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Wastewater System Largest Users The ten largest system users account for about 7.5 percent of service charge rev- enue. Pleasanton schools are the largest user and account for 1.4 percent. The remaining nine large users, including apartment complexes, a hotel, and com- mercial establishments. range from 0.4 to 1.0 percent of total service charge revenue. Table 1 . City of Pleasanton Wastewater System Dwelling Unit Equivalents and Connections as of June 3D, 2001 Dwelli ng Unit User Type EqUivalents Connections Single family residential Multiple family residential CommerciaLli nstltutl anal Industrial Total users 15,070 4.840 5.810 --.!QQ 26,120 15,070 1,840 860 10 17,580 Source: City of Pleasanton Rates and Charges Pleasanton has the power to establish wastewater rates and charges, which are not subject to review or approval by any other agency and, by agreement. the City adopts a regional rate set by DSR,SD. See "Right to Vote on Taxes Initiative" herein. The City recovers the cost of its wastewater system operation. maintenance and replacement. and capital expansion through a user fee system involving service fees and connection charges. The service charges currently imposed by Pleasanton contain two components: (I) a local charge for collection. which is set by Pleasanton. and (2) a regional charge for treatment and disposal, which is set by DSRSD and adopted and collected by Pleasanton. The City is currently reviewing its local service charge and DSRSD is reviewing the regional charge. Current Service Charges: The single family residential bimonthly rate for wastewater collection. treatment, and disposal is $63.00. consisting ofa $21.70 local service charge and $41.30 regional service charge. The bimonthly commercial rate for wastewater col- lection and treatment varies among different types of businesses and is based on flow. Table 2 shows the sewer service charges by customer type in effect since June 30. 2001. Current Connection Charges: The regional connection charge set by DSRSD for sewage treatment and disposal facilities is currently $9,900 per single family DUE. The regional connection charges collected by the City and paid to DSRSD are not cC1T1,idered revenue of the City's sewer enterprise. The City also collects a local connect}... lee of$500 per single family DUE for sewage collection and conveyance facilities. Collections and Delinquencies:. Customers are billed bimonthly for sewer service by the City utility billing division. Pleasanton has not experienced annual uncollected delin- quencies for wastewater users exceeding 0.4 percent of billable services over the last five years. ]0