Base Data of Universal Utilitites

Section 1. Contact Information

1.1 Contact Name:
Weerawat, , Tachasunatarowart
1.2 Title:
Project & business Development Manager
1.3 Mailing Address:
9/9 Vibhavadee Rangsit Road, Laksi, Bangkok, Thailand 10210
1.4 Telephone:
02-9409041, 02-9409042
1.5 Fax:
02-9409043
1.6 Email Address:
weerawat@uu.co.th

Section 2. Water Supply Utility General Information

2.1 Utility Full Name:
Universal Utilitites
2.2 Utility short name or acronym:
UU
2.3 Country:
Thailand
2.4 Region / State / Province:
Bangkok
2.5 Principal city / town:
Sattaheep, Chonburi Province
2.6 Type of services provided by the utility
  • piped water supply services
2.7 Type of water utility: Privately owned company operating under commercial law
2.8 Extent of private sector involvement in your utility:
  • lease contract(s)

Section 3: Service Area

3.1 Size of Utility’s area of Responsibility:
160.00 km2
3.2 Size of Utility’s present service area:
160.00 km2
3.3 Population of Utility’s area of responsibility:
100,000 persons
3.4 Population of Utility’s present service area:
100,000 persons
3.5 Population served by the Utility with piped water supply:
26,000 persons
3.6 Number of towns served with piped water:
4

Section 4. Infrastructure Description

4.1 Source(s) of raw water
 
  • bulk water from another utility / company
4.2 Main methods of treatment used
  • disinfection
  • filtration
  • floculation and sedimentation
4.3 Capacity of production systems:
12,000 m3/day
4.4 Length of water distribution network:
149 km
4.5 Capacity of storage in network:
3,000 m3
4.6 Piped water supply connections:
Domestic (Households)
6,499
Non Domestic (industrial, commercial, institutional, other)
781
TOTAL
7,280
4.7 Number of connections with operating water meters:
7,280
4.8 Typical length of service pipe from main to water meter:
10.00 m

Section 5. Water Consumption & Production

5.1 Volume of water produced by the Utility:
0.01 million m3 / year
5.2 Volume of water bought in bulk from other utility / company:
3.63 million m3 / year
5.3 Volume of water metered:
2.88 million m3 / year
5.4 Estimated un-metered consumption:
16.00% of metered consumption
5.5 Estimated un-metered consumption due to meter inaccuracy:
1.00% of metered consumption
5.6 Volume of water billed / sold:
Domestic (Households)
1.90 million m3 / year
Non Domestic (industrial, commercial, institutional, other)
0.01 million m3 / year
Bulk water sales
0.97 million m3 / year
TOTAL
2.88 million m3 / year

Section 6. Water Supply System Performance

6.1 Number of customers who received intermittent supply:

6.2 Typical duration of supply:
24.0 hours / day
6.3 Typical mains water pressure in your pipe network:
10.00 metres
6.4 Number of water pipe breaks in the distribution network:
343 # / year
6.5 Required no. of tests of treated water for residual chlorine:
365 # / year
6.6 No.of tests of treated water for residual chlorine carried out:
365 # / year
6.7 No.of tests of treated water for residual chlorine passed:
365 # / year

Section 7. Staff

7.1 Who does the work in your company:
  • permanent staff – with contract
7.2 Number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff in the company:
Corporate Services (Management, Admin, Finance, Technical, etc.)
5
Water Supply (O&M, Customer Services, Support Services, etc)
11
Other non water supply (e.g. wastewater, drainage, environment)
4
TOTAL
20
7.3 No. of staff that participated in at least one training event during the year:
20 staff
7.4 Total no. of training days (? (participants x training event duration)) in the year:
80 days
7.5 Proportion of total operating budget used for HRD:

Section 8. Customers

8.1 No. of new customers connected to water supply system during the year:
740 # / year
8.2 Number of customer complaints recorded during the year:
8.3 Means by which customer can make a recorded complaint
  • in person
  • by telephone
  • by email
  • by letter
8.4 How does the Utility find out the views of its customers
  • from customer interactions (letters, telephone calls, enquiry counter, etc.)
  • by responding to customer complaints
8.5 Typically what is the connection charge for new customers:
  local currency US$
Domestic (Households) 2,900.00 74.77
Non Domestic (industrial, commercial, institutional, other) 4,100.00 105.71
8.6 Typically what is the water supply fixed charge / month:
  local currency US$
Domestic (Households) 30.00 0.77
Non Domestic (industrial, commercial, institutional, other) 50.00 1.29
Bulk water sales 50.00 1.29
8.7 Typically what is the water tariff for metered consumption:
Tariff Block
Domestic
Non Domestic
Bulk water sales
From
To
Cost/m3
From
To
Cost/m3
From
To
Cost/m3
(m3/month)
(m3/month)
THB
US$
(m3/month)
(m3/month)
THB
US$
(m3/month)
(m3/month)
THB
US$
1
zero <=10 7.75 0.20 zero <=10 9.5 0.24 zero <=
2
>10 <=20 8.5 0.22 >10 <=20 12.375 0.32 > <=
3
>20 <=30 10.75 0.28 >20 <=30 14.5 0.37 > <=
4
>30   15 0.39 >30   18 0.46 >  
8.8 Monthly water bill for a household consuming 6 m3 of water / month:
THB
US$
46.5 1.20

Section 9. Finance

9.1 Water supply revenue of the company:
 
THB
US$
Water sales (consumption related & fixed charges)
Other water related revenue (e.g. materials sales, construction, etc.)
Subsidies and grants from Government & other sources
TOTAL
9.2 Year end Accounts Receivable:
THB
US$
9.3 Operating (recurrent) expenses of the company:
 
THB
US$
Water Supply Operating Expenses
Other services (e.g. drainage, wastewater)
Company Overhead (Corporate Expenses)
TOTAL
9.4 Water supply operating expenses of the company:
 
THB
US$
Labour Costs
Electricity
Chemicals & other Materials
Contracted out services
Other
TOTAL

Section 10. Capital Investment

10.1 Principal source of funds for investment in the last 5 years:
  • private sector investment / equity
10.2 Gross fixed asset value including works in progress:
 
THB
US$
Water Supply Assets
Other services (e.g. drainage, wastewater)
Corporate Assets
TOTAL
10.3 Total debt servicing cost per year:
THB
US$

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