis
What is the cost of this service?
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Issues with the Cash Approach
Does not provide information for decision- making.Divergent from Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that are followed by other organizations.Does not serve the public’s interest as the costs of service and financial position of the organization is hidden.
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Full Cost Approach
Considers the value of assets in defining the financial position of the organization.
Considers assets consumed in the in the definition of costs and the opportunity cost of asset investments.
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Full Cost ApproachIs used by most non public organizations.
Is now advocated by PSAB (Public Sector Accounting Board) for public sector organizations.
Provides the public with a sense of financial position on the organization and cost of service.Shows accountability for assets, liabilities and costs.Provides information for better decision-making.
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View of Cost on a Full Cost Basis
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Comparison of Information
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Which is the clearer picture of service cost?
Cash Basis Full Cost Basis
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Overview of Information Required for Cost Reporting
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Information Classification & StructureWater system operator will classify their costs differently.
Information structures may reflect organizational units, locations, processes etc.
The new reporting structure will classify costs into 5 broad categories: source of supply, water treatment, distribution, customer accounts, administration.
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Reporting Classes
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
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Source of Supply Classification
Costs at the source of supply up to but excluding the water treatment plant(s).
Includes operations, repairs, inspections, materials, supplies, utility costs, contract services.
Facilities include raw water intake, source drawing facilities (underground water), screening, pumping, & conveyance to the treatment facility.
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Water Treatment Classification
Includes removal of particulate or inactivation of micro-organisms during water treatment.
Includes sampling & testing including supply, process & distribution tests for water treatment effectiveness.
Includes operations, repairs, inspections, chemicals, utility costs, contract services etc.
Facilities include treatment, storage to the point of treatment compliance (CT), laboratory & testing.
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Distribution Classification
Includes costs for piping the treated water to users.
Includes operations, repairs, inspections, materials, utility costs, contract services etc.
Facilities include treatment water storage within the distribution system, pumping, transmission, water meters, fire protection (hydrants), sampling and testing related to maintaining distribution system integrity.
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Customer Accounts Classification
Includes costs associated with production of customer charges.
Includes operations, inspections, materials, utility costs (telemetering), postage, contract services etc.
Facilities include meter reading, utility billing, billing systems operation & maintenance, customer credit and collection activities, customer account inquiry, customer payment processing.
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Administration Classification
Includes all overheads and indirect services not previously outlined.
Administration relates to general management, insurance, accounting, legal, human resources, public relations, computing systems, systems planning and engineering that is not allocated to capital expenditures.
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Costs - Cash Approach
The alternative reporting method to the utility approach.Cash approach costs are sub-classified into O&M, debt service, non-debt capital expenditures.
Cash Approach
Operations & Maintenance
ExpensesDebt Service
Non-DebtCapital
Expenditures
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Cash Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Debt Service Non-Debt
Capital Exp
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Operations and MaintenanceIs the same under either the “Cash” or “Utility” reporting approach.
Includes all operating expenditures.
Excludes transfers to reserves, capital expenditures and debt payments (principal or interest).
Operations & maintenance costs are broken down by classification type.
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Cash Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Debt Service Non-Debt
Capital Exp
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Debt Service
The cash needed to meet principal and interest covenants on all outstanding debentures.
Debt Service costs are broken down by classification type.
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Cash Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Debt Service Non-Debt
Capital Exp
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Non Debt Capital Expenditures
Capital improvements that are financed through non-debt means whether through reserves or current revenues.
Non Debt Capital expenditures are broken down by classification type.
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Cash Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Debt Service Non-Debt
Capital Exp
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Costs - Utility Approach
The recommended (preferred) reporting method.Utility approach costs are sub-classified into O&M, depreciation, return on capital.
Utility Approach
Operations & Maintenance
Expenses
Depreciation Expense
Return on Capital
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Utility Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Depreciation Return on
Capital
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Operations and Maintenance
Is the same under either the “Cash” or “Utility” reporting approach.Includes all operating expenditures.Excludes transfers to reserves, capital expenditures and debt payments (principal or interest).
Operations & maintenance costs are broken down by classification type.
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Utility Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Depreciation Return on
Capital
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Depreciation
Is the loss in value of capital assets and facilities due to wear and tear, decay and obsolescence.
Applies to all capital assets (acquired assets) except for land.
Provides for the cost of asset consumed by writing down the asset over its useful life.
Depreciation costs are broken down by classification type.
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Utility Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Depreciation Return on
Capital
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Return on CapitalCapital returns is not focused on dividends paid to shareholders but rather the opportunity cost of the financial capital that is tied up in the provision of your service.
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Return on CapitalRepresents the return on the net book value of each asset category to:
Satisfy debt payments (principal & interest)Provide a return on equity at least equivalent to that obtained through an alternative investment.Provide for the replacement of contributed assets.
Return on working capital equivalent to the cost of working capital (short term interest rate)Return on capital is broken down by classification type except for working capital return which is allocated to administration.
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Calculating Return on CapitalB Equals NBV total acquired
assets less NBV debt related assets.
2 Equals earning rate in alternative investment
D Equals NBV granted assets.
3 Equals % depreciation + % for inflation.
F Average working capital balance
4 Equals short term interest on working capital
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Re turn on Ca pita l
Debt A ssets A 1 A x 1E quity B 2 B x 2
A cquired A ssets C
Contributed A ssets D 3 D x 3
Total A ssets E
Ave ra ge Outsta nding
Ba la nceW ork ing Capital F 4 F x 4
A Equals to outstanding principal on debt.
