Rate changes
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Consumer Price Index annual rate increase: On June 11, the California Public Utilities Commission approved to increase the service rates by the annual consumer price index of 2.90%. The residential service fee increased from $112.16 to $115.41 per month. The metered water fee increased from $9.92 per CCF to $10.21 per CCF.
Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SDWSRF) surcharge decrease: On June 4, the California Public Utilities Commission approved to decrease the customer SDWSRF surcharges. The SDWSRF surcharges are remitted each month to the state’s fiscal agent to retire the low interest loan that funded the treatment plant improvements 2005. The loan will be fully repaid in 2028. The SDWSRF surcharge decreased from $24.07 to $22.95 per month.
These rates became effective on June 1 after the June invoices were sent. There is a one-time adjustment of $2.13 on the enclosed July invoice to account for the $3.25 June service rate increase and the -$1.12 June SDWSRF surcharge decrease. Going forward the new monthly residential fees will be $139.30. This is a 1.54% increase.