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FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
JULY 1, 2020—JUNE 30, 2021 1301 ANDERSEN DRIVE
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
415-459-1455
administration@cmsa.us
www.cmsa.us
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CENTRAL MARIN
SANITATION AGENCY
POPULAR ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT
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EDITORS:
KEN SPRAY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER
HEIDI LANG SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
ADRIANNA MENDOZA ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
JULY 01, 2020 — JUNE 30, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 A Letter to our Readers
4 Local Economy and
Statistics
5 What CMSA Does
6 History and Organization
7 Major Accomplishments
and Initiatives
10 Major Capital and Asset
Management Projects
11 Capital Assets
12 Key Financial Information
13 Condensed Statement
of Net Position
14 Statement of Revenue &
Expenses and Changes in
Net Position
15 Where the Money Comes
From (Revenues)
16 Where the Money Goes
(Expenses)
17 GFOA 2020 Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual
Financial Reporting
CENTRAL MARIN SANITATION AGENCY
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OUR MISSION
Central Marin Sanitation
Agency
will protect the
environment and public
health by providing
wastewater,
environmental, and
resource recovery
services of exceptional
quality and
value to its customers.
Ken Spray, Administrative Services Manager Jason R. Dow, General Manager
OUR SERVICE AREA
December 9, 2021
Dear Reader,
Central Marin Sanitation Agency (CMSA) is pleased to present its Popular
Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021
(FY21). The PAFR is published to provide readers with easy-to-understand
facts about the CMSA organization, as well as its finances, wastewater
services, and other pertinent material. The financial information within this
report is taken in large part from the Agency’s audited financial statements
and provides an overview of the Agency’s financial activities and position.
Unlike the Agency’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the
condensed financial data presented in the PAFR does not contain all
disclosures necessary to be compliant with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP). The report is, however, for the most part consistent with
and generally presented in conformity with GAAP. Information that may be of
importance to the reader, such as the Condensed Statement of Net Position,
the Statement of Revenues & Expenses and Changes in Net Position, as well as
Capital Assets, are presented in a summarized format, and provide a broad
overview of the Agency’s overall finances.
Readers of this document who are interested in learning more about the
specific operational, financial, and program details can refer to the Agency’s
FY21 ACFR with Audited Financial Statements. They are available online at
www.cmsa.us/finance/documents/, by visiting us at 1301 Andersen Drive, San
Rafael, California, or by contacting us at (415) 459-1455.
We hope the PAFR will give a broad understanding of the organization’s
valuable services provided to the public, as well as our efforts to safeguard the
environment. Feel free to visit our website to learn more about CMSA. We
welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions for improving future
publications.
Respectfully submitted, GOLD AWARD 2020
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San Quentin State Prison 1,769
BioMarin 1,700
Marin General Hospital 1,650
Dominican University 1,117
Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy and Transit District 840
College of Marin 529
Restoration Hardware 500
City of San Rafael 405
Tamalpais Union High School District 402
San Rafael City Schools 362
City of San Rafael (Represents approximately two-thirds of the City’s population) 39,324
City of Larkspur 13,064
Town of San Anselmo 12,830
Town of Corte Madera 10,222
Town of Fairfax 7,605
Unincorporated Areas (San Quentin Village, Greenbrae, Tiburon) 6,980
Kentfield 6,808
Town of Ross 2,550
San Quentin State Prison 2,483
Sleepy Hollow 2,384
Sources: United States Census Bureau‐Quick Facts, 2020 Census; San QuenƟn State Prison SB‐601 2021 StaƟsƟcal Report; Town of Ross.org.
Marin County has a total population of 262,321 with
a growth rate of less than one percent annually. The
county’s residents continue to have California‘s highest
average per capita income of $141,735 per household. The
population growth rate and per capita household income
in the CMSA service area mirrors that of the county.
TEN LARGEST EMPLOYERS AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CMSA SERVICE AREA
The local housing market continued to improve during
FY21. The annual mean/median sale price for a home in
Marin, as reported by the Marin County Assessor Office for
the year ending June 30, 2021, was $1.96M/$1.53M.
Seven of the top ten employers in CMSA‘s service area,
as measured by the number of employees, are public entities.
Marin’s 5.8% average unemployment rate is among
the lowest rate in California and remained below national levels (6.9%) at the end of FY21.
