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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR RECYCLED
WATER SERVICE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025,
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 2024-206, AND
CONTINUING IN EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF
RESOLUTION NO. 68377 RELATED TO THE
CALCULATION OF RECYCLED WATER QUANTITY
CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City of San José operates the San José Municipal Water System (“SJMWS”), a retail water service provider serving customers in the North San José, Alviso, Evergreen, Edenvale and Coyote Valley areas; and
WHEREAS, SJMWS also provides recycled water service with water purchased from the South Bay Water Recycling Program; and
WHEREAS, the current rates and charges for recycled water service in areas served by the SJMWS were adopted by this Council on June 4, 2024, in Resolution No. RES2024- 206 and continued to index recycled water quantity charges to the increases in the wholesale price of recycled water; and
WHEREAS, in April 2025, notices were mailed to inform all SJMWS recycled water customers that Council would hold a public hearing on June 3, 2025, to consider changes in recycled water rates and charges effective July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the April 2025 notices contained the maximum meter charges and recycled water quantity charges that would be proposed for the City Council’s consideration and approval and provided information concerning how SJMWS customers could protest such rates and charges; and
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WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025, this Council conducted a public hearing on the proposed rates and charges set forth in the April 2025 notices at which members of the public were afforded the opportunity to speak to such rates and charges; and
WHEREAS, following the conclusion of the public hearing on June 3, 2025, the City Clerk reported to this Council that after counting the protests submitted opposing the proposed rates and charges, there was no majority protest; and
WHEREAS, this Council desires to continue in effect the provisions of Resolution No. 68377 related to the calculation of recycled water charges; and
WHEREAS, the recycled water meter charges and water quantity rates that are approved in this Resolution are necessary to pay the costs of providing recycled water to customers served by SJMWS; and
WHEREAS, revenue generated by the recycled water meter charges and water quantity rates is not anticipated to exceed the total cost of providing recycled water to customers served by the SJMWS;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
1. Effective July 1, 2025, the service charge for recycled water provided by the San José Municipal Water System shall be as follows:
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MONTHLY METER CHARGE (based on meter size)
Meter Size
2024-25
Charges
Charges Eff.
July 1, 2025
5/8-inch $39.35 $39.35
3/4-inch $39.35 $39.35
1-inch $69.57 $69.57
1.5-inch $119.92 $119.92
2-inch $180.36 $180.36
3-inch $371.73 $371.73
4-inch $653.77 $653.77
6-inch $1,429.33 $1,429.33
8-inch $2,436.55 $2,436.55
10-inch $3,846.68 $3,846.68
2. Recycled water quantity charges shall continue to be automatically increased each year in proportion to any increase in wholesale recycled water costs, as approved by the City Council in Resolution No. 68377. The provisions of Resolution No. 68377, with respect to the calculation of recycled water quantity charges and automatic annual increases in proportion to wholesale recycled water costs, are continued in effect by this Resolution and for convenience are restated in this Resolution.
3. Effective July 1, 2025, recycled water quantity rates shall be in the amount of $5.606 per hundred cubic feet (HCF).
4. The foregoing schedule of rates and charges set forth in this Resolution shall be subject to change by the City Council.
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ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk