Finances
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Water Rates
The Water Authority's current wholesale rates per acre-foot are found in the table below.
RATES EFFECTIVE
JAN. 1, 2000
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MWD
RATE
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SDCWA SURCHARGE
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TOTAL
WHSL RATE
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| TREATED WATER |
$431
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$ 90
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$521
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| UNTREATED WATER |
349
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90
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439
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| INTERIM AGRIC: TREATED |
294
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80
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374
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| INTERIM AGRIC: UNTREATED |
236
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80
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316
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Infrastructure Access Charge (IAC)
The Authority Board determined a new source of fixed revenue was needed to provide better coverage of the Authority's projected fixed expenditures. The projected increase in the Authority's fixed costs coupled with potential institutional changes in the water industry made it prudent to revise the Authority's revenue structure to better match fixed expenses with fixed revenues. The revisions to the Authority's revenue structure include an Infrastructure Access Charge. On June 11, 1998, the Board adopted the Infrastructure Access Charge at $1 per household meter equivalent.
Capacity Charge (2001-2002)
The Authority imposes capacity charges that are collected on new water meter hookups. These charges are designed to collect revenue from new development to pay the capital costs associated with increases demand that new development places upon the distribution system. Capacity charge revenues are restricted to pay for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and are deposted in the Pay-As-You-Go Fund. For more information on the CIP, see our Engineering page.
On October 26, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Authority adopted Ordinance No. 2000-3. This ordinance fixes capacity charges on all meters purchased on or after January 1, 2001, within the boundaries of the Authority.
The member agency shall determine the size of the water meter to serve any property within its jurisdiction.
In the event an agency calculates the water demand by the Equivalent Dwelling Unit ("EDU") method, the Authority's Capacity Charge will be collected based on the size of meter actually installed to meet flow demand.
The capacity charge for a meter size of one (1) inch, or greater than one (1)
inch, shall be the basic charge of $2,004 multiplied by one of the following
factors:
Meter Size,
Inches
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Factor
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Capacity charge
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| < 1 |
1.0 |
$2,004
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| 1 |
1.6 |
$3,206
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| 1.5 |
3.0 |
$6,012
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| 2 |
5.2 |
$10,421
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| 3 |
9.6 |
$19,238
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| 4 |
16.4 |
$32,866
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| 6 |
30 |
$60,120
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| 8 |
52.0 |
$104,208
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| 10 |
78.0 |
$156,312
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| 12 |
132.0 |
$264,528
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(effective Jan. 1, 2001)
Water Standby Availability Charge
The Authority levies and collects an annual water standby availability charge, which is $10 per acre or parcel, whichever is greater. The charge is added to the Secured Tax Roll collected via the San Diego County's property tax collection process and remitted by the County to the Authority. The collections are restricted to pay for the Capital Improvement Program and are deposited into the Pay-As-You-Go Fund.
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