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2019 Water, Recycled Water, and Sewer Rate Study 5. Summary of Proposed Rates <br />5. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RATES <br />This Report used methodologies that are aligned with industry standard practices for rate setting as <br />promulgated by AWWA, WEF, and all applicable laws, including California's Proposition 218. The <br />proposed annual adjustments to the rates will allow the City to continue to provide reliable service to <br />customers while addressing critical infrastructure deficiencies. The modifications to the rate structure will <br />provide revenue stability, improve the defensibility of the water rates, and continue to equitably and <br />proportionately recover costs from the customers. The complete schedules of rates over the planning <br />period are summarized in Appendix E (Schedule 13 through Schedule 17) for the Water Enterprise and <br />Appendix F (Schedule 18 through Schedule 22) for the Sewer Enterprise. <br />It is important to note that, while in Year 1 rate revenues across all customer classes will increase on <br />average by 7.0% and 3.0% for water and sewer respectively, the proposed rate structure adjustments <br />(discussed further below) will result in single-family residential accounts with average water usage <br />experiencing an increase of $4.46 per month (or just under ten percent) in their water bill and a decrease <br />of $1.51 per month (or twenty one percent) in their sewer bill. Results will vary among different customers <br />due to the proposed rate structure adjustments. To be clear, some customers' bills will increase by more <br />than the average rate revenue adjustment for Year 1, while other customers' bills will increase by less. <br />Starting in Year 2 (FY 2020/21) and thereafter, all customers will experience the same uniform <br />percentage change to their bill. <br />City of Santa Ana Stantec 136 <br />