:;ols. Name of Community Carroll Township Authority Charleroi Authority. Rostraver Authority. Monongahela Authority Belle Vernon Authority

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1 FUTURE RATE INCREASES The Authority is currently working with its consulting engineering firm Gannett Fleming, Inc. to revise its current rate structure. The new rates are expected to be approved in October of COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL RATES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES Name of Community Carroll Township Authority Charleroi Authority Rostraver Authority Monongahela Authority Belle Vernon Authority Source: Authority Monthly Residential Charge $67.00 monthly rate Plus Over Run Charges $11.00/monthly, 2,000 minimum, $5.45/1,000 $10.00 monthly customer service charge 2 Districts - Old and New District Old District $35.00 monthly rate, 9,000 minimum, $5.75/1,000 New District $60.00 monthly rate- New Project Areas, 9,000 minimum, $5.75/1,000 $35.03/monthly rate, 3,000 minimum, $6.00 City Fee $30.00/quarter, 6,000 minimum, $4.50/1,000 $5.00/quarter- Borough Line Charge $22.00/quarter - Belle Vernon Project Fee $ /quarter- North Belle Vernon Project Fee USAGE -AVERAGE DAILY FLOWS Year Daily Sewer Flows Average (mgd) :;ols Source: Consulting Engineer

2 The Service Area is part of the "Mon Valley" region of southwestern Pennsylvania and is located along the Monongahela River in the southwestern corner of Westmoreland County and the southeastern corner of Washington County. The Service Area is also situated approximately twenty-five miles southeast of the City of Pittsburgh, twenty- five miles northwest of the City of Uniontown, thirty miles east of the City of Washington, and twenty-five miles southwest of the City of Greensburg. lll Y BLANK] r'l? n ()() ((j rp The Authority serves the City of Monessen, the Borough of Donora and a portion of Carroll Township. The sewage flow from Carroll Township is pumped directly to the Authority's plant. The Authority's Sewer System (hereinafter defined) was built to intercept and treat wastes from the City of Monessen and the Borough of Donora. Construction of the Sewer System began in November 1968 and was essentially complete in August The project was financed by Federal Grants and an Authority revenue bond issue. Later, sewage from a portion of Carroll Township was accepted into the Sewer System. The sewer system consists of sewage regulators and diversion manholes, intercepting sewers, sewage lift stations and force mains, and a 4.96 MGD sewage treatment plant (the "Sewer System"). The City of Monessen and the Borough of Donora have combined sewer systems and Carroll Township has a separate sanitary sewer system. The Authority operates under NPDES Permit PA In 1993 the Authority assumed responsibility for operation and maintenance of the State Road Sewage Pumping Station in the City of Monessen and completed the construction of a sanitary sewer extension to serve 54 houses in the Second Street Extension Park Manor Area of the Borough of Donora in Largest Customers of the Authority Name 1. Spartech Poly Com ( 1 ) 2. Westmoreland County Housing Authority 3. Dyno Nobel, Inc. 4. Carroll Township Authority ( 2 ) 5. Rostraver Apartments 6. Washington County Housing Authority 7. Forest City Management 8. Monessen School District 9. Douglas School/Boss Development 10. Nitrous Oxide Corp. Annual Sewer Revenues $313,499 $133,052 $111 '160 $60,115 $41,670 $43,817 $39,692 $27,273 $31,287 $22,454 %of Total Revenues 8.9% 3.8% 3.2% 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% Note: TOTAL 2012 OPERATING REVENUES $3,515, % ( 1 ) Spartech Poly Com plans to close its Donora facility in the fall of The Authority plans to address the loss in revenue through its 2013 rate increase. ( 2 ) The Carroll Township Authority ("CT A") entered into an agreement with the Authority on July 2, 1970 providing for the collection, transporation, treatment and disposal of a portion of the sewage of Carroll Township and its inhabitants through the use of CTA's Sewage Disposal System. The above rates include the monthly Sewer Line Maintenance Fee of $3.00 for Donora and $7.00 for Monessen. Source: Authority Officials A-1

3 * Equivalent Dwelling Units Year Historical SEWAGE CUSTOMERS BASE Number of Customers EDUs* ( 1 ) 11,438 ( 1 ) 11 '177 ( 2 ) 10,847 (2) 11 'oo5 ( 2 ) 10:489 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10:736 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 9:988 ( 4 ) ( 1 ) Based on residential rate of $160/year/EDU ( 2 ) Based on residential rate of $220/year/EDU ( 3 ) Based on residential rate of $264/year/EDU ( 4 ) Based on residential rate of $330/year/EDU (S) Based on residential rate of $352/year/EDU NOTE: The number of customers based on ED Us can fluctuate from year to year depending on the and resultant water consumption. Source: Consulting Engineer Breakdown of Customers per Municipality Borough of Donora Township of Carroll City of Monessen Total Approximate EDU's 4, ,693 9,988 Percentage of Total 41% 2% Source: Consulting Engineer A-6

