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Water Rates
The Water Authority's current wholesale rates per acre-foot are found in the table below.
Summary of Rates and Charges for Calendar Year 2007 and 2008
For a detailed breakdown of rates and charges, click hereand go to the Public Hearing Rates and Charges bookmark in the PDF document.
Water
Authority
Calendar
Year 2007
Calendar
Year 2008
Customer
Service Charge
$
14,200,000
$
15,200,000
Storage
Charge
17,700,000
22,200,000
Transportation
Rate ($/AF)
60
60
Infrastructure
Access Charge
1.56/ME3
1.70/ME
Melded
Untreated M&I Supply Rate ($/AF) 1
365
390
Melded
M&I Treatment Rate ($/AF)
147
164
Standby
Availability Charge per parcel or acre
(whichever is greater) 2
10
10
1 Includes MWD's Tier 1 Supply Rate, the cost of IID and canal water supplies (supply rate and wheeling charge) and other costs recovered on the supply rate. All SSOA water receives a credit of $70/AF on the melded M&I supply rate 2 Fiscal Year charge 3 ME means meter equivalent as defined in the resolution establishing the Infrastructure Access Charge.
MWD Rates and Charges
Calendar
Year 2007
Calendar
Year 2008
Untreated
Tier 2 Supply Rate ($/AF)
$
427
$
449
Replenishment
Water Rate Untreated ($/AF)
238
258
Interim
Agricultural Water Program Untreated ($/AF)
241
261
Interim
Agricultural Water Program Treated ($/AF)
364
394
Replenishment
Water Rate Treated ($/AF)
360
390
Capacity
Reservation Charge
8,812,800
8,812,800
Readiness-to-Serve
Charge 1
9,370,996
9,771,2062
Other Rates and Charges 3
IID Supply Rate ($/AF)
554
578
Canal Water Supply Rate ($/AF)
263
283
1
Fiscal Year Charge 2 Adjusted to reflect MWD's revised Water Authority RTS allocation. 3 Rates are components of the Melded M&I Supply Rate and includes MWD's wheeling rate.
Water Authority Rate Adjustment for IAWP Credits
Calendar Year
2007
2008
CWA Treated
$ 512
$
554
IAWP Treated
364
394
Differential
(M&I vs. IAWP)
$
148
$
160
CWA Untreated
$
365
$ 3990
IAWP Untreated
241
261
Differential (M&I vs. IAWP)
$ 124
$ 129
MWD Tier 1
331
351
MWD Treatment Surcharge
147
157
MWD Credit
for Treated IAWP Water ($/AF)
114
114
MWD Credit for Untreated IAWP Water ($/AF)
90
90
CWA Credit
for Treated IAWP Water ($/AF)
34
46
CWA Credit for Untreated IAWP Water ($/AF)
34
39
Water Authority Rate Adjustments for SSOA and
Replenishment Credits
Calendar
Year
2007
2008
SSOA Credit
for Untreated Water ($/AF)
$
70
$
70
Replenishment
Water Untreated Credit
CWA M&I Untreated
Rate ($/AF)
$
365
$
390
Replenishment Water
Rate ($/AF)
238
258
Differential
(M&I vs. Replenishment)
$
127
$
132
MWD Credit for Untreated Replenishment Rate ($/AF)
$ 93
$ 93
Summary of Monthly Fixed Rates for Calendar Year 2007
* FY2007 Readiness-to-Serve Charge
Capacity
Reservation Charge
Customer Service Charge
Emergency Storage Charge
Infrastructure Access Charge
Carlsbad
$
34,990
$
23,989
$
40,362
$
56,257
$
53,792
Del Mar, City of
3,525
1,820
2,649
3,862
3,895
Escondido, City of
55,929
36,598
54,258
64,113
52,416
Fallbrook, P.U.D.
8,160
22,618
32,782
25,403
18,282
Helix W.D.
74,237
31,815
66,618
97,122
100,040
Lakeside W.D. 1
3,579
6,077
9,089
13,151
12,461
Oceanside, City of
56,051
37,681
61,082
82,447
84,605
Olivenhain, M.W.D.
33,245
28,952
43,437
59,250
40,796
Otay W.D.
42,684
45,520
73,354
106,607
85,926
Padre Dam M.W.D.
11,440
19,168
30,739
41,782
39,637
Pendleton Military Reserve
350
95
143
209
-
Poway, City of
27,678
18,151
27,404
38,464
27,367
Rainbow M.W.D.
(12,558)
41,092
57,274
25,460
19,963
Ramona M.W.D.
(8,682)
12,221
21,131
19,676
16,561
Rincon Del Diablo M.W.D.
2,260
11,057
16,198
21,029
14,549
San Diego, City of
405,272
261,082
411,176
599,141
598,237
San Dieguito W.D.
