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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by: Jason Simpson, City Manager
Date: October 24, 2023
Subject: Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Proposed Sewer and Water Shortage
Surcharges
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PROPOSED SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENT & WATER SHORTAGE SURCHARGES
October 2023
AGENDA
•EVMWD Introduction
•Proposed sewer rate adjustments review
•Proposed water shortage surcharges review
•What’s next?
EVMWD AT A GLANCE
159,000 customers
47,000 water
connections
38,000 sewer
connections
75% of water supplies
imported from the Colorado
River & Northern CA
25% from local wells and
reservoirs
PROPOSED SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS
PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENT HEARING
November 9, 2023, at
4pm.
Consider new sewer
rates and water
shortage surcharges
EVMWD Boardroom
WHAT IS DRIVING SEWER RATES?
Electricity rates
have increased 37%
over the last 2
years.
EVMWD must expand
the Regional
Treatment Plant
which is at 75%
capacity
The cost of
chemicals needed
for wastewater
treatment has
risen.
Additional staff is
required to operate
expanded facilities.
SAMPLE BILL
Sewer is the only rate increasing. Water rates remain the same.
Current Charges
Proposed Charges
WHERE YOUR SEWER DOLLAR GOES
All District costs are driven by state and federal regulations.
RARE Program
•Rate Assistance for
Residents of Elsinore
Valley
•Qualifying customers are
eligible for low-income
rate assistance
LIHWAP
•Low-Income Household
Water and Wastewater
Program (LIHWAP)
•Community Action
Partnership of Riverside
County (CAP Riverside)
•Payment assistance towards
water and wastewater bills
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
SUMMARY
Rate adjustments proposed due to increased costs of
energy, chemicals, regulatory compliance, and staffing
Minimize rate impact on customers
Reduced contract services
Grants & low interest loans
Utility Assistance
Hearing to be held on November 9 at 4pm
If approved, rates would go into effect January 1, 2024.
PROPOSED WATER SHORTAGE SURCHARGES
WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
Water Shortage
Contingency Plan
•Adopted in 2021
•Used to respond to
foreseeable and
unforeseeable water
shortages
•Examples include
drought, extended power
outage, or a catastrophic
event.
Revenue Shortfalls
With lower water sales, water
agencies see major drop in
revenues needed to operate
and maintain infrastructure.
Surcharges
Allow us to recover lost
revenue.
A Proven Tool
Surcharges have been
implemented by water
agencies across California.
Maintaining Service
Helps ensure we can
continue providing reliable
water service during
droughts or other disasters.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Learn more at www.evmwd.com.
Submit comment letters.
Attend the public hearing on November 9.
More information on the proposed adjustments,
including the rate study, is available for review at
the EVMWD office or on our website
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