Budget Review Subcommittee
December 1, 2022

New and Increased
Miscellaneous Fees
and Charges
BPU Budget Review Subcommittee
December 1, 2022
1 Kimberly Zunino
Deputy Director Administration
Background
• What is a miscellaneous fee?
• Fees and charges to reimburse Santa Rosa Water for specific services • Charged to the customers who receive the service – not spread to the entire ratepayer base
• Currently there are 79
• How are they calculated?
• Billable labor rate
• Vehicle rates if applicable
• Materials if applicable
• How are fees adopted?
• Public Hearing, last held at BPU March of 2019
2 New Fees
• Payment Plan Processing Fee - $320
• CE Tech 4 hours @$80.00 per hour
• Water Meter Reading Fee - $25
• Customer refusal of automated meter reading
• Meter Technician 15 minutes @$59.00 per hour and vehicle 15 minutes @$5.75
• Credit Card Chargeback Fee - $25
• Customer initiated stop payment on credit card transaction • Recovery of $25.00 bank fee charged to Santa Rosa Water 3 New Fees (cont.)
• Water Waste Disconnection Fee - $50
• Meter Technician 45 minutes @$59.00 per hour and vehicle 15 minutes @$5.75 • Water Demand Offset Application Fee
• Standard application - CE Tech 2 hours @$80.00 per hour • Applicant proposed program - Sustainability Coordinator 10 hours @$97.00 per hour
4 Fees Increased and Modified
• Trucked Waste Tipping Fees
• Study conducted to determine appropriate fees
• Fee schedule will be implemented over 3 years
• New categories
• Medium strength - new category comprised of high
strength waste, but not high enough for direct injection which generates energy
• Low strength - includes sewer line cleaning, wine rinsate, and groundwater
5 Report Evaluation Summary
6 Ten-Year Trucked Waste Fee Schedule
7 Category Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Septic $ 130 $ 130 $ 130 $ 131 $ 132 $ 133 $ 134 $ 135 $ 135 $ 135 $ 135 Medium Strength* $ 40 $ 43 $ 46 $ 49 $ 52 $ 55 $ 58 $ 61 $ 64 $ 65 $ 65 HSW -Receive Station $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 $ 40 Gray Water $ 40 $ 41 $ 42 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 $ 43 Leachate $ 17 $ 20 $ 23 $ 26 $ 30 $ 32 $ 35 $ 36 $ 36 $ 36 $ 36 Meacham Leachate $ 14 $ 20 $ 23 $ 26 $ 29 $ 33 $ 35 $ 35 $ 35 $ 35 $ 35 Low Strength* $ 20 $ 22 $ 24 $ 26 $ 28 $ 30 $ 32 $ 34 $ 35 $ 35 $ 35 Fees are per 1,000 gallons
*Currently incorporated in other categories
Three-Year Trucked Waste Fee Schedule
Category Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Septic $130.00 $130.00 $130.00 $131.00
Medium Strength* None $43.00 $46.00 $49.00
HSW - Receive Station $40.00 $40.00 $40.00 $40.00
Gray Water $40.00 $41.00 $42.00 $43.00
Leachate $17.00 $21.00 $24.00 $27.00
Mecham Leachate $14.00 $20.00 $23.00 $26.00
Low Strength* None $22.00 $24.00 $26.00
Fees are per 1,000 gallons
*Currently incorporated in other categories
8 Example Fee Increases
Waste Type Gallons Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Septic 64,000 8,320.00$ 8,320.00$ 8,320.00$ 8,384.00$ Process Water (Medium Strength) 1,011,700 40,468.00$ 43,503.10$ 46,538.20$ 49,573.30$ Mecham Pipeline (Mecham Leachate) 365,000 5,110.00$ 7,300.00$ 8,395.00$ 9,490.00$ Groundwater (Low Strength) 57,500 1,150.00$ 1,265.00$ 1,380.00$ 1,495.00$ Wine Rinsate (Low Strength) 20,000 400.00$ 440.00$ 480.00$ 520.00$ Cheese Processing (Low Strength) 140,000 2,800.00$ 3,080.00$ 3,360.00$ 3,640.00$ 9 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
A complete list of the 87 Water Department and Water Billing Miscellaneous Fees and Charges, including the proposed changes, is included in the Resolution, for consolidation and ease of reference. 10 Public Outreach
• BPU Budget Review Subcommittee Meeting – 11/7/2022
• Feedback and direction provided by subcommittee
• Letters to targeted audiences
• Manual Meter Reading
• High Strength Tipping Fees
• Water Demand Offset Application
• Public Notices in Newspaper
11 Tentative Schedule – Public Hearing
• Initial Newspaper Publication 11/07/2022
• Board of Public Utilities Meeting – Continued 11/17/2022 • Republication in Newspaper 12/05/2022
• Second Republication in Newspaper 12/10/2022
• Board of Public Utilities Public Hearing 12/15/2022
• Fees Effective (60 days after adoption) 2/13/2023
12 Recommendation
• It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the BPU Budget Review Subcommittee recommend revisions to the Santa Rosa Water Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Schedule, as proposed, to the Board Public Utilities for a Public Hearing.
• Questions?
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