4 Monessen Donner Avenue South Aubrey Avenue Donora North State Road Comminutor- Centrifugal Pumps Comminutor- Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal Pumps Ejector Comminutor- Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal Pumps S & L Centrifugal Pumps with vacuum pump SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT The sewage treatment plant is located in Carroll Township near the Borough of Donora on the north bank of the Monongahela River. The plant is designed to treat an average sewage flow of 3.66 million gallons per day, contributed by a design population of 36,600 persons. The design flow and population are based on the estimated ultimate development of the City of Monessen and the Borough of Donora. The plant is designed to handle a wet weather peak flow of MGD based on 350 GPCD being captured by the sanitary sewer interceptor system. The principal units and structures at the plant consist of a grit removal chamber, flow meter, two contact aeration tanks, two stabilization tanks, two final clarifiers, two chlorine contact tanks, two sludge thickeners, four aerobic digesters, a control building and a garage-workshop building. The control building contains blowers, sludge pumps, sludge dewatering equipment, chlorination facilities, laboratory, chemical storage, lavatories, and offices. Also, there is a Sludge Storage Building behind the garage. The sewage treatment plant provides secondary treatment with effluent discharge to the Monongahela River. Phase I of the CSO Long Term Control Plan is near completion with construction of a 3.o MG equalization facility at the sewage treatment plant. In addition, Phase I includes construction of new headworks and a pump station. HISTORIC AND CURRENT RATES Effective Date Rate as of July 1999 $4.00/1000 gallons per quarter (1 0,000 gallons minimum per quarter) First $40.00 per quarter per residential $4.00/1000 gallons $3.54/1000 gallons $2.86/1000 gallons $4.08 per employee per quarter $2.71 per pupil, teacher and employee per quarter A-3

5 Rate as of January 2004 $5.50/1000 gallons per quarter (1 0,000 gallons minimum per quarter) First 60,000 gallons per quarter $55.00 per quarter per residential $5.50/1 000 gallons $4.87/1000 gallons $3.93/1000 gallons $5.61 per employee per quarter $3.73, teacher and Rate as of January $6.60/1000 gallons per quarter (1 0,000 gallons minimum per quarter) First $66.00 per quarter per residential $6.60/1000 gallons $5.84/1000 gallons $4.72/1 000 gallons $6.73 per employee per quarter $4.48 il, teacher and em uarter Current Rates as of August 8, 2011 are as follows : Residential and Non-Residential Establishments First* $88.00 per quarter per residential $8.80/1000 gallons $7.79/1 000 gallons $6.30/1000 gallons $8.98 per employee per quarter $5.98 per pupil, teacher and employee per quarter * Residential invoice includes minimum 10,000 uarter. A-4

6 EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS Type of Number of Contract Union Name Employee Members Expiration Local Union 487 of Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO #1 Operators 2 #2 Operators 2 Pump Station Men 2 CSO Men Lab Man 1 Maintenance Man 1 Workers Comp. 0 Source: Authority Officials PENSION PLAN DESCRIPTION The Authority participates in a voluntary contribution plan with pension benefits to all of its full-time employees. The plan is with the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. Membership becomes effective as of the date the employee is enrolled. Members must contribute three percent (3%) of their total compensation and also have the option to contribute an additional percentage with the total of the mandatory and optional contributions not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the member's contribution. Payments are made by payroll deductions and transmitted to the pension system. Member contributions will be treated as taxed at the time they are made and will not be treated as taxable when paid out to the member. For the fiscal years ended November 20, 2012 and 2011, the Authority's annual pension cost of $67,152 and $69,899, respectively, was equal to th e Authority's required and actual contributions. The 2012 required contribution was determined as part of the January 1, 2011, actuarial valuation. Fiscal Year Funding Annual Required Contribution $82,680 $69,899 $67,152 Actuarial Valuation Date Basis for Contributions 2007 Percent of ARC Contributed Net Pension Obligation $0 $0 $0 Please see Note 5, Page 14 of the Authority's "Audited Financial Statement and Supplementing Information for the Years Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 " Appendix C of this document. Source: Authority Financials Plan Description POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS