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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-068
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN INCREASE IN INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT FEES AND
AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1993, the City of Chula Vista (City) entered into the
Interjurisdictional Pretreatment Agreement (Pretreatment Agreement) (see Exhibit 1) to ensure
coordination and compliance with the pretreatment required for the multijurisdictional sewage
discharge into the City of San Diego's (San Diego)publicly owned treatment works; and
WHEREAS, per the Pretreatment Agreement, the San Diego may provide services for the
City related to performance of technical and administrative activities necessary for implementation
of a pretreatment program, including: 1) updating the industrial waste survey; 2) providing
technical services, such as sampling, process chemical analysis and engineering advice; 3)
permitting; 4) compliance monitoring; and 5) enforcement support, or the City may provide these
services with the authority to review the program; and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 1984, San Diego's City Council approved Resolution R-
260133 (the "1984 Resolution") (see Exhibit 2) identifying the Industrial User(IU) fees based on
discharge quantities and characteristics; and
WHEREAS,no changes were made to the 1984 Resolution until September 21,2021,when
the San Diego adopted San Diego City Council Resolution R-313725 (see Exhibit 3) (the "2021
Resolution") which included updated TU permit fees that were to be phased in over four years in
annual increments of 25%, commencing on July 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to increase its IU permit fees to pass through the approved
San Diego IU fees per the 2021 Resolution commencing on July 1, 2022, and increasing annually
over the next four years as also provided in the 2021 Resolution; and
WHEREAS, as City operates on a cost recovery basis, staff also recommends the adoption
of an administrative fee to cover the costs associated with the manual billing of the IU permit fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it approves and adopts increases to the City of Chula Vista's Industrial Wastewater Discharge
permit fees to pass through the increased fees approved by the City of San Diego pursuant to San
Diego City Council Resolution R-313725.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it
approves and adopts the amendment to the Master Fee Schedule as provided in Exhibit 4 to this
resolution.
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Resolution No. 2022-068
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of March 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas,Galvez,McCann,Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
DocuSigned by:
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Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2022-068 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22nd day of March 2022.
Executed this 22nd day of March 2022.
DocuSigned by:
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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INTERJURISDICTIONAL PRETREATMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this day of
1993 , between the City of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista
("City")
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms relating to water and
wastewater shall be as adopted in the latest edition of Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by
the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works
Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
The meaning of other various terms as used in this Agreement
shall be as follows :
1 . "Discharger" shall mean any person that discharges or causes
a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to 'a public
sewer.
2 . "Industrial User" is a discharger of industrial wastewater
into a public sewer under a valid industrial wastewater
permit .
3 . "Industrial Wastewater" shall mean all wastewater, excluding
domestic wastewater, and shall include all wastewater from any
producing, manufacturing, processing, institutional,
commercial , service, agricultural or other operation. These
may also include wastes of human origin similar to domestic
wastewater.
4 . "Inspector" shall mean a person authorized by the Water
Utilities Director of the City of San Diego to inspect
wastewater generation, conveyance, processing and disposal
facilities and do any required sampling.
5 . "Pretreatment Facilities" shall mean treatment works used in
the treatment of industrial wastewater prior to discharge of
wastewater into a public sewer.
5 . "Sewage" is the used water supply of a community which
includes the domestic and industrial wastes, groundwater and
surface runoff as may be mixed with it .
7 . "Sewerage" is a comprehensive term, including all construction
and appurtenant equipment utilized in the collection,
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transportation, pumping, treatment and final disposal of
sewage .
8 . "Waste" shall mean wastewater and any and all other waste
substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, ,or radioactive . associated
with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from
any producing, manufacturing or processing operation of
whatever nature, including such wastes placed within
containers of whatever nature, prior to and for the purpose of
disposal .
9 . "Wastewater" shall mean waste and water, whether treated or
untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a public
sewer. .
10 . "Wastewater System or Facilities" shall mean any and all
facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating
and disposing of wastewater. .
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego operates the Metropolitan
Sewerage System; and
WHEREAS, the City currently utilizes this wastewater
treatment system pursuant to the Sewage Disposal Agreement between
the City of San Diego and City dated February 8, 1961; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego must develop and implement
an industrial pretreatment program pursuant to conditions contained
in its discharge permit (Permit No. CA 0107409) issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Water
Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, City desires to continue to utilize the
wastewater treatment system and recognizes its - industrial waste
control obligations under 40 CFR 403 .
