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1 Revision No County of Sonoma Agenda Item Summary Report Agenda Item Number: 59 (This Section for use by Clerk of the Board Only.) Clerk of the Board 575 Administration Drive Santa Rosa, CA To: Boards of Directors, Sonoma County Water Agency, Russian River County Sanitation District, Occidental County Sanitation District, South Park County Sanitation District, and Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Board Agenda Date: May 22, 2018 Vote Requirement: 4/5 & 2/3 SVCSD Department or Agency Name(s): Sonoma County Water Agency and All County Sanitation Districts Staff Name and Phone Number: Michael Thompson / Title: Supervisorial District(s): Sewer Rates, Rate Structures and Written Report of Charges for Agency Sanitation Zones and County Sanitation Districts Recommended Actions: A) Adopt Resolutions (5) overruling objections, adopting a report on charges for sewage services, modifications to rate structures and confirming charges for various Sonoma County Water Agency Sanitation Zones and County Sanitation Districts listed below: a. Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone b. Geyserville Sanitation Zone c. Penngrove Sanitation Zone d. Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone e. Occidental County Sanitation District f. Russian River County Sanitation District g. South Park County Sanitation District h. Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District B) C) Adopt Ordinances setting sewer service charges, on behalf of Sonoma County Water Agency Sanitation Zones Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup, Geyserville, Penngrove, and Sea Ranch, calling for collection on the tax roll for all Zones, and remaining in effect until modified by the Board, and making findings and determination of exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Adopt Ordinances for the Occidental County Sanitation District, Russian River County Sanitation District, South Park County Sanitation District and Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, setting sewer service charges, revising rate structures and calling for collection on the tax roll, and

2 Revision No remaining in effect until modified by the Board, and making findings and determination of exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Executive Summary: The Sonoma County Water Agency s (Water Agency) Sanitation Zones (Zone) include Airport-Larkfield- Wikiup, Geyserville, Penngrove, and Sea Ranch. The County Sanitation Districts (District) include Occidental, Russian River, Sonoma Valley, and South Park. The sanitation districts are operated by the Water Agency. Generally, the Zones' and Districts' costs are increasing due to increased costs for salaries and employee benefits, price increases for services and supplies, and continuation of a capital replacement program (described in the attached Summary of Issues and Significant Changes [A4]). In order to meet these additional costs, rate increases are necessary to continue to maintain and operate the sanitation system for customers. The Water Agency s General Fund is subsidizing Occidental by $2,000,000 this coming year to build reserves for future infrastructure improvements, and haul wastewater from Occidental to Airport/Larkfield/Wikiup Sanitation Zone for treatment and disposal to comply with a North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB) Cease and Desist Order. In alignment with the Water Agency s strategic plan goal to increase revenue in the Districts and Zones for capital improvements to aging infrastructure, the anticipated revenue for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 is expected to increase by $8,767,595 over Fiscal Year 2017/2018. Proposed rate increases are in the 3.5% to 5.0% range for all Zones and Districts. A Summary of Annual Rate Increases is attached (A3). Fund balances are generally staying constant or slightly decreasing in the Zones and Districts. Discussion: In accordance with Proposition 218, notification of the proposed fee increase was provided to all record owners of each identified parcel or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer service Fee for the property receiving wastewater collection and treatment services within the following affected Zones and Districts: 1. Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone 2. Geyserville Sanitation Zone 3. Penngrove Sanitation Zone 4. Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone 5. Occidental County Sanitation District 6. Russian River County Sanitation District 7. South Park County Sanitation District 8. Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Any written protests received from the Zones or Districts will be summarized and the results will be delivered to the Clerk of the Board on May 22, As in the previous years, the draft proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 describing the total annual expenses in detail was made available for review by the public on the Water Agency s website and copies were provided to the Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg,

3 Revision No Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School) sufficiently in advance of the mailing of the Proposition 218 notifications. For the past several years, the annual sewer service charges to parcels served by sewerage systems operated and maintained by the Water Agency and the sanitation districts have been billed to property owners in two installments included on the property tax bills. Approval for placement on the property tax is authorized by Health and Safety Code Pursuant to this provision, the Water Agency and sanitation district boards may approve collection of the fees on the property tax at a public hearing. This hearing will be same hearing in which sewer service fee increases are considered by the Water Agency and sanitation district boards. At the public hearing, the Water Agency and District boards amend or confirm a written report of charges to be collected with property taxes on the Fiscal Year 2017/2018 tax roll. Notice of the hearing for this purpose is provided pursuant to Government Code 6066 which requires publication once a week for two weeks. At the hearing, ratepayers are provided the opportunity to protest placement of the sewer service fee on the property tax if they so desire. The Water Agency and sanitation district boards will also consider protests regarding proposed increases in the sewer service fees pursuant to the requirements of Proposition 218 at the hearing. If there is not a majority protest of greater than 50% of the properties connected to the sewer regarding placement of the fees on the property tax bills or the proposed increases in the fees in question, the Boards may approve such placement and the increases in the fees. A copy of the Annual Sewer Service Charges report is on file with the Clerk of the Board and at the Water Agency's administrative office. Individual charges are calculated as the number of equivalent single-family dwellings assigned to a property multiplied by the rate per equivalent single-family dwelling. Each year staff updates the file of equivalent single-family dwellings assigned to each parcel to reflect the most current information available. Accessory Dwelling Units are treated as 0.8 equivalent single-family dwellings for the purpose of calculating rates. The rates to be reflected on the tax roll are: Sewer Service Charges 2017/2018 Number 2018/2019 Annual Number Rate Per of ESDs Rate Per Dollar and of ESDs ESD 3 ESD Percent Increase Airport-Larkfield Wikiup Sanitation Zone $900 3,838 $941 $41; 4.5% 3,914 Geyserville Sanitation Zone $ $1,042 $45; 4.5% 356 Penngrove Sanitation Zone $1, $1,463 $49; 3.5% 544 Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone $1, $1,159 $42; 3.8% 599 Occidental County Sanitation District $106; $2, $2, % Russian River County Sanitation $1,484 3,188 $1,555 $71; 4.8% 3,200 District Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District 1 $968 17,357 $1,016 $48; 5.0% 17,674 South Park County Sanitation District 2 $935 4,027 $968 $33; 3.5% 4,191

4 Revision No Notes: For residents with a public water connection, the number of equivalent single-family dwellings for Sonoma Valley is calculated 70% based on a fixed charge and 30% based on volume of winter water used per data provided by Valley of the Moon Water District and City of Sonoma. The lowest water use data from winter water bills in both 2017 and 2018 were used to calculate the volumetric charge. Therefore, the actual billed amount will vary by the amount of water actually used. 2. Wastewater rates will collect 80% of revenue from fixed charges and 20% of revenue from volumetric charges. The fixed charge is based on the number of equivalent single-family dwellings. The District will use City of Santa Rosa water usage data to calculate the annual volumetric charge portion of the Sewer Fee. All District customers will pay the fixed charge and an annual volumetric charge. 3. ESD = equivalent single-family dwelling Additional information regarding the calculation of sewer bills by Agency Sanitation Zone and County Sanitation District is available in Proposition 218 Notices Provided to Property Owners and Tenants Directly Liable, attached hereto (A5). The Occidental County Sanitation District has the fewest connections, a contributing factor in the highest rate per equivalent single-family dwelling, more than double that of other districts and zones. The District relies in part on subsidies from the Water Agency s General Fund for operations and maintenance expenses, and capital improvements. In FY2018/2019, the subsidy is estimated to be $2,000,000 to fund routine operational costs, to build reserves for future infrastructure improvements, and hauling wastewater from Occidental to Airport/Larkfield/Wikiup Sanitation Zone for treatment and disposal to comply with a North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB) Cease and Desist Order. The Water Agency s General Fund also subsidizes other districts and zones but in smaller amounts. On October 10, 2017, the South Park County Sanitation District received Board approval to execute an amended agreement with the City of Santa Rosa to provide a framework for continued coordination and cooperation between the District and the City following the City s annexation of certain County islands in southwest Santa Rosa. The agreement addresses rate restructuring, transfer of operations to the City, and a new governance structure to allow for the eventual transfer of all District operation and function to the City. During the transition, South Park County Sanitation District will be moving to a new rate structure designed first and foremost to recover the cost of providing District services while also providing customers greater control over their sewer bill with the phased introduction of volume-based rates and is similar to the City s rate structure. The District s current rate structure includes one component: fixed charges. The District s new proposed rate structure is designed to recover the costs of providing sewer services and would include two components (A) fixed charges; and (B) volumetric charges that are based on water used. The rate increase is 3.5% versus current year. South Park County Sanitation District s proposed FY 2018/2019 wastewater rates will collect 80% of revenue from fixed charges and 20% of revenue from volumetric charges. The fixed charge recovers the District s costs to provide sewer services, including costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that are incurred regardless of increased or decreased sewage flow into the system. The fixed charge is based on the number of equivalent single-family dwellings. The fixed charge for all customers is $ per equivalent single family dwelling.

