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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 2009 and 2010
For a detailed breakdown of rates and charges, click hereand go to the Water Authority Rates and Charges for FY 2009-2010 bookmark in the PDF document.
Water Authority
Calendar Year 2009
Calendar Year 2010
Customer Service Charge
$
16,000,000
$
18,000,000
Storage Charge
23,000,000
34,000,000
Transportation Rate ($/AF)
64
671
Infrastructure Access Charge
1.90/ME3
2.02/ME3
Melded Untreated M&I Supply Rate ($/AF)
463
5321
Melded M&I Treatment Rate ($/AF)
168
2151
Special Agricultural Water Rate (SAWR) Untreated ($/AF)
412
4841
Special Agricultural Water Rate (SAWR) Treated ($/AF)
580
6991
Standby Availability Charge per parcel or acre
(whichever is greater)2
10
10
1 Calendar Year 2010 rate effective September 1, 2009. 2 Fiscal Year charge. 3 ME means meter equivalent as defined in the resolution establishing the Infrastructure Access Charge.
MWD Rates and Charges
Calendar Year 2009
Interim Adopted1
Calendar Year 2010
Untreated Tier 2 Supply Rate ($/AF)2
$
528
$
564
$
594
Replenishment Water Rate Untreated ($/AF)
294
366
366
Replenishment Water Rate Treated ($/AF)
436
558
558
Interim Agricultural Water Program Untreated ($/AF)
322
394
416
Interim Agricultural Water Program Treated ($/AF
465
587
615
Capacity Charge
8,812,800
n/a
9,331,200
Readiness-to-Serve Charge 3
10,865,652
n/a
14,770,822
1 Effective September 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. 2 Agencies exceeding their Tier 1 allocation pay the MWD bundled Tier 2 Supply Rate (System Access Rate, System Power Rate, and Water Stewardship Rate) instead of the M&I Melded Supply Rate. 3 Fiscal Year charge.
Water Authority Rate Adjustment for IAWP Credits
Calendar Year
2009
Interim 2010*
2010
CWA Treated
$ 631
$ 747
$ 747
IAWP Treated
465
587
615
Differential (M&I vs. IAWP)
$ 166
$ 160
$ 132
CWA Untreated
$ 463
$ 532
$ 532
IAWP Untreated
322
394
416
Differential (M&I vs. IAWP)
$ 141
$ 138
$ 116
MWD Tier 1
412
484
484
MWD Treatment Surcharge
167
217
217
MWD Credit for Treated IAWP Water ($/AF)
114
114
86
MWD Credit for Untreated IAWP Water ($/AF)
90
90
68
CWD Credit for Treated IAWP Water ($/AF)
52
46
46
CWD Credit for Untreated IAWP Water ($/AF)
51
48
48
*Interim Calendar Year 2010 rate effective September 1, 2009.
Summary of Monthly Fixed Rates For Calendar Year 2009
* FY2009 Readiness-to-Serve Charge
Customer
Emergency
Storage
Infrastructure
Capacity
Service
Access
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Carlsbad
$
41,577
$
25,013
$
47,114
$
76,174
$
66,219
Del Mar, City of
3,537
1,753
3,042
5,116
4,786
Escondido, City of
60,972
36,823
55,730
76,343
65,404
Fallbrook, P.U.D.
10,432
25,782
40,239
33,219
22,513
Helix W.D.
75,273
28,170
75,910
127,647
122,180
Lakeside W.D.
3,870
5,893
10,154
16,413
15,126
Oceanside, City of
58,867
39,496
71,341
111,941
105,203
Olivenhain, M.W.D.
41,509
31,761
52,699
83,805
52,602
Otay W.D.
55,424
50,868
90,061
151,088
108,790
Padre Dam M.W.D.
13,531
20,362
34,609
54,133
48,935
Pendleton Military Reserve
327
99
134
225
0
Poway, City of
30,462
18,326
32,636
52,479
33,493
Rainbow M.W.D.
-9,331
43,591
65,989
37,975
24,924
Ramona M.W.D.
-6,196
12,219
25,545
26,337
20,288
Rincon Del Diablo M.W.D.
