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Ordinance No. 2022 - 01
Amending Water Utility Connection Fees and
Water Meter Box Upgrade Fees
WHEREAS the District’s current Connection Fee schedule was established on
October 3, 2012; and
WHEREAS the District’s current Water Meter Box Upgrade Fee schedule was
established on May 21, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the District has been experiencing increased costs for labor, fuel,
materials and other items since that time; and
WHEREAS on April 6, 2022, a public hearing was held to receive public comments
on the proposed Water Connection Fee and Water Meter Box Upgrade Fee
increases;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Directors of the Truckee
Donner Public Utility District does hereby enact the following:
1. Connection fees are charged to reimburse the District for the actual
administrative, material and labor costs of connecting to the water system
(excluding the service lateral).
2. Connection fees shall be charged according to the following schedule:
METER SIZE
(inches)
CONNECTION
FEE
5/8 x 3/4
3/4
1
1-½
2
3
4
6
$1,800
$1,860
$2,000
Actual cost
Actual cost
Actual cost
Actual cost
Actual cost
3. Water Meter Box Upgrade Fees are charged to reimburse the District for the
actual material and labor costs of upgrading a water meter box to accommodate
residential fire sprinkler flow requirements.
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4. Water Meter Box Upgrade Fees shall be charged according to the following
schedule:
Water Meter Box Upgrade Fee for box not previously upgraded $880
Water Meter Box Upgrade Fee for box previously upgraded $220
5. Commencing on January 1, 2023, Connection Fees and Water Meter Box
Upgrade Fees shall be adjusted annually at the beginning of each fiscal year to
reflect the impact of inflation. Such adjustments shall be based upon the
December value of the Engineering News-Record 20-City Construction Cost
Index (ENRCCI). The ENRCCI value for December 2021 shall be used as the
baseline for the Connection Fees and Meter Box Upgrade Fees that are
identified herein. The change in ENRCCI from December 2021 to December
2022 shall be used to calculate the fees that become effective January 1, 2023.
Successive years shall utilize a similar calculation.
6. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078, then this
ordinance shall be effective on May 7, 2022, after adoption by the Board of
Directors of the District.
7. 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 within the District.
8. 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 at a meeting duly called and held
within the District on the sixth day of April, 2022 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By____________________________________
Christa Finn, President
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
Shanna D. Kuhlemier, CMC, District Clerk