5 Revision No The volume-based charge recovers the District s costs to provide sewer services, including the costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that vary with the amount of sewage conveyed and treated, and gives District ratepayers the opportunity to control a portion of their sewer bill. The District will use City of Santa Rosa water usage data to calculate the annual volumetric charge portion of the Sewer Fee. All District customers will pay an annual volumetric charge. The South Park County Sanitation District s volume charge is calculated based on winter water use. For Residential Customers, average winter water usage provides the best available estimate of indoor water usage and its impact to the sewer system because outdoor irrigation is minimal during the winter months. For Non-Residential Customers, annual water usage is based on actual water usage. The South Park County Sanitation District has four categories of customers for the volumetric charge calculation for whom the water usage and Charge per thousand gallons will vary: 1. Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection: Charge per Thousand Gallons $4.07. District will calculate Customer s average monthly water usage during the billing periods of November through March. For each month of the prior fiscal year, the District will select either the customer s winter average water usage or the customer s actual water used whichever is lower. District will add up the customer s monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. 2. Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection: Charge per Thousand Gallons $4.07. District will average the winter water usage during the billing periods of November through March of similar residential customers that have a City of Santa Rosa water connection. Similar residential customers are determined based on household size. Average winter water usage will be multiplied by 12 to determine annual water usage. 3. Non-Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection: Charge based on estimated wastewater strength as shown in the table below. For each month of the prior fiscal year, District will add up the customer s actual monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. 4. Non-Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection: Charge based on estimated wastewater strength as shown in the table below. District will average annual water usage from similar customers based on City of Santa Rosa water usage data. For multifamily and mobile home park customers, similar uses are based on household size. For other non-residential customers, similar uses are generally based on the type of use and physical size. However, for certain unique uses such as laundry, car wash, and residential care facilities, alternative calculations that better approximate water usage are used.

6 Revision No Charge per Categories of Wastewater Strength and Examples of Types of Uses Thousand Gallons Low Strength - car wash, glass products $3.39 Standard Strength multi-family (except duplex) complexes, condominium complexes, mobile home parks, warehouses, general commercial/industrial $4.07 including retail, schools, churches, auto sales, dental and medical offices. Medium Strength mixed use commercial; hotel/motel, convenience store, bar, $4.52 winery, brewery, auto repair. High Strength bakery, restaurant, coffee shop, meat and food processing, miller, $5.58 hospital, veterinary clinic. Many surrounding communities (including the Cities of Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, and the Town of Windsor) base their sewer rates partially on an estimate of the amount of sewage generated by each household, based on water usage during winter months. A consultant for the Water Agency conducted a study in 2011 to assess the impacts of implementing a sewer rate structure that includes a variable component based on estimated discharge for each sanitation district and zone. While the study found that such volume-based rate structures promote water conservation, and provide ratepayers with the opportunity to control a portion of their sewage bills, it also cited access to and the availability of water data, and the significant cost of implementing the new rate structure as challenges. In Fiscal Year 2012/2013, the Agency worked with the water purveyors in the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District service area to obtain consumption data and implement a volume-based rate structure. The volume-based rate structure only applies to residential customers, not commercial accounts. The structure generates the same total revenue for the District as the current equivalent single-family dwellings average charge for all customers. The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District volume charge is calculated based on winter water use per household for specified winter month water bills, multiplied by 6 billing periods annually for Valley of the Moon Water District customers and 12 billing periods for City of Sonoma water customers to derive the annual use. Winter water use provides the best available estimate of indoor water use and its impact to the District s treatment facilities because outdoor irrigation is minimal during the winter months. For commercial property or a property that has no water account, i.e. is on a well, and is connected to the sewer system, the sewer charges will be based on the number of equivalent single-family dwellings times $1,016, the established fixed rate. The 2018 volume-based sewer charges for residential customers with a public water connection are $711 per equivalent single-family dwelling plus $5.76 per thousand gallons times 6 billing periods annually for Valley of the Moon Water District customers and 12 billing periods for City of Sonoma water customers based on winter water usage. If a property has a water account but no winter water use, the rate will be $1,016, the established fixed rate per equivalent single-family dwelling.

7 Revision No If not approved, existing rates and ordinance language would remain unchanged. Staff would recommend options to match costs to reduced revenue levels which would mean deferring maintenance and capital improvements. The ordinances allow for collection of certain rates on the tax roll and that, if not approved, these would need to be invoiced separately. Prior Board Actions: 05/16/17: Board approved sewer rate increases for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Strategic Plan Alignment Goal 2: Economic and Environmental Stewardship Water Agency Organizational Goals and Strategies, Goal 2: Responsibly manage Water Agency finances. Fiscal Summary Expenditures Funding Sources FY Adopted FY Projected Budgeted Expenses 0 $1,443,952 Additional Appropriation Requested Total Expenditures $1,443,952 General Fund/WA GF State/Federal Fees/Other $1,443,952 Use of Fund Balance Contingencies Total Sources $1,443,952 FY Projected Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts: None. This action sets the rates for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 only with no impact on Fiscal Year 2017/2018. The anticipated revenue for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 is expected to increase by $1,443,952 with these new rates. Staffing Impacts Position Title (Payroll Classification) Monthly Salary Range (A I Step) Additions (Number) Deletions (Number) Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):

8 Revision No Attachments: 1. 5 Resolutions (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5) 2. 5 Ordinances with Exhibit A (O1, O2, O3, O4, O5) 3. Revenue Summary Chart Sewer Service Fees (A3) 4. Summary of Issues and Significant Changes Sanitation (A4) 5. Copies of Proposition 218 Notices Provided to Property Owners and Tenants Directly Liable (A5) Related Items On File with the Clerk of the Board: Report of Annual Sewer Service Charges Wastewater Rate Study 2018 Wastewater Rate Study 2012 nw\\s:\agenda\sanitation\2018\ WA Sewer Rates Fee CF/ Sewer Rate Increases (ID 1748) Hearing_summ.docm

9 Date: May 22, 2018 Santa Rosa, California Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The Sonoma County Water Agency Overruling Objections, Adopting A Report On Charges For Sewerage Services, And Confirming Charges For Various Sanitation Zones. (4/5 vote required). Government Code (a) requires the preparation of a report setting out the proposed charges for the sewerage services furnished and made available within the Sanitation Zones listed below: 1. Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup SZ 2. Penngrove SZ 3. Geyserville SZ 4. Sea Ranch SZ Whereas, a written report has been filed with the Clerk of the Board; and Whereas, notice was given as prescribed by law as to time, date, and place for hearing objections or protest to said report; and Whereas, all written objections or protests and other written communications were publicly acknowledged and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard; and Whereas, the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report did not protest or object to said report. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that all objections or protests are overruled and the written report submitted to this Board setting forth sewer service charges for fiscal year 2018/2019 be and is hereby adopted in full without revision, change, reduction, or modification of any charge specified therein. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Auditor on or before August 3, 2018, a copy of said report upon which shall be endorsed over her signature a statement that the report has been finally adopted by the Board of Directors. R1-1

10 Resolution # Date: May 22, 2018 Page 2 Be It Further Resolved, that the County Auditor shall, upon receipt of said report, enter the amounts of the charges against the respective parcels as they appear on the assessment roll for fiscal year 2018/2019. Directors: Gorin: Rabbitt: Zane: Hopkins: Gore: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered. R1-2

11 WATER AGENCY ORDINANCE NO.87 ZONES ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, ON BEHALF OF AGENCY SANITATION ZONES AIRPORT-LARKFIELD-WIKIUP, GEYSERVILLE, PENNGROVE, AND SEA RANCH, CALLING FOR COLLECTION ON THE TAX ROLL FOR ALL ZONES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019, AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED). The Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency), State of California, ordains as follows: SECTION I Section VII of Ordinance No. 16 is hereby amended to read: Annual Service Charge is defined as a charge for use of the sewer system for a period of one year to each user and based on the estimated or actual usage of the sewer system. The annual service charge is based on the estimated annual cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing the sewer system, as submitted and approved by the Agency s Board of Directors each year. Annual service charges shall be based on an Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit (ESD) as defined in Section 2.01 of Ordinance No. 15 of the Agency and as calculated by the same methodology for connection fees set forth by Section VIII of Ordinance No. 16. Annual service charges per ESD on properties within the boundaries established as the Agency Sanitation Zones, set forth in the following table, are hereby prescribed and established effective July 1, 2018: AGENCY'S ANNUAL CHARGES AGENCY SANITATION ZONE Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Geyserville Penngrove Sea Ranch ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE $941/ESD $1,042/ESD $1,463/ESD $1,159/ESD SECTION II Exhibit A of Ordinance 16 is hereby replaced by the attached Exhibit A. SECTION III The Agency does hereby elect, pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California to have the sewer service charge for fiscal year 2017/2018 established by said Agency, collected on the tax roll of the County of Sonoma, State of California, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 5471 through of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. O1

12 SECTION IV The Board hereby finds that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the establishment of charges pursuant to this Ordinance, as such fees are for the purpose of meeting operations expenses, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements, and setting aside funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing Zones (15273 California Code of Regulations, Public Resources Code). SECTION V If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION VI - SERVICE CHARGES When the determination of connection fees or annual service charges in accordance with Exhibit A for a user is inconsistent with an existing Use Category set forth in Exhibit A, the General Manager or his/her designee may instead reasonably make an independent calculation of the ESDs for the Customer. In making such a calculation, the General Manager or his/her designee may rely on one or more of the following resources to make an independent calculation for the user: (1) the use in Exhibit A that most closely matches the proposed use, (2) federal and state standard estimated wastewater flows for onsite or private wastewater treatment or disposal systems, (3) flow and strength factors published in rate studies conducted by other public entities in Sonoma County, (4) if applicable, data provided by the equipment manufacturer; or (5) other published and peer reviewed data. SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Directors voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Sonoma, State of California, and the Agency's Clerk of the Board shall post in the office of the Agency's Clerk, a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those Directors voting for or against the Ordinance. In regular session of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, State of California, introduced, passed, and adopted after hearing this _22nd day of May 2018, on regular roll call of the members of said Board by the following vote: DIRECTORS: GORIN: RABBITT: ZANE: HOPKINS: GORE: Ayes Noes Absent Abstain WHEREUPON, the Chair declared the above and foregoing ordinance duly adopted and SO ORDERED. O1-2

