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DRAFT 
Land Use Assumptions, 
Infrastructure Improvements Plan,  
and Development Fee Report 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared for: 
Glendale, Arizona 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 27, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SUITE S240 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 1 
ARIZONA DEVELOPMENT FEE ENABLING LEGISLATION ...................................................................... 1 
Necessary Public Services ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Infrastructure Improvements Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 2
Qualified Professionals .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Conceptual Development Fee Calculation ......................................................................................................................... 3
Evaluation of Credits/Offsets .................................................................................................................................................. 3
DEVELOPMENT FEE REPORT ...................................................................................................................... 4 
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................... 4 
DEVELOPMENT FEE COMPONENTS ....................................................................................................... 5 
SERVICE AREAS .................................................................................................................................... 6 
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FEES .......................................................................................................... 7 
WATER FACILITIES IIP ............................................................................................................................... 8 
Proportionate Share .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Service Area .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
RATIO OF SERVICE UNIT TO DEVELOPMENT UNIT .............................................................................. 9 
ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY, USAGE, AND COSTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES .................................. 10 
Existing Demand ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND COSTS .............................................................................. 10 
Projected Demand ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Water Supply – Plan-Based .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Wells – Plan-Based ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Water Treatment – Cost Recovery ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Distribution Lines – Plan-Based ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Development Fee Report – Plan-Based ............................................................................................................................. 14
WATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES ......................................................................................... 15 
Revenue Credit/Offset .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Water Facilities Development Fees .................................................................................................................................... 15
WATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEE REVENUE ........................................................................... 16 
WASTEWATER FACILITIES IIP ................................................................................................................ 17 
Proportionate Share .................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Service Area .................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
RATIO OF SERVICE UNIT TO DEVELOPMENT UNIT ........................................................................... 18 
ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY, USAGE, AND COSTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES .................................. 19 
Existing Flow ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND COSTS .............................................................................. 19 
Projected Flow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Wastewater Treatment – Cost Recovery .......................................................................................................................... 21
Lift Station – Plan-Based ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Collection Lines – Plan-Based ............................................................................................................................................... 22
Development Fee Report – Plan-Based ............................................................................................................................. 22
WASTEWATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES .............................................................................. 23 
Revenue Credit/Offset .............................................................................................................................................................. 23
Wastewater Facilities Development Fees ........................................................................................................................ 23
WASTEWATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEE REVENUE ............................................................... 24

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The City of Glendale, Arizona, contracted with TischlerBise to document land use assumptions, prepare 
the Water and Wastewater Facilities Infrastructure Improvements Plan (hereinafter referred to as the 
“IIP”), and update water and wastewater facilities development fees pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 
(“ARS”) § 9-436.05 (hereafter referred to as the “Enabling Legislation”). Municipalities in Arizona may 
assess development fees to offset infrastructure costs to a municipality for necessary public services. The 
development fees must be based on an Infrastructure Improvements Plan and Land Use Assumptions. The 
Water and Wastewater Facilities IIP located is in the middle section of this document, and the proposed 
water and wastewater facilities development fees are displayed in the Development Fee Report in the 
next section.  
Development fees are one-time payments used to construct system improvements needed to 
accommodate new development. The fee represents future development’s proportionate share of 
infrastructure costs. Development fees may be used for infrastructure improvements or debt service for 
growth related infrastructure. In contrast to general taxes, development fees may not be used for 
operations, maintenance, replacement, or correcting existing deficiencies. This update of Glendale’s 
Water and Wastewater Facilities Infrastructure Improvements Plan and associated update to its water 
and wastewater facilities development fees includes all necessary elements required to be in full 
compliance with SB 1525. 
ARIZONA DEVELOPMENT FEE ENABLING LEGISLATION 
The Enabling Legislation governs how development fees are calculated for municipalities in Arizona. 
Necessary Public Services 
Under the requirements of the Enabling Legislation, development fees may only be used for construction, 
acquisition or expansion of public facilities that are necessary public services. “Necessary public service” 
means any of the following categories of facilities that have a life expectancy of three or more years and 
that are owned and operated on behalf of the municipality: water, wastewater, storm water, library, 
street, fire, police, and parks and recreational. Additionally, a necessary public service includes any facility 
that was financed before June 1, 2011, and that meets the following requirements: 
1. Development fees were pledged to repay debt service obligations related to the construction of 
the facility. 
2. After August 1, 2014, any development fees collected are used solely for the payment of principal 
and interest on the portion of the bonds, notes, or other debt service obligations issued before 
June 1, 2011, to finance construction of the facility.

