2011 WATER AND SEWER BASE RATES
WATER AND SEWER BASE RATES
Beginning on January 1, 2011, the District will charge base rates in the amount of $22 per month for water and $22 per month for sewer.
View revised rate structure letter sent to customers in December 2010.
Residential Customer |
2010 |
2011 |
Monthly Water Base Rate |
$22 |
$22 |
Monthly Sewer Base Rate |
$20 |
$22 |
Annual Fire Protection Fee |
$21 |
$0 |
Annual System Improvement Fee |
$9 |
$0 |
Annual Total, Base Rate and Fees |
$534 |
$528 |
TIERED STRUCTURE FOR USAGE
Along with the base rate, users are charged for the amount of water actually used on a monthly basis. As noted above, for a typical single family residence, the first 4000 gallons is provided at no additional charge and considered to be included in the base rate, However, for amounts above the 4,000 gallons, these amounts, to date, have been charged at $1.50 per 1,000 gallons. Effective January 1, 2011, consumption will be billed at the same rate, up to 10,000 gallons. For usage in excess of 10,000 gallons per month, customers will be billed at a rate of $3 per 1,000 gallons.
EQUIVALENCY RATIO (“EQR”)
In order to ensure consistent and uniform charges to customers, the District adopted a rate structure based on equivalency. Large users will be uniformly charged based on their equivalency to a single-family residence, which has an EQR of 1. This will apply to the base rate and the consumption allowances under the tiered rate structure in a proportional and consistent manner, as detailed on the table below:
Tap or Meter Size |
EQR
|
Sewer
|
Water |
Water |
Water |
Water |
¾" |
1 |
$22 |
$22 |
4,000 |
10,000 |
>10,000 |
1" |
2 |
$44 |
$44 |
8,000 |
20,000 |
>20,000 |
1 ½" |
5 |
$110 |
$110 |
20,000 |
50,000 |
>50,000 |
2" |
8 |
$176 |
$176 |
32,000 |
80,000 |
>80,000 |
3" |
16 |
$352 |
$352 |
64,000 |
160,000 |
>160,000 |
4" |
36 |
$792 |
$792 |
144,000 |
360,000 |
>360,000 |
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE CHARGES (“AOS”)
Effective January 1, 2011, the District is eliminating the system improvement and fire hydrant fees and, instead, the District will charge an AOS in the amount of $120 per year, per lot. The due dates of the AOS will be different from prior years as well. Instead of the total amount being due in January, the fees will be due semi-annually with the first payment being due on March 1, 2011 and the second payment being due on September 1, 2011.