13 ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Board By: Chair, Board of Directors County of Sonoma, State of California O1-2

14 Residential EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR AIRPORT SANITATION ZONE Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.15 Without service facilities connection 0.68 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.05 Beauty shop chair 0.09 Bars & taverns seat 0.07 Car washes, self service stall 0.42 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 0.45 without hookups site 0.27 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.01 Coffee shops seats 0.06 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.37 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.41 General beds 0.57 Veterinarian cages 0.02 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.37 Laundromats washing machines 1.37 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 0.47 Medical Exam. room 0.47 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.06 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.04 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.02 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.41 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.02 High per student day 0.04 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.15 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.01 Warehouse see note 1 below Other Uses Not Listed see note 1 below Industrial see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher 5/14/2018

15 EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR GEYSERVILLE SANITATION ZONE Residential Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.16 Without service facilities connection 0.72 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.05 Beauty shop chair 0.11 Bars & taverns seat 0.08 Car washes, self service stall 0.49 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 0.47 without hookups site 0.28 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.01 Coffee shops seats 0.06 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.39 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.44 General beds 0.62 Veterinarian cages 0.02 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.40 Laundromats washing machines 1.53 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 0.53 Medical Exam. room 0.53 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.06 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.04 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.02 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.44 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.03 High per student day 0.04 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.16 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.01 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the Engr. see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

16 EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR PENNGROVE SANITATION ZONE Residential Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.18 Without service facilities connection 0.82 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.06 Beauty shop chair 0.12 Bars & taverns seat 0.09 Car washes, self service stall 0.55 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 0.54 without hookups site 0.32 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.01 Coffee shops seats 0.07 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.44 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.50 General beds 0.70 Veterinarian cages 0.02 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.45 Laundromats washing machines 1.73 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 0.60 Medical Exam. room 0.60 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.07 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.05 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.03 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.50 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.03 High per student day 0.05 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.18 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.01 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the Engr. see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

17 EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR SEA RANCH SANITATION ZONE Billing Basis Use Category Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Residential Single-Family 200 connections 1.0 Commercial see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

18 WATER AGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 92 OCSD ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OCCIDENTAL COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, CALLING FOR COLLECTION ON THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019, AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED). -- The Board of Directors of the Occidental County Sanitation District (District), State of California, ordains as follows: SECTION I Section V of Ordinance No. 42 is hereby amended to read: Annual Service Charge is defined as a charge for use of the sewer system for a period of one year to each user and based on the estimated or actual usage of the sewer system. The annual service charge is based on the estimated annual cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing the sewer system, as submitted and approved by the District s Board of Directors each year. Annual service charges shall be based on an Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit (ESD) as defined in Section 2.01 of Ordinance No. 41 of the Occidental County Sanitation District and as calculated by the same methodology for connection fees set forth by Section VI of Ordinance No. 42. An annual service charge of Two thousand two hundred seventy-five dollars and No Cents ($2,275.00) per ESD on properties within the boundaries established as the District s is hereby prescribed and established effective July 1, SECTION II Exhibit A of Ordinance 42 is hereby replaced by the attached Exhibit A. SECTION III The District does hereby elect, pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California to have the sewer service charge established by said District, collected on the tax roll of the County of Sonoma, State of California, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 5471 through of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. SECTION IV The Board hereby finds that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the establishment of charges pursuant to this Ordinance, as such fees are for the purpose of meeting operations expenses, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements, and setting aside funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing District (15273 California Code of Regulations, Public Resources Code). SECTION V If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and every section, subsection, O2-1

19 sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION VI - SERVICE CHARGES When the determination of connection fees or annual service charges in accordance with Exhibit A for a user is inconsistent with an existing Use Category set forth in Exhibit A, the General Manager or his/her designee may instead reasonably make an independent calculation of the ESDs for the Customer. In making such a calculation, the General Manager or his/her designee may rely on one or more of the following resources to make an independent calculation for the user: (1) the use in Exhibit A that most closely matches the proposed use, (2) federal and state standard estimated wastewater flows for onsite or private wastewater treatment or disposal systems, (3) flow and strength factors published in rate studies conducted by other public entities in Sonoma County, (4) if applicable, data provided by the equipment manufacturer; or (5) other published and peer reviewed data. SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Directors voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Sonoma, State of California, and the District's Clerk of the Board shall post in the office of the District's Clerk, a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those Directors voting for or against the Ordinance. In regular session of the Board of Directors of the Occidental County Sanitation District, State of California, introduced, passed, and adopted after hearing this 22nd day of May 2018, on regular roll call of the members of said Board by the following vote: DIRECTORS: GORIN: RABBITT: ZANE: HOPKINS: GORE: Ayes Noes Absent Abstain WHEREUPON, the Chair declared the above and foregoing ordinance duly adopted and SO ORDERED. By: Chair, Board of Directors County of Sonoma, State of California ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Board O2-2

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21 Date: May 22, 2018 Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The Occidental County Sanitation District Overruling Objections, Adopting A Report On Charges For Sewerage Services, And Confirming Charges. (4/5 vote required). Whereas, Health and Safety Code 5473 and require the preparation of a report setting out the proposed charges for sewerage services furnished and made available within the Occidental County Sanitation District; and Whereas, a written report has been filed with the Clerk of the Board; and Whereas, notice was given as prescribed by law as to time, date, and place for hearing objections or protest to said report; and Whereas, all written objections or protests and other written communications were publicly acknowledged and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard; and Whereas, the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report did not protest or object to said report. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that all objections or protests are overruled and the written report submitted to this Board setting forth sewer service charges for fiscal year 2018/2019 be and is hereby adopted in full without revision, change, reduction, or modification of any charge specified therein. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Auditor on or before August 3, 2018, a copy of said report upon which shall be endorsed over her signature a statement that the report has been finally adopted by the Board of Directors. R2 Page 1 of 2

22 Resolution # Date: May 22, 2018 Page 2 Be It Further Resolved, that the County Auditor shall, upon receipt of said report, enter the amounts of the charges against the respective parcels as they appear on the assessment roll for Fiscal Year 2018/2019. Such fees shall remain in effect until modified by the Board. Directors: Gorin: Rabbitt: Zane: Hopkins: Gore: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered. R2 Page 2 of 2

23 Residential EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR OCCIDENTAL CSD Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.55 Without service facilities connection 2.50 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.18 Beauty shop chair 0.36 Bars & taverns seat 0.26 Car washes, self service stall 1.62 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 1.64 without hookups site 0.99 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.03 Coffee shops seats 0.22 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 1.36 Hospitals Convalescent beds 1.52 General beds 2.13 Veterinarian cages 0.07 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 1.38 Laundromats washing machines 5.18 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 1.78 Medical Exam. room 1.78 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.22 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.15 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.08 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 1.52 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.09 High per student day 0.14 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.55 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.03 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the Engr. see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

24 Date: May 22, 2018 Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The Russian River County Sanitation District Overruling Objections, Adopting A Report On Charges For Sewerage Services, And Confirming Charges. (4/5 vote required). Whereas, Health and Safety Code 5473 and require the preparation of a report setting out the proposed charges for sewerage services furnished and made available within the Russian River County Sanitation District; and Whereas, a written report has been filed with the Clerk of the Board; and Whereas, notice was given as prescribed by law as to time, date, and place for hearing objections or protest to said report; and Whereas, all written objections or protests and other written communications were publicly acknowledged and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard; and Whereas, the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report did not protest or object to said report. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that all objections or protests are overruled and the written report submitted to this Board setting forth sewer service charges for fiscal year 2018/2019 be and is hereby adopted in full without revision, change, reduction, or modification of any charge specified therein. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Auditor on or before August 3, 2018, a copy of said report upon which shall be endorsed over her signature a statement that the report has been finally adopted by the Board of Directors. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Auditor shall, upon receipt of said report, enter the amounts of the charges against the respective parcels as they appear on the assessment roll for Fiscal Year 2018/2019. Such fees shall remain in effect until modified by the Board. R3 Page 1 of 2

25 Resolution # Date: May 22, 2018 Page 2 Directors: Gorin: Rabbitt: Zane: Hopkins: Gore: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered. R3 Page 2 of 2

26 WATER AGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 86 RRCSD ORDINANCE NO. -- AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RUSSIAN RIVER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, CALLING FOR COLLECTION ON THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019, AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED). The Board of Directors of the Russian River County Sanitation District (District), State of California, ordains as follows: SECTION I Section V of Ordinance No. 33 is hereby amended to read: Annual Service Charge is defined as a charge for use of the sewer system for a period of one year to each user and based on the estimated or actual usage of the sewer system. The annual service charge is based on the estimated annual cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing the sewer system, as submitted and approved by the District s Board of Directors each year. Annual service charges shall be based on an Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit (ESD) as defined in Section 2.01 of Ordinance No. 31 of the District and as calculated by the same methodology for connection fees set forth by Section VI of Ordinance No. 33. An annual service charge of One thousand five hundred and fifty-five dollars and No Cents ($1,555.00) per ESD on properties within the boundaries established as the District s is hereby prescribed and established effective July 1, SECTION II Exhibit A of Ordinance 33 is hereby replaced by the attached Exhibit A. SECTION III The District does hereby elect, pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California to have the sewer service charge for established by said District, collected on the tax roll of the County of Sonoma, State of California, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 5471 through of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. SECTION IV The Board hereby finds that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the establishment of charges pursuant to this Ordinance, as such fees are for the purpose of meeting operations expenses, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements, and setting aside funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing District (15273 California Code of Regulations, Public Resources Code). SECTION V If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of O3-1

