The City of Garden Grove Water Division incurs ongoing operational costs, such as labor, commodities and contractual services in providing water service to the community. A water rate schedule is established to consist of a bi-monthly minimum charge and commodity delivery charge to pay for the system operational and capital replacement costs. A capital improvements charge is established to pay for future capital improvements needed to meet future demands on the system. Accordingly, the following rate structure is established for water usage:
A. 
Bi-Monthly Minimum Charge. The bi-monthly minimum charge for metered service shall be:
BIMONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGES
Meter Size
1/11/24
1/1/25
1/1/26
1/1/27
1/1/28
5/8 x 3/4"
$35.10
$38.23
$40.47
$42.84
$43.68
1"
$54.54
$61.54
$65.77
$70.29
$72.39
1 1/2"
$87.28
$100.39
$107.95
$116.05
$120.24
2"
$126.55
$147.01
$158.57
$170.96
$177.65
3"
$231.29
$271.34
$293.55
$317.38
$330.77
4"
$349.13
$411.20
$445.40
$482.10
$503.03
6"
$676.44
$799.72
$867.20
$939.66
$981.52
8"
$1,069.22
$1,265.94
$1,373.37
$1,488.73
$1,555.71
10"
$1,592.92
$1,887.56
$2,048.26
$2,220.83
$2,321.29
B. 
Commodity Delivery Charge. Subject to adjustment pursuant to subsection E, the unit charge for metered services shall be:
BI-MONTHLY COMMODITY DELIVERY CHARGES
($ per hcf)
1/11/24
1/1/25
1/1/26
1/1/27
1/1/28
Tier 1
$3.40
$3.53
$3.83
$4.14
$4.27
Tier 2
$5.29
$5.67
$5.84
$6.02
$6.10
Units of Water (1 Unit = 100 Cubic ft) ("hcf")
Included in Tier 1 Per Billing Period
Meter Size
Maximum hcf, Tier 1
5/8 x 3/4"
33
1"
83
1 1/2"
165
2"
264
3"
528
4"
825
6"
1,650
8"
2,640
10"
3,960
C. 
Capital Improvement Charge. The bi-monthly capital improvement charge for services shall be:
Bi-Monthly Capital Improvement Charge
Meter Size
1/11/24
1/1/25
1/1/26
1/1/27
1/1/28
5/8 x 3/4"
$7.45
$7.92
$8.43
$8.97
$9.20
1"
$18.62
$19.81
$21.08
$22.43
$22.99
1 1/2"
$37.24
$39.62
$42.16
$44.85
$45.98
2"
$59.58
$63.39
$67.45
$71.77
$73.56
3"
$119.16
$126.79
$134.90
$143.53
$147.12
4"
$186.19
$198.10
$210.78
$224.27
$229.88
6"
$372.37
$396.21
$421.56
$448.54
$459.76
8"
$595.80
$633.93
$674.50
$717.67
$735.61
10"
$893.70
$950.89
$1,011.75
$1,076.50
$1,103.41
D. 
Automatic Pass-Through Adjustments for Purchased Water Costs.
1. 
The commodity delivery charge shall be automatically adjusted to reflect adopted increases or decreases in wholesale charges for water established by other public agencies from which the City of Garden Grove purchases water to the extent such increases or decreases are not reflected in the schedule of charges then in effect. Any such automatic adjustment shall be implemented through adjustment of the Commodity Delivery Charge. The amount of any such automatic adjustment shall be calculated by the Finance Director, or designee, and shall be presented to the City Council for review. Data documenting the amount of the increase or decrease in wholesale water costs and the basis for all adjustment calculations shall be made available to the public upon request.
2. 
The Finance Director shall cause notice of any automatic adjustment made pursuant to this subsection D to be given pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 53755, as it may be amended from time to time, and/or other applicable law, not less than 30 days before the effective date of the adjustment.
3. 
Unless readopted pursuant Government Code Section 53756, as it may be amended from time to time, and/or other applicable law, the authority to make automatic adjustments pursuant to this subsection D shall expire five years from the effective date of the ordinance adopting or readopting this subsection D.
E. 
Determination of Water Supply. The percent of water to be pumped and the percentage to be purchased shall be established by the Public Works Director prior to May 1st of each year, based on the basin production percentage assigned to the City of Garden Grove by the Orange County Water District.
