HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comment from Matthew Terry“The presentation talked about setting rates in proportion to land use or acreage,
but unfortunately, sewer rates are based on estimated sewer discharge and
that's how your rates are set for the sewer based on their estimated proportion of
use of that pipeline, not on land use. Because you could have a big empty base
with nobody on it and maybe they're not using a sewer. So, there's nothing better
to set rates on than sewer use compared to estimating sewer use from land use.”
“So, then it would be our opinion that they are being correctly charged.”
"Yes."
no
wrong
again
the entire presentation was about water, the word sewer wasn't said once
1,000 ft?250 ft
10,000 ft?250 ft
100,000 ft?250 ft
Myth: The Naval Weapons Station is being charged a fair share for
water services because it's billed based on its usage.
fun fact, this should be one word if it's in reference to the show
Myth 2: There is no better way to charge rates than based on usage.
FACT: While the NWS is billed according to its direct water usage,
this approach overlooks the significant amount of frontage that the
NWS occupies along the city's water lines (over 10% of all lines).
Since the frontage that the NWS occupies along the water
lines cannot be developed, this results in higher bills for all other
ratepayers, as the fixed costs are evenly spread over a smaller base
of ratepayers.
FY 2030 Bimonthly
Naval Weapons Station Bill:
~$53,000
Average Seal Beach Resident Bill:
$338.70
~$53,000 / $338.70 = 157 Homes
157 x 25 Feet = 3,925 Feet
3,925 Feet
there is no better way to charge
rates than based on usage