In consideration of the following terms and conditions,
the City of San Diego and City agree :
1 . The City shall adopt and diligently' enforce an
ordinance which conforms to the minimum legal requirements
contained in the Federal Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR Part 403)
and. which incorporates any other legal authorities ' specifically
mandated by this Agreement or otherwise necessary to implement
procedures outlined in this Agreement or in the Federal
Pretreatment Regulations .
2 . The City shall explicitly incorporate the following
provisions into its ordinances :
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a . A provision requiring any industrial user
responsible for a significant accidental discharge
into the sewer system to notify immediately both
the City of San Diego and City;
b. A prohibition on the use of dilution as a control
technique for compliance with discharge limits
except as allowed by Federal Pretreatment
Standards :
C . Authority to impose mass discharge limits in lieu
or, or in conjunction with, concentration discharge
limits ;
d. A prohibition against and penalty for the knowing
transmittal of false information by an industrial
user to either the City of San Diego or the City;
e . Authority to require the installation of all
monitoring and pretreatment facilities by the
industrial user when determined necessary.
3 . The City of San Diego and City shall periodically (at
a minimum of every three years) review their respective ordinances
and jointly draft and adopt equivalent amendments to their
respective ordinances when necessary to ensure the effective
administration and operation of the pretreatment program. Whenever
City is notified by San Diego of a problem with the pretreatment
program which can be mitigated by a change in the ordinance, it
shall take prompt action 'to prepare and adopt an appropriate
modification to the ordinance .
4 . City shall adopt, as part of its ordinance, and
enforce specific discharge limits at least as stringent as the
specific discharge limits established in the City of San Diego
ordinance .
5 . City' s ordinance shall require that categorical
pretreatment standards promulgated by the U. S . Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) [promulgated by authority of the Clean
Water Act, Sections 307 (b) and (c) ] be automatically incorporated
by reference into the City ordinance . These standards shall
supersede any specific discharge limits in the ordinance which are
less stringent than the categorical standards as they apply to the
particular industrial subcategory. City shall notify all affected
industrial users of pertinent categorical standards and monitoring
and reporting requirements contained in 40 CFR 403 . 12 or included
as part of the categorical standard.
6 . City shall adopt in its ordinance a definition for
"industrial wastewater" which is identical to the definition
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adopted by the City of San Diego. The City of San Diego may make
a final determination as to whether a particular industrial user
requires an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit based on
information the City of San Diego may request from City in the form
of an Industrial Waste Discharge Permit application. City shall
control, through Industrial Waste Discharge Permits, industrial
waste discharges into its sewers .
7 . If there exists any industrial user not subject to an
interjurisdictional pretreatment agreement discharging to City
sewer system but located outside the jurisdictional limits of City,
City shall enter into a contract with the industrial user which
contains terms and conditions substantially equivalent to City' s
industrial waste discharge permits .
8 . City shall file with the City of San Diego a
certified copy of its ordinance and any amendments thereto, other
interjurisdictional pretreatment agreements, each industrial waste
discharge permit issued and any contract entered into for the
purposes of industrial waste control . City shall provide the City
of San Diego access to and copies of, if requested, all industrial
monitoring reports including 40 CFR 403 . 12 compliance reports,
self-monitoring reports, baseline reports, records of violations
and actions taken and any other monitoring or reporting
requirements imposed by Federal , State or local regulations . These
records and other relevant information shall be maintained for at
least three years .
9 . Any inspector of the City of San Diego may enter and
inspect at any reasonable time any part of the sewer system of
City. The right of entry and inspection shall extend to public
streets, easements and property within which the system is located.
Additionally, inspectors of the City of San Diego shall , be
permitted, as appropriate, to enter onto private property to
inspect industrial waste dischargers . City shall make all
necessary legal and administrative arrangements for these
inspections . The right of inspection shall include on-site
inspection of pretreatment and sewer facilities, observation,
measurement, sampling, testing and access to (with the right to
copy) all pertinent compliance records located on the premises of
the industrial user. City reserves the right to be notified and to
accompany City of San Diego representatives during any inspections
herein described.
