Water
contracts and delivery fees -
- This represents the
utility’s costs for current water deliveries and maintaining
long-term water rights for Peoria. Also included are costs
related to the utility’s water conservation programs.
Construction of capital projects -
- As part of its
long-term planning, the utility must maintain, upgrade, and
improve its capital infrastructure.
Repayment of long-term debt
-
- This represents
the water utility’s financing obligations for debt issued to
fund large capital projects. Typically, obligations will
have a duration of 15 to 20 years.
Administrative expenses
-
-
This represents the staffing and operating costs related to
the water utility’s central administration, planning,
environmental, billing and customer service support areas.
Water
Conservation -
Conserving water every day, each way you can, is another way
you invest in our water future. While a combination of
planning and resource management means the city’s water
customers can rely on their water supply, we do live in a
desert, and water conservation makes sense. Water saved
today through water conservation becomes water our children
and grandchildren can use tomorrow. Conserving water doesn’t
mean you have to change your quality of life;
it only means you have to change
the way you think about water each time you use it. If we
all save a little, together we can save a lot!
Treated,
Tested, and Safe
The City of Peoria Utilities
Department is committed to providing a safe, healthy,
assured water supply to the community at a reasonable cost.
City of Peoria drinking water is “treated, tested, and
safe.” This is a phrase commonly used, but what does it mean
to you as a consumer?
Treated –
Since the city’s drinking water originates from both
groundwater and surface water, two different treatment
methods are used. Water from wells is chlorinated prior to
delivery. Surface water undergoes extensive treatment at
either the Pyramid Peak or Greenway water treatment plants
to meet drinking water standards. These facilities use
conventional and chemical treatment including chlorine
dioxide or ozone to mitigate taste and odor, and minimize
disinfection by-products.
- This represents the
utility’s costs for current water deliveries and maintaining
long-term water rights for Peoria. Also included are costs
related to the utility’s water conservation programs. 
- As part of its
long-term planning, the utility must maintain, upgrade, and
improve its capital infrastructure.
- This represents
the water utility’s financing obligations for debt issued to
fund large capital projects. Typically, obligations will
have a duration of 15 to 20 years. 
-
This represents the staffing and operating costs related to
the water utility’s central administration, planning,
environmental, billing and customer service support areas.
