Effective: January 1, 2024
POTABLE WATER RATES
Bi-Monthly Fixed Charges
Meter Size
Water Meter Service Charge(1)
SDCWA Infrastructure Access Charge(2)
Fire Line/Meter Service Charge(3)
5/8″ - 3/4″
$52.78
$8.82
$11.08
1″
$78.06
$14.10
$11.08
1 1/2″
$140.72
$26.46
$9.86
2″
$216.21
$45.86
$17.10
3″
$392.47
$84.66
$43.07
4″
$644.23
$144.64
$87.84
6″
$1,273.05
$264.60
$248.55
8″
$2,027.93
$458.64
$525.75
Residential and Non-Residential Commodity Rates (4) (5) (6) (7)
Customer Class
Tier
Rate Block
Rate
Single-Family Residential (SFR)
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV
0 - 12
13 - 20
21 - 40
41 +
$3.68
$6.61
$7.47
$8.87
SFR - w-Agriculture
SFR - w-Commercial
Tier IV
Tier IV
41 +
41 +
$7.85
$7.85
Multi-Family Residential (MFR)
(rate block per dwelling unit)
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV
0 - 8
9 - 12
13 - 16
17 +
$3.68
$6.61
$7.47
$8.87
MFR - w-Agriculture
MFR - w-Commercial
Tier IV
Tier IV
17 +
17 +
$7.85
$7.85
Agriculture
Commercial
Public
Government
Landscaping
Construction
Uniform
Uniform
Uniform
Uniform
Uniform
Uniform
 
$6.34
$6.34
$6.99
$6.99
$7.33
$7.48
UTILITY BILLING FEES
New Account Set-Up Fee
$20.00
Turn-Off Fee
$40.00
New Account Deposit
$50.00
Turn-On Fee
$40.00
Late Fee
$40.00
Non-Payment Shutoff Deposit
$100.00
Return Check Fee
$40.00
After-Hours Turn-On Fee
$170.00
Meter Testing fee
$50.00
Water Theft Fee
$500.00
RECYCLED WATER RATES
Monthly Fixed Charge
Commodity Rates (9)
Meter Size
Water Meter Service Charge (8)
Customer Class
Tier
Rate
1″
$39.03
Agriculture
Uniform
$6.08
1 1/2″
$70.36
Commercial
Uniform
$6.08
2″
$108.10
Public
Uniform
$6.08
3″
$196.23
Government
Uniform
$6.08
4″
$322.11
Landscaping
Uniform
$6.08
6″
$636.52
Construction
Uniform
$6.08
(1)
Potable Water Meter Service Charge billed bi-monthly to each customer based on the size of the water meter at their location.
(2)
Infrastructure Access Charge (IAC) is a bi-monthly pass-through charge from the San Diego County Water Authority, updated on January 1st of every calendar year.
(3)
Fire Meter Service Charge billed bi-monthly to customers with a separate fire meter/line, based upon the size of the fire meter/line at their location.
(4)
Residential Commodity Rates billed per unit of water consumed, based upon a tiered rate structure.
(5)
Multi-Family tier rate blocks multiplied times the number of dwelling units on the property.
(6)
SFR and MFR customers with qualifying agriculture or commercial uses pay corresponding Tier I through Tier III rates while reverting to the respective rate for Tier IV.
(7)
Non-Residential Commodity Rates billed per unit of water consumed, based upon a uniform rate structure.
(8)
Recycled Water Meter Service Charge billed monthly to each customer based on the size of the recycled water meter at their location.
(9)
Recycled Water Commodity Rates billed per unit of water consumed, based upon a uniform rate structure at 80% of the potable water base rate as one uniform rate charge.
Note: One unit of water is equal to 100 cubic feet (HCF) of water or 748 gallons.
*
Water rates are effective with all bills sent after January 1, 2024, per Resolution No. 2021-18, approved by Board action on September 22, 2021.
(Res. No. 2020-02, adopted 5/20/20; Res. No. 2021-18, adopted 9/22/21)