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RC.1Monthly billing with an inclining block rate structure

Progress

On time
  • Not started
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Continuous
The City bills its single-family and duplex residential customers monthly in gallons using a four-tier inclining block rate structure for water and volumetric billing for wastewater. ​Implement recommendations from 2024 rate study for 2025-2027. The City conducts a new rate study every 3 to 5 years.

The rate study is conducted to ensure that the costs of providing water service to each customer class (residential, multi-family, small commercial, large commercial and irrigation rate classes) is being recovered from that rate class.

Theme

Overarching Theme

Timeline

2025 → Continuous → 2028

Responsible organizations

Contact persons

  • Lance Smith
    Director of Business Enablement
    Strategic Integration
Information updated 06/25/2025

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