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Infrastructure Improvements Plan 
Development fees must be calculated pursuant to an IIP. For each necessary public service that is the 
subject of a development fee, by law, the IIP shall include the following seven elements: 
1. A description of the existing necessary public services in the service area and the costs to update, 
improve, expand, correct or replace those necessary public services to meet existing needs and 
usage and stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or regulatory standards, which shall be 
prepared by qualified professionals licensed in this state, as applicable. 
2. An analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage and commitments for usage of capacity 
of the existing necessary public services, which shall be prepared by qualified professionals 
licensed in this state, as applicable. 
3. A description of all or the parts of the necessary public services or facility expansions and their 
costs necessitated by and attributable to development in the service area based on the approved 
Land Use Assumptions, including a forecast of the costs of infrastructure, improvements, real 
property, financing, engineering and architectural services, which shall be prepared by qualified 
professionals licensed in this state, as applicable. 
4. A table establishing the specific level or quantity of use, consumption, generation or discharge of 
a service unit for each category of necessary public services or facility expansions and an 
equivalency or conversion table establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land 
uses, including residential, commercial, and industrial. 
5. The total number of projected service units necessitated by and attributable to new development 
in the service area based on the approved Land Use Assumptions and calculated pursuant to 
generally accepted engineering and planning criteria. 
6. The projected demand for necessary public services or facility expansions required by new service 
units for a period not to exceed ten years. 
7. A forecast of revenues generated by new service units other than development fees, which shall 
include estimated state-shared revenue, highway users revenue, federal revenue, ad valorem 
property taxes, construction contracting or similar excise taxes and the capital recovery portion 
of utility fees attributable to development based on the approved Land Use Assumptions and a 
plan to include these contributions in determining the extent of the burden imposed by the 
development. 
Qualified Professionals 
The IIP must be developed by qualified professionals using generally accepted engineering and planning 
practices. A qualified professional is defined as “a professional engineer, surveyor, financial analyst or 
planner providing services within the scope of the person’s license, education, or experience.” TischlerBise 
is a fiscal, economic, and planning consulting firm specializing in the cost of growth services. Our services 
include development fees, fiscal impact analysis, infrastructure financing analyses, user fee/cost of service 
studies, capital improvement plans, and fiscal software. TischlerBise has prepared over 800 development 
fee studies over the past 30 years for local governments across the United States.

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Conceptual Development Fee Calculation 
In contrast to project-level improvements, development fees fund growth-related infrastructure that will 
benefit multiple development projects, or the entire service area (usually referred to as system 
improvements). The first step is to determine an appropriate demand indicator for the particular type of 
infrastructure. The demand indicator measures the number of service units for each unit of development. 
For example, an appropriate indicator of the demand for parks is population growth and the increase in 
population can be estimated from the average number of persons per housing unit. The second step in 
the development fee formula is to determine infrastructure improvement units per service unit, typically 
called level-of-service (LOS) standards. In keeping with the park example, a common LOS standard is 
improved park acres per thousand people. The third step in the development fee formula is the cost of 
various infrastructure units. To complete the park example, this part of the formula would establish a cost 
per acre for land acquisition and/ or park improvements. 
Evaluation of Credits/Offsets 
Regardless of the methodology, a consideration of credits/offsets is integral to the development of a 
legally defensible development fee. There are two types of credits/offsets that should be addressed in 
development fee studies and ordinances. The first is a revenue credit/offset due to possible double 
payment situations, which could occur when other revenues may contribute to the capital costs of 
infrastructure covered by the development fee. This type of credit/offset is integrated into the fee 
calculation, thus reducing the fee amount. The second is a site-specific credit or developer reimbursement 
for dedication of land or construction of system improvements. This type of credit is addressed in the 
administration and implementation of the development fee program. For ease of administration, 
TischlerBise normally recommends developer reimbursements for system improvements.

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DEVELOPMENT FEE REPORT 
METHODOLOGY 
Development fees for the necessary public services made necessary by new development must be based 
on the same level of service (LOS) provided to existing development in the service area. There are three 
basic methodologies used to calculate development fees. They examine the past, present, and future 
status of infrastructure. The objective of evaluating these different methodologies is to determine the 
best measure of the demand created by new development for additional infrastructure capacity. Each 
methodology has advantages and disadvantages in a particular situation and can be used simultaneously 
for different cost components. 
Reduced to its simplest terms, the process of calculating development fees involves two main steps: (1) 
determining the cost of development-related capital improvements and (2) allocating those costs 
equitably to various types of development. In practice, though, the calculation of development fees can 
become quite complicated because of the many variables involved in defining the relationship between 
development and the need for facilities within the designated service area. The following paragraphs 
discuss basic methodologies for calculating development fees and how those methodologies can be 
applied. 
Cost Recovery (past improvements) - The rationale for recoupment, often called cost recovery, is that 
new development is paying for its share of the useful life and remaining capacity of facilities already built, 
or land already purchased, from which new growth will benefit. This methodology is often used for utility 
systems that must provide adequate capacity before new development can take place. 
Incremental Expansion (concurrent improvements) - The incremental expansion methodology 
documents current LOS standards for each type of public facility, using both quantitative and qualitative 
measures. This approach assumes there are no existing infrastructure deficiencies or surplus capacity in 
infrastructure. New development is only paying its proportionate share for growth-related infrastructure. 
Revenue will be used to expand or provide additional facilities, as needed, to accommodate new 
development. An incremental expansion cost method is best suited for public facilities that will be 
expanded in regular increments to keep pace with development.  
Plan-Based (future improvements) - The plan-based methodology allocates costs for a specified set of 
improvements to a specified amount of development. Improvements are typically identified in a long-
range facility plan and development potential is identified by a land use plan. There are two basic options 
for determining the cost per demand unit: (1) total cost of a public facility can be divided by total demand 
units (average cost), or (2) the growth-share of the public facility cost can be divided by the net increase 
in demand units over the planning timeframe (marginal cost).