27 Directors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION VI - SERVICE CHARGES When the determination of connection fees or annual service charges in accordance with Exhibit A for a user is inconsistent with an existing Use Category set forth in Exhibit A, the General Manager or his/her designee may instead reasonably make an independent calculation of the ESDs for the Customer. In making such a calculation, the General Manager or his/her designee may rely on one or more of the following resources to make an independent calculation for the user: (1) the use in Exhibit A that most closely matches the proposed use, (2) federal and state standard estimated wastewater flows for onsite or private wastewater treatment or disposal systems, (3) flow and strength factors published in rate studies conducted by other public entities in Sonoma County, (4) if applicable, data provided by the equipment manufacturer; or (5) other published and peer reviewed data. SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Directors voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Sonoma, State of California, and the District's Clerk of the Board shall post in the office of the District's Clerk, a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those Directors voting for or against the Ordinance. In regular session of the Board of Directors of the Russian River County Sanitation District, State of California, introduced, passed and adopted after hearing this 22nd day of May 2018, on regular roll call of the members of said Board by the following vote: DIRECTORS: GORIN: RABBITT: ZANE: HOPKINS: GORE: Ayes Noes Absent Abstain WHEREUPON, the Chair declared the above and foregoing ordinance duly adopted and SO ORDERED. By: Chair, Board of Directors County of Sonoma, State of California ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Board O3-2

28 Residential EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR RUSSIAN RIVER CSD Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.35 Without service facilities connection 1.58 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.11 Beauty shop chair 0.22 Bars & taverns seat 0.17 Car washes, self service stall 0.98 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 1.04 without hookups site 0.63 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.02 Coffee shops seats 0.15 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.87 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.96 General beds 1.34 Veterinarian cages 0.05 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.87 Laundromats washing machines 3.20 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 1.09 Medical Exam. room 1.09 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.15 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.10 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.05 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.96 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.05 High per student day 0.08 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.35 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.02 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the Engr. see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

29 Date: May 22, 2018 Item Number: Resolution Number: 2/3 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Overruling Objections, Adopting A Report On Charges For Sewerage Services, And Confirming Charges. (2/3 vote required) (First District). Whereas, Health and Safety Code 5473 and require the preparation of a report setting out the proposed charges for sewerage services furnished and made available within the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District; and Whereas, a written report has been filed with the Clerk of the Board; and Whereas, notice was given as prescribed by law as to time, date, and place for hearing objections or protest to said report; and Whereas, all written objections or protests and other written communications were publicly acknowledged and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard; and Whereas, the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report did not protest or object to said report. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that all objections or protests are overruled and the written report submitted to this Board setting forth sewer service charges for fiscal year 2018/2019 be and is hereby adopted in full without revision, change, reduction, or modification of any charge specified therein. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Auditor on or before August 3, 2018, a copy of said report upon which shall be endorsed over her signature a statement that the report has been finally adopted by the Board of Directors. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Auditor shall, upon receipt of said report, enter the amounts of the charges against the respective parcels as they appear on the assessment roll for fiscal year 2018/2019. R4 Page 1 of 2

30 Resolution # Date: May 22, 2018 Page 2 Directors: Gorin: Gore: Agrimonti: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered. R4 Page 2 of 2

31 WATER AGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 97 SVCSD ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SONOMA VALLEY COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, CALLING FOR COLLECTION ON THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (2/3 VOTE REQUIRED) (FIRST DISTRICT). The Board of Directors of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (District), State of California, ordains as follows: SECTION I Section III of Ordinance No. 51 is hereby replaced with the following: Annual Service Charge is defined as a charge for use of the sewer system for a period of one year to each user and based on the estimated or actual usage of the sewer system. The annual service charges for residential and non-residential users are based on the estimated annual cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing the sewer system, as submitted and approved by the District s Board of Directors each year. The methodology used to calculate annual service charges for residential and nonresidential users shall be as follows: A) Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection. This category of users has a Sewer Fee with one component: a fixed charge component. NOTE: Residential Users that have a Public Water Connection but have no water usage in winter months and multi-family complexes including condominiums with only one Public Water Connection for all of the units are also included in this category. B) Residential Users with a Public Water Connection. This category of users has a Sewer Fee with two components: a fixed charge component and a volume-based component. The method for calculating the Sewer Fee for each category of user is described in more detail below. A) Amount of Proposed Sewer Fee Increase for Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection. Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the charge per Equivalent Single-Family Dwelling (ESD) from $968 per ESD per year to $1,016 per ESD per year for users in this category. This represents an increase of $48 or 5.0% versus current year. This increase to the ESD charge has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the total estimated number of ESDs in the District. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The Sewer Fee for Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection is calculated as follows: O4-1

32 $1,016 per ESD x Assigned Number of ESD s = Annual Sewer Fee B) Sewer Fee Increase Proposed For Residential Users With a Public Water Connection All residential sewer customers with a public water connection must pay a Sewer Fee with two components: a fixed charge and a volume-based charge. The Residential Users with a Public Water Connection category includes single family dwellings, multiple-family units, apartments, and mobile home parks. A multi-family complex or condominium complex will also fall within this category if each unit in the complex has its own public water connection. Fixed Charge Component: The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee recovers 70% of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including costs that the sewage treatment and collection system incurs regardless of increased or decreased sewage flow into the system. Effective July 1, 2018 the District proposes to increase the fixed charge to $711 per ESD per year for residential users with a public water connection. This represents an increase of $34 or 5.0% versus current year. The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee will be calculated as follows: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s = Fixed Charge Component of the Sewer Fee Volume-Based Component: The volume-based component recovers approximately 30% of the District s costs to provide sewer service, including costs to the sewage treatment and collection system that vary with the amount of sewage conveyed and treated. The District s volume-based component uses a customer s lowest winter water use (November March) as the basis for the calculation. Winter water use generally provides the best available estimate of indoor water use and its impact to the District s treatment facilities because outdoor irrigation is usually minimal during the winter months. The volume-based component also gives District ratepayers the opportunity to control a portion of their sewage bill. The Volume-Based Component of the Sewer Fee has three parts, which are multiplied together: Winter Water Usage x Number of Billing Periods Annually from your Water District x per thousand gallon = Volume- Based Component of Sewer Fee Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the volume-based component charge from $5.49 per thousand gallons to $5.76 per thousand gallons for residential users with a public water connection. This represents an increase of $0.27 per thousand gallons or 5.0% versus current year. Each residential user with a sewer connection and a public water connection with winter water use greater than zero will be charged as follows: Total Sewer Fee (fixed charge + volumetric charge) for Residential Customers with a Public Water Connection O4-2

33 For Customers with a Valley of the Moon Water District bill: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s (Fixed Charge Component) + $5.76 per thousand gallons x Lowest Winter Water Usage in thousand gallons x 6 billing periods annually (Volumetric Charge Component) For Customers with a City of Sonoma Water District water bill: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s (Fixed Charge Component) + $5.76 per thousand gallons x Lowest Winter Water Usage in thousand gallons x 12 billing periods annually (Volumetric Charge Component) SECTION II Exhibit A of Ordinance 51 is hereby replaced by the attached Exhibit A. SECTION III The District does hereby elect, pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California to have the sewer service charge for fiscal year 2017/2018 established by said District, collected on the tax roll of the County of Sonoma, State of California, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 5471 through of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. SECTION IV The Board of Directors hereby finds that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the establishment of charges pursuant to this Ordinance, as such fees are for the purpose of meeting operations expenses, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements, and setting aside funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing District (14 California Code of Regulations 15273, California Public Resources Code Section 21080). SECTION V If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION VI - SERVICE CHARGES Section IV of Ordinance No. 51 is hereby amended to read: O4-3

34 The methodology used to calculate service charges for users other than those charged in accordance with Section III of this ordinance shall, effective July 1, 2018, be the sum of the following: Wastewater Flow (Flow) $ per gallon/day (gpd) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) $ per pound/day (lb/day) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period Total Suspended Solids (TSS) $ per pound/day (lb/day) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period This methodology shall apply, at the sole discretion of the General Manager, to determine annual service charges for a nonresidential user that discharges or will discharge five or more ESDs annually from any one parcel. This methodology will also be used to determine a user s annual service charges when the General Manager determines that a user s discharge constitutes a significant portion of the District s total wastewater flow, BOD, or TSS loading. All costs of monitoring wastewater components shall be the responsibility of the user. When the determination of connection fees or annual service charges in accordance with Exhibit A for a user is inconsistent with an existing Use Category set forth in Exhibit A, the General Manager or his/her designee may instead reasonably make an independent calculation of the ESDs for the Customer. In making such a calculation, the General Manager or his/her designee may rely on one or more of the following resources to make an independent calculation for the user: (1) the use in Exhibit A that most closely matches the proposed use, (2) federal and state standard estimated wastewater flows for onsite or private wastewater treatment or disposal systems, (3) flow and strength factors published in rate studies conducted by other public entities in Sonoma County, (4) if applicable, data provided by the equipment manufacturer; or (5) other published and peer reviewed data. The General Manager may calculate and bill the sewer service charge of industrial, commercial, and institutional users on a more frequent basis (than annually). SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Directors voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Sonoma, State of California, and the District's Clerk of the Board shall post in the office of the District's Clerk, a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those Directors voting for or against the Ordinance. In regular session of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, State of California, introduced, passed, and adopted after hearing this 22nd day of May 2018, on regular roll call of the members of said Board by the following vote: DIRECTORS: GORIN: GORE: AGRIMONTI: Ayes Noes Absent Abstain WHEREUPON, the Chair declared the above and foregoing ordinance duly adopted and O4-4

35 SO ORDERED. By: Chair, Board of Directors County of Sonoma, State of California ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Board O4-5

