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Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority

Future municipal service agreements

Mid-Connecticut System Municipal Service Agreements
Summary and Comparison of Key Terms
Tier 1 short-term Tier 1 long-term Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
MSA Options	Tier 1 Short-Term MSA with recycling	Tier 1 Long-Term MSA with recycling	Tier 2 Contract MSA	Tier 3 Renewal MSA	Tier 4 MSA
MSA Options	Tier 1 Short-Term MSA without recycling	Tier 1 Long-Term MSA without recycling
Key Provisions	Click on the links above to download a sample of the MSAs. For a version particular to your municipality, please contact Katha Kerr at CRRA (860-757-7733).
Disposal Fee – 11/16/2012-6/30/2013	$62.50	$60.50	$64.50	$60.50	$62.50
*Target recycling rebate()**	$10/ton	$10/ton	N/A	$10/ton	$10/ton
Guaranteed availability of MSA option	Call for availability	Call for availability	10/1/2011 through 11/15/2012 (1)	Call for availability	Call for availability
Nominal term (2)	5 years (through 6/30/2017)	15 years (through 6/30/2027)	3 years (through 6/30/2015)	15 years (through 6/30/2027)	6 years (through 6/30/18), with 2 extensions of 2 years each
CRRA's commitment to take waste for disposal	Yes	Yes	Yes (3)	Yes	Yes (3)
Municipality's commitment of MSW and recyclables	All MSW generated within its borders (recyclables optional)	All MSW generated within its borders (recyclables optional)	All MSW under municipality's control(4) with a minimum tonnage commitment	All MSW and recyclables under municipality's control(4) with a minimum tonnage commitment	All MSW and recyclables under municipality's control(4) with a minimum tonnage commitment
Minimum tonnage commitment (put-or-pay)	No	No	Yes (5)	Yes (5)	Yes
Tonnage cap	No	No	Yes (6)	No (7)	Yes (6)
Price-triggered "opt-out" clause(8)	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
FY13 MSW "opt-out" level	$63.00	$61.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
FY13-17 Recycling Rebate "opt-out" level (if recyclables delivered)	$10.00	$10.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Consequence if tonnage commitment not met	Breach and, if not remedied within 6 months, termination	Breach and, if not remedied within 6 months, termination	Charge for each ton below commitment ($15/ton summer and $30/ton winter)	Charge for each ton below commitment ($15/ton summer and $30/ton winter)	Charge for each ton below commitment ($15/ton summer and $30/ton winter)
Surcharge for using a transfer station	No	No	Yes	No	No
Transfer station fuel surcharge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Most-favored-nation commitment for MSW	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Most-favored-nation commitment for recyclables	Yes (if recyclables delivered)	Yes (if recyclables delivered)	No	Yes	Yes
Eligibility for recycling rebate	Yes (*) (if recyclables delivered)	Yes (*) (if recyclables delivered)	No	Yes (*)	Yes (*)
Expiration date	Term (9)	2027	Term (9)	2027	Term (9)

Click here to see the towns from which CRRA has received signed MSAs.

(*) – Actual recycling rebate determined by CRRA Board of Directors annually, and may depend on commodity sales pricing.
(1) – Capacity permitting.
(2) – All MSAs will be structured so they expire on June 30, in alignment with the municipal fiscal year. First year will be from November 16, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
(3) – CRRA will charge a higher price for tons above the tonnage cap or reserved quantity.
(4) – "Under municipality's control" mean waste for which the municipality either directly or indirectly pays for the disposal.
(5) – On all waste under municipal control.
(6) – MSW will be accepted, but customer will be assessed a proportional share of any net increase in CRRA's costs (such as the cost of exporting waste to alternate disposal sites).
(7) – No tonnage cap for waste under control of the municipality and generated within the municipality's borders.
(8) – If actual disposal fee exceeds amount specified, municipality has the option of terminating the MSA and making other arrangements for the management of its waste.
(9) – If offered after "guaranteed availability" date, the term can run no later than 2027.

Other documents that may be of assistance to municipalities in evaluating their options are the following:

– MSA Summary Comparison (two-page PDF version of the above table)

– Mid-Connecticut Project Permitting, Disposal and Billing Procedures

– A preliminary listing of Designated Facilities for each municipality

– Preliminary tonnage amounts for scheduled deliveries (Tier 2 and Tier 3) and delivery caps (Tier 2) based on FY11 deliveries

– Tonnage data for FY06 through FY09 on the MSW shipped by each municipality to CRRA facilities including the amount under Municipal Control and the amount under Private Control

– CRRA Fact Sheet

– Mid-Connecticut Project Special Committee report on future disposal options

– Memorandum to the CRRA Board of Directors on the procurement process for operation and maintenance of the Mid-Connecticut trash-to-energy facility dated December 16, 2010

Click the links to download any of the above documents.