BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Continue Public Hearing - Annual Report on the Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies - February 2017 and Recommended Groundwater Production and Other Water Charges for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (FY 2017-18) (Continued from April 13, 2017).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Continue the public hearing pursuant to Section 26.6 of the District Act to consider the District FY 2017-18 Annual Report on the Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies, and direct staff to review such report with, and solicit comments from the District's advisory committees;
B. Hear public comments from groundwater producers and any interested persons regarding such report;
C. *Consider additional information provided by staff; and
D. Close the public hearing.
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SUMMARY:
Section 26.6 of the District Act requires a public hearing regarding the Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies report be held on or before the fourth Tuesday of April. This public hearing is conducted to inform the community of the activities performed by the District to ensure reliable water supply and the recommended groundwater production and other water charges to pay for those activities. The hearing provides opportunity for any interested person to submit comments to the Board. This year's rate setting process includes a formal protest procedure consistent with Board Resolutions 12-10 and 12-11 (See attachments 3 and 4). If written protests are filed by a majority of well owners or surface water operators, the groundwater production charge or surface water charge, respectively, cannot be increased.
The District's Annual Report on the Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies (PAWS), which can be found at www.valleywater.org, was published on February 24, 2017.
Staff proposes a 9.6% increase in the North County (Zone W-2) Municipal and Industrial groundwater production charge. Staff recommends maintaining the treated water surcharge at $10...
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