CMSA’s single largest customer is San Quentin State
Prison (SQSP).
LOCAL ECONOMY AND STATISTICS
THE POPULATION OF CITIES, TOWNS, AND SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON IN THE CMSA SERVICE AREA IS 104,250
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CMSA provides wastewater services to protect public health and the environment. The treated wastewater
discharged into the central San Francisco Bay consistently meets and exceeds all federal, state, and regional regulatory
requirements. In line with its core mission are responsibilities related to:
Implementing federal pre-treatment, and state and regional pollution prevention programs.
Administering a comprehensive safety program for CMSA and Novato Sanitary District (NSD).
Producing renewable power and recycled water.
Providing wastewater collection system maintenance, source control, and other related services
under contract to local agencies.
EDUS SERVED IN FY21
What are EDUആ ?
An Equivalent Dwelling Unit, or EDU, refers to
a unit of wastewater discharge.
It is the estimated volume and strength
generated by a single-family residence.
The Agency provides
services to 52,253 Equivalent Dwelling Units
with an approximate service area
population of 104,250.
WASTEWATER AND BIOSOLIDS TREATED IN FY21
Volume of total wastewater treated ····························································· 3.357 billion gallons
Average dry weather influent flow (Aug-Oct 2020) ··························· 8.3 million gallons/day
Average wastewater treated ······································································· 9.2 million gallons/day
Total biosolids reuse ······································································································ 6,370 wet tons
Landfill Alternative Daily Cover ································ 2,013 wet tons
Land-Applied Fertilizer/Soil Amendment ············· 2,127 wet tons
Liquid Bio-Fertilizer ······················································· 2,230 wet tons
EDU TOTALS BY
CONNECTION TYPE
WHAT CMSA DOES
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Faced with wastewater treatment challenges unique to central Marin County and the necessity to comply with
the 1972 Federal Clean Water Act, Ross Valley Sanitary District (RVSD), Sanitary District No. 2 (SD2) of Marin County, the
City of Larkspur, and the San Rafael Sanitation District (SRSD) united in 1979 to form a joint powers agency (JPA) that
created a separate government entity, the Central Marin Sanitation Agency. The CMSA wastewater treatment facility
began service in May 1985.
Since then, the JPA has been amended eight times. The most recent significant revisions were made in 2018 to update
numerous provisions that were outdated or not applicable, and to reflect CMSA’s then current business practices and
operations.
In late 2018, the Larkspur City Council decided to withdraw from the JPA for several reasons, in part because its
wastewater operations were annexed into the RVSD in 1993. A withdrawal agreement and a revised JPA to reflect
Larkspur’s withdrawal and the reduced number of CMSA Commissioners, were approved by JPA member agencies in
January 2020.
The Agency’s five-member Board of Commissioners are appointed by the governing bodies of each JPA member.
SRSD and RVSD each have two representatives, while SD2 has one. The Board sets policy, adopts the biannual budgets for
CMSA, and appoints the General Manager and Treasurer who serve at the pleasure of the Board. The General Manager is
the chief executive officer and the Treasurer is responsible for all financial operations.
HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES
PUBLIC OUTREACH
CMSA is the lead agency in administering a county-wide
public education program for the six Marin County
wastewater agencies that have treatment plants. The
program continues to be innovative in developing public
outreach measures to educate the public about ways to
reduce pollutant disposal into the sanitary sewer and storm
drain systems.
School Presentations & Performances
For the 2020 school year, during COVID-19 when schools
were closed, the Public Education Program’s “Go with the
Flow” producer converted his in-person show to a virtual
show. This virtual show was presented at 15 Marin County
schools reaching a total of
2,386 students. The
program consists of an
interactive and
entertaining performance
by a juggler that educates
students about what
happens to water after it
goes down household
drains. The show includes
juggling, comedy, and magic acts.
Fun Events to Raise Awareness
Due to COVID-19, many Marin County public education
and outreach events were not held over the past year.
However, CMSA staff participated in a Spooky Street Drive
event, in which 170 vehicles attended, to continue
communication of key public education messages within
our community. Program participants prepared 144 door
hangers containing educational
brochures on “Fat-Free Sewers”,
“Wipes Clog Pipes”, and “Safe
Disposal of Prescription
Medicines Saves Lives” for
Farmers’ Markets celebrating
Earth Day.
