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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 2022
Dear Customer,
As part of the annual budget adoption process completed in June 2021, the Otay Water District
(District) approved an overall sewer-rate increase of 4.9 percent for calendar year 2022. The new
sewer rates, fees, and charges will apply to service billed beginning January 1, 2022.
Depending on your billing cycle, the new rates and charges will apply to sewer service as
early as the beginning of December 2021. This letter serves as a 30-day notice of rate
increases.
On October 7, 2020, the District adopted a five-year schedule of sewer 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 (County) and the City of San Diego. This year, the increase is a direct result
of ongoing shared operation, maintenance, and capital improvement cost increases by the County,
and the District’s funding of a rate stabilization reserve to strengthen its ability to meet its debt
covenant requirements.
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 lower 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 of the prior three years. The three-year 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 three-year winter average is defined as the sum of prior three years annual winter average divided by three. The annual
winter average is defined as the units of water billed from January through April divided by four.
2. A 15.0 percent discount is an acknowledgement that not all water purchased goes to the sewer system.
3. Based on the size of the water meter.
his 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” $16.55 $17.37
1” $41.36 $43.41
1.5” $82.71 $86.80
2” $132.33 $138.88
3” $248.13 $260.41
4” $413.55 $434.02
6” $827.09 $868.03
8” $1,323.36 $1,388.87
10” $1,902.34 $1,996.50
Sewer Rate (per unit)
Current New
Sewer Rate $2.96 $3.11
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 3-Year 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.