The Santa Clara Valley Water District is a water wholesaler. The following charges reflect what water retailers and agricultural users pay for wholesale or well water.
The 2009 Water Utility Enterprise Report: Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies or PAWS 2009 Report, listed on the right, presents the financial and water supply information that forms the basis for the fiscal year 2008-2009 wholesale water charges.
Questions about retail water charges should be addressed to the appropriate retail water agency.
Water charges for Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010 (effective July 1, 2009)
| Type of Charge |
Agricultural Water (AF) |
Non-Agricultural Water (AF)
|
Groundwater
|
|
|
Zone W-2
|
$16.50 |
$520.00 |
Zone W-5
|
16.50 |
275.00 |
(See a zone map)
|
|
|
Surface Water
|
|
|
Zone W-2 Deliveries 1
|
28.25 |
531.75 |
Zone W-5 Deliveries 2
|
28.25 |
286.75 |
Minimum Charge--Zone W-2 3
|
390.00 |
390.00 |
Minimum Charge--Zone W-5 4
|
206.25 |
206.25 |
Stored Water
|
|
Zone W-2
|
16.50 |
520.00 |
Zone W-5
|
16.50 |
275.00 |
| Treated Water 5 |
|
|
Contract
|
N/A |
620.00 |
Non-contract
|
N/A |
670.00 |
Recycled water
|
|
|
Gilroy
|
41.50 |
275.00 |
Notes
1 Zone W-2 Deliveries = Sum of Basic User (Ag or Non-Ag @ $16.50 or $520.00) + Water Master ($11.75).
2 Zone W-5 Deliveries = Sum of Basic User (Ag or Non-Ag @ $16.50 or $275.00)+ Water Master ($11.75).
3 Minimum Charge W-2 = 0.75 X Basic User W-2 (Non-Ag @ $520.00).
4 Minimum Charge W-5 = 0.75 X Basic User W-5 (Non-Ag @ $275.00).
5 Treated water charge for contract and non-contract deliveries is the sum of the basic user charge ($520.00/AF) and the treated water surcharge ($100.00/AF).
AF = acre feet
Ag = agricultural
Non-Ag = municipal and industrial