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City of Santa Ana Historic Potable Water Deliveries(') (Fiscal Year ending June 30) Total Water Fiscal Year Delivered 2020 33,231 2021 33,819 2022 32,880 2023 30,454 2024(2) 33,412 Percent of Ten Year Average Water Sale Revenue(3) 97% $41,046,190 99% 39,978,977 96% 40,563,188 89% 37,376,555 - 41,219,335 (1) In acre-feet. Includes potable water which is discarded. (2) Estimated, unaudited. (3) Excludes fixed meter charges. Source: City of Santa Ana. See Table 5 herein for a description of historical water deliveries. During Fiscal Year 2022-23, residential uses comprised approximately 68.2% of total consumption while commercial/industrial uses constituted approximately 20.1%. The City has factored this anticipated increase in sales in its revised rate schedules (discussed below). On April 5, 2022 the City adopted Ordinance No. NS-3016, which amended the City's water conservation standards, including increased conservation measures based on the level of water shortages. These measures involve limitations on time and duration of landscape irrigation, commercial and industrial water usage restrictions and other measures to reduce waste consistent with and in compliance of California Water Code Section 10632, the City's updated 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, and the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan. Water System Rates and Charges General. In accordance with California law, the City may, from time to time, fix, alter or change fixed monthly system access fees, commodity charges and other fees related to the Water System. Consequently, the City periodically reviews water rates. In accordance with California law, the City reviews such charges and fees to determine if they are sufficient to cover Maintenance and Operations Costs, capital improvement expenditures and debt service requirements. Such charges and fees are set by the City for the services provided by the Water System after a public hearing is held, generally at the time of adoption of the annual budget. Neither the City nor the Water System is subject to the jurisdiction of, or regulation by, the California Public Utilities Commission or any other regulatory body in connection with the establishment of charges and fees related to the Water System. See "RISK FACTORS — Proposition 218" for a discussion of the treatment of the City's rates and charges in light of Proposition 218. The City staff periodically determines the accuracy of the Water System rate structure after full consideration of expected operations, maintenance and capital costs. The following table discloses the current schedule of water rates and charges of the City effective as of July 1, 2020 through July 1, 2024. Any future changes to the rates and charges will require the City to conduct Proposition 218 proceedings to set rates and charges. In addition, the City is authorized to pass -through increases PQ