36 Date: May 22, 2018 Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The South Park County Sanitation District Overruling Objections, Adopting A Report On Charges For Sewerage Services, And Confirming Charges. (4/5 vote required). Whereas, Health and Safety Code 5473 and require the preparation of a report setting out the proposed charges for sewerage services furnished and made available within the South Park County Sanitation District; and Whereas, a written report has been filed with the Clerk of the Board; and Whereas, notice was given as prescribed by law as to time, date, and place for hearing objections or protest to said report; and Whereas, all written objections or protests and other written communications were publicly acknowledged and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard; and Whereas, the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report did not protest or object to said report. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that all objections or protests are overruled and the written report submitted to this Board setting forth sewer service charges for fiscal year 2018/2019 be and is hereby adopted in full without revision, change, reduction, or modification of any charge specified therein. Be It Further Resolved, that the County Clerk be and is hereby directed to file with the County Auditor on or before August 3, 2018, a copy of said report upon which shall be endorsed over her signature a statement that the report has been finally adopted by the Board of Directors. R5 Page 1 of 2

37 Resolution # Date: May 22, 2018 Page 2 Be It Further Resolved, that the County Auditor shall, upon receipt of said report, enter the amounts of the charges against the respective parcels as they appear on the assessment roll for fiscal year 2018/2019. Directors: Gorin: Rabbitt: Zane: Hopkins: Gore: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered. R5 Page 2 of 2

38 Residential EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR SONOMA VALLEY CSD Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.21 Without service facilities connection 0.95 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.07 Beauty shop chair 0.13 Bars & taverns seat 0.10 Car washes, self service stall 0.59 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 0.63 without hookups site 0.38 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.01 Coffee shops seats 0.09 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.52 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.57 General beds 0.80 Veterinarian cages 0.03 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.52 Laundromats washing machines 1.92 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 0.65 Medical Exam. room 0.65 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.09 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.06 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.03 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.57 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.03 High per student day 0.05 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.21 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.01 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the General Manager see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Charge Formula: Sum of the following: Flow $ per gallon/day (gpd) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period BOD $ per pound/day (lb/day) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period TSS $ per pound/day (lb/day) multiplied by 365 days or the number of days in the billing period Note 1: For warehouses and when agreement on a use category cannot be reached, the General Manager, in his or her sole discretion, may a) base charges on the user s actual or estimated contribution of wastewater into the District s facilities in terms of flow, biological oxygen demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS), and b) calculate the user s charge using the above Charge Formula. The user shall provide verifiable data, as requested by the General Manager, for the charge to be determined. Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day TSS = Total Suspended Solids BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

39 WATER AGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 86 SPCSD ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH PARK COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SETTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES, CALLING FOR COLLECTION ON THE TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018, AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED). The Board of Directors of the South Park County Sanitation District (District), State of California, ordains as follows: Section V of Ordinance No. 36 is hereby amended to read: SECTION I A. Fixed Charge Calculation The fixed charge recovers 80 percent of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that are incurred regardless of increased or decreased sewage flow into the system. The fixed charge is based on the number of ESDs. Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to establish the fixed charge of $ per year per ESD. All District customers will pay the fixed charge. The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee will be calculated as follows: $ per ESD x Number of ESD s = Fixed Charge Component of the Sewer Fee B. Volumetric Charge Calculation The volume-based charge recovers 20 percent of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including the costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that vary with the amount of sewage conveyed and treated, and gives District ratepayers the opportunity to control a portion of their sewer bill. The District will use City of Santa Rosa water usage data to calculate the annual volumetric charge portion of the Sewer Fee. All District customers will pay an annual volumetric charge. The Volume-Based Component of the Sewer Fee has two parts, which are multiplied together: Annual Water Usage x Charge per thousand gallon = Volume-Based Component of Sewer Fee The District has four categories of customers for the volumetric charge calculation for whom the water usage and Charge per thousand gallons will vary: 1. Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection O5-1

40 2. Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection 3. Non-Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection 4. Non-Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection Annual Water Usage calculations are based on water consumption from the prior year. For Residential Customers, average winter water usage provides the best available estimate of indoor water usage and its impact to the sewer system because outdoor irrigation is minimal during the winter months. For Non-Residential Customers, annual water usage is based on actual water usage. Table 1: Residential Customers: Annual Water Usage and Charge Per Thousand Gallon Calculation Sewer Customers With a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection With No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection part or all of the time Calculation of Annual Water Usage District will calculate Customer s average monthly water usage during the billing periods of November through March. For each month of the prior fiscal year, the District will select either the customer s winter average water usage or the customer s actual water used whichever is lower. District will add up the customer s monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. District will average the winter water usage during the billing periods of November through March of similar residential customers that have a City of Santa Rosa water connection. Similar residential customers are determined based on household size. Average winter water usage will be multiplied by 12 to determine annual water usage. Charge Per Thousand Gallons $4.07 $4.07 Table 2a: Non-Residential Customers: Annual Water Usage Calculation Sewer Customers With a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection With No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection Calculation of Annual Water Usage For each month of the prior fiscal year, District will add up the customer s actual monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. District will average annual water usage from similar customers based on City of Santa Rosa water usage data. For multifamily and mobile home park customers, similar uses are based on household size. For other non-residential customers, similar uses are generally based on the type of use and physical size. However, for certain unique uses such as laundry, car wash, and residential care facilities, alternative calculations that better approximate water usage are used. Charge Per Thousand Gallons Based on estimated wastewater strength, shown in Table 2a below Based on estimated wastewater strength, shown in Table 2a below O5-2

41 Table 2b: Non-Residential Customers: Examples of Charge Per Thousand Gallon Calculation Categories of Wastewater Strength and Examples of Types of Uses Charge per Thousand Gallons Low Strength - car wash, glass products $3.39 Standard Strength multi-family (except duplex) complexes, condominium complexes, mobile home parks, warehouses, general commercial/industrial including retail, schools, $4.07 churches, auto sales, dental and medical offices. Medium Strength mixed use commercial; hotel/motel, convenience store, bar, winery, brewery, auto repair. $4.52 High Strength bakery, restaurant, coffee shop, meat and food processing, miller, hospital, veterinary clinic. $5.58 Appeal Procedure If you have a leak in your water supply line or another reason that you feel the metered water usage during the measurement period does not reflect your actual usage, contact the District at (707) to determine whether an adjustment is warranted. C. Fixed Charge and Volumetric Charge Calculation Combined for Total Sewer Fee Each Residential Customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $ per ESD X Number of ESDs (Fixed Charge Component) + $4.07 per thousand gallons x Annual Water Usage in thousand gallons (Volumetric Charge Component) Each Non-Residential Customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $ per ESD X Number of ESDs (Fixed Charge Component) + Annual Water Usage x Applicable Charge per thousand gallons shown in Table 1 (Volumetric Charge Component) SECTION II Exhibit A of Ordinance 51 is hereby replaced by the attached Exhibit A. SECTION III The District does hereby elect, pursuant to Section 5473 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California to have the sewer service charge for established by said District, collected on the tax roll of the County of Sonoma, State of California, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 5471 through of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. SECTION IV O5-3

42 The Board hereby finds that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the establishment of charges pursuant to this Ordinance, as such fees are for the purpose of meeting operations expenses, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements, and setting aside funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within the existing District (15273 California Code of Regulations, Public Resources Code). SECTION V If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION VI - SERVICE CHARGES When the determination of connection fees or annual service charges in accordance with Exhibit A for a user is inconsistent with an existing Use Category set forth in Exhibit A, the General Manager or his/her designee may instead reasonably make an independent calculation of the ESDs for the Customer. In making such a calculation, the General Manager or his/her designee may rely on one or more of the following resources to make an independent calculation for the user: (1) the use in Exhibit A that most closely matches the proposed use, (2) federal and state standard estimated wastewater flows for onsite or private wastewater treatment or disposal systems, (3) flow and strength factors published in rate studies conducted by other public entities in Sonoma County, (4) if applicable, data provided by the equipment manufacturer; or (5) other published and peer reviewed data. SECTION VII This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Directors voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Sonoma, State of California, and the District's Clerk of the Board shall post in the office of the District's Clerk, a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those Directors voting for or against the Ordinance. In regular session of the Board of Directors of the South Park County Sanitation District, State of California, introduced, passed and adopted after hearing this 22nd day of _May 2018, on regular roll call of the members of said Board by the following vote: DIRECTORS: GORIN: RABBITT: ZANE: HOPKINS: GORE: Ayes Noes Absent Abstain WHEREUPON, the Chair declared the above and foregoing ordinance duly adopted and SO ORDERED. O5-4

43 By: Chair, Board of Directors County of Sonoma, State of California ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Board O5-5

