Mifflin County Municipal Authority

Mifflin County Municipal Authority (MCMA) serves residents in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania by providing potable drinking water, through a complex maze of over 300 miles of transmission and distribution mains; controlled in 17 different pressure zones by pressure-reducing valves, pumps, and elevated water storage tanks.

MCMA provides fire protection through over 600 hydrants. MCMA serves over 30,000 residents in the county and maintains over 11,000 billable accounts.

MCMA is continuously striving to provide quality water service and expand the water service area. A long-range capital improvement plan is updated annually. These capital improvements, along with the day-to-day operations, system maintenance, regulatory compliance, and emergency maintenance, are the cornerstone of the MCMA mission.

Mifflin County Municipal Authority (MCMA) Rate Restructuring Project

The current MCMA rate structure has been in place since the 1960’s. While this rate structure has served to fund the Authority’s annual budget and water system capital improvements over the years, a study to update the rate structure to current water industry standards was approved by the MCMA Board of Directors in August of 2023. The new rate structure will be implemented January 1, 2025. Rate Resolution 02-2024

Working closely with Keystone Alliance Consulting, rate advisors that specialize in financial services for water and wastewater systems, the MCMA Staff and Budget Committee began the in-depth evaluation of Authority data. 

GOALS – The rates must:

· Support the Operating Budget of the Authority

· Support Capital Improvements to the water system 

· Be equitable across all metered customer categories (Municipality       Authorities Act)

· Be simplified – water allowances will be transitioned to 0 for all meter sizes “Pay for what you use”

Historical and projected data evaluated:

· Customer base and consumption

· Variable and fixed expenses

· Water system capital improvements

· Customer growth 

A 5-year plan was established that meets all the project goals.

Typically, the rate increase is expressed by a percentage increase to each factor of your bill. The five-year rate transition increase will be expressed in an overall billing rate increase by month. 

The rates are calculated with a base charge and “Pay for what you use” consumption. Click to view the 5/8" residential comparison of rates 2024 to 2025. 

MCMA has restructured the rates to meet all the goals and maintained a monthly change to the average residential water bill of $1.75 per month or LESS. 

Please contact the office at 717-248-0165 with any questions or to have your consumption calculated with the new rate structure.