Unused Pharmaceuticals Collection
For many years, the Agency has provided financial support
to the Marin County Pharmaceutical Take-Back Program
which reduces the amount of unused pharmaceutical
products from being discharged into the sanitary sewers.
Literature on how to dispose of them is also made available
at our public outreach events. In Marin County, 10,000
pounds of unused pharmaceutical products were collected
and properly disposed in calendar year 2020.
POLLUTION PREVENTION
Mercury Reduction Program
The regional Mercury Watershed Permit goal is to lower the
mercury concentration in the San Francisco Bay. To comply
with the permit, wastewater agencies regulate dental offices
by requiring them to use dental amalgam separators, as
dental amalgam is the largest
controllable source of this
mercury. Agency staff
determined that in calendar
year 2020, approximately 12.5
pounds of mercury were
removed and properly
disposed within CMSA’s service
area.
Novato Sanitary District and Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary
District have contracted with CMSA to administer dental
amalgam programs in their respective service areas.
Compliance inspections in 2020 showed that all dental
offices complied with program requirements and the
programs were responsible for the removal of 14.25 pounds
of mercury.
Fats, Oils, & Grease (FOG) Source Control Programs
CMSA assists local wastewater agencies in the development,
implementation, and administration of FOG source control
programs. The goal of the FOG programs is to reduce sewer
blockages and prevent
sanitary sewer overflows
caused when grease is
discharged directly into
sanitary sewers. When FOG is
improperly disposed it can
build up, and if unchecked
over time, can harden,
combine with sand, roots, and
debris, and clog sewer pipelines.
SAFETY FIRST
In FY21, CMSA held 45 safety trainings on roughly 28 topics,
including chainsaw safety, confined space safety, fall
protection, ergonomics, contractor safety, COVID-19
prevention, hearing loss prevention, bloodborne pathogens,
electrical hazard awareness, hazardous energy control, heat
illness prevention, forklift/telehandler operation, wildfire
smoke protection, and homeless encampment safety.
Combined with safety tailgates, efforts from all staff totaled
about 714 cumulative safety training hours.
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES
STRATEGIC PLAN
The Agency’s Strategic Plan (SP) is a guide to direct the
Agency in charting a strategic path to set priorities, focus
energy and resources, and guide fundamental decisions
and actions that will shape the Agency for five years, in one
-year increments.
FY21 marked the fifth and final year of the Agency’s SP that
was initiated in 2017.
Highlights of the FY21 plan include:
Maintain the high performance of the treatment
facility’s operational processes.
Deliver critical and high priority Agency projects.
Regularly evaluate existing fiscal practices and
procedures and develop new procedures as necessary.
Prepare transparent financial
documents.
Implement steps to enhance
the Agency power delivery
program.
Increase the Agency’s energy
efficiency through
implementation of the power
monitoring program.
Collaborate with
stakeholders on programs to comply with CalRecycle’s
regulation on diverting organics from landfills.
Promote a culture of leadership and professional
growth to attract and develop qualified and skilled
employees.
The current SP and its annual business plans may be found
at www.cmsa.us/documents/administrative.
SUCCESSION PLANNING
CMSA conducts succession planning each year to ensure
that the Agency can fulfill its mission and core values,
stated in its strategic plan, with the appropriate staff
resources. The Agency successfully completed recruitments
for six new employees during
FY21. These staff members
were hired to fill vacancies in
various classifications
including a Mechanical
Technician, an Electrical/
Instrumentation Technician,
an Industrial Utility Laborer,
two Laboratory Analysts, and
an Administrative Specialist.
Student Internship Program: Opportunities are provided
for students seeking careers in the water or wastewater
industry to gain exposure in a public sector environment
and enhance academic training. In FY21, the Agency had
interns in the environmental laboratory work group.
Retired Annuitants: The Agency benefits from hiring
retirees who are able to contribute their unique expertise
on special projects. A long time electrical and
instrumentation supervisor was hired under a retired
annuitant service agreement to work on an array of
projects.
PARS for Temporary Employees: CMSA provides
retirement contributions for interns and retired annuitants
through PARS, the Public Agency Retirement System. It
replaces Social Security and provides more retirement
pension options for temporary employees.
