WATER AND
POWER
Public Hearing and Adoption
of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Utility
Rates
City Council
June 6, 2023
2 Proposition 218 Requires Customer
Notice To Increase Rates
•Applies to Water, Sewer, and
Refuse fees and charges
•Requires mailed notice 45
days prior to public hearing
•Increases cannot be
approved if a “majority
protest” exists
2 3
Proposed Utility Rate Increases
3 Utility Rate FY
2023-24
FY
2024-25
Sewer 4.0% 4.0%
Refuse 6.0% 6.0%
Water 9.0% 9.0%
Electric 8.5% 8.0%
4 Estimated Impact of Proposed Sewer
and Refuse Rate Increases
4 Monthly Sewer Charge Fiscal Year Current Proposed $ Change % Change Single Family Residential 2023-24 $26.17 $27.22 $1.05 4.0% 2024-25 $27.22 $28.31 $1.09 4.0%
Monthly Refuse Charge Fiscal Year Current Proposed $ Change % Change Residential –
64 Gallon Cart
2023-24 $34.84 $36.93 $2.09 6.0%
2024-25 $36.93 $39.15 $2.22 6.0%
5 Key Factors Driving Water and
Electric Rate Increases
•Under-collection
•Inflation
•Volatile natural gas and energy prices
•Aging infrastructure
•Regulatory requirements
•Climate change
6 Water and Electric Cost of Service
•Cost of service studies conducted every 5 years
•Purpose is to ensure:
•Rates are aligned with costs
•Each customer class pays its fair share
$X
current
12,000 gal.
$X
12,000 gal.
$44.17
FY 22-23
$44.65
FY 23-24
$X
current
12,000 gal.
$X
12,000 gal.
$X
current
12,000 gal.
$X
12,000 gal.
$X
current
12,000 gal.
$X
12,000 gal.
5,236 gallons/month 8,976 gallons/month 11,220 gallons/month 13,465 gallons/month Single-Family Residential Bill Impacts
$63.07
FY 22-23
$69.51
FY 23-24
$74.41
FY 22-23
$85.27
FY 23-24
$86.83
FY 22-23
$101.03
FY 23-24
~25% of customers use less ~50% of customers use less Average customer ~75% of customers use less +$0.48 +$6.44 +$10.86 +$14.20
7 HCF 12 HCF 15 HCF 18 HCF
Multi-Family Building Commercial Irrigation
Multi-Family, Commercial, Irrigation
$110.81
FY 22-23
$131.84
FY 23-24
$110.81
FY 22-23
$119.28
FY 23-24
$110.81
FY 22-23
$117.76
FY 23-24
Bill for ~15,000 gallons (20 HCF) Bill for ~15,000 gallons (20 HCF) Bill for ~15,000 gallons (20 HCF) +$6.95 +$8.47 +$21.03
Water Availability Charges
1”
2”
3”
4”
6”
$56.67 $63.19
$113.34 $158.77
$177.08 $268.26
$354.19 $563.70
$17.72 $17.71
Current Proposed
10 Residential Water Bill Comparison
Small home: 6,000 gallons with a ¾″ connection
11 Residential Water Bill Comparison
Medium home: 12,000 gallons with a 1″ connection
Current
FY 22-23
$72.00
FY 23-24
Estimated bill for 345 kwh Estimated bill for 520 kwh Estimated bill for 744 kwh Estimated Average Residential Bill Impacts
+$7.98
$64.02
Proposed
Current
FY 22-23
$114.10
FY 23-24
+$12.77
$101.33
Proposed
Current
FY 22-23
$165.40
FY 23-24
+$18.52
$146.88
Proposed
Average Apartment/Condo Average Across All Residential Average Single-Family Home 13 Average Residential Bill Comparison
520 kWh/month
14 Financial Assistance
For financial assistance, please
contact us Monday through Friday
between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm at
818-238-3700 or visit us online at
BurbankWaterAndPower.com/
financial-help
CONTACT
Myles Collins
Energy Services & Utility Rates Manager
[email protected]
(818) 238-3561 office