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 2008 Water Utility Enterprise Report: Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies or PAWS 2008 Report, listed on the right, listed on the right, presents the financial and water supply information that forms the basis for the fiscal year 2008-2009 wholesale water charges. (Previous reports are also available).
Questions about retail water charges should be addressed to the appropriate retail water agency.
Water charges for Fiscal Year 2008 - 2009 (effective July 1, 2008)
| 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 |
620.00 |
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