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DEVELOPMENT FEE COMPONENTS 
Figure 1 summarizes service areas, methodologies, and infrastructure cost components for each 
necessary public service. 
Figure 1: Proposed Development Fee Service Areas, Methodologies, and Cost Components 
 
Calculations throughout this report are based on an analysis conducted using Excel software. Most results 
are discussed in the report using two, three, and four decimal places, which represent rounded figures. 
However, the analysis itself uses figures carried to their ultimate decimal places; therefore, the sums and 
products generated in the analysis may not equal the sum or product if the reader replicates the 
calculation with the factors shown in the report (due to the rounding of figures shown, not in the analysis). 
 
 
Necessary 
Public Service
Service 
Area
Cost 
Recovery
Incremental
Expansion
Plan-Based
Cost 
Allocation
East 
Glendale
Water 
Treatment
N/A
Water Supply, Wells, 
Distribution Lines, 
Development 
Fee Report
Gallons
West 
Glendale
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
East 
Glendale
Wastewater 
Treatment
N/A
Lift Station, Collection 
Lines, Development 
Fee Report
Gallons
West 
Glendale
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Water 
Facilities
Wastewater 
Facilities

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SERVICE AREAS 
Shown below, Figure 2 illustrates the services areas used to develop the Water and Wastewater Facilities 
Infrastructure Improvements Plan. Since new development west of 115th Avenue will not connect to 
Glendale’s water and sewer systems, TischlerBise recommends using 115th Avenue as the border between 
the two service areas for water and wastewater facilities development fees. Glendale will only assess 
water and wastewater facilities development fees to new development in East Glendale. 
Figure 2: Proposed Development Fee Service Areas

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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FEES 
Glendale will only assess water and wastewater development fees to development in East Glendale. 
Water and wastewater development fees will be assessed based on meter size. The proposed fees 
represent the maximum allowable fees. Glendale may adopt fees that are less than the amounts shown; 
however, a reduction in development fee revenue will necessitate an increase in other revenues, a 
decrease in planned capital improvements, and/or a decrease in Glendale’s LOS standards. All costs in the 
Development Fee Report represent current dollars with no assumed inflation over time. If costs change 
significantly over time, development fees should be recalculated. 
Figure 3: Proposed Development Fees 
 
 
 
0.75-inch
$3,377
$4,494
$7,871
$4,532
$3,339
1.00-inch
$5,639
$7,505
$13,144
$7,562
$5,582
1.50-inch
$11,245
$14,965
$26,210
$15,068
$11,142
2.00-inch
$17,998
$23,953
$41,951
$24,111
$17,840
3.00-inch
$36,030
$47,950
$83,980
$48,256
$35,724
4.00-inch
$56,291
$74,914
$131,205
$75,386
$55,819
6.00-inch
$112,549
$149,783
$262,332
$150,715
$111,617
8.00-inch
$180,085
$239,662
$419,747
$241,147
$178,600
Increase / 
(Decrease)
Fees per Meter
Meter Size
Proposed 
Fees
Water
Wastewater
Current
Fees

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WATER FACILITIES IIP 
ARS § 9-463.05 (T)(7)(a) defines the facilities and assets that can be included in the Water Facilities IIP: 
“Water facilities, including the supply, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of 
water, and any appurtenances for those facilities.” 
The Water Facilities IIP includes components for water supply, wells, water treatment, distribution lines, 
and the cost of preparing the Water Facilities IIP and related Development Fee Report. The cost recovery 
methodology is used to calculate the water supply component. The plan-based methodology is used for 
water supply, wells, distribution lines, and the Development Fee Report. 
Proportionate Share 
ARS § 9-463.05 (B)(3) states that the development fee shall not exceed a proportionate share of the cost 
of necessary public services needed to accommodate new development. The Water Facilities IIP and 
development fees will allocate the cost of necessary public services between both residential and 
nonresidential development using average day demand factors. 
Service Area 
Since new development west of 115th Avenue will not connect to Glendale’s water system, TischlerBise 
recommends using 115th Avenue as the border between the two service areas for water facilities 
development fees. Glendale will only assess water facilities development fees to new development in 
East Glendale.

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RATIO OF SERVICE UNIT TO DEVELOPMENT UNIT 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(4) requires: 
“A table establishing the specific level or quantity of use, consumption, generation or discharge 
of a service unit for each category of necessary public services or facility expansions and an 
equivalency or conversion table establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land 
uses, including residential, commercial and industrial.” 
Water development fees are assessed by meter size, and the analysis uses average day demand from 
existing single-family units of 335 gallons as the demand factor for a 0.75-inch meter. For meters larger 
than 0.75 inches, average day demand is calculated by multiplying average day demand from existing 
single-family units by the capacity ratio for the corresponding meter size. 
Figure W1: Water Ratio of Service Unit to Development Unit 
 
 
 
Single-Family Unit
335
0.75-inch
1.00
1.00-inch
1.67
1.50-inch
3.33
2.00-inch
5.33
3.00-inch
10.67
4.00-inch
16.67
6.00-inch
33.33
8.00-inch
53.33
1. AWWA Manual of Water Supply 
Practices M-1, 7th Edition
Meter Size
Capacity 
Ratio1
Average Day Demand (Gallons)