PUBLIC AGENCY SERVICES
CMSA provides a variety of wastewater-related services for public agencies in our service area.
Sanitary District No 2’s nineteen pump stations: CMSA supported three
scheduled capital improvement projects, a long-term CalTrans improve-
ment project, and assisted in updating their emergency operating proce-
dures.
San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) main pump station and forcemain: In
November 2020, CMSA awarded the SQPS Generator, Transfer Switch, and
Exhaust Fans Upgrade Project to Fort Bragg Electric. The project involves
replacing aging components that have reached the end of their useful life.
San Quentin Village Sewer Maintenance District’s collection system and
pump station: In addition to operating and maintaining the District’s
system, CMSA installed larger pumps to effectively handle higher wet
weather flows. Existing SQPS Generator
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POWER DELIVERY PROGRAM
CMSA’s power delivery program has been underway for many years and aims to utilize the Agency’s excess digester capacity to accept additional organic feed stocks, such as grease and food waste, to significantly increase biogas generation in the anaerobic digesters.
Highlights from this year include:
Delivering approximately 448,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable power to the local electrical grid for sale to MCE under a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement and receipt of approximately $47,000 in associated revenue.
Pre-purchased major equipment and awarded a construction contract for a new higher capacity and more energy efficient cogeneration system.
An Interconnection Agreement with PG&E allows the new cogeneration system to deliver its maximum power output to the PG&E electrical grid, as well as maintain operation during a power outage.
MCE approved a new Feed-in-Tariff application for the new cogeneration system that led to a new 10-year Power Purchase Agreement.
A pilot project with SBWMA was initiated to accept pre-processed food waste slurry in CMSA’s anaerobic digesters. Pilot will continue through FY22.
Completion of the Digester pilot study.
ORGANIC WASTE PROGRAM
CMSA’s organic waste program is comprised of the Central Marin Food-to-Energy (F2E) program and a separate program where CMSA receives and processes Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) from private haulers, as well as food waste slurry for a pilot program with SBWMA. F2E was launched in January 2014, with Marin Sanitary Service (MSS) collecting pre-consumer food waste from restaurants and markets in their service area. Collected food waste is processed at MSS’s local transfer station. A truck then transports the cleaned processed food waste to CMSA, where it is dumped into an underground tank, mixed with FOG and other liquid organic wastes, and then injected into the treatment plant’s anaerobic digesters. The benefits of this public-private partnership include diversion of food waste from the local landfill, reduction of regional greenhouse gas emissions, reduced truck traffic on the freeway and local roads, and additional energy production at CMSA. MSS has currently enrolled over 170 businesses that generate food waste.
Highlights from this year include:
CMSA received an average of 5.9 tons of food waste per day, and 27,000 gallons of FOG per day (except Sundays), and a total of 85,650 gallons of pre-processed food waste slurry from the SBWMA pilot program.
The mixture of food waste, FOG, and other organic materials produced enough additional biogas to run the energy generation system up to an average 19.3 hours per day, and 24 hours per day multiple days during the week.
Power export meter to track
energy being sold to MCE.
PLANNING AHEAD
The Agency updates a 10-year financial forecast during the development of the biannual budget. These forecasts are a
long-term examination of Agency operations and program revenues, operating expenses, capital costs, and reserve bal-
ances. The examination is the result of a collaborative process between Agency
staff and the CMSA Board Finance Committee. It provides a strategic perspective
to guide the Board in making decisions on the direction for future revenues, and
funding and uses of Agency reserves.
CMSA is also planning to issue pension obligation bonds in FY22 to take ad-
vantage of low interest rates and fund 98% of the current unfunded liability with
the CalPERS retirement system in the amount of approximately $14.3M.
Food waste being sorted at MSS.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES
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MAJOR CAPITAL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
RAISE THE ROOF
The Administration Building has a wood-framed metal panel roof that was built during the original facility construction in
the early-1980s. The building’s roof has deteriorated, with increasing leaks over the years due to failing sealants and
corrosion where the metal roofing panels interface with underlying metal structural clips. This project replaced the entire
metal roof and underlayment, replaced the patio and lobby skylights, and removed dry rot. Construction began in April
2021 and will be completed in early FY22.
