Res 19-012RESOLUTION NO. 19-012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE SCHEDULE OF
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND RATES PER SECTION
13.03.010 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides sewer services to residents of Poway;
WHEREAS, a fixed bimonthly sewer service charge is established, which recovers all
costs associated with customer service and a portion of the fixed costs associated with
maintaining the capacity of the City's sewer system;
WHEREAS, the City collects sewer commodity charges based on water consumption,
which also takes into account both quantity and strength of a customer's sewage;
WHEREAS, the variable sewer commodity charge adopted herein shall be imposed on
the basis of established percentages of the amount of water through the water meter;
WHEREAS, the City has a delinquency fee and other noted fees related to sewer services,
as established from time to time by City Council resolution;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway held a duly noticed public hearing on
March 5, 2019, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California Constitution and the
Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act,
WHEREAS, the City Council received a final tabulation of all written protests received by
the City Clerk at the March 5, 2019, Proposition 218 hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard and considered all written and oral protests to the
proposed changes to the rates at the public hearings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby finds that no majority protest for the Schedule of
Sewer Charges and Rates were received.
Section 2: The City Council hereby establishes the following Schedule of Sewer
Service Charges and Rates, to replace the sewer service charges and rates, if any, set forth in
section 13.03.010 of the Poway Municipal Code, for all sewer services billed beginning the first
full billing cycle after March 1, 2019 as follows:
A. Single -Family Residential.
Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge. All residential sewer
customers pay the same charge.
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
03/01/19
Bimonthly Service Charge (All
$20.67
$21.34
Residential Meters)
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2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer pays
a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is based on November
through April (winter months) water usage to exclude any excess water used on
landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest water consumption during this
period is selected for each of the three most recent years, and then averaged.
Eighty-five percent of that averaged amount is estimated as sewer discharge. This
figure is used to place the customer in one of seven sewer tiers for a one-year
period and billed on a bimonthly basis.
New customers in single-family residential, condominiums and townhomes with
separate master landscape meters are assigned to Tier 3 until they establish their
own winter water use (one full billing cycle during the winter months of November
through April).
Tier - Water Use
Current Charge
Charge Effective
03/01/19
Tier 1 (0 - 5 Units')
$28.61
$29.54
Tier 2 (6 - 12 Units)
$50.48
$52.12
Tier 3 (13 - 19 Units)
$75.98
$78.45
Tier 4 (20 - 26 Units)
$83.28
$85.99
Tier 5 (27 - 37 Units)
$97.86
$101.44
Tier 6 (38 - 50 Units)
$112.44
$116.09
Tier 7 (51+ Units)
$123.38
$127.39
'One Unit = 100 Cubic Feet (HCF), which is approximately 748 gallons
B. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (Nonresidential).
Every nonresidential sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge, which is
based on water meter size.
Bimonthly Service Charge
Meter Size
Current
Charge
Charge Effective
03/01/19
5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch
$27.27
$28.16
1 -inch
$37.03
$38.23
1 1/2 -inch
$61.44
$63.34
2 -inch
$90.74
$93.69
3 -inch
$168.86
$174.35
4 -inch
$256.73
$265.07
6 -inch
$598.52
$617.97
8 -inch
$793.82
$819.62
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2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer pays
a commodity charge. Nonresidential sewer commodity charges are based on
percentage of actual water usage. The commodity charge is per unit of water, and
based on the types of sewer discharged.
Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
03/01/19
Multi -Family and Mobile Home.
Estimated sewer flow based on 85
percent of customer's bimonthly water
$3.89
$4.02
usage (75 percent if a separate
landscape meter does not exist).
Nonresidential Customers. Estimated sewer flow based on 90 percent of
customers bimonthly water use.
Type of Discharge
General Commercial
$3.89
$4.02
Medium -Low
$4.46
$4.60
Medium
$5.18
$5.35
Medium -High
$6.63
$6.85
High
$7.89
$8.15
Light Industry
$4.09
$4,22
Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
03/01/19
Institutional
Churches. Sewer flow based on 75
percent of customer's bimonthly water
$3.89
$4.02
usage.
Schools. Sewer flow based on
calculated flow per student per day
$3.89
$4.02
using March/April water consumption.
Section 3: That the setting of such charges and rates is statutorily and categorically
exempt from the requirements of CEQA, pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the Public Resources
Code, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 15273(a) and 15307.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting this 5th day of March 2019.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Faviola M-ellina, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Faviola Medina, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-012 was duly adopted by the City Council
at a meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of March 2019, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: MULLIN, LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Faviola Medina) CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway