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Rates for Recycled Irrigation Water Service The City purchases and delivers recycled irrigation water to commercial customers in various areas within its service area. The recycled water system is being expanded to provide irrigation service to additional areas within the City. Based on the development of the costs associated with providing recycled water service, purchases from Dublin San Ramon Services District and the City of Livermore, and delivering water through its distribution system, rates have been proposed effective October 15, 2015. The City charges commercial customers a consumption charge only for recycled water. Provided below is a summary of the present and proposed recycled water rates. Present Rate Per CCF 03 Proposed ecyoled October Water Rates 114 M114 Present III Proposed $2.3537 $2.6237 [1] Present rates are the rates effective January 1, 2015. The current recycled water rate is based on 90% of the potable irrigation rate. It is proposed that as potable water rates are adjusted based on the change in the annual CPI and changes in the Zone 7 water wholesale rates, the recycled water rate will adjust to remain at 90% of the potable irrigation water rate. Customers will be notified of the rate change in the December billing for the rate that will be effective January 1 of 2016 through 2020. Proposed Local Sewer Rate Increase Background The City does not own or operate a wastewater treatment plant. A majority of the City's wastewater is treated by Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) and the Ruby Hills area is treated by City of Livermore. The current average dry weather flow (ADWF) from the City to DSRSD is approximately 6 million gallons per day (mgd). A small portion of the City's wastewater flows, which originate from Ruby Hills, are conveyed to the City of Livermore water reclamation plant. The flow from Ruby Hills to the City of Livermore's plant is approximately 0.25 mgd ADWF. Once the City's sewer is secondarily treated either at the facilities at DSRSD or the City of Livermore, the treated sewer is stored and transported through the facilities owned and operated by the Livermore Amador Valley Wastewater Management Agency (LAVWMA) to the East Bay Discharge Authority (EBDA) ouffall line into the outer Bay. A City of Pleasanton sewer bill is comprised of the regional wastewater treatment component either provided by DSRSD or the City of Livermore, the transport component provided by LAVWMA (included in the treatment charges from DSRSD or City of Livermore) and finally the local collection component provided by the City of Pleasanton. The portions of the sewer bill associated with the cost of the treatment and transport components are managed by DSRSD and the City of Livermore and said charges are passed through to the customer by the City. The portion of the sewer bill Page 12 of 18