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The Roslyn Water District Board of Commissioners, (left to right) William K. Costigan, A. Jack Russo and Michael J. Kosinski are dedicated to maintaining affordable water service while facing a variety of mandated changes in Federal, State and County regulations, needs and capital improvements.
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2008 Budget Approved
The 2008 Roslyn Water District Budget has been submitted and approved by the Town of North Hempstead. It calls for an overall increase of 3.9%, from $3,868,213 to $4,019,763.
This increase is a direct result of rising energy and government-mandated directives. However, there is no increase in the 2008 water rate or the tax levy due to a dry season and efficiency savings during 2007.
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Factors Affecting the Cost of Water
A number of issues affect the District's overall cost of delivery and basic obligation to deliver an adequate supply of quality water to the residents of the District. In addition, these issues can vary considerably from one year to another and can significantly impact the District.
While a change in the quality of the water drawn from wells can increase or decrease our treatment requirements, this does not significantly affect the overall cost of delivery. In past years, the cost of electrical power including the cost of pumping water into tanks and up the hilly terrain of the Roslyn District, did not vary to any great degree.
With the significant increases in overall energy costs this is no longer true. In order to minimize these increases and monitor their costs, the District has implemented a program whereby an independent expert reviews each energy related bill received by the District. This monitoring program has saved the District considerable expense in obtaining adjustments in costs.
Another Major Variable is the Weather
Consider the summer season's temperature and rainfall... or, lack of it. August 2005 was pleasant and had a moderate amount of rain fall. However, August 2004 was hot and dry... and the water consumption was almost 200 million gallons vs. August 2005 which was just over 145 million gallo... more than a 30% shift in consumption!
In the winter months when pools are drained and lawn irrigation is not as prevalent, the water consumption is, on average, about 50% of the summer usage.
However, a difficult winter with a series of below freezing temperatures creates other expenses. The natural heaving and movement of the ground during the freezing and thawing process may cause some water mains to separate, crack or otherwise fail. That’s when you see our staff outside working under difficult conditions to reinstate your water supply.
So, as you can see, it would be nice if the weather was a consistent temperature and delivered a regular supply of rainwater from month to month... Only in Camelot.
We recognize that our job, as we mentioned earlier, is to provide our residents with an adequate supply of quality water, regardless of the weather... We are committed to fulfilling our mission to our consumers.
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