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Ordinance No. 2000-04
Establishing Water Rates
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District, hereinafter referred
to as District, has adopted a budget for the year 2001; and
WHEREAS, that budget allocates resources to provide for the proper operation, maintenance,
repair, replacement and expansion of the District's water system; and
WHEREAS,,it has been determined that in order to cant' out the public trust in providing for the
needs of the community water system it is necessary and prudent to increase the financial
resources of the District water system; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2000 a public hearing was held to receive comments from the public
concerning the 2001 budget and planned water rate increase;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District as follows:
1. Effective with the effective date of this ordinance, all portions of prior
ordinances and/or resolutions that are inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they are
inconsistent.
2. Residential Water Rates - The Domestic Water Rates for single
family homes, individual condominium units and townhouse units
shall relate to the pressure zone in which said service is located. The
Domestic Flat Rate Base for all zones shall be the fixed monthly rate
of$35.93. The appropriate zonal pumping costs shall be added to
the base monthly rate yielding the appropriate flat zonal rates as
follows:
Zone Rate
Zone 1 37.54
Zone 2 38.94
Zone 3 39.60
Zone 4 40.35
Zone 5 40.72
Zone 6 41.06
Zone 7 42.68
Zone 8 43.64
Zone 9 44.04
Zone 10 46.28
Zone 11 48.41
3. Commercial Water Rates-The following Commercial Rates shall apply to all duplex and other
multiple dwelling units, trailer parks, and other commercial establishments:
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Size Service Gallons Per Water Rate
Month
Allowance
3/4" 6,000 31.45
1" 11,000 37.43
1 1/4" 17,000 44.85
? 1/2" 24,000 52.58
2" 43,000 72.39
3" 96,000 121.38
4" 171,000 174.09
Water used in any month above the allowance will be charged as follows:
Gallons Charge
0 to 16,000 gallons 1.46/1,000
16,000-56,000 gallons 1.18/1,000
56,000-96,000 gallons .92/1,000
96,000 and above .75/1,000
The following Zone Charge per 1,000 gallons shall be added for all water used:
Zone Charge
Zone 1 .192
Zone 2 .352
Zone 3 .440
Zone 4 .528
Zone 5 .571
Zone 6 .616
Zone 7 .812
Zone 8 .924
Zone 9 .969
Zone 10 1.235
Zone 11 1.495
Until meters are installed, the Commercial Flat Rate shall be based on the foregoing
allowance, and the Zone Charge shall be levied against the maximum number of gallons
in said allowance.
4. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078, then this
ordinance shall be effective as of the date it was adopted by the Board of Directors,
but the rate adjustments made by this ordinance shall become effective with the
billing cycle commencing in January 2001.
5. 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.
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 sixth day of December 2000 by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Aguera, Hemig, Sutton, Van Gundy and Maass.
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NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Jame . Maass, President, Board of Directors
ATTEST. .
Peter L. Holzmeister, dierk of the Board
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