Water and Sewer General Facility Charge Increase   March 2023   Birch Bay Water and Sewer District is recommending an increase in its General Facilities Charges (GFCs) for water and sewer connections.  GFCs are established to charge new connections to the water or sewer systems an equitable share of the cost of the system, including…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FY 2023 Water and Sewer Budget Approved by District Commissioners   During a regularly scheduled meeting on 12/8/2022, the Birch Bay Water & Sewer Commissioners voted to approve the proposed fiscal year 2023 budget:   Operations & Maintenance            $4,633,190 Capital Improvement Projects        $2,878,550 Debt Service                                 $   597,438 Total budget                                 …

The 2023 proposed budget is now available to review. With continuing inflation all expense categories were carefully reviewed for adjustments. The District rate of growth continues to be slower than forecasted, at under 1% in recent years so we have assumed the same for 2023. A new Utility Operator Laborer position has been added we…