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City Budget Review

Water Resource Management budget, fiscal year 2023

Water Resource Management spent $26.2M in fiscal year 2023 — 6.7% of the $387.8M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 6th-largest share.

Spending

$26.2M

6.7% of city spending · down 17% from 2022

Revenue

$4.3M

Salaries

$5.4M

Divisions

4

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$3.9M15% · 482 lines
Utilsvc-Electricity$3.7M14% · 144 lines
Cptl-Mineral_Water Rights$2.6M9.9% · 1 line
Utilsvc-Cap Storage & Delivery$1.9M7.3% · 20 lines
Cptl-Infrastructure Purchases$1.5M5.5% · 4 lines
Wells_Sewer_Lines Maintenance$1.4M5.5% · 54 lines
Cptl-Machinery and Equipment$1.1M4.4% · 16 lines
Utilsvc-Sanitation_Landfill$828K3.2% · 110 lines
85 other categories$9.3M35%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Dev Agreement Connection Fees$3.1M72% · 2 lines
Water Meter Installationfeerev$299K6.9% · 1 line
Interest Income Rev$230K5.3% · 7 lines
Groundwater Savings Facility$227K5.3% · 1 line
Unrealized Gain Loss Rev$140K3.2% · 7 lines
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds Reimb$74K1.7% · 2 lines
Federal Grant Revenue$67K1.5% · 2 lines
Revenue Recovery-Utility Bill$66K1.5% · 1 line
8 other categories$104K2.4%

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-Mineral_Water RightsJun 15, 2023Water Utility Capital$2,580,300.00
Water Storage Inventory AdjJun 30, 2023Water Utility Capital$1,369,285.36
Prepaid ExpendituresJun 30, 2023Wtr Res Dev Fee$569,700.00
Cptl-Infrastructure PurchasesJun 15, 2023Wtr Res Dev Fee$569,700.00
Cptl-Infrastructure PurchasesJun 6, 2023The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$333,089.71
Utilsvc-Cap Storage & DeliveryOct 11, 2022The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15Water Operations$271,598.50
Cptl-Machinery and EquipmentNov 20, 2022The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Sewer Utility Capital$227,848.51
Wells_Sewer_Lines MaintenanceMar 2, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Water Utility Capital$217,555.80
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresOct 11, 2022Sewer Utility Capital$205,447.76

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Dev Agreement Connection FeesWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$1,823,875.32
Dev Agreement Connection FeesSewer Spa 2 Dev Fee$1,277,694.00
Water Meter InstallationfeerevWater Operations$299,380.00
Groundwater Savings FacilityWater Operations$226,998.00
Interest Income RevWtr Sys Spa 1 Dev Fee$69,205.65
Revenue Recovery-Utility BillSewer Operations$65,591.04
Reimbrev-Misc Refunds ReimbWater Operations$62,097.06
Interest Income RevStormwater Operations$61,301.03
Interest Income RevWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$54,487.79
Unrealized Gain Loss RevWtr Sys Spa 1 Dev Fee$42,883.91
Unrealized Gain Loss RevStormwater Operations$37,614.47
Federal Grant RevenueWater Operations$36,689.94
Unrealized Gain Loss RevWtr Sys Spa 2 Dev Fee$32,229.07
Federal Grant RevenueSewer Operations$29,864.24
APS Rebates RevenueSewer Operations$29,384.13

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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$4,649,781.24
Environmental$704,096.64

Published salary total by fiscal year: $3.5M in 2018, $5.4M in 2023. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$3.5M
  2. 2019$3.9M
  3. 2020$4.5M
  4. 2021$5.3M
  5. 2022$4.7M
  6. 2023$5.4M

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