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ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY, USAGE, AND COSTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES  
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(2) requires: 
“An analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage and commitments for usage of 
capacity of the existing necessary public services, which shall be prepared by qualified 
professionals licensed in this state, as applicable.” 
Existing Demand 
Average day demand from Glendale water customers was 34,015,225 gallons in 2022. Residential 
customers represented 58 percent of average day demand, 93 percent of accounts, and consumed 335 
gallons per day per account. Nonresidential customers represented 42 percent of average day demand, 
seven percent of accounts, and consumed 3,192 gallons per day per account. 
Figure W2: Existing Demand 
 
PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND COSTS 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(1) requires: 
“A description of the existing necessary public services in the service area and the costs to 
upgrade, update, improve, expand, correct or replace those necessary public services to meet 
existing needs and usage and stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or regulatory standards, 
which shall be prepared by qualified professionals licensed in this state, as applicable.” 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(5) requires: 
“The total number of projected service units necessitated by and attributable to new 
development in the service area based on the approved land use assumptions and calculated 
pursuant to generally accepted engineering and planning criteria.” 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(6) requires: 
“The projected demand for necessary public services or facility expansions required by new 
service units for a period not to exceed ten years.” 
 
 
Residential
7,216,400,000
19,770,959
59,005
335
Nonresidential
5,199,157,000
14,244,266
4,463
3,192
Total
12,415,557,000
34,015,225
63,468
536
Source: Glendale Water Services Department, 2022
Customer Type
Annual Gallons
Average Day 
Gallons
Accounts
Avg Day Gallons 
per Account

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Projected Demand 
Shown below, Figure W3 includes projections of water accounts and water demand. Projected residential 
accounts include all new single-family units in East Glendale. Projected nonresidential accounts maintain 
the 2022 ratio of nonresidential accounts per thousand square feet (KSF) of nonresidential development 
(4,463 accounts / 32,772 KSF = 0.136 accounts per KSF). Over the next 10 years, projections include an 
increase of 1,299 residential accounts and 814 nonresidential accounts. 
To project future water demand, the analysis applies the average day gallons per account factors shown 
in Figure W2 to the projected accounts shown in Figure W3. Projected average day demand will increase 
by 435,000 gallons for residential development and 2,597,403 gallons for nonresidential development. As 
shown in Figure W3, projected water demand in East Glendale will increase by 3,032,403 gallons. 
Figure W3: Projected Demand 
  
Gallons
Accounts
Gallons
Accounts
2022
34,015,225
63,468
206,025
615
382,996
120
Base
2023
34,364,299
63,806
85,410
255
263,664
83
1
2024
34,713,372
64,143
85,410
255
263,664
83
2
2025
35,062,446
64,481
85,410
255
263,664
83
3
2026
35,373,235
64,690
42,057
126
268,732
84
4
2027
35,684,024
64,900
42,057
126
268,732
84
5
2028
35,994,813
65,110
42,057
126
268,732
84
6
2029
36,305,601
65,320
42,057
126
268,732
84
7
2030
36,616,390
65,529
42,057
126
268,732
84
8
2031
36,876,494
65,659
17,965
54
242,139
76
9
2032
37,136,598
65,788
17,965
54
242,139
76
10
2033
37,396,701
65,918
17,965
54
242,139
76
3,032,403
2,112
435,000
1,299
2,597,403
814
Note: Glendale classifies connections as either residential or commercial. Residential connections inclue 0.75-inch meters 
used for single-family units, and commercial connections include all nonresidential meters and multi-family meters larger 
than 0.75 inches. The model uses single-family units as a proxy for residential connections and nonresidential floor area as 
a proxy for nonresidential connections.
10-Year Increase
Annual Increase
Year
Average Day
Gallons
Total
Accounts
Residential
Nonresidential

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Water Supply – Plan-Based 
The City of Glendale plans to increase its water supply through a lease purchase of 1,100 acre-feet of 
water from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. The lease purchase will be used to meet demand from 
future development. As shown in Figure W4, the cost to acquire 983,000 gallons (1,100 acre-feet) is 
$8,000,000. After deducting existing development fee revenue collections of $4,459,473, the adjusted 
cost is $3,540,527. For water supply, the cost is $3.60 per gallon. Since the lease purchase will be used to 
meet additional demand from new development, and the additional 10-year demand of 3,032,403 gallons 
exceeds the added capacity of the lease purchase, Glendale will need to eliminate the water supply 
portion of the water facilities development fee in approximately 2026 unless additional water supply 
projects are identified in the next development fee update. 
Figure W4: Cost Factors 
 
Wells – Plan-Based 
The City of Glendale plans to activate additional wells over the next 10 years to meet demand from future 
development. The cost to increase well capacity by 9,300,000 gallons per day is $30,000,000. Dividing the 
total cost by the total capacity yields a cost of $3.23 per gallon. With an estimated increase in daily water 
demand of 3,032,403 gallons, the 10-year revenue collections equal $9,794,661, or approximately 33 
percent of the planned costs. 
Figure W5: Cost Factors 
 
 
 
Water Supply
Cost
White Mountain Apache Lease Purchase
$8,000,000
- Development Fee Revenue Collections
($4,459,473)
Adjusted Cost
$3,540,527
÷ Total Capacity (Average Day Gallons)
983,000
 Cost per Gallon
$3.60
Wells
Cost
New Site COG 50 and COG 51
$14,000,000
Future Well
$8,000,000
Future Well
$8,000,000
Total Cost
$30,000,000
÷ Total Capacity (Average Day Gallons)
9,300,000
 Cost per Gallon
$3.23
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
3,032,403
10-Year Revenue Collections
$9,794,661

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Water Treatment – Cost Recovery 
The City of Glendale operates four water treatment plants, and three of the treatment plants have 
outstanding debt. Since these three facilities have excess capacity to serve future development, Glendale 
will use development fees to repay a portion of the outstanding debt. 
 
