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Ordinance No. 2020 – 02
Ordinance No. 2020 - 02
Setting of Water Rates for FY21-FY25
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WHEREAS, The District’s retained HDR Engineering to conduct a water rate study; and
WHEREAS, HDR Engineering completed the water rate study and recommended several options to
fairly allocate the cost of service to the District’s customers through increased rates; and
WHEREAS, public workshops were held on September 2, 2020 and October 7, 2020 to receive
comments from the public concerning a proposal to adopt such rate increases; and
WHEREAS, notices of the proposed retail water rates and public hearing were mailed to all rate
payers and property owners in October 2020; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on December 2, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the District received protests on the retail water rates from less than the majority of
parcels within the District; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED, by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District as follows:
Section 1. Effective with bills issued after January 1 of each year 2021 through 2025, the
following monthly water rates shall be effective.
Metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties,
individual condominium units and townhouse units equipped with a meter shall consist of
three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge.
Ordinance No. 2020 – 02
Metered Residential Water Rates Current FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Meter Charge
5/8" x 3/4" $69.66 $75.74 $82.55 $89.16 $96.29 $103.03
3/4" 69.66 75.74 82.55 89.16 96.29 103.03
1" 83.09 90.34 98.47 106.35 114.85 122.89
Metered Consumption ($/1,000 gal)
0 - 8,000 gal (block 1) $0.78 $0.99 $1.08 $1.16 $1.26 $1.34
8,000 + gal (block 2) 0.97 1.40 1.53 1.65 1.78 1.91
Pump Zone Charge ($/1,000 gal)
Zone 1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Zone 2 0.60 0.75 0.82 0.89 0.96 1.03
Zone 3 1.20 1.50 1.64 1.77 1.91 2.04
Zone 4 1.80 2.25 2.45 2.65 2.86 3.06
Zone 5 2.40 3.00 3.27 3.53 3.81 4.08
Zone 6 3.00 3.75 4.09 4.42 4.77 5.10
Zone 7 3.60 4.50 4.91 5.30 5.72 6.12
Un-metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family
properties, individual condominium units and townhouse units not equipped with a meter.
Un-metered Residential Current FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Zone 1 $79.05 $86.16 $93.92 $101.43 $109.55 $117.22
Zone 2 82.09 89.48 97.53 105.33 113.76 121.72
Zone 3 86.35 94.12 102.59 110.80 119.66 128.04
Zone 4 90.61 98.76 107.65 116.27 125.57 134.36
Zone 5 94.86 103.40 112.70 121.72 131.46 140.66
Zone 6 98.88 107.78 117.48 126.88 137.03 146.62
Zone 7 103.38 112.68 122.83 132.65 143.26 153.29
Commercial Water Rates – The commercial water rates for all other multiple dwelling units,
trailer parks, public use, dedicated irrigation and commercial establishments shall consist
of three components, a base charge, a commodity charge and a pump zone charge.
Metered Commercial Water Rates Current FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2025 FY 2026
Meter Charge
5/8" x 3/4" $69.66 $75.74 $82.55 $89.16 $96.29 $103.03
3/4" 69.66 75.74 82.55 89.16 96.29 103.03
1" 83.09 90.34 98.47 106.35 114.85 122.89
1 1/2" 116.80 126.99 138.42 149.49 161.45 172.75
2" 160.58 174.59 190.30 205.52 221.97 237.50
3" 268.81 292.26 318.56 344.05 371.57 397.58
4" 384.62 418.17 455.80 492.27 531.65 568.87
6" 576.93 627.25 683.71 738.40 797.48 853.30
8" 721.16 784.07 854.63 923.00 996.84 1,066.62
Commercial Consumption
$/1,000 gal $1.91 $1.37 $1.49 $1.61 $1.74 $1.86
Ordinance No. 2020 – 02
Section 2. Placement of a given customer account into a pump zone for billing purposes
shall be based upon that customer’s relationship to the 6170 Pressure Zone. The 6170
Pressure Zone is deemed to be Pump Zone 1 and all customers located within that pressure
zone and other areas where water can be supplied from 6170 Pressure Zone solely without
pumping shall also be considered part of Pump Zone 1.
For all other areas, a given customer shall be re-classified to the next highest pump zone for
each time the water must be pumped from the 6170 Pressure Zone to supply that customer.
Section 3. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078, then the
terms of this ordinance shall be effective thirty days after adoption by the board of directors of
the District.
Section 4. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be
published in a newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
Section 5. The provisions of other Ordinances shall remain in effect to the extent that they
do not conflict with this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a
regular meeting thereof duly called and held within said District on the 2nd of December 2020 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By____________________________________
Jeff Bender, President of the Board
ATTEST:
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Shanna D. Kuhlemier, CMC, District Clerk