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City of Ames

Public Works

Public Works Office

Director:
John Joiner

515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Phone:
515-239-5160

Fax:
515-239-5404

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Public Works

Resource Recovery 

2006 Annual Report
CITY OF AMES, IOWA
       
RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM
ANNUAL BILLING
       
       
Participating Communities
For Calendar Year 2006
       
       
       
       
REVENUES:      
       
    Per Capita $723,429    
    Refuse sold for fuel               505,497    
    Sale of metals               175,913    
    Public fees                 37,630    
    Regular customers            2,397,573    
    Reimbursements and refunds                 21,584    
    Other governmental units                 14,492    
    Scrap tires                  2,705    
    I.S.U. participation               289,304    
    Yard Waste                       -      
    Interest Revenue                 82,210    
      $4,250,337
       
EXPENDITURES:      
       
    Operations $3,865,727    
    Debt Service               584,258    
       
      $4,449,985
       
       
    2006 Net Loss: $199,648

 
Year Per Capita Year
   
84                12.48 1984
85                 9.52 1985
86                11.32 1986
87                13.45 1987
88                14.24 1988
89                14.05 1989
90                14.85 1990
91                15.00 1991
92                15.00 1992
93                15.00 1993
94                12.00 1994
95                11.50 1995
96                10.50 1996
97                10.50 1997
98                10.50 1998
99                10.50 1999
00                10.50 2000
01                11.75 2001
02                11.75 2002
03                11.75 2003
04                10.50 2004
05                10.50 2005
06                10.50 2005
                           
                           
MATERIALS, REVENUES & EXPENSES
RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM
                           
                           
                           
            YEAR         AVAILABLE         TO PROCESS  (%)       FERROUS         (%)¹          RDF       (%)¹   (%)²                  REVENUES          EXPENSES REV/EXP
                           
1987   50,542 44,281 88% 1,217 3% 34,580 78% 68% 821,686   1,644,002 50%
1988   49,416 44,840 91% 1,346 3% 34,311 77% 69% 818,932   1,663,814 49%
1989   51,617 48,400 94% 1,358 3% 37,611 78% 73% 912,251