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<br />LIVERMORE, CA
<br />PERMIT NO. 75
<br />CITY OF PLEASANTON
<br />P.O. Box 520
<br />Pleasanton, CA 94566
<br />PROPOSED RATE CHANGES
<br />The City of Pleasanton recently concluded comprehensive water and
<br />recycled water cost of service studies. The goal of these studies is
<br />to assess each utility on a stand-alone basis and evaluate the cost to
<br />operate each system. These costs are recovered through each utilities’
<br />rates. The studies concluded that rate increases are necessary to support
<br />the increased costs of operating the City’s water, sewer, and recycled
<br />water systems. The rates posted in this notice reflect those increases. A
<br />complete listing of the proposed rate changes can also be found on the
<br />City website at www.PleasantonWater.com.
<br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
<br />SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 | 7:00 P.M.
<br />Remillard Room | 3333 Busch Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
<br />HOW TO SUBMIT A PROTEST:
<br />City Council welcomes the public to attend the September 19, 2023
<br />Public Hearing and submit public comments. However, only valid
<br />written letters will be counted as formal protests to the proposed City of
<br />Pleasanton water and sewer rate adjustment. To be valid, protests must:
<br />•Include a statement that the letter is a protest to the proposed
<br />Pleasanton Water and Sewer rates,
<br />•List the assessor’s parcel number, Pleasanton Utility Billing
<br />account number, or property address,
<br />•The person(s) submitting the protest shall be the Pleasanton
<br />Utility Billing Account Holder, and
<br />•State if the person(s) submitting the protest is the property
<br />owner and/or the Pleasanton Utility Billing account holder.
<br />Only one protest per property will be counted. Protest letters can be
<br />mailed or submitted in person before the close of the Public Hearing.
<br />Submissions by email or other electronic means will not qualify as valid
<br />written protests. The statute of limitations to challenge rates per Cal.
<br />Government Code (GC) §53759 is 120 days from effective date.
<br />Protests must be received at the address below by 5 p.m. on
<br />September 19, 2023 or delivered by person at the public hearing at
<br />the City Council Chambers at 3333 Busch Rd, Pleasanton before
<br />the close of the Public Hearing.
<br />City of Pleasanton
<br />ATTN: City Clerk – Proposed Utility Rates
<br />123 Main Street or P.O. Box 520
<br />Pleasanton, CA 94566
<br />A Public Hearing on all the proposed rates and charges is scheduled
<br />on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. during the City Council
<br />meeting, at 3333 Busch Rd., Pleasanton, CA. The Council cannot
<br />approve the proposed rates if written protests are received from a
<br />majority (50% +1) of the affected rate payers by the end of the Public
<br />Hearing. Affected ratepayers are those parties directly responsible for
<br />paying the proposed rates.
<br />Este remitente contiene información importante sobre un cambio
<br />propuesto a las tarifas de agua municipal de Pleasanton. Visite www.
<br />PleasantonWater.com para leer sobre ésta comunicación en Español.
<br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
<br />SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
<br />Remillard Room | 3333 Busch Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
<br />If you have any questions about the Public Hearing, contact
<br />the Pleasanton City Clerk’s Office at (925) 931-5027 or
<br />pleasantoncityclerk@cityofpleasantonca.gov
<br />QUESTIONS?
<br />For more information about the proposed rates, please call
<br />(925) 931-5500 or visit www.PleasantonWater.com.
<br />WHY IS A RATE ADJUSTMENT
<br />BEING PROPOSED?
<br />Starting in 2019, an independent rate consultant, Raftelis Financial
<br />Consultant, prepared a Cost of Service Study to determine what rates
<br />are necessary to ensure there will be adequate funding to complete the
<br />City of Pleasanton’s planned capital improvement projects, maintain
<br />reserve funds, prepare for future State and Federal regulations,
<br />and cover the cost of operation, maintenance, construction, and
<br />improvement of the City’s infrastructure. The rates recommended by
<br />this study are the proposed charges outlined in this mailer. To read the
<br />complete Cost of Service Study, visit www.PleasantonWater.com.
<br />For more information, please call (925) 931-5500 or visit www.PleasantonWater.comFor more information, please call (925) 931-5500 or visit www.PleasantonWater.com
<br />PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
<br />Proposed Changes to Your Water, Sewer and Recycled Water Rates and Charges
<br />BACKGROUND
<br />The City is a water retailer that operates and maintains a water
<br />distribution system to deliver water to city residences and businesses
<br />for domestic and irrigation uses, as well as for other uses such as
<br />firefighting. Alameda County’s Zone 7 Water Agency is the Tri-Valley’s
<br />water wholesaler that procures water from the state and produces water
<br />from its regional wells, which it sells to Pleasanton and other Tri-Valley
<br />water retailers for distribution. Pleasanton is a unique retailer in that in
<br />addition to buying water from Zone 7, it also has an annual groundwater
<br />pumping quota of 3,500-acre feet from its own local wells. This 3,500-
<br />acre feet is approximately 20-25 percent of all water delivered within
<br />Pleasanton. The City does not own and operate a surface water treatment
<br />plant.
<br />In late 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board Division of
<br />Drinking Water (DDW) issued a General Order, requiring the City to
<br />perform testing in all groundwater wells beginning the first quarter of
<br />2023. The three groundwater wells that deliver 20 percent of the City’s
<br />water supply have not been in operation since November 2022 based on
<br />testing for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Since that time,
<br />the City has been purchasing 100 percent of its water supply through the
<br />Tri-Valley’s water wholesaler, Zone 7 Water Agency.
