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City Budget Review

Water Resource Management budget, fiscal year 2022

Water Resource Management spent $31.7M in fiscal year 2022 — 9.1% of the $348.6M the City of Surprise published across 19 departments, and the 5th-largest share.

Spending

$31.7M

9.1% of city spending

Revenue

$18.3M

Salaries

$4.7M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.7M12% · 484 lines
Cptl-Machinery and Equipment$3.1M9.9% · 40 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$3.0M9.3% · 149 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Land$2.7M8.4% · 23 lines
Cptl-Mineral_Water Rights$2.4M7.6% · 4 lines
Cptl-Improvements to Buildings$2.4M7.5% · 52 lines
Utilsvc-Cap Storage & Delivery$2.2M6.9% · 20 lines
Wells_Sewer_Lines Maintenance$1.3M4.1% · 40 lines
82 other categories$10.9M34%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
OFS-Capital Contributions$13.4M73% · 3 lines
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local$1.8M9.6% · 3 lines
Dev Agreement Connection Fees$816K4.5% · 1 line
Development Fees Revenue$794K4.3% · 1 line
Water Meter Installationfeerev$482K2.6% · 1 line
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$296K1.6% · 2 lines
Groundwater Savings Facility$217K1.2% · 1 line
Unrealized Gain Loss Rev$159K0.9% · 6 lines
10 other categories$340K1.9%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Mineral_Water RightsDec 8, 2021The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Water Utility Capital$1,678,211.10
Water Storage Inventory AdjJun 30, 2022Water Utility Capital$1,301,445.91
Cptl-Machinery and EquipmentNov 29, 2021The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$934,288.95
Cptl-Improvements to BuildingsJan 5, 2022The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$522,550.95
Cptl-Infrastructure PurchasesMar 31, 2022Sewer Utility Capital$364,557.00
Cptl-Improvements to LandFeb 2, 2022The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Water Utility Capital$340,851.73
Cptl-Infrastructure ImpJun 30, 2022Sewer Spa 2 Dev Fee$334,998.15
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresNov 29, 2021Sewer Utility Capital$309,136.25

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
OFS-Capital ContributionsSewer Utility Capital$5,324,388.11
OFS-Capital ContributionsWater Utility Capital$5,073,110.54
OFS-Capital ContributionsStormwater Capital$3,029,304.68
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-LocalWater Operations$1,699,838.40
Dev Agreement Connection FeesWater Utility Capital$816,000.00
Development Fees RevenueWater Utility Capital$794,000.00
Water Meter InstallationfeerevWater Operations$481,745.00
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbSewer Operations$293,116.67
Groundwater Savings FacilityWater Operations$217,132.00
State Grant RevenueWater Operations$132,106.00
Unrealized Gain Loss RevWtr Sys Spa 1 Dev Fee$72,180.52
Line Extension Fees RevenueSewer Operations$64,833.61
Revenue Recovery-Utility BillSewer Operations$54,659.20
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-LocalSewer Operations$49,818.41
Unrealized Gain Loss RevWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$35,005.48

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Salaries by division

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

DivisionPublished total
Water Resource Operations$4,163,406.26
Environmental$546,442.78

Published salary total by fiscal year: $3.5M in 2018, $4.7M in 2022. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$3.5M
  2. 2019$3.9M
  3. 2020$4.5M
  4. 2021$5.3M
  5. 2022$4.7M

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.