10 . City and the City of San Diego may enter into a
service agreement providing the City of San Diego with the legal
authority and responsibility for performance of technical and
administrative activities necessary for implementation of a
pretreatment program with City. These activities amy include,
among others: 1) updating the industrial waste survey; 2) providing
technical services, such as sampling, process chemical analysis and
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engineering advice; 3) permitting; 4) compliance monitoring; 5)
enforcement support . Where services are provided by the City of
San Diego, the City of San Diego, the City of San Diego shall
assess City the costs incurred by the City of San Diego in
conjunction with the administration of the pretreatment program on
behalf of City. The City of San Diego shall provide City with a
timely detailed accounting of the pretreatment costs assessed City.
11 . To the extent City chooses to administer its own
pretreatment program, the City of San Diego may periodically review
City' s pretreatment program activities and funding to ensure that
City is adequately administering its pretreatment program in
conformance with the Federal Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR 403 )
and all the City of San Diego requirements . The City of San Diego
shall review City' s ordinance and amendments thereto, and any
interjurisdictional agreements for conformance with 40 CFR Part
403 , and to ensure inclusion of all other legal provisions
mandated by this Agreement . The City of San Diego shall
periodically review the enforcement efforts of City to ascertain
whether pretreatment requirements are being diligently enforced.
12 . If the City of San Diego determines that the City
has filed or has refused to fulfill any of the pretreatment
obligations as contained in paragraphs 1 through 9 of this
Agreement, the City of San Diego shall request the City to propose
a detailed plan and time schedule for the timely correction of the
specified pretreatment deficiencies . If the proposed plan is not
acceptable to the City of San Diego or, if a plan is not
forthcoming within 30 days of the notice of specified pretreatment
deficiencies, the City of San Diego may develop and issue a plan
detailing the nature of the pretreatment deficiencies, the steps
required to be taken by the City and a time schedule for attaining
compliance with pretreatment requirements . Such -plans shall be
subject to arbitration according to paragraph 17 of this Agreement
and shall be specifically enforceable in a court of competent
jurisdiction. r
13 . Where a discharge to the wastewater treatment system
reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health and
welfare of persons, or presents or may present an imminent danger
to the environment, or threatens to interfere with the operation of
the wastewater treatment system, the City of San Diego may
immediately initiate steps to identify the source of the discharge,
and to halt or prevent said discharge. The City of San Diego may
seek injunctive relief against City or outside jurisdictions
discharging to City sewer system and/or any industrial user
contributing to the emergency condition, and/or may pursue other
self-help remedies .
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14 . Any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be
submitted to binding arbitration performed in accordance with the
rules of the American Arbitration Association.
15 . The terms of this Agreement may be amended only by
written agreement of the parties . In any event, this Agreement
shall be reviewed and -revised, as necessary, at least every three
years .
16 . This Agreement modifies only those provisions of the
existing Sewage Disposal Agreement of 1960 between the two parties
which conflict with the terms of this Agreement .
17 . If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or word of this Agreement, or the application thereof, to either
party, or to any other person or circumstance is for any reason
held invalid, it shall be deemed severable and the validity of the
remainder of the agreement or the application of such provision to
the party, or to any other persons or circumstance shall not be
affected thereby. Each party hereby declares that it would have
entered into this Agreement and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase and word thereof irrespective of the fact that one
or more section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word, or
the application thereof to either party or any other person or
circumstance be held invalid.
18 . This agreement shall remain in effect only for so
long as sewage generated in or through Chula Vista is tributary to
the City of San Diego' s sewer system and then only for such portion
of Chula Vista that is so tributary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed by San Diego,
acting by and through its City Manager, pursuant to Resolution No.
authorizing such execution, and by City, acting by and through
its Mayor, as authorized by the City Council to be in full force
and effect as of the date first hereinafter written, and to remain
in full force and effect so long as the aforementioned Sewage
Disposal Agreement of 1960 remains in effect between San Diego and
Chula Vista for transmission, treatment and disposal of Chula
Vista' s sewage by San Diego through the Metro System, or until such
time as this Agreement is cancelled by mutual written consent .