1 Equals to the average interest on outstanding debt.
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Utility Reporting Classes / Subclasses
Source of Supply
WaterTreatment
Distribution
CustomerAccounts
Administration
Operations &Maintenance Depreciation Return on
Capital
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Challenges of Reporting
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Information Gathering
The primary difficulty that some water system owner face in the transition to full cost reporting is a lack of information.
This lack of information may stem from:How information is classified & structured. Having water related costs reported across a number of subunits within your organization.Using a cash based accounting approach.
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Classification & Collection Issues
Collecting costs from across your organization.Largest challenge may fall in some elements of operations and administrative costs.
PublicWorks
Accounting
Billing
PlanningManagement
Water
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Classification & Collection Issues
Splitting costs that may fall across classification categories.Largest challenge may fall in some elements of operations, debt, assets.
SourceProtection
CustomerAccounts
DistributionLabourPool
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Knowledge of Assets
In order to calculate depreciation and determine return on assets in service you need an understanding of your assets this will include:
Original book value of assets (depreciable assets including buildings, pipes, pumps, equipment and other facilities and non depreciable assets - land, ) Year asset was placed into serviceEconomic life of assetWhether the asset was acquired or contributed
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Knowledge of Assets … continued
Acquired asset cost research may require analysis of history accounting / project records.Contributed asset costs particularly for assets stemming from development may have to be estimated and then discounted for inflation impacts.See your Audit firm and Consulting Engineers for guidance.
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Knowledge of Assets … continued
System Acquired AssetsOrignal Book
ValueAccumulated Depreciation
Net Book Value
Remaining % of Asset
Water Distribution System 1,543,357$ 600,587$ 942,770$ 61%Water Supply Line 6,258,651$ 1,834,271$ 4,424,380$ 71%Water Reservoir 841,429$ 432,637$ 408,792$ 49%Pumping Stations 4,802$ 3,650$ 1,152$ 24%Buildings & Facilities 353,581$ 308,021$ 45,560$ 13%Equipment 266,966$ 131,906$ 135,060$ 51%Land 738,177$ -$ 738,177$ -
Subtotal 10,006,963$ 3,311,072$ 6,695,891$ 67%
Contributed AssetsWater Distribution System 9,156,709$ 4,783,585$ 4,373,124$ 48%Water Supply Line 4,391,500$ 1,463,833$ 2,927,667$ 67%Water Reservoir 95,000$ 55,100$ 39,900$ 42%Pumping Stations -$ -$ -$ - Buildings & Facilities -$ -$ -$ - Equipment -$ -$ -$ - Land -$ -$ -$ -
Subtotal 13,643,209$ 6,302,519$ 7,340,690$ 54%
Total 23,650,172$ 9,613,591$ 14,036,581$ 59%
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Capital Returns
Requires fundamental knowledge of the assets that are in service:
Acquired assets – debt portionAcquired assets – equity portionContributed assets
Once assets have been determined greatest challenge may be splitting return into various reporting categories.
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Experience of Others
Group Discussion …
Water system users that have made the transition from cash based accounting to utility based accounting.
Benefits from change.Challenges identified.Lessons learned.
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Reporting Details
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Reporting DetailsDuring this part of the workshop we will walk through the reporting templates.The objective is to orientate you to the forms and information requirements.The reporting templates are web based and can be used to enter and amend annual information up to an announced cut off date.
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Identification of OwnerContact Information:
Owner Name: EMS #:
System Served:
Contact Name: Telephone Number:
Contact Title: Email Address:
Address:
City, Town, Village: Postal Code:
- -EMS #
Provided by Alberta Environment. Is the first 8 digit number of the approval # or registration # of the Water System
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Service Information
Service Information:Population Served: Daily Production Capacity:
Water Source Type: Surface Water Surface & Ground Water
Ground Water Treated Water From Others
Distribution System Length:
Daily production capacity is the amount of treated water that can be produced by the water system per day. (m3)
Distribution system length - Length of piping in km.
Population served – As of last census.
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Service Cost – Cash BasisCosts:
Debt Service Non-Debt Capital
Source of Supply:
Water Treatment:
Distribution:
Customer Accounts:
Administration:
Category Total:
Grand Total Costs:
Operations & Mtce.
Reporting Period – the 12 month period preceding your year end, in the year of reporting. 2007 report with a March 31 year would report April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.
Entry Details as previously described.Report using only one method.
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Service Cost – Utility BasisCosts: Depreciation Return on Capital:
Source of Supply:
Water Treatment:
Distribution:
Customer Accounts:
Administration:
Category Total:
Grand Total Costs:
Operations & Mtce.
Entry Details as previously described. Report using only one method.
Reporting Period – As previously described.
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Water ProductionWater Volumes:
Treated Water Supplied: Cost per Supplied m3:
Treated Water Billed: Cost per Billed m3:
Treated water suppliedTreated metered water volume after treatment as it enters the distribution system. (m3)
Treated water billedIncludes customer metered water, bulk sales as well as treated water for fire protection. (m3)
Unit Costs – Total cost / water production units
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Recovery
Recovery: Water Sales Other Sales Other Recovery
Grand Total Recovery:
Total Costs Less Total Recoveries:
Water sales includes metered & bulk water, plus rate surcharges.
Others sales includes service connection fees, fire flow charges, meter sales.
Other Recovery includes operating grants, bylaw fines, insurance recoveries etc.