The City of Glendale spent $207,996,291 to provide 85,000,000 gallons of water treatment capacity, and 
the outstanding principal balance is $56,655,445. Dividing the total cost by the total capacity yields a cost 
of $2.45 per gallon. With an estimated increase in daily water demand of 3,032,403 gallons, the 10-year 
revenue collections equal $7,429,387, or approximately 13 percent of the remaining principal balance. 
Figure W6: Cost Factors 
 
 
 
Description
Average Day Capacity
Cholla Water Treatment Plant
30,000,000
Oasis Water Treatment Plant1
25,000,000
Pyramid Peak Water Treatment Plant
30,000,000
Total
85,000,000
1. Includes a surface water treatment plant and a groundwater treatment plant
Water Treatment
Cost
Cholla Water Treatment Plant
$77,560,000
Oasis Water Treatment Plant
$82,625,598
Pyramid Peak Water Treatment Plant
$47,810,693
Total (Original Cost)
$207,996,291
÷ Total Capacity (Average Day Gallons)
85,000,000
 Cost per Gallon
$2.45
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
3,032,403
10-Year Revenue Collections
$7,429,387
Water Treatment
Remaining Principal
Cholla Water Treatment Plant
$20,381,567
Oasis Water Treatment Plant
$27,701,764
Pyramid Peak Water Treatment Plant
$8,572,114
Total Remaining Principal
$56,655,445
10-Year Revenue Collections
$7,429,387

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Distribution Lines – Plan-Based 
The City of Glendale plans to spend $240,000 per year to oversize and/or extend water distribution lines 
to serve future development. Dividing the total cost of $2,400,000 by the 10-year demand increase of 
3,032,403 gallons yields a cost of $0.79 per gallon. 
Figure W7: Cost Factors 
 
Development Fee Report – Plan-Based 
The cost to prepare the Water Facilities IIP and the related Development Fee Report totals $19,120. 
Glendale plans to update its report every five years. Based on this cost, proportionate share, and five-year 
projections of water demand, the cost is $0.01 per gallon. 
Figure W8: IIP and Development Fee Report 
 
 
 
Distribution Line Annual Cost
$240,000
10-Year Total Cost
$2,400,000
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
3,032,403
Cost per Gallon
$0.79
Cost Factors
Necessary Public 
Service
Cost
Service Unit
5-Year 
Change
Cost per 
Service Unit
Water 
Facilities
$19,120
All Development
100%
Gallons
1,630,514
$0.01
Wastewater 
Facilities
$19,120
All Development
100%
Gallons
575,035
$0.03
Total
$38,240
Proportionate Share

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WATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES 
Revenue Credit/Offset 
A revenue credit/offset is not necessary for water facilities development fees, because costs generated 
by projected development exceed revenues generated by projected development. Appendix A includes a 
detailed explanation of the revenue credit/offset for water facilities development fees. 
Water Facilities Development Fees 
The cost per service unit is $10.08 per gallon for water facilities development fees, and Glendale will assess 
water facilities development fees by meter size to new development in East Glendale. The base 0.75-inch 
meter is equivalent to a single-family unit, and a capacity ratio is used to convert the base meter fee 
proportionately for larger meters. The capacity ratios are calculated based on data published in AWWA 
Manual of Water Supply Practices M-1, 7th Edition. 
Water facilities development fees are calculated by multiplying the cost per gallon by the average day 
gallons per EDU (single-family unit) and the associated capacity ratio. For example, the single-family fee 
of $3,377 is calculated using a cost per service unit of $10.08 per gallon, multiplied by 335 average day 
gallons, multiplied by a capacity ratio of 1.00. For a 2.00-inch meter, the fee of $17,998 is calculated using 
a cost per service unit of $10.08 per gallon, multiplied by 335 average day gallons, multiplied by a capacity 
ratio of 5.33. 
Figure W9: Water Facilities Development Fees 
  
Cost per Gallon
Water Supply
$3.60
Wells
$3.23
Water Treatment
$2.45
Distribution Lines
$0.79
Development Fee Report
$0.01
Total
$10.08
Residential Gallons per Day
335
0.75-inch
1.00
$3,377
$2,923
$454
1.00-inch
1.67
$5,639
$4,878
$761
1.50-inch
3.33
$11,245
$9,722
$1,523
2.00-inch
5.33
$17,998
$15,558
$2,440
3.00-inch
10.67
$36,030
$31,139
$4,891
4.00-inch
16.67
$56,291
$48,647
$7,644
6.00-inch
33.33
$112,549
$97,259
$15,290
8.00-inch
53.33
$180,085
$155,617
$24,468
1. AWWA Manual of Water Supply Practices M-1, 7th Edition
Fee Component
Demand Indicator
Fees per Meter
Meter Size
Capacity 
Ratio1
Proposed
Fees
Current 
Fees
Increase / 
(Decrease)

