Water & Sewer Rates

EFFECTIVE DATES:

2009/2010 rates become effective on June 4, 2009. Utility bills issued on or about August 24, 2009 will be the first to be based on the FY2009/10 rates.

2010/2011 rates become effective on April 19, 2010. Utility bills issued on or about July 5, 2010 will be the first to be based on the FY2010/11 rates.

WATER RATES:

1. Quantity Charges
   

   The quantity charges per hundred cubic feet for metered water service shall be as follows:

   Categories	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   Residential customers (per dwelling unit) 1 - 20 hcf >20 hcf	$1.62 $3.41	$1.77 $3.72
   Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Construction Meter	$3.71	$4.04
   Recycled Industrial Process Use	$1.86	$2.02
   Recycled Sanitary Use (Inside Dual Plumbing)	$1.86	$2.02
   Potable Irrigation	$4.24	$4.62
   Recycled (Formerly Served by Wells)	$0.75	$0.81
   Recycled (Agricultural Service)	$0.34	$0.37
   For City Accounts (Recycled)	$0.94	$1.03
   Recycled (All others)	$3.39	$3.70
   Santa Clara County (Ed Levin Park)	$1.66	$1.94
   City of Milpitas accounts (potable)	$1.60	$1.81

   1 hcf = One Hundred Cubic Feet = 748 Gallons.

2. Bimonthly Water Meter Charges
   

   The bimonthly charges for water meters shall be made on the basis of the size of the water meter (excluding Recycled Irrigation Formerly Served by Wells and Agricultural Service customers), and shall be as follows:

   1. For Residential Customers:

   Water Meter Size	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   5/8"	$20.56	$22.41
   3/4"	$21.85	$23.82
   1"	$31.04	$33.83
   1-1/2"	$39.15	$42.67
   2"	$51.09	$55.69
   3"	$136.78	$149.09
   4"	$173.33	$188.93
   6"	$264.51	$288.32
   8"	$346.55	$377.74
   10"	$501.65	$546.80

   2. For Non-Residential Customers (excluding Recycled Irrigation Formerly Served by Wells and Agricultural Service customers):

      Water Meter Size	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
      5/8"	$21.69	$23.64
      3/4"	$23.06	$25.14
      1"	$32.82	$35.77
      1-1/2"	$41.38	$45.10
      2"	$53.96	$58.82
      3"	$144.45	$157.45
      4"	$183.01	$199.48
      6"	$279.35	$304.49
      8"	$366.00	$398.94
      10"	$529.79	$577.47

   3. For Recycled Water Customers Who Formerly Used Well Water:
      $60.00 bimonthly
   4. For Temporary Construction Meter Customers:
      $150.00 Bimonthly
3. Fire Service Charges
   

   The bimonthly charges for fire services provided by detector check valves shall be made on the basis of the size of the detector check valve, and shall be as follows:

   1. For Residential Customers:

   Detector Check Valve Size	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   2"	$32.87	$35.83
   3"	$49.38	$53.82
   4"	$54.87	$59.81
   6"	$71.36	$77.78
   8"	$87.79	$95.69
   10"	$104.26	$113.64

   
   
   2. For All Other Customers:

   Detector Check Valve Size	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   2"	$34.77	$37.90
   3"	$52.16	$56.85
   4"	$57.96	$63.18
   6"	$75.37	$82.15
   8"	$92.69	$101.03
   10"	$110.06	$119.97

   Water flowing through detector check valves shall be used solely for the purpose of fire protection and testing of such fire protection systems. In the event that water service provided through detector check valve fire suppression systems used for purposes other than for fire protection or the testing of such fire protection systems, a quantity charge of $14.75 per hundred cubic feet shall be imposed for water use that exceeds one hundred cubic feet per billing period.

SEWER RATES:

1. Residential-Bimonthly for Each Dwelling Unit
   
   

   Category	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   Single Family Per Dwelling Unit	$65.08	$70.94
   Multi-Family Per Dwelling Unit	$46.49	$50.68
   Mobile Home Parks Per Dwelling Unit	$28.73	$31.18



2. Commercial, Industrial and Miscellaneous Premises
   
   

   a) Flat Rate:

   For non-residential accounts, there shall be a flat rate assessed every billing cycle during which normal billing takes place, regardless of the amount of sewage discharged, in the amount of $10.99 per bimonthly period to defray billing and sewer system administration costs, effective June 4, 2009. This amount will increase to $11.98 per bimonthly billing period, effective April 19, 2010.

   b) Quantity and Strength Charges:

   For each commercial, industrial, or miscellaneous premises, a charge for each one hundred cubic feet of water used per billing cycle shall be charged as follows:

   Category	Year 1 (June 4, 2009 to April 18, 2010)	Year 2 (April 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011)
   City of Milpitas	$2.54	$2.74
   Convalescent hospitals, day care centers, and health service facilities	$2.49	$2.68
   DS Water	$0.97	$0.72
   Eating and drink establishments	$4.11	$4.52
   Electrical and electronics design, fabrication, assembly and storage facilities	$2.50	$2.64
   Elmwood Rehabilitation center	$2.65	$2.86
   General offices; banks; government offices; general merchandise, retail, and shopping centers; building, hardware, and gardening material facilities; amusement centers, and theaters	$2.54	$2.74
   Headway Technology Corporation	$2.65	$2.68
   Jefferson Smurfit Corporation*	$2.65	$3.40
   Linear Technology Corporation	$2.15	$2.32
   Loral-Fairchild-Lockheed*	$2.18	$2.15
   Lucky Pure Water*	$1.93	$2.51
   Metal fabrication, machinery, and tool fabrication facilities	$3.31	$3.52
   Milpitas Materials*	$2.75	$3.00
   Motels, Hotels & Senior Citizen Housing Developments	$2.53	$2.72
   Peripheral Storage	$3.37	$4.39
   Personal services - laundry, barber/beauty shops, cleaners	$2.35	$2.52
   Prudential Overall Supply	$3.08	$3.35
   Schools, colleges and churches	$2.94	$3.20
   Seagate Technology*	$2.44	$2.29
   Service stations, repair shops, and car washes	$2.67	$2.89
   Siemens Water (formally US Filter)	$2.36	$2.39
   T. Marzetti Co.*	$6.52	$7.61
   Union Pacific Railroad	$3.16	$3.24

   * These industrial customers are subject to sewer charge adjustments based on their sewer volumes, as indicated in their Sewer Flow Adjustment Agreements.