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1~ <br />other than the submittal of a building permit application or floor plans for new home <br />construction. <br />SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS <br />OWASA customer billing data, in conjunction with information derived through local building <br />permits and tax records, demonstrated a consistent pattern of increased average and seasonal <br />water use with increasing home size. Customers with more modest homes generally use less <br />total water and exert a lower summer demand than those with larger homes. These findings <br />provided a valid utility basis for a tiered system of one-time service availability fees based on the <br />fmished area of new homes connecting to the public water and sewer system. The new fee <br />structure has been straightforward to administer, well received by the public, and is credited with <br />lowering one of the economic barriers to more affordable housing in the OWASA service area. <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br />The authors wish to thank Mr. Michael Mussman and Mr. William Stannard of Black & Veatch, <br />LLP and Mr. George Raftelis of Raftelis Financial Consultants, PA for their technical support <br />and guidance during the development of OWASA's tiered availability fees. <br />REFERENCES <br />1. Final Report, Water and Sewer Rates for the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Black & <br />Veatch, LLP, January 1998. <br />6 <br />