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1. If I am already paying for recycled water for agriculture will my fee be reduced during years 2019 through 2022, if the proposed fee is adopted?

If the proposed fee is adopted:

• All Agricultural Recycled Water Customers currently paying a per acre-foot fee  for recycled water would be charged based on the new fee schedule.
• Users in an agreement with a fee lower than the fee schedule would continue with their fee, as outlined in their current agreement, until their agreement expires. Once their agreement expires, the user will pay the fee identified in the fee schedule.
  

2. How was the proposed fee developed?

The proposed fee for Ag Recycled Water Customers only includes distribution costs which consists of one-half of the electrical cost to deliver water to our customers. The fee does not include labor or infrastructure maintenance. The proposed fee takes into consideration the interruptability of recycled water deliveries, the operational flexibility that the interuptability provides the recycled water system, and the critical role Ag Recycled Water Customers play in beneficially reusing recycled water.

3. Who was involved in the process of developing the proposed fee?

The City of Santa Rosa hosted several meetings with Ag Recycled Water Customers, the Ag Working Group, and the BPU Ad-Hoc Committee to obtain valuable input in the process of defining a fair, equitable, and consistent fee structure.

4. What is the timeline for implementing the proposed fee?

Santa Rosa Water anticipates brining the proposed fee to the Board of Public Utilities for consideration in the summer/fall of 2019. If approved by the Board, the timeline would be as follows:

• Effective Date 2019 - $0 acre/ft
• Year 2020 - $12.50 acre/ft
• Year 2021 - $25.00 acre/ft
• Year 2022 - $37.50 acre/ft
• Year 2023 - $50.00 acre/ft

5. When will the proposed fee go to BPU for adoption?

Santa Rosa Water anticipates bringing the proposed fee to the Board of Public Utilities for consideration in the summer/fall of 2019.