Only one of the five utility divisions of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is performing well.

On Monday, Kelly Hawkins, BPU finance and customer accounts manager, presented a mid-year financial report on all five — district heating, electric, solid waste, waste water and water — during the board’s monthly meeting. Hawkins said the only division performing well at the halfway point of 2017 is the solid waste division. She said because of changes like charging for the disposal of extra garbage bags and large item collection, the additional revenue is pushing the division above projections.

Last year, the BPU reduced the number of garbage bags allowed per household from 15 to eight a week. They also added an additional charge of $3 per a bag over the allowed eight a week. Also, the BPU charges $20 for a special item pick up, up to three items a week. The BPU charges only $10 if the special item pick up is scheduled.

David Leathers, BPU general manager, said the solid waste division is a success story because rates have decreased during the last seven years for those that recycle at least once every four weeks. In 2009, the rate was $11.85 per household. In 2015, the rate is $10.50 per household if they recycle at least once every four weeks.

Leathers said the BPU staff is investigating the possibility of zero sort recycling in the future. However, he said it will not be implemented until at the earliest 2019. Also, he said that the service will most likely come with a rate increase.

Hawkins said they have concerns with two BPU utility divisions — district heat and water. She said the district heat division had a rate decrease of 4.8 percent in 2016. Leathers said two mild winters, along with the rate decrease, are the reasons why the division is not running as well as BPU officials would like.

As for the water division, Hawkins said there have been several rate increases during the last five years including 2017 when the rate increased by 2.5 percent. Leathers said even with the rate increases, the division’s cash position isn’t holding steady. He said the division, which stretches from Falconer to the Erie-2-BOCES Hewes Center in Ashville, requires a lot of capital maintenance.

Hawkins said both the electric and waste water divisions are performing OK.

Leathers said next month the preliminary 2018 budgets for some utility divisions will be presented to the board.