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Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91978
619-670-2222
otaywater.gov
Notice of Multi-Residential
Sewer Rate Increase
NOTICE OF SEWER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES EFFECTIVE
FOR SEWER SERVICE BILLED IN JANUARY 2020
Dear Customer,
As part of the annual budget adoption process completed in June 2019, the Otay Water District
(District) approved an overall rate increase of 8.9 percent for calendar year 2020. The new sewer
rates, fees, and charges will apply to service billed beginning January 1, 2020. Depending
on your billing cycle, the new rates and charges will apply to sewer service as early as the
beginning of December 2019. This letter serves as a 30-day notice of rate increases.
On October 3, 2018, the District adopted a five-year schedule of rates in compliance with
applicable provisions of law. This increase on sewer rates, fees, and charges is within the limits of
the approved five-year schedule of rates.
The District is a revenue-neutral public agency. Your sewer bill reflects only those charges
sufficient to support your sewer service. To continue providing sewer service, the District must
adjust its rates, fees, and charges for service, and pass-through costs from the District’s power,
treatment, and disposal providers to its customers that reflect the full cost of providing the service.
Power is provided by San Diego Gas and Electric. Treatment and disposal providers include the
County of San Diego and the City of San Diego (City). This year, the increase is a direct result of
higher treatment fees from the City, as well as, replacing the District’s aging sewer infrastructure.
The increase in the City’s fee is due to its plan to develop a Pure Water treatment facility to satisfy
state and federal law.
The District’s costs include inspection and preventative maintenance of the public sewer system
and replacement of aging sewer infrastructure. These actions protect the public’s investment in the
public sewer system, minimize maintenance costs, reduce the possibility of pipeline breaks,
blockages or spills, and keep sewer rates affordable.
The District works diligently to reduce internal costs and continues to be one of the lowest cost
sewer service providers in San Diego County. For more information about the District, please visit
otaywater.gov, email info@otaywater.gov, or call 619-670-2222.
Dedicated to Community Service
To estimate sewer use, the District averages metered water use for the winter months of January
through April. The “winter average” is the basis of the sewer charges for the following year. The winter
months are the best time to average water use because less water is used outdoors and most of the
water used flows to the sewer system. The District gives customers a 15 percent usage discount to
acknowledge that not all water purchased goes to the sewer system. The following is the sewer bill
formula for multi-residential customers:
1. The Winter Average is defined as the units of water billed from January through April of the previous year divided by
four.
2. A 15 percent usage discount is applied to all sewer customers to acknowledge that not all water purchased goes through the
sewer system.
3. Based on the size of the water meter.
This information reflects only rates, fees, and charges that are proposed to change. For a comprehensive listing of rates,
his information reflects only rates, fees, and charges that are proposed to change. For a comprehensive listing of rates,
System Charges (monthly)
Meter Size Current New
.75” $14.91 $16.38
1” $37.27 $40.94
1.5” $74.55 $81.88
2” $119.27 $131.00
3” $223.64 $245.64
4” $372.73 $409.40
6” $745.45 $818.79
8” $1,192.73 $1,310.08
10” $1,714.54 $1,883.23
Sewer Rate (per unit)
Current New
Sewer Rate $2.67 $2.93
Si requiere asistencia en español con referencia a esta notificación, favor de llamar al 619-670-2222.
Multi-Residential Sewer Service Bill Calculation
(Sewer Rate x Winter Average1 x 85%2) + System Charges3 = Total Monthly Bill
Rates and Charges
Footnotes
This information reflects only changes to rates. For a comprehensive listing, please see the
Otay Water District’s Code of Ordinances at otaywater.gov.