Dated this day of 1993 -
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Assistant City Manager Mayor
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(R-84-597)
RESOLUTION NUMBER R- 2601-033
Adopted on FEB 21 1984
WHEREAS, Section 64.0508 of the San Diego Municipal Code
provides that an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit fee may
be established by resolution of the City Council upon the giving
of ten (10) days ' notice of intention to establish, amend, or
increase said fee; and
WHEREAS, said notice has been given by posting the
intention to establish said fee by the City Clerk; NOW,
THEREFORE,
: .. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of The City of San Diego, as
follows:
That pursuant to Section 64.0508 of the San Diego Municipal
Code, an Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit fee is
established to cover the annual expense of inspecting and
sampling Industrial Waste Discharge Permittees . The annual
permit fee is based upon the Industrial Category to which an
industry is assigned and average daily volume of Industrial
Wastes being discharged to the public sewer. The Industrial
Categories, as defined below, indicate the significance of the
industrial waste discharge:
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Category Type of Industrial Waste
One Toxic wastes that require treatment before
being discharged to the public sewer.
Two Toxic wastes that do not require treatment
before being discharged to the public sewer
Three Nontoxic wastes , other than domestic wastes,
being discharged to the public sewer.
THEREFORE, the following fee' s have been established:
Average Daily Industrial Waste Flow Industrial Category
(Gallons per Day) 1 2 3
More than 100,000 $2,000 $1,200 $1,000
50,001 to 100,000 1,500 1,000 600
25,001 to 50,000 1,250 600 500
10,000 to 25,000 650 500 300
100 to 10, 000 500 275 200
Less than 100 25 25 25
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that additional inspection and
s
sampling caused by Discharge Permit violations will be charged,
at the time of the violation, on an at cost basis plus overhead.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fees established by this
resolution shall become effective on March 1, 1984.
APPROVED: John W. Witt, City Attorney
By
Stuart H. Swett
Chief Deputy City Attorney
SHS:rc:455
11/22/83
Or.Dept:W.Utils .
R-84-597
Form-r.none
0-105-1
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Passed and adopted by the Council of The City of San Diego on ...........................F.E.B...2..1.. 1.984..........................
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by the following vote:
Councilmen Yeas Nays Not Present Ineligible
Bill Mitchell ❑ M ❑
Bill Cleator 13
Gloria McColl 11
William Jones 13 E] 21" 0
Ed Struiksma
Mike Gotch
Dick Murphy
2" El El El
Uvaldo Martinez
Mayor Roger Hedgecock ❑
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AUTHENTICATED BY:
ROGER HEDGECOCK
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Mayor of The City of San Diego, California.
(Seal)
CHARLES G.ABDELNOUR
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ty Clerk of The City of San Diego,California,
33Y ... . ... .. .
. I.. .......... . Deputy.
Office of the City Clerk, San Diego, California
Resolution 'FEB 211984
Number .... ........ Adopted...................................................
CC-2275 (REV.6-83) 0
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RESOLUTION NUMBER R- 313725
DATE OF FINAL PASSAGE OCT 0 12021
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN DIEGO TO APPROVE ADJUSTMENTS TO
WASTEWATER,WATER, RECYCLED WATER AND
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER CONTROL PROGRAM RATES
AND CHARGES.
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Department provides water for City of San Diego (City)
customers through the Water Utility Fund, wastewater collection for City customers through the
Municipal Wastewater Fund, and wastewater treatment and disposal services for City customers
and regional partners through the Metropolitan Wastewater Fund; and
WHEREAS, these rates are determined through a process prescribed by state law, which
requires a cost of service analysis and City Council approval of any rate adjustments at a public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, the goal of a cost of service analysis and rate adjustments is to ensure that
the utility has financial means to meet operational and capital needs, and that customers are
paying their appropriate proportional share of the costs to provide services; and
WHEREAS, the Water Utility's last cost of service study was approved by City Council
on November 17, 2015, covering rate increases that went into effect January 1, 2016 through
September 1, 2019, The Wastewater Utility's last cost of service study was approved on
February 26, 2007 covering rates that went into effect May 1, 2007 through May 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Department prepared and submitted the 2021
Wastewater Cost of Service Study and supplemental addendum (2021 COSS) and the Industrial
Wastewater Control Program Cost Allocation Study which describe in detail the basis and
