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Home My WebLink About07.a. (Handout) Prop 218 Notice with edits Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Protecting Public I and the Environment SA 4, C:E A L, 70 YEARS AND BEYOND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT JAK very day at Centra, Contra Costa SanitaryqW District(Central San), we strive �. to fulfill our mission of protecting public health and the environment in a way that is both efficient and effective whilerovidin p g ` exceptional service for our customers. iw 1 Since 1946, our dedicated and highly-trained k staff has been providing safe and rellab'e a wastewater treatment for residents in central Contra Costa County.Today, we serve over 481,600 residents and 3,000 businesses. our r. ~ i l 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 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 K 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 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 Y� improvements. Please see inside for a map of project locations. In order to fund these critical improvements and cover operations and maintenance costs to keep t4 our system and facilities working well, we are proposing to increase customer rates by 7 percent +o 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 tc complete these necessary upgrades to our collect-on 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 .5 environmental and regulatory requirements. 3.To maintain ongoing community outreach and transparency about progress on projects. RATE INCREAS NEEDED To FUND CRITICAL PROJECTS & LA13OR 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 planning efforts have provided a clear direction for priorities and r 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 ��y�.-A�'r� ��► oco pay for increased operations and maintenance costs, fund critical infrastructure projects and reserve. Central San proposesVa 7 percent rate increase each year(an increase of LA+-o 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 p blit hearif�g.Written protests may be mailed or hand-delivered i S i CA to Central San prior to the public hearing to the Secretary cf th.. 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(925-259-2327)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 Sans website(www.centralsan.org). CURRENT & PROPOSED ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE RATES PROPOSEDMAXIMUM -.F. USER GROUP CURRENT RATE RATE EFFECTIVE RATE EFFECTIVE JULY 1,2017 JULY 1,2018 Residential Customers(rate per living unity S ngie ram;y riomes $503.00 $538.00 $576.00 Apartments,E , --_,Dupiexes,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 aper 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 nonresident a vustomer's annual sewer service charge is determined by 2016 17 property tax b,l by 1.07.If you are billed directly,mu tiply the amount on multip'y-ng the appropriate user group rate times the annual wastewater discharge the 2016 17 invc-ice 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 regard ng 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 email 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 A ternat+ve y, for 2017-18 you can est mate your annual sewer service charge Community Informat on Line at(925)335-7702. Additional information is availab e by mult plying the amount listed beside "CCCSD SEWER CHG" on your on the District's website:www centraIsan.org. YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK: A Focus ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 0 PUMP STATIONS ■ TREATMENT PLANT 2017-2019:Upgrades 411 4 at the treatment plant -r will include renovations t - of the solids handling y' facilities and odor control equipment,improved p. energy efficiency, enhanced security,and development of innovative - I bioenergy projects. i • 1 p s COLLECTION SYSTEMS/ 2017-2019:Central San will upgrade five of our 19 pump STREET PIPE stations,whi riti are critical for conveying wastewater to MARTINEZ : REPLACEMENT the treatment plant from areas where the terrain requires it to be pumped over hills,sometimes at a rate as high asB. ; 33,000 gallons per minute.The five pump static ns set far replacement and renovation are nearly SD years or older, PLEASANT HILL rC They will be upgraded with new-technology equipment - ONCORD - that is more reliable and reduces energy costs,such as i sophisticated variable-frequency drives to more efficiently match the power demand to the flow. CLAYTON - a WALNUT GREE ■ 24 F k i 1LAFAYET"GE "? ''t 19M.-. T 2017-2019:Central San will replace 14 miles AL,AMO of sewer pipe in Walnut Creek Lafayette,. Martinez,and Orinda to maintain collection MOIzAdk DIA>sLO, system reliability_ rs } 'f a • CENTRAL SAN y f y SERVICE A � � " WASTEWATER COLLECTION& SAN RAMON; d _ .TREATMENT AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE(HHW)SERVICES PROVIDED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND HHW . SERVICES BY CONTRACT ti H HW SERVICES ONLY _ VCENTRAL SAN HEADOUARTI:RS PAST PROJECTS BUILDING TREATMENT PLANT&HHW 2014-2016:Central San FACILITY Danville Martinez Pleasant Hill has performed work and *Diablo Moraga San Ramon t= V COLLECTION SYSTEMS OPERATIONL5 has ongoing projects in the FACILITY following communities: 'Lafayette orinda Walnut geek Central Contra Costa 5019 Imhoff P!ace Sanitary District Martinez, CA 94553 Protecting Publicr the Environment NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE INCREASES AND PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL XX, 2017 WHAT 1. our planning efforts have identified large-scale projects to address aging - _ p �' iofrastructure at the treatment plant and in the collection system. . We have identified newer tech nology/upgrades - . to meet emerging regulations and capacity issues. 3. our extensive pipe replacement program will maintain and improve service levels. . We value our customers and strive to provide you with exceptional service at responsible rates. 5. We will continue top rotect public health 4. p _ and the environment, building on our 70 years of experience. - - For more information.www.centralsan.org. Printed with soy-based inks on Recycled Paper