6,099
6,609
10,590
15,439
22,851
Sante Fe I.D.
18,470
12,908
19,690
28,260
16,261
Sweetwater Authority
691
-
29,990
43,722
66,291
Vallecitos W.D.
17,999
22,821
35,957
45,247
37,460
Valley Center M.W.D.
(22,799)
66,363
87,619
27,585
23,308
Vista I.D.
26,388
21,810
43,297
60,917
53,875
Yuima M.W.D.
(7,110)
5,953
6,979
(143)
704
Contract Water South Coast W.D.
3,020
-
1,515
-
-
TOTAL
$
780,918
$
734,400
$
1,183,333
$
1,475,000
$
1,389,277
Summary of Monthly Fixed Rates For Calendar Year 2008
* FY2008 Readiness-to-Serve Charge
Capacity
Customer
Emergency
Storage
Infrastructure
Reservation
Service
Access
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Carlsbad
$
37,537
$
24,306
$
44,646
$
73,447
$
58,905
Del Mar, City of
3,443
1,811
2,878
4,922
4,289
Escondido, City of
56,659
35,735
55,496
76,877
57,831
Fallbrook, P.U.D.
8,968
24,253
37,127
33,749
20,004
Helix W.D.
74,533
30,459
67,675
115,723
109,128
Lakeside1
3,112
6,309
9,908
16,776
13,692
Oceanside, City of
55,626
38,626
67,115
107,321
89,534
Olivenhain, M.W.D.
36,226
30,669
49,078
78,603
46,510
Otay W.D.
47,016
49,644
84,850
144,708
95,778
Padre Dam M.W.D.
11,689
19,793
33,509
53,297
43,496
Pendleton Military Reserve
336
96
126
216
0
Poway, City of
28,232
18,136
30,563
50,002
28,509
Rainbow M.W.D.
(12,000)
43,307
63,489
33,720
21,927
Ramona M.W.D.
(7,569)
11,383
23,464
26,319
18,471
Rincon Del Diablo M.W.D.
2,369
11,279
17,928
27,833
16,040
San Diego, City of
418,731
244,834
437,103
746,653
655,590
San Dieguito W.D.
6,048
7,547
11,981
20,487
24,664
Sante Fe I.D.
20,213
14,915
22,179
37,347
17,165
Sweetwater Authority
3,129
0
19,574
33,471
71,346
Vallecitos W.D.
17,677
24,654
40,700
60,386
41,810
Valley Center M.W.D.
(21,814)
69,304
96,262
38,722
25,770
Vista I.D.
28,218
20,714
41,695
68,771
59,102
Yuima M.W.D.
(7,061)
6,628
7,683
647
802
Contract Water South Coast W.D.
2,951
-
1,638
-
-
TOTAL
$
814,269
$
734,400
$
1,266,667
$
1,849,997
$
1,520,363
NOTE: * Fiscal Year 2007 Readiness-to-Serve is from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 and Fiscal Year 2008 Readiness-to-Serve is from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
1 Monthly amounts shown in the table reflect monthly amounts
effective Jan. 1, which changed for Lakeside Water District and Padre Dam
Municipal Water District as a result of Lakeside WD separating from Padre Dam
MWD.
Capacity Charge - Effective Jan. 1, 2007
The System Capacity Charge is the cost for the conveyance and storage facilities necessary to operate the delivery system.
The Water Treatment Capacity Charge is the cost for the connection to the 100-mgd (million gallons per day) regional water treatment facility. The Water Treatment Capacity Charge is an additional charge of $166 for each new meter of a size less than one inch and a corresponding increase for larger meters. The Water Treatment Capacity Charge excludes customers from the City of Escondido, the member agency whose jurisdiction cannot be serviced by the 100-mgd regional water treatment facility.
Meter Size, Inches
Factor
System Capacity Charge
Water Treatment Capacity charge
< 1
1.0
$ 4,326
$ 166
1
1.6
$ 6,922
$ 266
1.5
3.0
$ 12,978
$ 498
2
5.2
$ 22,495
$ 863
3
9.6
$ 41,530
$ 1,594
4
16.4
$ 70,946
$ 2,722
6
30.0
$ 129,780
$4,980
8
52.0
$ 224,952
$ 8,632
10
78.0
$ 337,428
$12,948
12
132.0
$ 571,032
$ 21,912
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 Water Authority's System Capacity Charge and Water Treatment Capacity Charge will be collected based on the size of meter actually installed to meet flow demand.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION If you have questions that have not been answered by this fact sheet, please contact:
Finance Department
San Diego County Water Authority
4677 Overland Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 522-6686
Water Standby Availability Charge
The Water 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 County of San Diego's property tax collection process and is remitted by the County to the Water 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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