(Prior code § 7330.1; 630 § 1, 1963; 834 § 1, 1965; 959 § 1, 1967; 1470 § 3, 1974; 1459 § 3, 1975; 1530 § 1, 1976; 1531 § 1, 1976; 1824 § 1, 1983; 2038 § 1, 1988; 2128 § 1, 1989; 2184 § 1, 1991; 2268 § 1, 1993; 2269 § 1, 1993; 2548 § 1, 2001; 2713-A § 1, 2007; 2757 §§ 1, 2, 2009; 2809 § 1, 2012; 2890 § 1, 2018; Ord. 2948, 12/12/2023)
The bimonthly charge for private fire service protection shall be as follows:
Bi-Monthly Fire Service Rate
Meter Size
1/11/24
1/1/25
1/1/26
1/1/27
1/1/28
1-1/2"
$3.42
$3.84
$4.09
$4.35
$4.46
2"
$7.28
$8.18
$8.70
$9.26
$9.49
3"
$21.16
$23.77
$25.29
$26.91
$27.58
4"
$45.09
$50.67
$53.91
$57.36
$58.79
6"
$130.97
$147.17
$156.59
$166.61
$170.78
8"
$279.09
$313.62
$333.69
$355.05
$363.93
10"
$501.90
$564.01
$600.11
$638.52
$654.48
(Prior code § 7330.3; 834 § 1, 1965; 1459 § 4, 1975; 1530 § 2, 1976; 1824 § 2, 1983; Ord. 2038 § 2, 1988; 2128 § 2, 1989; 2811 § 1, 2012; 2890 § 2, 2018; Ord. 2948, 12/12/2023)
In case a building becomes vacant, the rates and charges established pursuant to Sections 14.12.010 and 14.12.030 shall continue to be charged and collected from the owner thereof until and unless the City is notified in writing of the fact that the property is unoccupied and the City is requested to cut off the water service therefrom.
(Prior code § 7330.4; 630 § 1, 1963; 834 § 1, 1965; 2811 § 1, 2012)
If a meter under registers and/or fails to register accurately during any period, the consumer shall be charged with an average daily consumption according to the season as shown by the meter when in use and registering accurately in the previous year.
(Prior code § 7330.5; 2811 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2948, 12/12/2023)
Application shall be made to the Public Works Department for any temporary service desired by contractors, buildings, or other applicants for water. Upon the deposit of such sum as the Public Works Director may require, a meter may be furnished for such service. The charges for such service where the water is metered shall be charged at the established rates for other customers. If, in the determination of the Public Works Director, the setting of a meter is impracticable or uneconomical for the supply of construction water, the quantity of such unmetered water shall be determined by the Director and charged at the established rates for other customers.
(Prior code § 7330.6; 630 § 1, 1963; 834 § 2, 1965; 2811 § 1, 2012)
A. 
In the event of any dispute as to a charge to a customer, the Public Works Director or designee shall determine if the City is responsible. If, in the determination of said Director, the City is adjudged to be responsible, the Public Works Director may adjust the charge. If, in the determination of the Director, the responsibility is determined to be other than the City, no adjustment shall be granted. After the receipt of the decision of the Public Works Director regarding the responsibility of the disputed charge, the customer shall have the right to file an appeal of such determination within 15 days. The Administrative Board of Appeals shall consider the appeal and the report of the Director regarding the circumstances of this determination. The Board shall decide whether or not to grant an adjustment and the decision of the Board in respect thereto shall be final and conclusive.
B. 
Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, any petition for judicial review shall be filed not later than 90 days after the Board makes its final decision. The provisions of Section 1094.6 shall apply. The secretary of the Board shall notify the appellant that filing a petition for an administrative writ is subject to the 90-day time limitation set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
(Prior code § 7330.7; 630 § 1, 1963; 983 § 1, 1968; 1068 § 10, 1969; 2811 § 1, 2012; 2917 § 1, 2020)
All water bills shall be due and payable upon presentation and shall become delinquent 35 days thereafter. Provided, further, all charges for labor furnished as well as all other service charges shall constitute a valid and subsisting claim in favor of the City and against the owner of the property and/or the person to whom such services are rendered. If an account is not paid on or before the expiration of 42 days after presentation, the Public Works Director may turn off the water and discontinue such service. In case the water is turned off, as herein provided, it shall not be turned on again until all charges for services rendered at the point of service and that are delinquent have been fully paid.
(Prior code § 7330.8; 630 § 1, 1963; 834 § 1, 1965; 1607 § 2, 1977; 2811 § 1, 2012)