3,321
11,345
18,331
28,186
18,039
San Diego, City of
457,721
233,088
458,581
769,537
734,673
San Dieguito W.D.
7,033
7,500
12,642
21,259
28,188
Sante Fe I.D.
22,588
15,495
23,545
38,944
19,775
Sweetwater Authority
3,017
0
22,919
38,540
80,142
Vallecitos W.D.
23,169
25,646
44,196
65,128
47,796
Valley Center M.W.D.
-19,753
70,699
98,943
37,477
28,891
Vista I.D.
32,068
23,160
39,825
64,802
66,435
Yuima M.W.D.
-6,986
7,311
7,488
-101
899
Contract Water South Coast W.D.
2,973
-
1,660
-
-
TOTAL
$
905,405
$
734,400
$
1,333,333
$
1,916,667
$
1,715,301
NOTE: * Fiscal Year 2009 Readiness-to-Serve is from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
1 Monthly amounts shown in the table reflect monthly amounts effective Jan. 1, which changed for Lakeside W.D. and Padre Dam M.W.D. as a result of Lakeside W.D. separating from Padre Dam M.W.D.
Summary of Monthly Fixed Rates For Calendar Year 2010
* FY2010 Readiness-to-Serve Charge
Customer
Emergency
Storage
Infrastructure
Capacity
Service
Access
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Carlsbad
$
54,538
$
27,267
$
52,047
$
110,232
$
70,728
Del Mar, City of
4,172
1,817
3,218
7,079
5,103
Escondido, City of
76,318
36,189
63,310
115,276
69,813
Fallbrook, P.U.D.
16,617
25,543
45,173
51,500
23,949
Helix W.D.
98,727
32,025
91,238
200,715
130,023
Lakeside W.D.**
6,6681
5,6282
11,0313
23,7394
16,061
Oceanside, City of
75,758
42,786
78,740
160,400
111,942
Olivenhain, M.W.D.
56,746
34,262
59,819
125,545
56,235
Otay W.D.
79,352
55,446
97,990
215,058
115,348
Padre Dam M.W.D.
22,287
22,917
38,726
79,340
52,369
Pendleton Military Reserve
370
112
165
362
-
Poway, City of
39,397
19,973
37,121
78,115
36,033
Rainbow M.W.D.
(4,719)
43,845
73,348
52,938
26,371
Ramona M.W.D.
(646)
13,631
30,407
46,163
21,483
Rincon Del Diablo M.W.D.
8,028
11,926
20,253
40,954
19,253
San Diego, City of
587,518
251,227
521,589
1,144,580
783,762
San Dieguito W.D.
9,697
8,074
13,299
29,257
29,940
Sante Fe I.D.
28,621
17,307
25,921
55,958
20,955
Sweetwater Authority
10,048
-
23,991
52,778
86,201
Vallecitos W.D.
34,356
28,318
50,025
97,401
51,706
Valley Center M.W.D.
(14,134)
70,264
108,770
53,742
30,706
Vista I.D.
44,903
21,692
43,372
92,213
70,544
Yuima M.W.D.
(7,141)
7,351
8,583
(11)
935
Contract Water South Coast W.D.
3,422
-
1,864
-
-
TOTAL
$
1,230,903
$
777,600
$
1,500,000
$
2,833,334
$
1,829,460
NOTE: * Fiscal Year 2010 Readiness-to-Serve Charge is from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
** Lakeside W.D.'s deliveries after January 2008 are being metered separately from Padre Dam M.W.D.'s deliveries.
1 Lakeside W.D. is allocated 23.83% of Padre Dam M.W.D.'s deliveries prior to January 2008.
2 Lakeside W.D.'s proportional share of annual peak week deliveries is based on actual meter delivery records provided by Padre Dam M.W.D.
3 Lakeside W.D. is allocated 22.82% of Padre Dam M.W.D.'s deliveries prior to January 2008.
4 Lakeside W.D. is allocated 23.94% of Padre Dam M.W.D.'s deliveries prior to January 2008.
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 cities of Escondido, Poway, and Del Mar, the member agencies 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) 522-6684
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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