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REPORT - SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY (SONOMA WATER) 2021/22 WATER TRANSMISSION BUDGET AND RATE INCREASE
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa purchases approximately 90% of the water supplied to our customers from Sonoma Water. Sonoma Water is proposing to raise the wholesale rate of water by 3.47% from $966.95 per acre-feet to $1,000.46 per acre-foot for FY2021/22.
The Board of Public Utilities reviewed the Sonoma Water proposed budget and rate increase on March 4, 2021 and made a recommendation to City Council. The City Council may advise its representative to the Water Advisory Committee (WAC) prior to a WAC vote. The WAC is an advisory board to Sonoma Water. Ultimately, the Sonoma Water Board of Directors will have final authority to approve the proposed budget and rate increase.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Board of Public Utilities and the Water Department that the Council, by motion, consider the Sonoma County Water Agency FY2021/22 Water Transmission Budget and prop...
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