UPGRADED LAB EQUIPMENT
The Agency’s Laboratory acquired a new Ion Chromatography
(IC) system to replace an older, labor intensive in-house Volatile
Fatty Acid (VFA) analysis method. This upgrade allows
laboratory staff to conduct analyses that were previously
outsourced to commercial laboratories. Based on the annual
labor savings from replacing the existing labor-intensive VFA
analysis method as well as the cost savings from eliminating the
need for outsourced commercial laboratories, the equipment
payback will be approximately three years.
In FY22, laboratory staff are preparing the method development
requirements for the new system such as: analytical instrument
adjustment, software method adjustment, standard operating
procedural development, method detection limit studies, a
linearity study, a proficiency testing study, and an Environmental
Laboratory Accreditation Program Amendment application,
after which the system will be placed in continuous service.
EXTENDING THE LIFESPAN OF SECONDARY CLARIFIER NO. 3
As part of periodic maintenance and
rehabilitation work to increase the life
expectancy of the secondary clarifiers, our
Capital Improvement Plan scheduled
sequential projects to repair the corrosion on
the metal and concrete components inside
each of the Agency’s four clarifiers.
Rehabilitation of Secondary Clarifier No. 3
began in March 2021 and was completed in
June 2021. Construction work included
recoating the metal structural components,
repairing corroded steel, replacing the center column and internal return-activated-
sludge pipes, replacing the turntable drive unit, resurfacing the effluent trough
concrete, and replacing the aging walkway plates with new fiberglass reinforced plastic
grating. The project finished on time and the clarifier has been put back into service without any issues. With the lessons
learned and timely completion of this year’s project, CMSA plans to rehabilitate two secondary clarifiers next year.
Demolition of old roof. New metal panel roof and skylight framing.
Old center column/RAS pipe. Install of new center column/ RAS pipe.
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As of June 30, 2021, CMSA’s total capital assets, net of depreciation (a non-cash expense that reduces the value of
capital assets), totaled $77,815,360. This amount is broken down into asset categories shown in the chart below. Additions
to capitalized assets totaled $4,682,942 and are reported on the Condensed Statement of Net Position and in Note 5 in
the FY21 ACFR financial statements section. The Agency also expensed an additional $187,572 related to repairs and
maintenance on capital equipment which can be found on the Condensed Statement of Revenues and Expenses and
Changes in Net Position.
Detailed budget and project information on the Agency’s
FY21 Capital Improvement Program
can be found in the Agency’s Adopted Budget at www.cmsa.us/finance/documents/
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT FACILITIES (77.7% of capital assets) Assets in this category include structures and equipment used in the treatment of wastewater and biosolids, and in energy production.
WASTEWATER DISPOSAL
FACILITIES (3.1% of capital assets) Assets in this category include structures and equipment used in the discharge of treated wastewater into San Francisco Bay.
CAPITAL ASSETS AS OF JUNE 30, 2021
(NET OF DEPRECIATION)
CAPITAL ASSETS
GENERAL PLANT &
ADMINISTRATIVE
FACILITIES (5.3% of capital assets) Assets in this category include Agency buildings and vehicles.
LAND
(7.1% of capital assets) Lands owned by the Agency that buildings and treatment plant facilities occupy.
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
(6.8% of capital assets) Assets in this category include the following projects that are underway: the new cogeneration system and the RAS pumps replacement project.
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Sewer Service Charges $ 12,631,001 $ 12,631,001
Debt Service 4,946,258 4,947,816
Contract and Other Operating Revenues 1,947,623 2,272,621
Non Operating Revenues—net of non-operating expenses
462,780 207,920
Capital Contributions 135,675 1,592,633
Total Revenues-All Sources $ 20,123,337 $ 21,651,991
Total Operating Expenses (net of non-cash depreciation)
$ 13,068,818 13,166,216
Total Non-Operating & Bond Interest Expenses 1,487,006 1,661,789
Total Expenses $ 14,555,824 $ 14,828,005
Total Debt Service Principal Paid FY19 $ 2,470,000 *$ 2,470,000
*Details available in the FY21 ACFR, Note 6-Long-Term Obligations.
FY21 BUDGET
PERFORMANCE
The Agency uses the accrual method
of accounting in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles to produce its financial statements and the
cash basis is used to develop the annual budget.
The Agency’s primary revenue source is the regional sewer service charge. The
table to the right shows the adopted FY21
budget revenues and expenses compared
to the FY21 audited actuals.