44 Residential EXHIBIT A EQUIVALENT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BILLING UNIT FOR SOUTH PARK CSD Use Category Billing Basis Flow BOD TSS Use ESD gallons mg/l mg/l Single-Family connections 1.00 Condominium dwelling units 1.00 Multiple-Family dwelling units 0.80 Mobile home park spaces 0.80 Mobile home (Individual) units 0.80 Granny unit unit 0.80 Commercial Appliance repair ,000 sq. ft Art gallery ,000 sq. ft Auto dealers With service facilities connection add per service bay 0.16 Without service facilities connection 0.73 Bakery ,000 sq. ft Butcher see note 1 below Banks & financial institutions ,000 sq. ft Barber shop chair 0.05 Beauty shop chair 0.10 Bars & taverns seat 0.08 Car washes, self service stall 0.47 Camp ground or RV park with hookups site 0.48 without hookups site 0.29 Churches, hall & lodges seat 0.01 Coffee shops seats 0.07 Dry cleaners ,000 sq. ft Fire stations ,000 sq. ft Garages service bays 0.40 Hospitals Convalescent beds 0.44 General beds 0.62 Veterinarian cages 0.02 Hotels/motels sleeping rooms 0.40 Laundromats washing machines 1.51 Library ,000 sq. ft Machine shops ,000 sq. ft Markets ,000 sq. ft Offices Business ,000 sq. ft Dental Exam. room 0.52 Medical Exam. room 0.52 Post office ,000 sq. ft Resort calc per ESD Restaurants Dine-in With DW & garbage disp seat 0.07 With DW or garbage disp seat 0.04 Without DW & garbage disp seat 0.02 Take-out ,000 sq. ft Rest homes beds 0.44 Retail stores ,000 sq. ft Schools Elementary per student day 0.03 High per student day 0.04 Service stations set of gas pumps add per service bay 0.16 Shoe repair ,000 sq. ft Theaters seat 0.01 Warehouse see note 1 below Others as determined by the Engr. see note 1 below ALL COMMERCIAL ESDs TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: ESD = ( TSS x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD TSS x SFD FLOW ) + ( BOD x FLOW x 0.33 ) / ( SFD BOD x SFD FLOW ) + ( FLOW x ( 0.34 / SFD FLOW )) Note 1: Use to be calculated on a case by case basis using the above formula Definitions Flow = Gallons per Day BOD = Biological Oxygen Demand DW = dishwasher ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling disp. = disposal 5/14/2018

45 ATTACHMENT NO. 3 Revenue Summary Chart - Sewer Service Fees FY Sanitation Zone or FY FY FY Rate Rate Revenue Incr. County Sanitation Rate Per Rate Per Projected Dollar Percent due to Rate District ESD ESD ESDs Change Change Change Geyserville SZ 997 1, % 16,020 Penngrove SZ 1,414 1, % 26,754 Sea Ranch SZ 1,117 1, % 25,242 Airport - LW SZ , % 147,190 Occidental CSD 2,169 2, % 29,044 Russian River CSD 1,484 1,555 3, % 227,342 Sonoma Valley CSD 968 1,016 17, % 840,624 South Park CSD , % 131,736 TOTAL REVENUES $1,443,952 * 1) Reflects impacts of rate increase and/or estimated change in the number of ESDs. 2) Revenues shown above reflect only the charges to the users. However, operational revenues mentioned under the Summary of Issues and Significant Changes in Attachment 5 include other operational revenues such as interest on pooled cash. 5/14/2018

46 ATTACHMENT NO. 4 Summary of Issues and Significant Changes - Sanitation General Sanitation Overview The Sonoma County Water Agency ( Agency ) has been responsible for the County sanitation functions effective January 1, 1995, as part of the County s reorganization process. The Sanitation Zones ( SZ or Zone ), which are owned and operated by the Agency, include Airport-Larkfield- Wikiup, Geyserville, Penngrove, and Sea Ranch. The County Sanitation Districts ( CSD or District ) which are operated by the Agency under contract include Occidental, Russian River, Sonoma Valley, and South Park. Generally, and for the past several years, costs have been increasing in the sanitation budget requests due to price increases for services and supplies, continuation of the capital replacement programs (described later in this narrative), cost of salaries and benefits, and the effort to improve the service. As a result, the FY 2018/2019 sewer service rates are proposed to increase between 3.5% and 5.0% for the various Zones and Districts. The rate increases for these Zones and Districts are necessary to fund operating and capital program expenditures. The Agency has undertaken an effort to implement capital replacement programs within the sanitation Zones and Districts. The purpose of the programs is to provide for long-term replacement of existing facilities that have reached the end of their useful life or must be upgraded to comply with increasing stringent regulatory requirements. The cost of the programs is financed, when possible, through operating transfers from the operations fund at each Zone or District to the construction fund of that Zone or District. If the operations fund does not have sufficient cash available for transfer to the construction fund, a transfer will not be made for that fiscal year and the scheduled capital replacement projects may be delayed until the next fiscal year. In January 2000, Agency staff held a Sanitation Workshop presenting a summary of operating and regulatory issues associated with sanitation systems operated by the Agency, providing information regarding past operating practices, changes in the regulatory environment, the estimated cost of sanitation services, and strategies for addressing current and future operating issues. Three levels of service and their costs were identified for each of the sanitation systems and are described below. Minimum Level of Service: public safety. Includes services necessary for the protection of public health, employee safety, and Standard Level of Service: Includes services necessary to operate and maintain the sanitation systems in order to limit or reduce the risk of (1) service interruption, and (2) violations of the respective National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit or Waste Discharge Requirements issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Boards. A Standard Level of Service is obtained when net operating revenues, calculated as operating revenues less services and supplies, are positive. Asset Preservation Level of Service: Includes services and programs necessary to provide for a Standard Level of Service plus investments needed to replace or upgrade capital equipment. An Asset Preservation Level of Service is obtained when net operating revenues, calculated as routine operating revenues less routine operating expenses (excluding capital equipment and transfers to construction), meet or exceed annual depreciation costs. Rate increases, discussed in more detail below, have been proposed with the objective of meeting the Standard Level of Service for most entities and the Asset Preservation Level of Service for some entities. A4-1

47 The following paragraphs provide a summary of the budget requests, and applicable rate increases, proposed in each Zone and District. All annual service charges are presented in terms of cost per equivalent single family dwelling (ESD). Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $4,177,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency expenses) are $3,389,000. The net operating revenues, $788,000, are sufficient to cover budgeted costs for debt service $444,000. The Construction Fund budget request for FY 2018/2019 is $500,000 which will fund costs for the Treatment Plant Equalization Basin ($200,000), and Airport Treatment Plant Storage Building and Utilities ($300,000). The requested annual service charge for FY 2018/2019 is $941, representing a 4.5% increase (or $41) from FY 2017/2018. In order to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service this zone s net operating revenues of $788,000 would need to exceed this zone s depreciation expense of $1,083,000. Geyserville Sanitation Zone The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $465,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency expenses) are $552,000. The net operating revenues are $87,000. There are no planned capital projects for FY 2018/2019. The requested annual service charge for FY 2018/2019 is $1,042,000 representing a 4.5% increase (or $45) from FY 2017/2018. The requested increase will fully fund the programs and services necessary to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service as net operating revenues, exceed this Zone s annual depreciation expense of $46,000. Penngrove Sanitation Zone The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $1,233,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency funding) are $868,000. The net operating revenues are $365,000. There are no debt service payments. The Construction Fund budget request for FY 2018/2019 is $620,000 which will fund costs for lift station flood resiliency improvements with 75% offsetting revenue from FEMA hazard mitigation grant funds. The requested annual service charge for FY 2018/2019 is $1,463, representing a 3.5% (or $49) increase from FY 2017/2018. The requested increase will fully fund the programs and services necessary to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service as net operating revenues of $365,000, exceed this Zone s annual depreciation expense of $58,000. Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $680,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency funding) are $716,000. The net operating revenues are -$36,000. Operating Fund reserves will be used to cover the remaining shortfall. There are no planned capital projects for FY 18/19. A4-2

48 The requested annual service charge for FY 2018/2019 is $1,159, representing a 3.8% (or $42) increase from FY 2017/2018. The requested increase will fund the programs and services necessary to provide a Minimum Level of Service since the net operating revenues are negative and are less than this zone s depreciation expense ($29,000). Occidental CSD The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $2,634,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency expenses) are $2,448,000. The net operating revenues are $186,000. The Construction Fund budget requested for FY 2018/2019 is $200,000 for the implementation of a truck filling station at the lift station site and $151,000 for Lift Station Control Panel Replacement. In FY2018/2019, a subsidy from the Water Agency general Fund is estimated to be $2,000,000 to fund routine operational costs, to build fund balance to offset costs to customers for future connections to the District s collection system, and construction of improvements for hauling wastewater from Occidental to Airport/Larkfield/Wikiup Sanitation Zone for treatment and disposal to comply with a North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB) Cease and Desist Order. The requested annual service charge for FY 2018/2019 is $2,275, representing a 4.9 % (or $106) increase from FY 2017/2018. The requested increase will fully fund the programs and services necessary to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service as net operating revenues, exceed this District s annual depreciation expense of $173,000. Russian River CSD The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $4,828,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency funding) are $4,245,000. The net operating revenues are $583,000. Debt service and capital equipment expenses are budgeted at $1,576,000. Operating Fund reserves will be used to cover the remaining shortfall. The Construction Fund budget requested for FY 2018/2019 is $205,000 which will fund costs for ACL compliance projects allowed in lieu of regulatory fines associated with treatment plant violations and sewer overflows. The requested rate per ESD for FY 2018/2019 annual service charges is $1,555, representing a 4.8% (or $71) increase from FY 2017/2018. The requested budget will fund the programs and services necessary to provide a Standard Level of Service. In order to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service, this District s net operating revenue of $583,000 would need to equal or exceed its depreciation expenses of $1,551,000. Sonoma Valley CSD The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $21,141,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies plus Contingency funding) are $11,027,000. The net operating revenues are $10,114,000. Debt service, capital equipment expenses and discretionary transfers to the Construction Fund are budgeted at $11,848,000. Operating Fund reserves will be used to cover the remaining shortfall. A total of $15,620,000 is requested in the FY 2018/2019 Construction Fund budget for the following capital projects: Main Replacement 6 th Street Agua Caliente Creek ($11,930,000), Amortized Work in Progress Intangible ($205,000), Intangible Assets-Non Amortized ($20,000), Agua Caliente Creek Crossing ($105,000), Chase Street Bridge Sewer Replacement ($20,000), Clarifiers Seismic Retrofit ($450,000), Relining the EQ Pond ($3,015,000), and local hazard mitigation project ($100,000). These projects are funded through bonds, loans, grants and transfers from the A4-3

