13.06.040 Water quantity charges and provisions.
(A) Each customer shall pay a quantity charge for each unit of water used in a given month. In order to encourage conservation among city users, single-family residential customers will pay a "tiered" rate that increases in increments as water consumption increases. All commercial customers (to include master metered multi-family, industrial, landscaping, public, and schools) shall pay a fixed quantity rate for all water consumed.
(B) As of the effective date of the ordinance, or January 1, 2019, whichever comes later, customers will pay quantity rates according to the following schedule below:
| Residential Use | 01/01/19 | 01/01/20 | 01/01/21 | 01/01/22 | 01/01/23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (0 - 6 units) | $6.07 | $6.42 | $6.78 | $7.15 | $7.54 |
| Tier 2 (> 6 units) | $6.50 | $7.01 | $7.38 | $7.76 | $8.15 |
| Non-Residential Use | 01/01/19 | 01/01/20 | 01/01/21 | 01/01/22 | 01/01/23 |
| $6.24 | $6.59 | $6.96 | $7.33 | $7.72 | |
| Raw Water | 01/01/19 | 01/01/20 | 01/01/21 | 01/01/22 | 01/01/23 |
| $3.06 | $3.15 | $3.24 | $3.34 | $3.44 |
Effective January 1, 2024, and on every January 1st thereafter, quantity charges will be adjusted by the percent change in the Bay Area Consumer Price Index over the previous calendar year, or by three percent, whichever is less.
(C) Effective January 1, 2012, and on every January 1st thereafter, water quantity charges will be adjusted by the percent change in the Bay Area Consumer Price Index over the previous calendar year, or by three percent, whichever is less.