2005 Annual Report - Erie County Water Authority

ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITYOperating Statistics per CustomerLast Ten Fiscal Years1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Number of customers 121,731 123,099 123,784 133,794 135,464 136,478 137,777 143,500 153,495 155,057Number of employees 322 289 280 270 268 269 263 253 252 256Customers per employee 378 426 442 496 505 507 524 567 609 606Total water output (million gallons) 23,624.8 23,054.8 22,809.9 24,198.4 24,208.1 25,555.2 25,855.7 25,489.3 24,189.9 26,401.9Water output per customer (gallons) 194,073.8 187,286.7 184,271.8 180,863.1 178,705.0 187,247.8 187,663.4 177,625.8 157,594.1 170,272.2Total water sales (million gallons) 18,878.8 18,386.3 18,943.2 19,910.0 18,424.3 19,395.1 19,438.8 18,440.2 17,849.3 19,203.3Water sales per customer (gallons) 155,086.2 149,361.9 153,034.3 148,810.9 136,008.8 142,111.5 141,088.9 128,503.1 116,285.9 123,846.7Total outstanding debt* $ 190,928,231 $ 181,940,594 $ 189,699,601 $ 161,670,995 $ 147,012,143 $ 137,024,491 $ 127,034,240 $ 139,896,708 $ 129,019,566 $ 116,723,553Outstanding debt* per customer 1,568.44 1,478.00 1,532.51 1,208.36 1,085.25 1,004.00 922.03 974.89 840.55 752.78Total operating expenses $ 35,276,092 $ 33,501,630 $ 33,314,951 $ 34,039,368 $ 34,554,244 $ 37,954,241 $ 37,318,985 $ 37,204,461 $ 39,654,104 $ 41,831,636Operating expenses per customer 289.79 272.15 269.14 254.42 255.08 278.10 270.87 259.26 258.34 269.78Total operating revenue $ 38,886,056 $ 41,089,230 $ 43,460,852 $ 45,788,920 $ 43,013,977 $ 45,633,628 $ 48,362,387 $ 47,073,542 $ 48,982,522 $ 54,238,666Operating revenue per customer 319.44 333.79 351.10 342.23 317.53 334.37 351.02 328.04 319.11 349.80*includes principal and interest(Source: Authority Financial, Production and Business Office Records)- 55 -