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WATER RATES
The City’s water rates shall provide sufficient revenue to offset the following
costs:
1.Water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) through
Municipal Water District of Orange County.
2.Water purchased from the Orange County Water District.
3.Operation and maintenance of the water system.
4.Water system betterments and improvements.
5.Transfers to the General Fund for administrative support.
6.Water for sewer, water main, and ston’n drain flushing, and fire fighting.
7.System losses.
8.Operating reserves.
Water rates shall not be used to offset costs of City department activities not
directly related to the cost of providing water. In the case of overlapping
responsibilities and activities, the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee
shall review and recommend to the City Council activities or responsible fees
directly attributable to the cost of providing water.
Reserves - See Policy F-2 Reserves/Designations of Fund Balance.
The City will attempt to set water rates and utilize reserves in a manner that will
facilitate uniform rate increases over the long term rather than sporadic or large
increases.
Water rates shall be reviewed annually. Additional review of the water rates
may be performed in the event special circumstances such as unanticipated
MWD rate increases or unanticipated major capital expenditure needs occur.
L-20
Adopted - October 26,1976
Amended - November 27,1978
Amended - April 27,1987
Amended - January 24,1994
Amended - February 26,1996
Amended - February 24,1997
Amended - May 26, 1998
Amended - April 8, 2003
Formerly M-5
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