reasons for implementing the water and wastewater rate adjustments; and
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(R-2022-72)
WHEREAS, the Proposition 218 Notice was mailed at least 45 days prior to the
September 21,2021 public hearing on the proposed water and wastewater rate increases, and the
City did not receive written protests from a majority of affected property owners or tenants by
the close of the public hearing conducted in accordance with Proposition 218 and the procedures
previously adopted by the City Council in Resolution R-302245;NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Diego, that the Council is
authorized to approve,pursuant to proposition 218, the following not to exceed rate adjustments
and associated actions:
a. Proposed wastewater rate adjustments, increasing wastewater system revenues by
5%, effective January 1, 2022; 4%, effective January 1, 2023; 4% effective January 1, 2024; and
3%, effective January 1, 2025 consistent with the 2021 Wastewater Cost of Service Study and
supplemental addendum(2021 COSS); and
b. Proposed wastewater service charges and commodity and strength charge
adjustments consistent with the 2021 COSS; and
C. Proposed wastewater capacity fee consistent with the 2021 COSS; and
d. Proposed recycled water service charges and commodity rate adjustments
consistent with the 2021 COSS; and
e. Proposed industrial wastewater control program(IWCP)user fee adjustments
consistent with the Industrial Wastewater Control Program Cost Allocation Study, effective
July 1, 2022, and phasing in the proposed IWCP adjustments over a four year period; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council is authorized to approve, pursuant to
Proposition 218, a pass through rate increase not to exceed 3% to reflect the actual San Diego
County Water Authority wholesale rate increase effective January 1, 2022.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor or designee is authorized to accept the
2021 COSS and Industrial Wastewater Control Program Cost Allocation Study.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Report to City Council is received by the City
Council and on file in the office of the City Clerk Document No P313 12 5
APPROVED: MARA W. ELLIOTT, City Attorney
By /s/Christine M. Leone
Christine M. Leone
Chief Deputy City Attorney
CML:soc
09/07/2021
Or.Dept: PUD
Doc. No.: 2754546
I certify that the fore oin Resolution was passed by the Council of the City of San Diego, at this
meeting of 1 2021
ELIZABETH S. MALAND
City Clerk
By Zajjj�?,�_
'15eputy City Clerk
Approved: d�
(date) ODD GLO ayor
Vetoed:
(date) TODD GLORIA, Mayor
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Passed by the Council of The City of San Diego on SEP 2 12021 , by the following vote:
Councilmembers Yeas Nays Not Present Recused
Joe LaCava
Jennifer Campbell
Stephen Whitburn
Monica Montgomery Steppe Z [] []
Marni von Wilpert 0 Q
*Chris Cate
Raul A. Campillo Q
Vivian Moreno Li Q
Sean Elo-Rivera 11 Q Q
*Cate voted nay on the portion to approve a pass-through rate increase
not to exceed 3% to reflect the actual San Diego County Water Authority
wholesale rate increase effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Date of final passage OCT 0.12021
(Please note: When a resolution is approved by the Mayor, the date of final passage is the
date the approved resolution was returned to the Office of the City Clerk.)
TODD GLORIA
AUTHENTICATED BY: Mayor of The City of San Diego, California.
ELIZABETH S. MALAND
(Seal) City Clerk of The City of San Diego, California.
By , Deputy
Office of the City Clerk, San Diego, California
Resolution Number R- 313725
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,if/. MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Chapter 12 - Sewer Fees
Sewer Service Charges
CITY OF City of Chula Vista Engineering Department
CHIULA VISTA 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
In addition to other fees, assessments or charges provided by the Chula Vista Municipal Code or
otherwise, the owner or occupant of any parcel of real property which said parcel is connected to the
sewer system of the City and to a water system maintained by the Sweetwater Authority, California
American Water District or the Otay Municipal Water District shall pay a sewer service charge as follows:
FY 1 • 1 • • •
METER SIZE • • • • $/MONTH
MONTHLY FIXED SERVICE CHARGE
Single Family $9.67 $10.93 $12.32 $13.67 $15.23
All Others
5/8 $8.97 $10.23 $11.62 $12.97 $14.53
3/4 $8.97 $10.23 $11.62 $12.97 $14.53
1 $15.60 $18.48 $21.66 $24.72 $28.49
11/2 $26.64 $32.23 $38.41 $44.32 $51.77
2 $39.89 $48.72 $58.49 $67.82 $79.68
3 $75.23 $92.71 $112.07 $130.52 $154.15
4 $114.98 $142.20 $172.34 $201.05 $237.91
6 $225.40 $279.67 $339.76 $396.97 $470.61
8 $446.24 $554.61 $674.61 $788.83 $936.01
VOLUME CHARGE/ HCF*
Residential
Single Family $3.86 $3.97 $4.07 $4.19 $4.26
Multi - Family $3.92 $4.03 $4.13 $4.25 $4.32
Mobile Homes $3.92 $4.03 $4.13 $4.25 $4.32
Non-Residential
Commercial - Low $3.92 $4.03 $4.13 $4.25 $4.32
Commercial - Med $5.46 $5.62 $5.79 $5.98 $6.08
Commercial - High $8.60 $8.88 $9.17 $9.49 $9.65
Special Users Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies
*HCF- Hundred Cubic Feet.
