Attachment A
Resolution No. VWD 26-003
VICTORVILLE WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. VWD 26-003
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VICTORVILLE WATER
DISTRICT INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO FIX, LEVY , AND COLLECT STANDBY
CHARGES FOR WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VICTORV ILLE WATER DISTRICT HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES, DETERMINES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized and empowered by State Water Code Section 31031 et seq . to fix, levy , and collect water standby charges within Water Improvement District Number One (the “Improvement District”); and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Board of Directors to initiate proceedings to fix, levy, and collect water standby charges, pursuant to Section 31031 et seq. of the State Water Code (hereinafter the “Water Code”); and
WHEREAS, since 1975 the Improvement District (formerly known as the Victor Valley Water District) has imposed and collected water standby charges pursuant to Resolutions of the Board of Directors, determining the properties which receive benefit from the presence of the Improvement District’s water service facilities within close proximity thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Improvement District’s standby charge is established and imposed exclusively to finance the proportionate share of the maintenance and operation expenses of water service facilities which have been constructed and are within close proximity to the benefiting properties; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the District hereby proposes to fix, levy and collect a standby charge for all affected properties within the Improvement District, as follows:
SECTION 1 A water standby charge is hereby fixed in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per acre per year for each acre of land, or ten dollars ($10) per year for each parcel of land less than an acre within the District for all properties within the Improvement District to which water service facilities have been constructed within close proximity thereto for any purpose by the Improvement District, whether the water service is actually used or not.
SECTION 2 The water standby charge shall apply to all properties within the Improvement District, which are within six hundred and sixty (660) feet from an existing Improvement District water facility. The water standby charge within such lands shall be computed only as to that portion of the acreage of the particular parcel, which is within such six hundred and sixty (660) feet from Improvement District facilities. No property beyond such distance shall be connected to the water system without specific action by the Board of Directors of the District or by the extension of Improvement District lines thereto.
SECTION 3 Any parcel of land which is connected to and obtains water service from the District’s water system and all parcels owned by a governmental or public agency are exempted from said water standby charges.
SECTION 4 That any parcel of land subject to the water standby charge which is subsequently connected to and obtains water service from the Improvement District’s water sys tem shall no longer be subject to the water standby charge from the time connection is made and water service provided, but will thereafter be subject to payment of the District’s water rates. No pro -ration of annual standby charges will be made.
SECTION 5 That the District Secretary (the “Secretary”) shall file with the San Bernardino County Auditor in the time and manner required by law and specified by the County Auditor a copy of such written report with a statement endorsed thereon over the signature of the Secretary that such report has been finally adopted by this Board of Directors and the County Auditor shall enter the amount of such assessments against the respective lots or parcels of land as they appear on the most recent assessment roll, pursuant to Section 31032.4 of the Water Code.
SECTION 6 That the County Tax Collector shall include the amount of such assessments on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land, and thereafter, the amount of such assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons, as together with and not separately from, the general taxes for the District, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same delinquency penalties, pursuant to Water Code Section 31032.6.
SECTION 7 That staff is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and file with the Secretary a written report (the “ Report”) which shall contain a description of each parcel of real property and the amount of the water standby charges for each parcel for the fiscal year 2026-2027.
SECTION 8 That the time and place of public hearing to hear and consider all objections or protests to the Report, pursuant to Section 31032.3 of the Water Code, is hereby fixed as follows:
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, commencing at 6:00 p.m.
City of Victorville Council Chambers
14343 Civic Drive
Victorville, CA 92392
SECTION 9 That the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of the filing of the Report and the time and place of public hearing to be published and mailed, pursuant to Section 31032.2 of the Water Code.
SECTION 10 That a copy of the Report will be available for inspection at City Hall, located at 14343 Civic Drive, Victorville, California. In addition, it will be made available on the City’s website a t
www.victorvilleca.gov/government/legally-required-postings.
SECTION 11 That the Director of Public Works-Water, District Counsel, and Staff for the Improvement District are hereby authorized and directed to take any necessary and appropriate action to provide for the proposed establishment of the water standby assessments in accordance with this Resolution.
SECTION 12 The findings and determinations se t forth hereinabove are hereby adopted to take effect immediately, with the standby charges levied and to be collected for fiscal year 2026-2027 as set forth hereinabove.