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Sanitary District
Protecting Public ,the Environment
70 YEARS AND BEYOND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Sanitary District(Central San),we strive -
to fulfill our mission of protecting public
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staff has been providing safe and reliable
wastewater treatment for residents in central
Contra Costa County.Today,we serve over
481,600 residents and 3,000 businesses. Our ,
customers count on us for vital services 24 hours
a day, each and every day. Sewer service may not be something you think about often, but whatever goes
- down your toilets and into the drains,travels through our vast sewer collection system to our treatment
plant in Martinez.The Plant cleans an average of 32 million gallons of wastewater every day,which is safely
released into Suisun Bay.Additionally,we produce 1-2 million gallons of recycled water each day for landscape
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irrigation, industrial use, and for our own treatment plant processes.We also operate a Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Facility and sponsor 13 pharmaceutical collection sites within the communities we serve.
Central San proactively maintains its infrastructure,which has extended the lifespan of many facilities and
equipment beyond its expected useful life.Although we have invested heavily over the last 10 years in replacing
parts of our large and complex infrastructure,we need additional investments to maintain its reliability.Through
an extensive, long-term planning process,Central San has determined what will be needed to keep our system
Y - working properly in the future as well as a timeline for accomplishing such projects.All of these developments
are driven by four major factors to address including the following: replacing aging infrastructure, preparing for
v future growth in our community and associated capacity increases, meeting emerging regulatory requirements
and ensuring economic stability and sustainability for our operations.
Our team has identified several key infrastructure projects over the next two years for both the treatment
plant and the collection system to ensure they continue to function properly now and into the future.These
projects include over 14 miles of sewer pipe replacement work and upgrades to five critical pump stations
_ - within our service area. In addition, major renovations at our treatment plant will include: replacement
_ and upgrades of solids handling facilities,odor control equipment,energy generation and security
�$} improvements. Please see inside for a map of project locations.
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In order to fund these critical improvements and cover operations and maintenance costs to keep
our system and facilities working well,we are proposing to increase customer rates by up to 7
` percent each year for the next two years(this will mean an increase of approximately 3 dollars
per month for a residential customer). Please see inside for further details about this proposal.
As we work hard to complete these necessary upgrades to our collection system and
our treatment plant,we remain committed to our customers with these promises:
1.To make fiscally-sound investments to upgrade infrastructure that has
exceeded its useful lifespan and ensure operational reliability.
2.To ensure our system and facilities will continue to comply with all
environmental and regulatory requirements.
3.To maintain ongoing community outreach and transparency
about progress on projects.
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RATE INCREASES NEEDED To FUND CRITICAL PROJECTS & LABOR
�,�_ �• Central San has developed a Comprehensive Wastewater Master Plan to determine
the long-term needs for our wastewater treatment recycled. g water and collection
rM system. These planning efforts have provided a clear direction for priorities and
�- _ jid -Year Capital Improvement Plan. Proposition 218proJects to be nclued in our 10
requires that public agencies, like Central San, that provide a public utility service
must clearly base their charges on the cost of providing those services. In order
to pay for increased operations and maintenance costs, fund critical infrastructure
projects and maintain required financial reserves, Central San proposes up to a 7 percent rate increase each year (an
increase of approximately 3 dollars a month for a residential customer) for the next two years as shown in the table below.
RATE HEARING PROCESS
Central San's Board of Directors will consider the proposed rate increases at a public hearing on:April XX, 2017 at X:00 x.m.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Office, Board Room,5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553.
Public comments and written protests will be accepted at the public hearing.Written protests may be mailed or hand-delivered
to Central San prior to the public hearing to the Secretary of the District at the address listed above.Written protests must
include the property's address or Assessor Parcel Number and must be signed by the property owner or tenant. Scanned copies
of signed protest letters may be submitted by fax(925-269-2327)or email (eboehme@centralsan.org-Subject: Prop 218 Protest).
All written protests must be received prior to the close of the Public Hearing.Additional information about filing a protest can
be found on the Central San's website(www.centralsan.org).
CURRENT & PROPOSED ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE RATES
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USER GROUP CURRENT RATE RATE EFFECTIVE RATE EFFECTIVE
JULY 1,2017 JULY 1,2018
Residential Customers(rate per living unit)
Single Family Homes $503.00 $538.00 $576.00
Apartments,Condominiums,Duplexes,Second Living Units,Mobile Homes $487.00 $521.00 $558.00
Commercial and Other Non-Industrial Customers(per Hundred Cubic Feet(HCF))
Standard Commercial Rate for Users Not Listed Below $4.98 $5.33 $5.70
Automotive $5.73 $6.13 $6.56
Bakeries $13.22 $14.14 $15.14
Hotels/Motels $8.64 $9.24 $9.89
Supermarkets $9.34 $9.99 $10.70
Mortuaries $11.47 $12.27 $13.13
Restaurants $9.34 $9.99 $10.70
Minimum Annual Charge $504.00 $538.00 $575.00
Industrial Customers
Flow(per HCF) $3.67 $3.93 $4.20
Biochemical Oxygen Demand(per thousand pounds) $1,216.00 $1,301.00 $1,392.00
Suspended Solids(per thousand pounds) $567.00 $606.00 $649.00
Minimum Annual Charge $504.00 $538.00 $575.00
Special Discharge Permits and Contracts Determined individually Determined individually Determined individually
(see calculation below) (see calculation below)
A nonresidential customer's annual sewer service charge is determined by 2016-17 property tax bill by 1.07.If you are billed directly,multiply the amount on
multiplying the appropriate user group rate times the annual wastewater discharge the 2016-17 invoice by 1.07.For a 2018-19 estimate,multiply by 1.145.
volume measured in HCF (Hundred Cubic Feet), usually estimated from the If you have questions regarding the Sewer Service Charge program,or would like
property's water use. For example,a bakery discharging 250 HCF per year would us to calculate a property-specific estimate of the sewer service charge for 2017-18
pay an annual sewer service charge at the July 1,2017 proposed rate calculated as and 2018-19,please send an e-mail request including your name,Assessor's Parcel
follows:($14.14 per HCF)x(250 HCF per year)=$3,535.00 Number,address and phone number to rates@centralsan.org,or call the District's
Alternatively, for 2017-18 you can estimate your annual sewer service charge Community Information Line at(925)335-7702. Additional information is available
by multiplying the amount listed beside "CCCSD SEWER CHG" on your on the District's website:www.centralsan.org.
YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK:
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2017-2019:Central San will upgrade five of our 19 pump STREET PIPE
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stations,which are critical for conveying wastewater to REPLACEMENT
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replacement and renovation are nearly 50 years or older. , PLEASANT HILL CoNcoRn °O/
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CENTRAL SAN HEADC_UARTERS PAST PROJECTS
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FACILITY Danville Martinez Pleasant Hill
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COLLECTION SYSTEMS OPERATIONS '` - {u has ongoing projects in the
FACILITY following communities: • Lafayette •Orinda •Walnut Creek
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Sanitary District Martinez, CA 94553
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