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Water Rate Increase
NOTICE OF INCREASED WATER RATES AND CHARGES EFFECTIVE ON
WATER USAGE BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2011
Dear Customer,
An overall rate increase of 10.9% was approved by the Otay Water District’s (the “District”)
Board of Directors as part of the annual budget adoption process completed in May, 2010. The new
water rates and charges will apply to water billed beginning February 1, 2011 and depending on
your billing cycle may apply to water usage as early as the beginning of January, 2011. This letter
serves as a 30-day notice of rate increases.
The District is a revenue neutral public agency. To continue providing reliable, high-quality
water services, the District must implement rate increases and must pass-through to its customers
higher costs imposed by water wholesalers, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
(MWD), San Diego County Water Authority (CWA), and the City of San Diego.
On August 24, 2009, the District adopted a five-year schedule of rates in compliance with
applicable provisions of law. The rate increases herein noticed reflect a District rate increase of
3.8% and pass-through increase of 7.1%. Both increases are within the limits contemplated in the
five-year schedule of rates.
Water wholesalers are raising their water rates to obtain new and more reliable supplies of
water. Potential supplies include seawater desalination, more reliable emergency resources, canal
lining projects, and agricultural to urban water transfers. In addition, rate increases cover the cost of
acquiring imported water from the Colorado River and Northern California.
For its part, the District has worked diligently to reduce internal costs, including reducing the
number of full-time employees and corresponding salaries and benefits, and instituted efficiency
programs, such as automated meter reading and online bill pay services, to minimize the impact of
higher water costs from wholesalers.
Customers who are interested in learning ways in which they can reduce their water usage to
minimize the effects of this increase can visit the District’s Conservation page at
www.otaywater.gov. Additionally, the Water Conservation Garden located in Rancho San Diego is
free to the public and offers various conservation exhibits and classes. For more information about
the Garden, visit www.thegarden.org.
For more information, please visit www.otaywater.gov or contact us via email at
info@otaywater.gov.
Dedicated to Community Service
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91978
619-670-2777
www.otaywater.gov
1. Consumption is the water usage divided by
the number of dwellings served. This charge is a per unit charge based on water consump-tion. A unit of consumption is equal to 748
gallons of water.
2. These fees are based on the meter size. The MWD/CWA fee is increasing to reflect the full
pass-through of this cost by the District’s water suppliers.
3. The Energy Charge represents the cost of
energy required to pump each unit of water 100 feet in elevation. This is charged propor-tionally for every foot of elevation over 450
feet. This increase is necessary due to increased power cost to the District.
4. This charge is a per unit charge and your bill
will vary based on water consumption.
Consumption Blocks by Unit and System Fees by Meter Size
Other Charges
Current New
Energy Charges3 $0.038 $.044
Improvement District4 No. 3 $0.18 $.019
Improvement District4 No. 10 $0.26 $0.27
La Presa4 $0.07 $0.08
Footnotes
Current New
Meter Size System
Fee2 MWD/CWA2 Total System
Fee2 MWD/CWA2 Total
3/4" $14.58 $9.77 $24.35 $14.58 $11.82 $26.40
1" $18.52 $16.28 $34.80 $18.52 $19.69 $38.21
1 1/2" $28.37 $32.61 $60.98 $28.37 $39.44 $67.81
2" $40.18 $52.15 $92.33 $40.18 $63.07 $103.25
3" $71.68 $104.30 $175.98 $71.68 $126.14 $197.82
4" $107.13 $162.98 $270.11 $107.13 $197.11 $304.24
6" $205.59 $325.92 $531.51 $205.59 $394.17 $599.76
8" $323.73 $521.51 $845.24 $323.73 $630.71 $954.44
10" $461.57 $749.61 $1,211.18 $461.57 $903.58 $1,368.15
Master Metered
Consumption Blocks (units)1 Current New
0 - 4 $2.08 $2.29
5 - 9 $2.70 $2.97
10 or more $4.15 $4.57
This information reflects only changes to rates. For a comprehensive listing of rates, please see
the Otay Water District’s Code of Ordinance at www.otaywater.gov.