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Agricultural and Construction
Water Rate Increase
Otay Water District
2554 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91978
www.otaywater.gov
Dedicated to Community Service
NOTICE OF INCREASED WATER RATES AND CHARGES EFFECTIVE
ON WATER USAGE BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2012
Dear Customer,
An overall rate increase of 7.7% was approved by the Otay Water District’s (the
“District”) Board of Directors as part of the annual budget adoption process completed in
May 2011. This action is necessary due to higher costs from wholesale water suppliers. The
rate increase herein noticed is a 100% pass-through to those suppliers. The new water
rates and charges will apply to water billed beginning February 1, 2012 and, depending on
your billing cycle, may apply to water usage as early as the beginning of January 2012.
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 from suppliers including the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (MWD), San Diego County Water Authority (CWA), and the City of San
Diego.
Water wholesalers are raising their rates to obtain new and more reliable supplies of
water. These include more reliable emergency supplies, agricultural to urban water trans-
fers, canal lining projects that conserve water in Imperial County and transfer that water to
end users in San Diego County, as well as new potential sources of water. In addition, rate
increases cover the higher cost of acquiring imported water from the Colorado River and
Northern California.
Water wholesalers are raising their rates by 9.97% in January 2012, but by cutting
internal costs, including reducing the number of full-time employees and efficiency pro-
grams such as automated meter reading and online billing services, the District is able to
absorb a significant amount of those costs and pass-through a smaller rate increase to its
customers.
On August 24, 2009 the District adopted a five-year schedule of rates in compliance with
applicable provisions of law. This increase is within the limits contemplated in that five-year
schedule of rates.
Customers interested in learning ways they can reduce their water usage to minimize
the effects of the higher cost of water can visit the District’s Conservation page at
www.otaywater.gov. Additionally, the Water Conservation Garden located in Rancho San
Diego offers various conservation exhibits and classes. To learn more about the Garden,
visit www.thegarden.org. For more information about the District, please go to
www.otaywater.gov or contact us via email at info@otaywater.gov.
Current New
Energy Charges3 $0.044 $0.045
Improvement District4 No. 3 $0.19 $0.20
Improvement District4 No. 10 $0.27 $0.27
La Presa4 $0.08 $0.08
1. This rate is a per unit charge. Customers using tem-
porary meters pay two times this rate. One unit of
consumption equals 748 gallons of water.
2. These Fixed Charges 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 proportionately for every
foot of elevation over 450 feet. This increase is nec-
essary due to increased power costs 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
Footnotes
Water Usage Fee1 - Landscape, Agricultural, and Construction Water (3/4" to 1" meter)
Consumption Blocks (units)1 Current New
0 - 49 $3.32 $3.53
50 - 132 $3.39 $3.60
133 or more $3.45 $3.66
Water Usage Fee1 - Landscape, Agricultural, and Construction Water (1 1/2" to 2" meter)
Consumption Blocks (units)1 Current New
0 - 144 $3.32 $3.53
145 - 355 $3.39 $3.60
356 or more $3.45 $3.66
Water Usage Fee1 - Landscape, Agricultural, and Construction Water (3"+ meter)
Consumption Blocks (units)1 Current New
0 - 1,044 $3.32 $3.53
1,045 - 8,067 $3.39 $3.60
8,068 or more $3.45 $3.66
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.
Other Charges
Current New
Meter Size System Fee2 MWD/CWA2 Total System Fee2 MWD/CWA2 Total
3/4" $14.58 $11.82 $26.40 $14.58 $14.01 $28.59
1" $18.52 $19.69 $38.21 $18.52 $23.33 $41.85
1 1/2" $28.37 $39.44 $67.81 $28.37 $46.74 $75.11
2" $40.18 $63.07 $103.25 $40.18 $74.74 $114.92
3" $71.68 $126.14 $197.82 $71.68 $149.48 $221.16
4" $107.13 $197.11 $304.24 $107.13 $233.58 $340.71
6" $205.59 $394.17 $599.76 $205.59 $467.09 $672.68
8" $323.73 $630.71 $954.44 $323.73 $747.39 $1,071.12
10" $461.57 $903.58 $1,368.15 $461.57 $1,070.74 $1,532.31