Rates include Sewer Service Charge,Sewer Facilities Replacement Fee and Storm Drain Fee.
RESIDENTIAL RATES Sin le Family Billing Formula
1. Single Family
Lowest9000 $ Sewer Fixed Monthly
The sewer service charge for each single family `Winter x x rate/ + Service = Sewer
dwelling unit serviced by a separate water meter is Average" ROR HCF Charge Charge
based on the lowest "Winter Average", which is the
lowest amount of water consumed during the
preceding winter months (November through 2• Multi - Family
April). The rate shall be in accordance with the The sewer service charge for other parcels of real
adopted rate schedule. Each single family property used for domestic purposes and serviced
dwelling will be charged a fixed service charge and by a water meter shall be a the prevailing rate per
a variable commodity rate. each one hundred cubic feet (HCF) of water usage
by such parcel Each parcel will be charged a fixed
A rate of return (ROR) of 90% is assumed for all service charge and a variable commodity charge.
singe family dwelling units. The fixed charge will be assessed for each meter
that services the facility and will be dependent on
the size of the meter.
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A rate of return (ROR) of 79% is assumed for all Commercial Billing Formula
multi-family dwellings and 84%for mobile homes.
Multi - Family Billin Total HCF Fixed Monthly
Formula Meter Rate for + Service = Sewer
Readings x ROR x Sewage
(Monthly) Class Charge Charge
Total HCF Fixed Monthly
Meter x R0R x Rate for + Service = Sewer
Readings Sewage Charge Charge 1. Rate of Return
(Monthly) Class Unless otherwise established by an approved
variance, wastewater discharge shall be assumed
3. Sewer Service Charge for Low Income to be 90% of water consumed. Therefore, where
Households commercial or industrial facilities are billed on the
basis of wastewater discharge, the regular sewer
Low Income Households (as defined in Fee service rate shall be multiplied by 0.90.
Bulletin 1-100) including renters of property who
are eligible to receive a reduced rate for monthly 2. Wastewater Strength
sewer service charges, shall be billed a commodity
rate that is 70% of the prevailing rate. The Wastewater strength categories will be determined
Finance Department of the City shall make using either Table 2-2 "City of Chula Vista
available the required application form and Compilation of Published Data on Sewer User
process all applications. Application will require Strength classifications" (excerpted from the
the submittal of information on total household Wastewater User & Rate Restructuring by PBS&J
income, the number of persons in the household dated May 2003) or actual sampling results, as
and the type of dwelling unit. Proof of total annual determined by the City Engineer. Dischargers who
income shall be furnished. believe that their total suspended solids
concentration is sufficiently low to qualify for a
Requests for annual refunds shall be made by different category of sewer service charge billing
eligible households between August 1 and may apply to the City Manager in writing for a
September 30 of each year for the past fiscal year variance in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal
beginning July and ending in June. The applicant Code Section 13.14.130. When there is a change
will be notified of eligibility status within thirty (30) in the rate payer,the category will be re-evaluated.
days of application and if eligible, the refund
forwarded within ninety(90) days of application. TAX BILL
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL RATES Charges for single-family residential dwellings,
multiple family dwelling and commercial industrial
The sewer service charge for premises used for discharges collected on the Tax bill shall be based
other than domestic purposes shall be at the on a recent 12 month water usage period.
prevailing rate per hundred cubic feet (HCF) of
water usage. The non-residential sewer service HIGH VOLUME DISCHARGERS
charge shall consist of a fixed service charge and Premises that discharge over 25,000 gallons per
a variable commodity charge. The fixed charge will day (gpd) are classified as high volume
be assessed for each meter that serves the facility dischargers. These dischargers shall be billed bi-
and will be dependent on the size of the meter. monthly by the City of Chula Vista. Wastewater
The variable commodity charge shall be based on discharge shall be assumed to be 90 percent of
the quantity and strength of the sewage generated water consumed, unless established otherwise by
using a rate of return (ROR) of 90% and two an approved variance.