CMSA is accounted for in a single
enterprise fund. A comprehensive set of
Board adopted financial policies provides direction to protect the Agency’s assets
and investments through sound financial management. The source of the
information in this PAFR is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Details can be found in the FY21 ACFR at www.cmsa.us/finance/documents/.
FY21 CONDENSED STATEMENT REVENUES & EXPENSES: BUDGET TO AUDITED ACTUALS PERFORMANCE
AUDIT OF AGENCY’S STATEMENT BY INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
California Government Code section 53891 requires an annual audit by independent Certified Public Accountants,
which is filed with the State Controller’s Office. The Agency’s FY21 Financial Statements were audited by the
Agency’s auditor, Cropper Accountancy Corporation, in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS),
and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
The statements also met the State Controller’s Minimum Audit Requirements for California Special Districts. The Agency’s
Audited Financial Statements and accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report were accepted by the CMSA Board in No-
vember 2021, and can be found in the Agency’s FY21 ACFR, available at
www.cmsa.us/finance/documents/.
Expenditures Adopted Audited (Cash out)* Budget Actuals*
KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Revenue Adopted Audited (Cash in)* Budget Actuals
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DEFINITIONS
CAPITAL ASSETS: Includes Agency land, treatment plant, facilities, buildings, and equipment net of depreciation.
CURRENT AND OTHER ASSETS: Assets converted to cash or consumed within one year: cash, investments, receivables, prepaid expenses.
CURRENT LIABILITIES, CURRENT PORTION LONG-TERM
OBLIGATIONS: Payment due on obligations owed by CMSA within the next 12 months.
DEFERRED OUTFLOW OF RESOURCES: A consumption of net assets that is applicable to a future reporting period.
DEFERRED INFLOW OF RESOURCES: An acquisition of net assets that is applicable to a future reporting period.
INVESTMENT IN CAPITAL ASSETS NET OF DEBT: Amounts invested in capital assets less accumulated depreciation and any outstanding debt used to acquire the assets.
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Payment obligations owed more than 12 months in the future.
RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Cash and debt proceeds that can only be used for specific capital improvement purposes.
TOTAL NET POSITION: Equity associated with general government assets and liabilities.
UNRESTRICTED (NET POSITION): Net amount of assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources not included in the determination of net investment in capital assets or the restricted component of net position.
The Statement of Net Position is a useful indicator of financial position. The largest portion of CMSA’s net assets
reflects its investment in capital assets (land, buildings, facilities, equipment), less outstanding related debt used to
acquire those assets. The Agency’s Total Net Position increased by $2,602,356 in FY21 because total revenues exceeded
total expenses.
Current assets increased by $10.4M mainly due to debt proceeds and increased cash amounts. Current liabilities increased
by $1.3M primarily due to increased retentions payable and an increase in the current portion of long-term debt. The
increase in non-current liabilities is also attributable to debt.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF NET POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2021
FY19 FY20 FY21 Percent Change
ASSETS FY20-FY21
Current and Other Assets $ 19,607,469 $ 20,514,559 $ 30,904,239 50.6%
Capital Assets - Net 78,845,782 77,406,140 77,815,359 0.5%
TOTAL ASSETS $ 98,453,251 $ 97,920,699 $ 108,719,598 11,0%
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES1 7,332,920 5,570,585 5,220,529 -6.3%
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities $ 3,879,363 $ 4,523,644 $ 5,889,948 30.2%
Non-Current Liabilities 55,467,490 53,125,486 60,184,524 13.3%
TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 59,346,853 $ 57,649,130 $ 66,074,472 14.6%
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES1 1,790,731 1,700,000 1,121,145 -34.1%
NET POSITION CONTROL TOTAL $ 44,648,587 $ 44,142,154 $ 46,744,510 5.9%
Investment in capital assets net of debt $ 36,596,279 $ 37,713,682 $ 31,500,018 -16.5%
Unrestricted 7,048,782 6,428,472 7,101,708 10.5%
TOTAL NET POSITION $ 43,645,061 $ 44,142,154 $ 46,744,510 5.9%
Restricted for capital improvements $ 8,142,784 0.0%
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF NET POSITION
1 Amounts associated with OPEB, pension, and debt refunding.
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This statement summarizes CMSA’s operating and non-operating revenues and expenses, and
unlike the ACFR, presents Capital Contributions with Total Revenues. CMSA’s main sources of revenue are the
regional sewer service charges received from JPA members and contract revenues from providing wastewater
services to SQSP and Sanitary District No. 2. Service charges pay for operating expenses, capital improvements,
and debt service. Operating revenues increased as a result of a scheduled service charge rate increase and
increased contract maintenance revenues for new industrial utility labor services with SQSP. Capital
contributions significantly increased due to several major commercial and residential remodels. Total expenses
remained relatively flat, contributing to the $2.6M increase in net position.
