Valley Sanitary District capacity charge

“Sewer capacity charges are intended to recover both a portion of the District's proposed Capital Improvement Program cost, and utility rate payers' prior investment in capital facilities that support land development by providing capacity for new connections. The sewer capacity charges developed in this report meet the regulatory requirements found in California Government Code Section 66000 et sequentia regarding the establishment of capacity charges.”

“The system buy-in method of the capacity charge recovers the cost of capacity in those portions of the existing system in which there is capacity available. The value of the existing system was developed using data for the following items: Existing Fixed Assets, Contributed Assets, Contributed Capital, Debt Principal Outstanding, Working Capital”

“The District provides sewer services to approximately 27,850 connections within its 19.5 square mile service area, located in the eastern desert area of Riverside County. The VSD service area primarily consists of residential areas with moderate commercial, industrial, and public land use encompassing much of the City of Indio, portions of the City of La Quinta and City of Coachella, and unincorporated areas of the County of Riverside.”

2010-11-09

“Valley Sanitary District Sewer Construction and Use Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2010-118, was adopted November 9, 2010. Ordinance No. 2010-118 stated multiple objectives; among them is the objective 'To equitably allocate treatment costs.' Elements of the ordinance relevant to the development of Sewer Capacity Charges are listed below.”

"Ordinance No. 2010-118"

“Valley Sanitary District Sewer Construction and Use Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2010-118, was adopted November 9, 2010. Ordinance No. 2010-118 stated multiple objectives; among them is the objective 'To equitably allocate treatment costs.' Elements of the ordinance relevant to the development of Sewer Capacity Charges are listed below.”

other: on issuance of a District connection permit, before constructing a building or lateral sewer

“Article 3, Section 302.A. No person shall construct a building or lateral sewer connecting with any public sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the District and paying all fees and connection charges.”

Valley Sanitary District, the agency that levies it

“Article 1, Section 103.A.17. Connection Permit shall mean a permit issued by the District, upon payment of a capital facilities connection charge, authorizing the Permittee to connect directly to a District sewerage facility or to a sewer that ultimately discharges into a District sewerage facility.”

“When calculating the EDU for purposes of connection capacity fee, a credit will be given for the existing or past use on record for the building. Change in use will include increased discharges in excess of a property's, or facility's, permitted volume. The property owner is responsible for notifying the District of a proposed change in use.”

“During the past ten years, sewer capacity charges have been adjusted once. In 2013, sewer capacity charges for Single Family connections were increased from $3,957 per EDU to $4,265 (an increase of approximately 8 percent). The District's historical, FY20 recommended, and projected sewer capacity charges for Single Family connections are shown in the figure below. The annual percent increase in sewer capacity charges for FY20 through FY24 average approximately 4.0 percent per year.”