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WATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEE REVENUE 
Appendix A contains revenue forecasts required by Arizona’s Enabling Legislation (ARS § 9-463.05(E)(7)). 
Projected fee revenue shown in Figure W10 is based on projected water accounts in Figure W3 and the 
updated water facilities development fees. For nonresidential development, the analysis uses a 2.00-inch 
meter. If development occurs faster than projected, the demand for infrastructure will increase along with 
development fee revenue. If development occurs slower than projected, the demand for infrastructure 
will decrease and development fee revenue will decrease at a similar rate. Projected development fee 
revenue equals $19,032,117 and projected expenditures equal $23,183,695. Based on the actual mix of 
meter sizes used by future nonresidential accounts, the projected development fee revenue shown below 
will change. 
Figure W10: Water Facilities Development Fees Revenue 
 
 
 
Growth Share
Water Supply
$3,540,527
Wells
$9,794,661
Water Treatment
$7,429,387
Distribution Lines
$2,400,000
Development Fee Report
$19,120
Total
$23,183,695
Single-Family
Nonresidential
$3,377
$17,998
per meter
per meter
Accounts
Accounts
Base
2023
59,260
4,546
Year 1
2024
59,515
4,628
Year 2
2025
59,770
4,711
Year 3
2026
59,895
4,795
Year 4
2027
60,021
4,879
Year 5
2028
60,146
4,963
Year 6
2029
60,272
5,048
Year 7
2030
60,398
5,132
Year 8
2031
60,451
5,208
Year 9
2032
60,505
5,284
Year 10
2033
60,558
5,359
1,299
814
$4,385,060
$14,647,057
$19,032,117
Fee Component
Year
10-Year Increase
Projected Revenue
Projected Fee Revenue

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WASTEWATER FACILITIES IIP 
ARS § 9-463.05 (T)(7)(b) defines the facilities and assets that can be included in the Wastewater Facilities 
IIP: 
“Wastewater facilities, including collection, interception, transportation, treatment and disposal 
of wastewater, and any appurtenances for those facilities.” 
The Wastewater Facilities IIP includes components for wastewater treatment, lift station, collection lines, 
and the cost of preparing the Wastewater Facilities IIP and related Development Fee Report. The cost 
recovery methodology is used to calculate the wastewater treatment component. The plan-based 
methodology is used for lift station, collection lines, and the Development Fee Report. 
Proportionate Share 
ARS § 9-463.05 (B)(3) states that the development fee shall not exceed a proportionate share of the cost 
of necessary public services needed to accommodate new development. The Wastewater Facilities IIP and 
development fees will allocate the cost of necessary public services between both residential and 
nonresidential development using average day flow factors. 
Service Area 
Since new development west of 115th Avenue will not connect to Glendale’s wastewater system, 
TischlerBise recommends using 115th Avenue as the border between the two service areas for wastewater 
facilities development fees. Glendale will only assess wastewater facilities development fees to new 
development in East Glendale.

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RATIO OF SERVICE UNIT TO DEVELOPMENT UNIT 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(4) requires: 
“A table establishing the specific level or quantity of use, consumption, generation or discharge 
of a service unit for each category of necessary public services or facility expansions and an 
equivalency or conversion table establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land 
uses, including residential, commercial and industrial.” 
Wastewater development fees are assessed by meter size, and the analysis uses average day flow from 
existing single-family units of 289 gallons as the demand factor for a 0.75-inch meter. For meters larger 
than 0.75 inches, average day flow is calculated by multiplying average day flow from existing single-family 
units by the capacity ratio for the corresponding meter size. 
Figure WW1: Wastewater Ratio of Service Unit to Development Unit 
 
 
 
Single-Family Unit
289
0.75-inch
1.00
1.00-inch
1.67
1.50-inch
3.33
2.00-inch
5.33
3.00-inch
10.67
4.00-inch
16.67
6.00-inch
33.33
8.00-inch
53.33
1. AWWA Manual of Water Supply 
Practices M-1, 7th Edition
Average Day Flow (Gallons)
Meter Size
Capacity 
Ratio1

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ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY, USAGE, AND COSTS OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES  
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(2) requires: 
“An analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage and commitments for usage of 
capacity of the existing necessary public services, which shall be prepared by qualified 
professionals licensed in this state, as applicable.” 
Existing Flow 
Average day flow from Glendale wastewater customers was 19,444,389 gallons in 2022. Residential 
customers represented 82 percent of average day flow, 94 percent of accounts, and generated 289 gallons 
per day per account. Nonresidential customers represented 18 percent of average day flow, six percent 
of accounts, and generated 958 gallons per day per account. 
Figure WW2: Existing Flow 
 
PROJECTED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND COSTS 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(1) requires: 
“A description of the existing necessary public services in the service area and the costs to 
upgrade, update, improve, expand, correct or replace those necessary public services to meet 
existing needs and usage and stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or regulatory standards, 
which shall be prepared by qualified professionals licensed in this state, as applicable.” 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(5) requires: 
“The total number of projected service units necessitated by and attributable to new 
development in the service area based on the approved land use assumptions and calculated 
pursuant to generally accepted engineering and planning criteria.” 
ARS § 9-463.05(E)(6) requires: 
“The projected demand for necessary public services or facility expansions required by new 
service units for a period not to exceed ten years.” 
 