DEFINITIONS
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS-CAPACITY CHARGES: A treatment plant capacity fee paid by each new sewer user or an expansion by an existing user connecting to a public sewer served by CMSA. Capital contributions must fund capital projects.
CHANGE IN NET POSITION: The total of net income (loss) plus capital contributions-capacity charges.
ENDING NET POSITION: The sum of net position at the beginning of the fiscal year, plus the change in net position, plus prior period adjustments equals the net position at the end of the fiscal year, and is an indication of the Agency’s financial position.
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: The difference between total revenue less total expenses.
NON-OPERATING REVENUES & EXPENSES: Revenues and expenses that are incidental to CMSA’s main purpose and derived from activities not related to wastewater operations, e.g. interest earnings and costs of borrowing.
OPERATING EXPENSES: Expenses incurred for provision of wastewater related services.
OPERATING REVENUE: Revenues received for wastewater-related services.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES & CHANGES IN NET POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2021
STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION
FY19 FY20 FY21 Percent Change
REVENUES FY20-FY21
Operating Revenues $ 17,901,670 $ 18,802,873 $ 19,851,438 5.6%
Non-Operating Revenues 863,486 (698,343) 207,920 70.2%
Capital Contributions-Capacity Charges 671,769 511,165 1,592,633 211.6%
TOTAL REVENUES $ 19,436,925 $ 18,615,695 $ 21,651,991 16.3%
EXPENSES
Operating Expenses (including depreciation) $ 16,553,636 $ 17,822,341 $ 17,387,846 -2.4%
Non-Operating Expenses 1,457,861 1,386,336 1,661,789 19.9%
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 18,011,497 $ 19,208,677 $ 19,049,635 -0.8%
CHANGE IN NET POSITION $ 1,425,428 $ (592,982) $ 2,602,356 -538.9%
BEGINNING NET POSITION AS RESTATED $ 42,219,633 $ 43,645,061 $ 43,052,079 -1.4%
ENDING NET POSITION $ 43,645,061 $ 43,052,079 $ 45,654,435 6.0%
Net Income (Loss) before Capital Contributions $ 1,425,428 $ (592,982) $ 2,602,356 -538.9%
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Debt service is a fee collected for the repayment of revenue bond principal, interest, and debt coverage. In FY21 the Agency paid $2,470,000 in principal and incurred $1,661,789 in interest expense.
DEFINITIONS
CONTRACT MAINTENANCE: Revenues received from
local and state agencies for wastewater treatment,
collection system operation, and source control services.
INTEREST & OTHER NON-OPERATING REVENUE:
Interest revenue earned on cash and investment accounts and
other sources of income, such as dividend payments, that are not derived from day-to-day operations.
OTHER OPERATING REVENUES: Revenues received and
fees charged for permit issuance and site inspections,
administration of programs for local wastewater agencies, and
facility use charges for septic and organic waste disposal.
SERVICE CHARGES: A fee charged to JPA members and
San Quentin State Prison for wastewater treatment service and their share of the Refunding Revenue Bond Series 2015 and
series 2020 debt service payments.
CMSA’s total revenues for FY21 were $21,651,991
including capital contributions. Operating revenues
totaled $19,851,438 and included $4,131,789
collected for debt service.* Non-operating revenues
(expenses) and interest totaled $207,920 which
included a prior period adjustment to correct the
cogeneration system asset that should not have been
fully disposed in FY20.
Capital Contributions must fund capital
projects. CMSA’s practice is to spend capital
contributions received on a first-in-first-out basis to
finance capital activities. Accordingly, no interest was
posted to capital contributions and there was no
outstanding balance at fiscal year-end.
