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Rates, Fees and Fines for Environmental Services & Utilities
Annual Sanitary Sewer Service and Use ChargesPrintable
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Overview
The Sewer Service and Use Charge rate structure charges users of the sanitary sewerage system in San José on the benefit received
principle, in conformance with State Water Resources Control Board “Revenue Program Guidelines for Wastewater Agencies,” as adopted in April 1983. Rates are computed to recover projected costs for San José’s share of the following:
- San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant Operations,
Maintenance, and Other Costs
- Treatment Plant Equipment Replacement and Modification
- Debt Service on Revenue Bonds for San José/Santa Clara
Water Pollution Control Plant Capital Improvements
- Management, Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation of the
San José Sanitary Sewer system
- Administrative Services
Sewer Service and Use Charge rates are reviewed and adjusted annually,
as cost and service demand levels change, in conformance with
State
Water Resources Control Board Revenue Program Guidelines. The current
rate structure for sanitary sewerage services described below
became
effective July 1, 2008, with San José City Council adoption
of Resolution No. 74446 dated June 17, 2008. The rates are structured
for
the estimated cost recovery requirements and the service demand
levels of Fiscal Year 2008-09.
Questions regarding rates for sanitary sewerage service may be
addressed to:
City of San José
Office of the Treasurer – Sewer Billing Unit
200 East Santa Clara Street, 4th Floor
San José, CA 95113
(408) 535-7055
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Residential Rates
Residential Sewer Service and Use Charge rates for Fiscal Year
2008-09 are as follows:
| |
Per Month1 |
Per Year |
| Single-Family Residence |
$27.09 |
$325.08 |
| Multiple-Family Residence (per
unit) |
$15.42 |
$185.04 |
| Mobile Home |
$15.47 |
$185.64 |
| 1Monthly charge
is used for prorating a partial year charge. |
Residential service charges are placed on the property tax roll
and collected by the Santa Clara County Tax Collector’s Office.
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Commercial, Institutional,
and Light Industrial Rates
Commercial, institutional, and light industrial classes of rates
include non-residential users discharging sewage of uniform strength
or discharging less than 25,000 gallons per day. The Sewer Service
and Use Charge rate structure for commercial, institutional, and
light industrial classes is based on adjusted water consumption
data reflecting the difference in sewage strength among 63 standard
classifications of users. Annual water consumption for each user
is estimated by averaging water consumption for the months of
January,
February, and March of the previous fiscal year and annualizing
that data to estimate sewage flow for the following year. The
winter
months are selected to minimize the effects of landscaping and
garden irrigation. An annual charge is computed for non-residential
users
using the following unit rates and placed on the property tax rolls
for collection by the Santa Clara County Tax Collector’s
Office.
Commercial, institutional, and light industrial Sewer Service
and Use Charge rates for Fiscal Year 2008-09 are as follows:
| Use |
Charge per Hundred Cubic
Feet of Sewage Discharged |
Use |
Charge per Hundred Cubic
Feet of Sewage Discharged |
| Meat Packers |
$3.01 |
Business Parks |
$2.46 |
| Dairy Product
Processors |
$4.39 |
Building Construction/Field
Office |
$2.46 |
| Wholesale Bakeries |
$3.68 |
Parking Lots |
$2.36 |
| Soft Drink Bottlers |
$3.62 |
Gas Service
Stations |
$2.60 |
| Wineries |
$6.58 |
Auto Showrooms/Body
Shops/Detail/Trucking |
$2.77 |
| Paper Pulp Mills |
$4.81 |
Manufacturing
Paint Products |
$2.46 |
| Plating Works |
$2.12 |
Concrete Companies |
$2.46 |
| Electrical Equipment
Manufactures |
$2.44 |
Paper Recovery |
$2.46 |
| Machinery Manufacturers |
$3.24 |
General Manufacturing
Industries |
$2.46 |
| Film Service
Laboratories |
$2.41 |
Chemical Manufacturing |
$2.46 |
| Soft Water Services |
$2.12 |
Ice Plants |
$2.46 |
| Car Washes |
$2.28 |
Pubs |
$2.68 |
| Automotive Steam
Cleaners |
$4.38 |
Amusement Parks |
$2.60 |
| Printing Plants |
$3.11 |
Athletic/Fitness
Clubs |
$2.49 |
| Restaurants-Delis |
$4.44 |
Cemeteries |
$2.49 |
| Hotel-Motels |
$2.63 |
Country Clubs
(Golf) |
$2.63 |
| Hospitals and
Convalescent Homes |
$2.55 |
Lounges, Clubs,
Billiards |
$2.63 |
| Public Schools,
Colleges and Universities |
$2.80 |
Convenience
Stores |
$2.49 |
| Private Schools,
Colleges and Universities |
$2.80 |
Boarding/Rooming |
$2.67 |
| Repair Shops
& Service Stations |
$2.64 |
Cleaners (Commercial
Laundries) |
$3.09 |
| Domestic Laundries |
$2.37 |
Plazas and
Malls |
$2.83 |
| Business Offices/Condos |
$2.43 |
Nurseries (Growers) |
$2.94 |
| Government Agencies |
$2.43 |
Laboratories
(Commercial and Industrial) |
$2.87 |
| Medical Centers/Clinics |
$2.45 |
Cafés & Ice-creams |
$4.51 |
| Beauty Salons |
$2.56 |
Donuts & Bakeries |
$4.51 |
| Commercial and
Department Stores |
$2.56 |
Supermarket
Groceries |
$4.35 |
| Storage/Warehouse |
$2.49 |
Mortuaries (Embalming) |
$4.35 |
| Health Care |
$2.56 |
Catering |
$4.41 |
| Theatres |
$2.64 |
Misc. Commercial,
Institutional, Industrial |
$2.43 |
| Association/Communities
Services |
$2.43 |
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Monitored Industrial
Rates
Non-residential users discharging more that 25,000
gallons2 of sewage per day or discharging sewage of widely
varying strength are billed monthly on the basis of samples collected
during the billing month. Monthly sewage flow is derived from actual sewage flow meter data or estimated from potable water consumption.
Monitored industrial Sewer Service and Use Charge
unit rates for Fiscal Year 2008-09 are as follows:
| Capital Cost
Recovery |
| Annual charge
per million gallons per day of FLOW capacity required, plus |
$106,680 |
| Annual charge
per thousand pounds per day of BOD removal capacity required,
plus |
$8,247 |
| Annual charge
per thousand pounds per day of SS removal capacity required,
plus |
$5,527 |
| Annual charge
per thousand pounds per day of NH3 removal capacity required. |
$22,568 |
| Operations
& Maintenance Cost Recovery |
Charge per HCF of sewage discharged
to the sanitary sewer,
plus |
$1.714
($2,292/MG) |
Charge per pound of BOD discharged
to the sanitary sewer,
plus |
$0.200
($200/Klbs) |
Charge per pound of SS discharged
to the sanitary sewer,
plus |
$0.223
($223/Klbs) |
| Charge per pound of NH3
discharged to the sanitary sewer. |
$1.723
($1,723/Klbs) |
2 Conforms to State Water Resources
Control Board definition of “Substantial User.”
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