 
Residential
5,854,163,000
16,038,803
55,548
289
Nonresidential
1,243,039,000
3,405,586
3,556
958
Total
7,097,202,000
19,444,389
59,104
329
Source: Glendale Water Services Department, 2022
Customer Type
Annual Gallons
Average Day 
Gallons
Accounts
Avg Day Gallons 
per Account

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Projected Flow 
Shown below, Figure WW3 includes projections of wastewater accounts and wastewater flow. Projected 
residential accounts include all new single-family units in East Glendale. Projected nonresidential accounts 
maintain the 2022 ratio of nonresidential accounts per thousand square feet (KSF) of nonresidential 
development (3,556 accounts / 32,772 KSF = 0.109 accounts per KSF). Over the next 10 years, projections 
include an increase of 1,299 residential accounts and 648 nonresidential accounts. 
To project future wastewater flow, the analysis applies the average day gallons per account factors shown 
in Figure WW2 to the projected accounts shown in Figure WW3. Projected average day flow will increase 
by 375,269 gallons for residential development and 620,999 gallons for nonresidential development. As 
shown in Figure WW3, projected wastewater flow in East Glendale will increase by 996,268 gallons. 
Figure WW3: Projected Flow 
  
Gallons
Accounts
Gallons
Accounts
2022
19,444,389
59,104
96,815
335
375,419
392
Base
2023
19,581,109
59,425
73,682
255
63,038
66
1
2024
19,717,829
59,746
73,682
255
63,038
66
2
2025
19,854,549
60,066
73,682
255
63,038
66
3
2026
19,955,081
60,259
36,282
126
64,250
67
4
2027
20,055,613
60,452
36,282
126
64,250
67
5
2028
20,156,144
60,644
36,282
126
64,250
67
6
2029
20,256,676
60,837
36,282
126
64,250
67
7
2030
20,357,208
61,029
36,282
126
64,250
67
8
2031
20,430,597
61,144
15,498
54
57,892
60
9
2032
20,503,987
61,258
15,498
54
57,892
60
10
2033
20,577,377
61,372
15,498
54
57,892
60
996,268
1,947
375,269
1,299
620,999
648
Total
Accounts
Annual Increase
Residential
Nonresidential
Year
Average Day
Gallons
10-Year Increase
Note: Glendale classifies connections as either residential or commercial. Residential connections inclue 0.75-inch meters 
used for single-family units, and commercial connections include all nonresidential meters and multi-family meters larger 
than 0.75 inches. The model uses single-family units as a proxy for residential connections and nonresidential floor area as 
a proxy for nonresidential connections.

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Wastewater Treatment – Cost Recovery 
The City of Glendale operates three wastewater treatment plants, and these treatment plants have 
outstanding debt. Since these facilities have excess capacity to serve future development, Glendale will 
use development fees to repay a portion of the outstanding debt. 
 
The City of Glendale spent $208,689,000 to provide 29,200,000 gallons of wastewater treatment capacity, 
and the outstanding principal balance is $39,797,500. Dividing the total cost by the total capacity yields a 
cost of $7.15 per gallon. With an estimated increase in daily wastewater flow of 996,268 gallons, the 10-
year revenue collections equal $7,123,316, or approximately 18 percent of the remaining principal 
balance. 
Figure WW4: Cost Factors 
 
 
 
Description
Average Day Capacity
Arrowhead Water Reclamation Facility
4,500,000
West Area Water Reclamation Facility
11,500,000
91st Ave Wastewater Treatment Plant
13,200,000
Total
29,200,000
Wastewater Treatment
Cost
Arrowhead Water Reclamation Facility
$42,725,000
West Area Water Reclamation Facility
$114,890,000
91st Ave Wastewater Treatment Plant
$51,074,000
Total (Original Cost)
$208,689,000
÷ Total Capacity (Average Day Gallons)
29,200,000
 Cost per Gallon
$7.15
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
996,268
10-Year Revenue Collections
$7,123,316
Water Treatment
Remaining Principal
Arrowhead Water Reclamation Facility
$5,380,647
West Area Water Reclamation Facility
$9,061,417
91st Ave Wastewater Treatment Plant
$25,355,436
Total Remaining Principal
$39,797,500
10-Year Revenue Collections
$7,123,316

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Lift Station – Plan-Based 
The City of Glendale plans to expand an existing lift station within the next 10 years to serve future 
development. The cost to expand the lift station capacity by 3,348,000 gallons per day is $4,500,000. 
Dividing the expansion cost by the additional capacity yields a cost of $1.34 per gallon. With an estimated 
increase in daily wastewater flow of 996,268 gallons, the 10-year revenue collections equal $1,334,999, 
or approximately 30 percent of the planned costs. 
Figure WW5: Cost Factors 
 
Collection Lines – Plan-Based 
The City of Glendale plans to spend $700,000 per year to oversize and/or extend wastewater collection 
lines to serve future development. Dividing the total cost of $7,000,000 by the 10-year flow increase of 
996,268 gallons yields a cost of $7.03 per gallon. 
Figure WW6: Cost Factors 
 