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM (REVENUES)
California
Government code
requires:
A separate
accounting of
capital
contributions
Application of
interest to
outstanding
balances
Disclosure of the
amount collected
within 180 days
after the fiscal year
Identification of
the funded capital
projects
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CMSA FY21 total operating expenses were $19,049,635 of which $13,166,216 were actual operational expenses,
$1,661,789 were non-operating interest expenses, and $4,221,630 was in depreciation, a non-cash expense.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES (EXPENSES)
DEFINITIONS
DEPRECIATION: A current year non-cash expense that reduces the value of an asset as a result of wear and tear, age, or obsolescence.
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE: Expenses include professional services, office related supplies, regulatory permits and memberships in local, state, and national industry organizations.
INSURANCE: Premiums are for general liability, property, auto, and workers’ compensation insurance, and employee/commissioner bonds.
OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE—INTEREST: Payments due for borrowing money for the Refunding Revenue Bond Series 2015 and the Series 2020 Revenue Bonds.
PERMIT TESTING & MONITORING: Laboratory fees related to wastewater sampling and monitoring services, other regulatory compliance fees, and laboratory supplies.
OPERATIONS SUPPLIES & SERVICES: Expenses include purchases for chemicals used in treatment, fuel, and biosolids hauling and disposal fees.
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE: Includes facility expenses to maintain vehicles, equipment, and energy generation systems, and for tools, supplies, and groundskeeping.
RETIREMENT COSTS: The costs of pension and OPEB retirement benefits.
SALARIES & BENEFITS: Compensation and health benefits paid to, and on behalf of, employees and retirees.
UTILITIES & TELEPHONE: Expenses include electricity, natural gas, solid waste disposal/recycling, water, telephone, and internet.
Excluded from
this chart are
expenditures for
capital and asset
management
projects which
have been
capitalized and
shown as capital
assets on the
Statement of Net
Position and in
the Capital Assets
section of this
report.
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GFOA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
The Government Finance Officers Association
of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
has given an award for
Outstanding Achievement in
Popular Annual Financial Reporting
to Central Marin Sanitation Agency for its
Popular Annual Financial Report for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular
Annual Financial Reporting is a prestigious national
award recognizing conformance with the
highest standards for preparation of state and
local government popular reports.
In order to receive an Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting
a government unit must publish a
Popular Annual Financial Report,
whose contents conform to standards of creativity,
presentation, understandability and reader appeal.
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@CENTRALMARINSA
CALIFORNIA WATER
ENVIRONMENT
ASSOCIATION
2020 STATE LEVEL
AWARD
Community Engagement & Outreach Program of the Year
Community Engagement &
Outreach Person of the Year
Mary Jo Ramey
2020 REDWOOD
EMPIRE SECTION
AWARDS
AGENCY
Community Engagement &
Outreach Program of the Year
INDIVIDUAL
Operator
of the Year
Sandi Batis
Electrical / Instrumentation
Person of the Year
Jon Farr
Community Engagement &
Outreach Person of the Year
Mary Jo Ramey
FIND THESE AGENCY
ANNUAL REPORTS
AT WWW.CMSA.US
FY21 Annual
Comprehensive
Financial Report
with Audited
Financial
Statements
FY21 Green Business
Annual Report
FY22-26
Strategic Plan
CMSA
COMMISSIONERS
Michael Boorstein, Chair Ross Valley Sanitary District
Eli Beckman, Vice Chair Sanitary District No. 2 Corte Madera
Dean DiGiovanni,
Secretary San Rafael Sanitation District
Doug Kelly Ross Valley Sanitary District
Maribeth Bushey
San Rafael Sanitation District
OUR VISION
Central Marin Sanitation
Agency will be an industry
leader by providing
innovative, efficient, and
sustainable wastewater
services, capturing and
utilizing renewable
resources, and delivering
renewable power.
OUR VALUES
Consistent and continuous
regulatory compliance to
protect San Francisco Bay.
Sound financial practices to
safeguard the Agency’s assets.
Effective asset management
through appropriate short-and
long-term planning and
sustainable practices.
A safe and healthy workplace
for its employees and
stakeholders.
Professional growth, teamwork,
and job satisfaction within a
diverse workforce.
Quality public outreach and
education to promote
environmental stewardship.
Partnerships which further
common water quality and
resource recovery interests.