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Rates effective date, January 1, 2010
(en espaņol)

METER SIZE

BI MONTHLY READINESS- TO-SERVE RATE FOR FIXED SYSTEMS

5/8”

$39.50

1”

$90.50

1-1/2”

$175.50

2”

$277.50

3”

$515.50

4”

$855.50

6”

$1,705.50

8”

$2,725.50

10”

$2,725.50

12”

$2,725.50


RESIDENTIAL (SINGLE- FAMILY)  COMMODITY RATES PER 100 CU FT OF WATER 
(BLOCK RATE STRUCTURE)

Rate blocks 
(in 100 
cu ft)

Units

Per unit

Totals for rate blocks

* 0-10 

First 10 

$0.30 

$3.00

*Applies only to customers that use 1000 cu. ft. or less bi-monthly. All others use following chart.

-or-
 

Rate blocks 
(in 100 
cu ft)

Units

Per unit

Totals for rate blocks

 **0-10 

1ST 10 

$2.00 

$20.00

11-20 

2ND 10 

$3.50 

$35.00

21-30 

3RD 10 

$3.80 

$38.00

31-40 

4TH 10 

$4.10

$41.00

41-50 

5TH 10 

$4.20 

$42.00

51 & ABOVE

ADD'L UNITS

$4.70 

 

**Consumers who use 1100 cu. feet or greater start the second block rate for the first 1000 $2.00 per HCF.
 

San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) Surcharges:

1) Infrastructure Access Charge (IAC)

METER SIZE

BI MONTHLY MINIMUM RATE

5/8”

$4.04

1”

$6.46

1-1/2”

$12.12

2”

$21.02

3”

$38.78

4”

$66.26

6”

$121.20

8”

$210.08

10” & 12"

$315.12


2) CWA's Customer Service Fee ($0.04)and Storage Fee ($0.06) = $0.10 per HCF

How we calculate your bill

 

COMMODITY RATE 
FOR BUSINESS & 
MULTI-UNIT 
ACCOUNTS:
$3.72 PER HCF plus San Diego County Water Authority surcharges
(see chart)

RATE FOR 
CONSTRUCTION 
METERS:
Per unit only $3.72 HCF
(billed monthly)

AGRICULTURAL RATE $3.40 PER HCF

1 BILLING UNIT = 
100 CUBIC FEET 
= 748 GALLONS OF WATER