49 Operations Fund. The requested rate per ESD for the FY 2018/2019 annual service charges is $1,016, representing a 5.0% ($48) increase from FY 2017/2018. The requested increase will fully fund the programs and services necessary to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service as net operating revenues, exceed this District s annual depreciation expense of $4,599,000. South Park CSD The budgeted operating revenues for FY 2018/2019 are $3,919,000 and the routine operating expenses (Services and Supplies, Sewer Capacity Rights, and Contingency funding) are $2,502,000. The net operating revenues are 1,417,000. Debt service, capital equipment expenses and discretionary transfers to the Construction Fund are budgeted at $1,727,000. Operating Fund reserves will be used to cover the remaining shortfall. The Agency is planning to complete replacement of the collection system between in FY and FY including the following projects: East Robles ($210,000) and Blackwell Tract ($310,000). The requested rate per ESD for FY 18/19 is $968 representing a 3.5% (or $33) increase from FY 2017/2018. This increase is necessary to meet obligations to the City of Santa Rosa in completing the required work on the collection system. The requested increase will fully fund the programs and services necessary to provide an Asset Preservation Level of Service as net operating revenues, exceed this District s annual depreciation expenses of $719,000. A4-4

50 Sonoma County Water Agency Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone (Zone) to property within the Zone. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the Zone s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The Zone s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the Zone proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $941 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $41, or 4.5% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $941, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $941. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $941 per ESD X Number of ESDs Page 1 of 3

51 The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the Zone which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the Zone, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

52 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup Sanitation Zone c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

53 Sonoma County Water Agency Geyserville Sanitation Zone NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the Geyserville Sanitation Zone (Zone) to property within the Zone. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the Zone s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The Zone s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the Zone proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $1,042 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $45, or 4.5% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $1,042, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $1,042. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $1,042 per ESD X Number of ESDs Page 1 of 3

54 The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Geyserville Sanitation Zone, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the Zone which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the Zone, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

55 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Geyserville Sanitation Zone c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

56 Sonoma County Water Agency Penngrove Sanitation Zone NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the Penngrove Sanitation Zone (Zone) to property within the Zone. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the Zone s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The Zone s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the Zone proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $1,463 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $49, or 3.5% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $1,463, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $1,463. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $1,463 per ESD X Number of ESDs Page 1 of 3

57 The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Penngrove Sanitation Zone, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the Zone which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the Zone, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

58 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Penngrove Sanitation Zone c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

59 Occidental County Sanitation District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Occidental County Sanitation District (District) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the District to property within the District. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the District s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The District s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $2,275 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $106, or 4.9% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $2,275, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $2,275. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $2,275 per ESD X Number of ESDs The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Occidental County Sanitation District, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, Page 1 of 3

60 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the District which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the District, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

61 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Occidental County Sanitation District c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

62 Sonoma County Water Agency Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone (Zone) to property within the Zone. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the Zone s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The Zone s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the Zone proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $1,159 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $42, or 3.8% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $1,159, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $1,159. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $1,159 per ESD X Number of ESDs Page 1 of 3

63 The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the Zone which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the Zone, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

64 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

65 Russian River County Sanitation District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Russian River County Sanitation District (District) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) to be collected on account of sewage collection and treatment services provided by the sewer system of the District to property within the District. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the District s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The District s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. Sewer Fee Increase Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the Sewer Fee to $1,555 per year per equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD), an increase of $71, or 4.8% versus current year. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The increased Sewer Fee has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the estimated number of ESDs to arrive at the Sewer Fee per ESD of $1,555, and for parcels having more than one ESD assigned, the Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel times $1,555. Each customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $1,555 per ESD X Number of ESDs The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Russian River County Sanitation District, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, Page 1 of 3

66 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Services Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the District which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the District, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018, to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 2 of 3

67 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Russian River County Sanitation District c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 3 of 3

68 Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018, at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (District) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) and make rate structure modifications. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the District s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The District s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the District s total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Calculation of the Sewer Fee Increase The District has two categories of users: A) Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection. This category of users has a Sewer Fee with one component: a fixed charge component. NOTE: Residential Users that have a Public Water Connection but have no water usage in winter months and multi-family complexes including condominiums with only one Public Water Connection for all of the units are also included in this category. B) Residential Users with a Public Water Connection. This category of users has a Sewer Fee with two components: a fixed charge component and a volume-based component. The method for calculating the Sewer Fee for each category of user is described in more detail below. Page 1 of 5

69 A) Amount of Proposed Sewer Fee Increase for Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection. Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the charge per Equivalent Single-Family Dwelling (ESD) from $968 per ESD per year to $1,016 per ESD per year for users in this category. This represents an increase of $48 or 5.0% versus current year. This increase to the ESD charge has been calculated by dividing the annual costs of providing wastewater treatment and collection service by the total estimated number of ESDs in the District. A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) will be assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The Sewer Fee for Non-Residential Users and Residential Users with No Public Water Connection is calculated as follows: $1,016 per ESD x Assigned Number of ESD s = Annual Sewer Fee B) Sewer Fee Increase Proposed For Residential Users With a Public Water Connection All residential sewer customers with a public water connection must pay a Sewer Fee with two components: a fixed charge and a volume-based charge. The Residential Users with a Public Water Connection category includes single family dwellings, multiple-family units, apartments, and mobile home parks. A multi-family complex or condominium complex will also fall within this category if each unit in the complex has its own public water connection. 1. Fixed Charge Component: The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee recovers 70% of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including costs that the sewage treatment and collection system incurs regardless of increased or decreased sewage flow into the system. Effective July 1, 2018 the District proposes to increase the fixed charge to $711 per ESD per year for residential users with a public water connection. This represents an increase of $34 or 5.0% versus current year. The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee will be calculated as follows: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s = Fixed Charge Component of the Sewer Fee 2. Volume-Based Component: The volume-based component recovers approximately 30% of the District s costs to provide sewer service, including costs to the sewage treatment and collection system that vary with the amount of sewage conveyed and treated. The District s volume-based component uses a customer s lowest winter water use (November March) as the basis for the calculation. Winter water use generally provides the best available estimate of indoor water use and its impact to the District s treatment facilities because outdoor irrigation is usually minimal during the winter months. The volume-based component also gives District ratepayers the opportunity to control a portion of their sewage bill. Page 2 of 5

70 The Volume-Based Component of the Sewer Fee has three parts, which are multiplied together: Winter Water Usage x Number of Billing Periods Annually from your Water District x per thousand gallon = Volume-Based Component of Sewer Fee Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to increase the volume-based component charge from $5.49 per thousand gallons to $5.76 per thousand gallons for residential users with a public water connection. This represents an increase of $0.27 per thousand gallons or 5.0% versus current year. Each residential user with a sewer connection and a public water connection with winter water use greater than zero will be charged as follows: Total Sewer Fee (fixed charge + volumetric charge) for Residential Customers with a Public Water Connection For Customers with a Valley of the Moon Water District bill: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s (Fixed Charge Component) + $5.76 per thousand gallons x Lowest Winter Water Usage in thousand gallons x 6 billing periods annually (Volumetric Charge Component) For Customers with a City of Sonoma Water District water bill: $711 per ESD x Number of ESD s (Fixed Charge Component) + $5.76 per thousand gallons x Lowest Winter Water Usage in thousand gallons x 12 billing periods annually (Volumetric Charge Component) Estimate Your Sewer Fee Single Family Dwelling customers with a Public Water Connection and Winter Water Usage may estimate their sewer service charge by using the District s online estimator at: Other customers may contact the District at (707) Appeal Procedure If you have a leak in your water supply line or another reason that you feel the metered water use during the measurement period does not reflect your actual usage, contact the District at (707) to determine whether an adjustment is warranted. Page 3 of 5

71 Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Protest Procedure Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Service Officer II This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the District which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the District, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the attached Written Protest form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018 to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 4 of 5

72 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 5 of 5

73 South Park County Sanitation District NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE FEE INCREASE AND RATE STRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS Date, Time, and Place of Public Hearing On May 22, 2018, at 2:20 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, California, the Board of Directors (Board) of the South Park County Sanitation District (District) will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing the annual sewer service fee (Sewer Fee) and make rate structure modifications. If approved, the increased Sewer Fee and rate structure modifications will become effective on July 1, The Sewer Fee will be imposed on each parcel upon which is located one or more structures which are connected to the system and the Sewer Fee will be collected on the general property tax bill administered by Sonoma County. Payment of the Sewer Fee will be the responsibility of the owner of the parcel. Reasons for the Sewer Fee and Use of the Funds Collected The Sewer Fee is imposed to recover the District s cost of providing sewer service, including: (a) to finance the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of the system; (b) to pay the capital replacement program costs of the system, which provides for the long-term replacement of system facilities as they wear out; and (c) to maintain sufficient reserves. The District s Sewer Fee is reviewed annually to determine if adequate revenues are being collected for these purposes. The draft proposed budget for fiscal year describes the District s total annual expenses in detail and is available for review at the South Park County Sanitation District, c/o the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, California 95403, and the Sonoma County Regional Libraries in Santa Rosa (Main & Northwest), Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Rincon Valley, Sonoma, and Forestville (El Molino High School). Sewer Fee Increase and Rate Structure Modifications The District is working with the City of Santa Rosa on a multi-year transition process to turn over the operation and management of the District to the City. Prior to the transition, the District will be moving to a new rate structure to recover the cost of providing District services that provides customers greater control over their sewer bill, is consistent with industry best practices, and is similar to the City s rate structure. Current Billing Calculation Method The District s current rate structure includes one component: fixed charges. The District s Sewer Fee is currently calculated based on usage of a standard equivalent single-family dwelling (ESD). A standard single-family home constitutes one ESD which is defined as what an average single family home would Page 1 of 6

