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Ordinance No. 2014 - 01
SETTING THE WATER MONTHLY RETAIL RATES
WHEREAS The District's retained HDR to conduct a water rate study; and
WHEREAS HDR 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 a public workshop was held in November 6, 2013 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 November 2013; and
WHEREAS a public hearing was held on January 15, 2014; and
WHEREAS the District received less than the majority of District property owners' protest on the
proposed retail water rates; 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 on or after March 15, 2014, 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.
The base charge shall be:
Meter Size
5/8" x 3/4"
3/4"
1"
The commodity charge shall be:
Monthly Usage
0 to 8,000 gallons
Over 8,000 gallons
The pump zone charge shall be:
Pump Zone
Pump Zone 1
Pump Zone 2
Pump Zone 3
Pump Zone 4
Pump Zone 5
Pump Zone 6
Pump Zone 7
Monthly Base Charge
$55.59
$55.59
$66.31
Commodity Charge
$0.62 / 1,000 gallons
$0.77 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone Charge
$0.00 / 1,000 gallons
$0.30 / 1,000 gallons
$0.60 / 1,000 gallons
$0.90 / 1,000 gallons
$1.20 / 1,000 gallons
$1.50 / 1,000 gallons
$1.80 / 1,000 gallons
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Un-metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties,
individual condominium units and townhouse units not equipped with a meter shall be:
Pump Zone
Monthly Charge
Pump Zone 1
$62.09
Pump Zone 2
$65.09
Pump Zone 3
$68.09
Pump Zone 4
$71.09
Pump Zone 5
$74.09
Pump Zone 6
$77.09
Pump Zone 7
$80.09
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.
The base charge shall be:
Meter
Monthly Base
Size
Charge
5/8" x 3/4"
$55.59
3/4"
$55.59
1"
$66.31
1.5"
$93.21
2"
$128.13
3"
$214.50
4"
$306.92
6"
$460.37
8"
$575.47
The commodity charge shall be $1.52/1,000 gallons
The pump zone charge shall be
Pump Zone
Pump Zone
Charge
Pump Zone 1
$0.00 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 2
$0.30 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 3
$0.60 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 4
$0.90 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 5
$1.20 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 6
$1.50 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 7
$1.80 / 1,000 gallons
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Section 2. Effective with bills issued on or after January 15, 2015 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.
The base charge shall be:
Meter Size Monthly Base Charge
5/8" x 3/4" $57.28
3/4" $57.28
ill $68.32
The commodity charge shall be:
Monthly Usage Commodity Charge
0 to 8,000 gallons $0.64 / 1,000 gallons
Over 8,000 gallons $0.80 / 1,000 gallons
The pump zone charge shall be:
Pump Zone
Pump Zone Charge
Pump Zone 1
$0.00 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 2
$0.35 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 3
$0.70 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 4
1.05 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 5
$1.40 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 6
$1.75 / 1,000 gallons
Pump Zone 7
$2.10 / 1,000 gallons
Un-metered Residential Water Rates - The domestic water rates for single family properties,
individual condominium units and townhouse units not equipped with a meter shall be:
Pump Zone
Monthly Charge
Pump Zone 1
$64.00
Pump Zone 2
$67.50
Pump Zone 3
$71.00
Pump Zone 4
$74.50
Pump Zone 5
$78.00
Pump Zone 6
$81.30
Pump Zone 7
$85.00
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Commercial Water Rates — The commercial water rates for all other multipl
The base charge shall be:
The commodity charge shall be $1.57/1,000 gallons
The pump zone charge shall be
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Section 3. 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 4. It is the District's goal that all customers are equipped with a water meter and billed
volumetrically based upon their usage. It is the District's intent to have water meters installed on all
customers' water services. However, circumstances may exist whereby a customer refuses to
undertake the necessary actions or improvements to allow that customer to be billed on a volumetric
basis.
In those cases, the customer shall be subject to a "non -conforming bulk rate" and shall be charged a
monthly bill for service based on the base charge, commodity charge and pump zone charge
corresponding to that customer's location and class (residential or commercial). For determining the
commodity charge and pump zone charge the customer shall be charged a volume equal to the 90th
percentile of usage for all customers with the same customer class and meter size. This
determination of the 90t" percentile shall occur annually in January and shall be based upon the
metered usage data for the prior calendar year.
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Section 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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
meeting duly called and held within the District on the 15t" day of January, 2014 by the following roll
call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
XXXX, President of the Board
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board
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