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 2012 Water Utility Enterprise Report: Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies or PAWS 2012 Report, listed on the right, presents the financial and water supply information that forms the basis for the fiscal year 2012-2013 wholesale water charges.
Questions about retail water charges should be addressed to the appropriate retail water agency.
Water charges for Fiscal Year 2012 - 2013 (effective July 1, 2012)
| Type of Charge |
Agricultural Water (AF) |
Non-Agricultural Water (AF)
|
Groundwater
|
|
|
Zone W-2
|
$17.70 |
$622.00 |
Zone W-5
|
$17.70 |
$295.00 |
(See a zone map)
|
|
|
Surface Water 1
|
|
|
Zone W-2 Deliveries 2
|
$30.30 |
$634.60 |
Zone W-5 Deliveries 3
|
|
$307.60 |
Minimum Charge--Zone W-2 4
|
$13.28 |
$466.50 |
Minimum Charge--Zone W-5 5
|
$13.28 |
$221.25 |
| Treated Water |
|
|
Contract 6
|
N/A |
$722.00 |
Non-contract 7
|
N/A |
$672.00 |
Recycled water
|
|
|
Gilroy
|
$41.50 |
$275.00 |
Notes
1 Surface water charge is the sum of the basic user charge plus the water master charge.
2 Other Zone W-5 Deliveries = Basic User (AG or M&I @ $17.70/AF or $295/AF) + Water Master ($12.60/AF).
3 Other Zone W-2 Deliveries = Basic User (AG or M&I @ $17.70/AF or $622/AF) + Water Master ($12.60/AF).
4 Minimum Charge W-5 = 0.75 X Basic User W-5 (M&I @ $295/AF, Ag @ 17.70/AF).
5 Minimum Charge W-2 = 0.75 X Basic User W-2 (M&I @ $622/AF, Ag @ 17.70/AF).
6 Treated Water Charge is the sum of Basic User ($622/AF) and Treated Water Surcharge ($100/AF).
7 The charge for non-contract deliveries is the sum of the basic user charge ($622/AF) and the treated water surcharge for non-contract water ($50/AF).
AF = acre feet
Ag = agricultural
Non-Ag = municipal and industrial