2023 Cost of Services Analysis and Proposition 218

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Board Approved Maximum Rate Adjustments 2024-2028

Proposed Rate Adjustment Chart for 2024-2028 from Page 1 the 2023 Proposition 218 Notice

On December 11, 2023, the EID Board of Directors approved the Proposition 218 Proposed Rate Adjustments.

Cost of Service Study December 2023

The EID Board of Directors approved the 2023 Proposition 218 (proposed rate adjustments) to be issued by mail at its regular meeting on October 23, 2023.

2024 Rate Schedule

It's important to note that the District is legally prohibited from charging more than the actual cost of providing services.

2024 Rate Calculators

If you have another type of service with EID such as commercial or agricultural, please contact Customer Services at Billing@EID.org to get an estimate for your rates in 2024.

Board Presentations
Cost of Services

Below are links to information that was presented to the public and to the EID Board that involve the Cost of Service Study Analysis (COSA) for 2023. The Board meeting links include the "packet" that includes the agenda items, and the approved meeting "minutes". Note that the minutes are posed after approval which takes place at the following Board meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact us at Communications@EID.org.

December 11, 2023 - Public Hearing - COSA Report/Prop 218 Adoption of Rate Adjustments (Public Hearing Item No. 16)
November 16, 2023 - Special Board Meeting: COSA/Prop 218 Public Workshop - EID HQ (calendar item w/Presentation)
November 14, 2023 - Presentation of the Draft Cost-of-Service Study Report. (Workshop Item 6)
November 13, 2023 - Special Board Meeting: COSA/Prop 218 Public Workshop - Cameron Park CSD (calendar item w/Presentation)
October 23, 2023 - COSA Acceptance and Issue Proposition 218 (Action Item No. 8)
October 10, 2023 - COSA Workshop (Workshop Item No. 6)
August 14, 2023 - COSA Workshop (Workshop Item No. 8)
June 12, 2023 - COSA Workshop (Workshop Item No. 6)
March 13, 2023 - Reconsideration of Contract Award to Initiate COSA (Action Item No. 7)
February 27, 2023 - Consider Awarding Contract to Initiate COSA (Action Item No. 6)
January 23, 2023 - Review of COSA Process (Information Item No. 11)

Workshops, Public Hearing, and How to Protest

EID Customers/Property Owners will be receiving by mail, sent on October 26, 2023, a Proposition 218 Notice (Prop. 218) of proposed rate adjustments increases.

The notice is required by Article XIII D, Section 6 of the California Constitution to inform customers of any changes in rates for water, wastewater (sewer), and/or recycled water services.

The Prop. 218 includes information on proposed rate adjustments, reasons for the rate adjustments, scheduled dates for the public to attend open house workshops, the date of the scheduled public hearing which is when the Board can take action on adopting the rate adjustments, and information on how you may protest any changes.

OPEN HOUSE, WORKSHOPS		HOW TO PROTEST
On November 13, 2023, and November 16,2023, EID will hold two open houses/public workshops to describe needed infrastructure projects, their funding requirements, and listen to customer feedback on the proposed rate adjustments. Each event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2023 Cameron Park Community Services District 2502 Country Club Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 Workshop PowerPoint Presentation Thursday, November 16, 2023 El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road Placerville, CA 95667 Workshop PowerPoint Presentation		To protest the proposed new rates Under Proposition 218, the owner of record for a parcel(s) that is subject to the proposed rate increases can submit a written protest against the proposed rate increases received by the District at or before the time set for the public hearing on December 11, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. If a majority of affected property owners submit written protests, the proposed rate increases will not go into effect and the reconstruction work on the infrastructure will be impacted. The written protest must identify the parcel(s) in which the party signing the protest has an interest. The best means of identifying the parcel(s) is by the Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN). If the party signing the protest is not shown on the last equalized assessment roll of El Dorado County as the owner of the parcel(s), the protest must contain or be accompanied by written evidence that such party is the owner of the parcel(s), unless the protest is by a tenant who pays the utility bills. In rental situations where the tenant pays the utility bills, the property owner is responsible for supplying the tenant with this notice. Tenants who pay the utility bills can submit a written protest. One written protest per parcel will be counted.Please mail or hand-deliver written protests (specifying which rate increases are being protested) to: Clerk to the Board, El Dorado Irrigation District, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667. Emailed, faxed, or electronic protests will NOT be accepted. There is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging any new, increased, or extended fee or charge.

PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, December 11, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667

Background

EID was formally organized in 1925 under the Irrigation District Act (Water Code §§ 20500 et seq.).

We now service over 130,000 customers with safe and reliable drinking water. Our customers' needs are as broad-ranging as our service area’s stunning natural diversity.

Today, the District provides drinking water, wastewater collection and treatment, and recycled water for residential, commercial and industrial needs over significant portions of western El Dorado County. We also own and operate a federally licensed 21-megawatt hydroelectric power Plant (Project 184) that includes dams, four reservoirs, and 23 miles of flumes, canals, siphons, and tunnels. And, own and operate multiple day-use outdoor recreation facilities, including the award winning Sly Park Recreation Area and a 48-unit campground at Silver Lake.

The District’s facilities and delivery infrastructure serves more than 43,000 water accounts and includes over 1,122 miles of pipeline, 27 miles of ditches, 5 treatment plants, 36 storage reservoirs, and 38 pumping stations. The wastewater system, with nearly 24,000 accounts, operates 60 lift stations, 460 miles of pipeline and 4 treatment facilities. El Dorado Hills and Deer Creek wastewater plants produce 3,500 acre-feet of recycled water for use in front and backyard irrigation at over 5,500 homes, commercial entities, and public spaces. The District's service area is spread over 220 square miles that ranges from 500 feet in elevation to over 7,000. We manage all the facilities and infrastructure with approximately 230 highly skilled employees.

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