Development Fee Report – Plan-Based 
The cost to prepare the Wastewater Facilities IIP and the related Development Fee Report totals $19,120. 
Glendale plans to update its report every five years. Based on this cost, proportionate share, and five-year 
projections of wastewater flow, the cost is $0.03 per gallon. 
Figure WW7: IIP and Development Fee Report 
 
 
 
Lift Station
Cost
Expand 67th Ave and ACDC Lift Station
$4,500,000
÷ Additional Capacity (Gallons)
3,348,000
 Cost per Gallon
$1.34
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
996,268
10-Year Revenue Collections
$1,334,999
Collection Line Annual Cost
$700,000
10-Year Total Cost
$7,000,000
   10-Year Increase in Gallons
996,268
Cost per Gallon
$7.03
Cost Factors
Necessary Public 
Service
Cost
Service Unit
5-Year 
Change
Cost per 
Service Unit
Water 
Facilities
$19,120
All Development
100%
Gallons
1,630,514
$0.01
Wastewater 
Facilities
$19,120
All Development
100%
Gallons
575,035
$0.03
Total
$38,240
Proportionate Share

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WASTEWATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEES 
Revenue Credit/Offset 
A revenue credit/offset is not necessary for wastewater facilities development fees, because costs 
generated by projected development exceed revenues generated by projected development. Appendix A 
includes a detailed explanation of the revenue credit/offset for wastewater facilities development fees. 
Wastewater Facilities Development Fees 
The cost per service unit is $15.55 per gallon for wastewater facilities development fees, and Glendale will 
assess wastewater facilities development fees by meter size to new development in East Glendale. The 
base 0.75-inch meter is equivalent to a single-family unit, and a capacity ratio is used to convert the base 
meter fee proportionately for larger meters. The capacity ratios are calculated based on data published 
in AWWA Manual of Water Supply Practices M-1, 7th Edition. 
Wastewater facilities development fees are calculated by multiplying the cost per gallon by the average 
day gallons per EDU (single-family unit) and the associated capacity ratio. For example, the single-family 
fee of $4,494 is calculated using a cost per service unit of $15.55 per gallon, multiplied by 289 average day 
gallons, multiplied by a capacity ratio of 1.00. For a 2.00-inch meter, the fee of $23,953 is calculated using 
a cost per service unit of $15.55 per gallon, multiplied by 289 average day gallons, multiplied by a capacity 
ratio of 5.33 
Figure WW8: Wastewater Facilities Development Fees 
  
Cost per Gallon
Wastewater Treatment
$7.15
Lift Station
$1.34
Collection Lines
$7.03
Development Fee Report
$0.03
Total
$15.55
Residential Gallons per Day
289
0.75-inch
1.00
$4,494
$1,609
$2,885
1.00-inch
1.67
$7,505
$2,684
$4,821
1.50-inch
3.33
$14,965
$5,346
$9,619
2.00-inch
5.33
$23,953
$8,553
$15,400
3.00-inch
10.67
$47,950
$17,117
$30,833
4.00-inch
16.67
$74,914
$26,739
$48,175
6.00-inch
33.33
$149,783
$53,456
$96,327
8.00-inch
53.33
$239,662
$85,530
$154,132
1. AWWA Manual of Water Supply Practices M-1, 7th Edition
Demand Indicator
Fee Component
Fees per Meter
Increase / 
(Decrease)
Meter Size
Capacity 
Ratio1
Proposed
Fees
Current 
Fees

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WASTEWATER FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT FEE REVENUE 
Appendix A contains revenue forecasts required by Arizona’s Enabling Legislation (ARS § 9-463.05(E)(7)). 
Projected fee revenue shown in Figure WW9 is based on projected wastewater accounts in Figure WW3 
and the updated wastewater facilities development fees. For nonresidential development, the analysis 
uses a 2.00-inch meter. If development occurs faster than projected, the demand for infrastructure will 
increase along with development fee revenue. If development occurs slower than projected, the demand 
for infrastructure will decrease and development fee revenue will decrease at a similar rate. Projected 
development fee revenue equals $21,367,261 and projected expenditures equal $15,477,435. Based on 
the actual mix of meter sizes used by future nonresidential accounts, the projected development fee 
revenue shown below will change. 
Figure WW9: Wastewater Facilities Development Fees Revenue 
 
 
 
Growth Share
Wastewater Treatment
$7,123,316
Lift Station
$1,334,999
Collection Lines
$7,000,000
Development Fee Report
$19,120
Total
$15,477,435
Single-Family
Nonresidential
$4,494
$23,953
per meter
per meter
Accounts
Accounts
Base
2023
55,803
3,622
Year 1
2024
56,058
3,688
Year 2
2025
56,313
3,753
Year 3
2026
56,438
3,821
Year 4
2027
56,564
3,888
Year 5
2028
56,689
3,955
Year 6
2029
56,815
4,022
Year 7
2030
56,941
4,089
Year 8
2031
56,994
4,149
Year 9
2032
57,048
4,210
Year 10
2033
57,101
4,270
1,299
648
$5,835,493
$15,531,768
$21,367,261
Fee Component
Year
Projected Fee Revenue
10-Year Increase
Projected Revenue