74 use in a given year. All single family homes are charged the same fixed charge based on 1 ESD, regardless of the amount of water used in the home. Parcels which have other uses (for example, apartments and commercial buildings) are assigned a number of ESDs using standard equivalency factors which estimate the probable quantity and quality of sewage effluent normally generated by such uses in comparison to a single-family home. The current Sewer Fee for each ESD is $935 per year. The Sewer Fee is calculated by multiplying this amount ($935) by the number of ESDs assigned to the parcel. Proposed Billing Calculation Method The District s new proposed rate structure is designed to recover the costs of providing sewer services and would include two components (A) fixed charges; and (B) volumetric charges that are based on water used. The rate increase is 3.5% versus current year. A. Fixed Charge Calculation The fixed charge recovers 80 percent of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that are incurred regardless of increased or decreased sewage flow into the system. The fixed charge is based on the number of ESDs. Effective July 1, 2018, the District proposes to establish the fixed charge of $ per year per ESD. All District customers will pay the fixed charge. The fixed charge component of the Sewer Fee will be calculated as follows: $ per ESD x Number of ESD s = Fixed Charge Component of the Sewer Fee B. Volumetric Charge Calculation The volume-based charge recovers 20 percent of the District s costs to provide sewer services, including the costs associated with the sewage treatment and collection system that vary with the amount of sewage conveyed and treated, and gives District ratepayers the opportunity to control a portion of their sewer bill. The District will use City of Santa Rosa water usage data to calculate the annual volumetric charge portion of the Sewer Fee. All District customers will pay an annual volumetric charge. The Volume-Based Component of the Sewer Fee has two parts, which are multiplied together: Annual Water Usage x Charge per thousand gallon = Volume-Based Component of Sewer Fee The District has four categories of customers for the volumetric charge calculation for whom the water usage and Charge per thousand gallons will vary: 1. Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection 2. Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection 3. Non-Residential Customers with a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection 4. Non-Residential Customers with No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection Page 2 of 6

75 Annual Water Usage calculations are based on water consumption from the prior year. For Residential Customers, average winter water usage provides the best available estimate of indoor water usage and its impact to the sewer system because outdoor irrigation is minimal during the winter months. For Non- Residential Customers, annual water usage is based on actual water usage. Table 1: Residential Customers: Annual Water Usage and Charge Per Thousand Gallon Calculation Charge Per Sewer Customers Calculation of Annual Water Usage Thousand Gallons With a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection District will calculate Customer s average monthly water usage during the billing periods of November through March. For each month of the prior fiscal year, the District will select either the customer s winter average water usage or the customer s actual water used whichever is lower. District will add up the customer s monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. $4.07 With No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection part or all of the time District will average the winter water usage during the billing periods of November through March of similar residential customers that have a City of Santa Rosa water connection. Similar residential customers are determined based on household size. Average winter water usage will be multiplied by 12 to determine annual water usage. $4.07 Table 2a: Non-Residential Customers: Annual Water Usage Calculation Sewer Customers With a City of Santa Rosa Water Connection With No City of Santa Rosa Water Connection Calculation of Annual Water Usage For each month of the prior fiscal year, District will add up the customer s actual monthly water usage to arrive at the total annual water usage. District will average annual water usage from similar customers based on City of Santa Rosa water usage data. For multifamily and mobile home park customers, similar uses are based on household size. For other non-residential customers, similar uses are generally based on the type of use and physical size. However, for certain unique uses such as laundry, car wash, and residential care facilities, alternative calculations that better approximate water usage are used. Charge Per Thousand Gallons Based on estimated wastewater strength, shown in Table 2a below Based on estimated wastewater strength, shown in Table 2a below Page 3 of 6

76 Table 2b: Non-Residential Customers: Examples of Charge Per Thousand Gallon Calculation Categories of Wastewater Strength and Examples of Types of Uses Charge per Thousand Gallons Low Strength - car wash, glass products $3.39 Standard Strength multi-family (except duplex) complexes, condominium complexes, mobile home parks, warehouses, general commercial/industrial including retail, schools, $4.07 churches, auto sales, dental and medical offices. Medium Strength mixed use commercial; hotel/motel, convenience store, bar, winery, brewery, auto repair. $4.52 High Strength bakery, restaurant, coffee shop, meat and food processing, miller, hospital, veterinary clinic. $5.58 Appeal Procedure If you have a leak in your water supply line or another reason that you feel the metered water usage during the measurement period does not reflect your actual usage, contact the District at (707) to determine whether an adjustment is warranted. C. Fixed Charge and Volumetric Charge Calculation Combined for Total Sewer Fee Each Residential Customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $ per ESD X Number of ESDs (Fixed Charge Component) + $4.07 per thousand gallons x Annual Water Usage in thousand gallons (Volumetric Charge Component) Each Non-Residential Customer with a sewer connection will be charged an annual Sewer Fee calculated as follows: $ per ESD X Number of ESDs (Fixed Charge Component) + Annual Water Usage x Applicable Charge per thousand gallons shown in Table 1 (Volumetric Charge Component) Further Information Available Prior to the Hearing At the hearing, the Board will consider adoption of an ordinance which will establish the increased Sewer Fee. A copy of the ordinance is on file and available for review at the Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA In addition, the following persons may be contacted at the Agency at (707) for further information and/or obtaining copies of the draft proposed budget for fiscal year : Kathy Badger, Administrative Aide Lynne Rosselli, Administrative Service Officer II Page 4 of 6

77 Protest Procedure This notice has been mailed to you because records of the Sonoma County Assessor list you as an owner of one or more parcels within the District which will be subject to the Sewer Fee while connected to the system. In the event you have sold property you may have owned within the District, please send this notice to the new owner. Either prior to or at the public hearing, property owners, or tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the Sewer Fees, may submit written protests respecting the Sewer Fee. At the public hearing, the Board will consider all written protests which have been received by the prescribed deadline. In order to be considered, a written protest must be made on the attached form. Only one protest will be counted per parcel. Only protests signed by the current owner(s), or tenant(s) directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee, will be allowed and must be received no later than the following deadlines: If submitted by mail, they must be received (NOT postmarked) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the mailing address on the attached Written Protest form. If hand delivered, they must be delivered no later than the close of the public hearing on May 22, 2018 to: Clerk of the Board Board Meeting Room, as set forth in the opening paragraph Date of this Notice: March 30, 2018 Page 5 of 6

78 NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ANY PROTEST MUST BE ON THIS FORM WRITTEN PROTEST I am the parcel owner of the property located at the address on the back of this form, or a tenant that is directly liable for paying the Sewer Fee for the property. I am submitting this form to protest the proposed Sewer Fee increase. Additional Comments: Use opposite side or attach additional sheets if needed. Signature of Property Owner Required Fold Here First Print Name Place Postage Here South Park County Sanitation District c/o Sonoma County Water Agency 404 Aviation Blvd. Santa Rosa, CA Fold Here Second Page 6 of 6

79 FY Proposed Rates Sanitation Districts and Zones SONOMA COUNTY WATER A G E N C Y

80 Business Model Long-Term Financial Plans set target rates for next 5+ years Capital Investments Goal - Reinvest at rate of depreciation Use rate increases above CPI for capital investments Keep routine operations and maintenance expenses at CPI

81 Average Sanitation Rate Increase 7.0% 6.5% 6.0% 6.7% 5.5% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6% 4.4% 3.9% 3.5% 3.0% FY10-11 FY11-12 FY12-13 FY13-14 FY14-15 FY15-16 FY16-17 FY17-18 FY18-19

82 FY 2018/2019 Proposed Rate Increases Zone Percent Increase FY Amount Airport, Larkfield, Wikiup Geyserville Penngrove Sea Ranch 4.5% 4.5% 3.5% 3.8% $941 (41) $1,042 (45) $1,463 (49) $1,159 (42) District Occidental Russian River Percent Increase FY Amount Sonoma Valley South Park 4.9% 4.8% 5.0% 3.5% $2,275 (106) $1,555 (71) $1,016 (48) $968 (33) Note: FY18-19 Amount = Annual Charge and (Dollar Increase over FY17-18).

83 Rate Comparison $2,300 $2,100 $1,900 $1,700 $1,500 $1,300 $1,100 $900 $700 $500 Annual Charges for Sewer Service Based on 200 Gallons per Day per Equivalent Single Family Dwelling

84 FY2018/2019 Sanitation Highlights Larkfield Estates Sewer Main Extension Geyserville - Emergency Generator Penngrove - Lift Station Flood Resiliency Project Offsetting FEMA Grant Funds Occidental - Hauling Wastewater to Airport Treatment Plant and Eliminating Discharges to Graham s Pond Russian River - Lift Station and Force Main Condition Assessment Studies with Offsetting Grant Funds Sonoma Valley Completed Two Recycled Water Projects (Federal and State Funds). Design Two Sewer Trunk Main Replacement Projects and Initiate Sewer Lateral Inspections South Park - Continue Multi-year Transition of Operations and Management to City of Santa Rosa and Implement Volume-based Rates to Provide Customers Greater Control over their Sewer Bill

85 Public Outreach For information: ~OUNTY WAT ER II A.Gl:NC sonomacountywater.org

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87 1 11?~~~~~ WATER,.~. Total Protest Returns 1, Range 800 South Park - 0.4% 700 Russian River 2.9% Average 1.4% Total Number of Equivalent Single Family Dwellings: 30,403

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