strength parameters: BOD - biochemical oxygen The Sewer Service Charge is determined on an
demand and TSS - total suspended solids individual basis, and is comprised of a Fixed
concentrations Service Charge (FSC) and a Variable Commodity
Charge (VCC). The FSC is based on the water
meter size and the VCC is calculated by multiplying
the Sewer Rate by the Volume of Sewer Discharge
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in hundred cubic feet (HCF). The Sewer Rate is ermit
determined by the strength of the discharge
(Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total
Suspended Solids(TSS)). rMA
standards set forth in An
The Sewer Service Charge is calculated as follows:
FSC + VCC = Sewer Service Charge amended from
PA categorical standards are-
FSC= Based on the water meter size
VCC = Sewer Rate ($/HCF) x Volume of Sewer
Discharge (HCF) n�r�-��T�PPENDi�
The Sewer Rate is subject to change. Said change
L--
is usually necessitated by the increase in the cost
of wastewater treatment and the maintenance of
the City's sewer collection system. The Sewer
Rate is reviewed on a yearly basis.
SEWER SERVICE VARIANCE FEES
The owner or occupant of any premises requesting herein by referenee, I-LA ;_
a variance from the sewer service charges
pursuant to the provisions of this section and the A,-r-ENDW-F)
rules and regulations approved by resolution of
the City Council shall pay a fee in the sum of flategery—0: industries not subjeet to EPA
$150.00 to cover the cost of investigation of said categorical s�
request; provided, however, that no fee shall be de not diseharge wastewater
charged for a request for total exemption from the g =A toxic
sewer service charge. In addition, a special pollee
handling charge to cover the cost of billing and
inspection to be paid per building may be
established in the resolution granting the variance, `' ^fff"a+ 1efff °t Fe
provided that the minimum such charge shall be in
the sum of$3.75. FLOW
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DIGGHARGE >
�nn}nnn $2,009 17200 $iwnv
,
257901 507900 $1z59$69 00
perffl the average
Inn m 5 —$25 --42-51
to the publie sewer systern in the arnount set forth
beI@w-
pay a fee to recover the full east including
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INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE 2. Annual Permit Fee
The fee for en initia|, annual nanewm|, or amended Starting Date
industrial wastewater discharge permit shall be Permit Type 7/1/22 7/1/23 7/1/24 7/1/25
based upon the Industrial User (|U) permit type.
The |U permit types are naming conventions
originating from the City of San Diego's Industrial
Wastewater Discharge Control Program (Program).
The Program generally defines a SIU in accordance
with Federal regulations, asenIndustrial User that: Enhanced
1. Types ofIndustrial User(|U) Permits - The |U
permit types assigned through the City of San Anadministrative fee of$25will beincluded ineach
Diego's Industrial Wastewater Discharge Control bill inaddition 10the fee for each permit type tocover
Program basad on their approved Pretreatment bill assembly, review and approval.
Program. The Program generally defines a SIU in
accordance with Fede/a| regulations, as an 3. Compliance Charges
Industrial User that: Industries not in compliance with industrial
wastewater discharge permit requirements shall
o Is subject to federal oategmria| pretreatment pay afee toraoomarthafull cost including overhead
standards under 4OCode mfRegulations(CFR)4O3 nfenforcing compliance.
o Any other industrial discharger that:
�
Discharges anaverage of25,OOOgallons per
day or more of process wastewater to the publicly
owned treatment works.
°
For groundwater remediation sites, the
presence of free product or discharges >14'000
gallons per day have "reasonable potentia|''and are
regulated esS|Us.
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STORM DRAINS
1. Storm Drain fees
In addition to other fees, assessments, or charges
provided by the City code or otherwise, the owner
or occupant of any parcels of real property which
parcel is connected to the wastewater system of
the City and to a wastewater system maintained by
Sweetwater Authority, the Otay Municipal Water
District, or the California-American Water
Company,shall pay a storm drain fee as follows:
Single family
Monthly.............................................................$0.70
Multi-Family. Commercial, Industrial
Monthly....................................................$0.06/HCF
Maximum, per month .......................................$500
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