<br />DROUGHT RATES
<br />As part of the recent water rate study, current drought rates were
<br />reviewed and updated. The goal of drought rates is to have users pay for
<br />the cost of service for the utility to operate during a drought. There are
<br />currently 4 stages of drought rates. The proposed drought rates will have
<br />6 stages that will align with the Water Shortage Contingency Plan that is
<br />included in the City’s 2021 Urban Water Management Plan.
<br />The proposed drought rates include an bi-monthly water allotment of
<br />10 CcF that is exempt from drought rates for every customer class. For
<br />every customer, the drought rate for the first 10 CcF is $0.00, then any
<br />CcF above 10 units would be assessed the drought rates when such rates
<br />are activated by the City Council. Any usage above 10 CcF allotment
<br />will be charged the proposed drought rates which are in addition to the
<br />regular consumption rates. The proposed drought rates are calculated
<br />as a percent increase to all commodity rates and is shown in the tables
<br />below by each stage.
<br />The proposed stages are shown in the table below:
<br />Target
<br />Reduction Stage 1 Stage 3 Stage 5Stage 2 Stage 4 Stage 6
<br />2021 Plan ≤10%
<br />(voluntary)
<br />≤20%
<br />(voluntary or
<br />mandatory)
<br />≤30%
<br />(mandatory)
<br />≤40%
<br />(mandatory)
<br />≤50%
<br />(mandatory)
<br />>50%
<br />(mandatory)
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<br />FY
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<br />$0.64
<br />$0.75
<br />$0.81
<br />$0.84
<br />$0.64
<br />$0.65
<br />$0.65
<br />$0.75
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$0.77
<br />$0.90
<br />$0.98
<br />$1.01
<br />$0.77
<br />$0.78
<br />$0.78
<br />$0.90
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$0.87
<br />$1.01
<br />$1.10
<br />$1.14
<br />$0.87
<br />$0.88
<br />$0.88
<br />$1.01
<br />Drought Stage 1
<br />Tier 1
<br />Tier 2
<br />Tier 3
<br />Tier 4
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<br />$1.60
<br />$1.86
<br />$2.02
<br />$2.10
<br />$1.59
<br />$1.63
<br />$1.63
<br />$1.87
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$1.92
<br />$2.24
<br />$2.43
<br />$2.52
<br />$1.91
<br />$1.96
<br />$1.96
<br />$2.25
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$2.16
<br />$2.51
<br />$2.73
<br />$2.83
<br />$2.14
<br />$2.20
<br />$2.20
<br />$2.52
<br />Drought Stage 2
<br />Tier 1
<br />Tier 2
<br />Tier 3
<br />Tier 4
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<br />$2.95
<br />$3.45
<br />$3.73
<br />$3.89
<br />$2.94
<br />$3.01
<br />$3.01
<br />$3.46
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$3.54
<br />$4.14
<br />$4.48
<br />$4.67
<br />$3.53
<br />$3.62
<br />$3.62
<br />$4.16
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$3.97
<br />$4.64
<br />$5.02
<br />$5.24
<br />$3.96
<br />$4.06
<br />$4.06
<br />$4.66
<br />Drought Stage 3
<br />Tier 1
<br />Tier 2
<br />Tier 3
<br />Tier 4
<br />Multi-Family Residential
<br />Commercial
<br />Industrial
<br />Irrigation
<br />FY
<br />2024
<br />$5.28
<br />$6.16
<br />$6.67
<br />$6.96
<br />$5.26
<br />$5.38
<br />$5.38
<br />$6.18
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$6.34
<br />$7.40
<br />$8.01
<br />$8.36
<br />$6.32
<br />$6.46
<br />$6.46
<br />$7.42
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$7.11
<br />$8.29
<br />$8.98
<br />$9.37
<br />$7.08
<br />$7.24
<br />$7.24
<br />$8.32
<br />Drought Stage 4
<br />Tier 1
<br />Tier 2
<br />Tier 3
<br />Tier 4
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<br />$9.92
<br />$11.58
<br />$12.54
<br />$13.08
<br />$9.89
<br />$10.12
<br />$10.12
<br />$11.62
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$11.91
<br />$13.90
<br />$15.05
<br />$15.70
<br />$11.87
<br />$12.15
<br />$12.15
<br />$13.95
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$13.34
<br />$15.57
<br />$16.86
<br />$17.59
<br />$13.30
<br />$13.61
<br />$13.61
<br />$15.63
<br />Drought Stage 5
<br />Tier 1
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<br />Tier 4
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<br />$14.91
<br />$17.41
<br />$18.84
<br />$19.66
<br />$14.85
<br />$15.21
<br />$15.21
<br />$17.46
<br />FY
<br />2025
<br />$17.90
<br />$20.90
<br />$22.61
<br />$23.60
<br />$17.82
<br />$18.26
<br />$18.26
<br />$20.96
<br />FY
<br />2026
<br />$20.05
<br />$23.41
<br />$25.33
<br />$26.44
<br />$19.96
<br />$20.46
<br />$20.46
<br />$23.48
<br />Drought Stage 6
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<br />Tier 4
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<br />DRAFT
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