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Home My WebLink About07.a. (Handout) Option D Prop 218 Notice Central Contra Costa mT1 AL A Sanitary District Protecting Public ,the Environment 70 YEARS AND BEYOND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ery day at Central Contra Costa _ Sanitary District (Central San), e strive to fulfill our mission ofgrotectin public health and the p environment in a way that is both efficient q � t� _`. �t and effective while providing exceptional •--}- service for our customers. Since 1946, our dedicated and highly-trained ' I urs 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 d 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 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. — Ly Central San proactively maintains its infrastructure,which has extended the lifespan of many facilities v 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 working properly in the future as well as a timeline for accomplishing such projects.All of these developments are driven by four major Y. factors to address including the following: replacing aging infrastructure, preparing for 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 i�_ project locations. r. i In order to fund these critical improvements and cover 1.To make fiscally-sound investments to upgrade operations and maintenance costs to keep our system infrastructure that has exceeded its useful lifespan and and facilities working well, we are proposing to increase ensure operational reliability customer rates by up to 7 percent each year for the next two years (this will mean an increase of approximately 3 2• To ensure our system and facilities will continue dollars per month for a residential customer). Please see to comply with all environmental and regulatory inside for further details about this proposal. requirements. As we work hard to complete these necessary upgrades to 3.To maintain ongoing community outreach and our collection system and our treatment plant,we remain transparency about progress on projects. committed to our customers with these promises: RATE INCREASES NEEDED TO FUND CRITICAL PROJECTS & LABOR 14Y �" Central San has developed a Comprehensive Wastewater Master Plan to determine the long-term needs for our ► wastewater treatment, recycled water and collection system. These planningeforts _ s have provided a clear direction for priorities and projects to be included in our 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan. Proposition 218 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 on the next page. 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 maybe 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 PROPOSEDMAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM 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 $487.00 $521.00 $558.00 Units,Mobile Homes 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 Determined individually Determined individually Determined individually Special Discharge Permits and Contracts (see calculation below (see calculation below) A nonresidential customer's annual sewer service charge is determined 2016-17 property tax bill by 1.07.If you are billed directly,multiply the amount by multiplying the appropriate user group rate times the annual on the 2016-17 invoice by 1.07.For a 2018-19 estimate,multiply by 1.145. wastewater discharge volume measured in HCF (Hundred Cubic Feet), If you have questions regarding the Sewer Service Charge program, usually estimated from the property's water use. For example, a bakery or would like us to calculate a property-specific estimate of the sewer discharging 250 HCF per year would pay an annual sewer service charge service charge for 2017-18 and 2018-19, please send an e-mail request at the July 1,2017 proposed rate calculated as follows:($14.14 per HCF) including your name, Assessor's Parcel Number, address and phone x(250 HCF per year)=$3,535.00 number to rates@centralsan.org, or call the District's Community Alternatively,for 2017-18 you can estimate your annual sewer service charge 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. Central Contra Costa 5019 Imhoff Place Sanitary District Martinez, CA 94553 Protecting Public NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE INCREASES AND PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL XX, 2017 V��IIIlljllllllllllllllllI L VHAT 0 U N E E D TO IIIII(N 01 V c A Our planning efforts have identified large-scale �ects to address aging infrastructure at the pro J g g � treatment plant and in the collection system. r We have identified newer tech nolo /u rales i gY pg �y b,fi} to meet emerging regulations and capacity issues. Our extensive pipe replacement program will -�- �- maintain and improve service levels. — ' ' Fsi. -----_ p y_. ------------ 4. - --4.We value our customers and strive to provide you with exceptional service at responsible rates. o, We will continue to protect public health r and the environment, building on our 70 yearsfl3 of experience. ,. -low For more information:vvww.centralsan.org. Printed with soy-based inks on Recycled Paper