Pass-Through Charges

CVWD uses pass-through rates and charges to recover costs that are imposed by other government agencies that make decisions and adjustments to these rates independently.  These other government agencies are the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).  The various wholesale water and sewer services that CVWD must purchase from the IEUA and MWD are described below and include the related pass-through rates that are charged to customers.

IEUA Fixed Meter Charge Pass-Through
This rate is a flat monthly charge that is based on the size of each customer’s water meter.  It is designed to recover charges paid by CVWD to the IEUA in connection with imported water for Readiness to Serve, Capacity, and TYRA capital costs.  This rate will be adjusted whenever the IEUA approves changes to charges imposed on CVWD in future years.  The IEUA Fixed Charge Pass-Through monthly rates for each meter size are as follows:

Meter Size

Jan 1, 2022

July 1, 2022

2023-2024

2024-2025

2025-2026

¾”

$3.52

$3.84

TBD

TBD

TBD

1”

$5.87

$6.41

TBD

TBD

TBD

1 ½”

$11.70

$12.77

TBD

TBD

TBD

2”

$18.72

$20.44

TBD

TBD

TBD

3”

$37.43

$40.86

TBD

TBD

TBD

4”

$58.47

$63.83

TBD

TBD

TBD

6”

$116.91

$127.62

TBD

TBD

TBD

8”

$187.04

$204.18

TBD

TBD

TBD

10”

$280.55

$306.25

TBD

TBD

TBD

12”

$394.52

$430.67

TBD

TBD

TBD


MWD Surcharge Pass-Through

This rate is a volume charge that is based on a customer’s water usage that falls into Tiers 3 and 4.  It is designed to recover charges paid by CVWD for wholesale purchased water costs.  This rate will be adjusted whenever the MWD approves changes to the purchased water rate imposed on CVWD in future years. The MWD Surcharge pass-through rate is $0.05 per unit (HCF) in 2022 and will be re-calculated at a later date in future years as follows:

Jan 1, 2022

Jan 1, 2023

Jan 1, 2024

Jan 1, 2025

Jan 1, 2026

Tier 1

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Tier 2

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Tier 3

$0.05

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

Tier 4

$0.05

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

Temporary Service

$0.05

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD


IEUA Sewer Treatment Charge Pass-Through

This rate is a flat monthly charge that is based on either one residential dwelling unit or a calculated number of equivalent dwelling units for non-residential customers. It is designed to recover the wholesale charges imposed on CVWD by the IEUA for treatment and disposal of sewage that is collected in the CVWD sewer system. This rate will be adjusted whenever the IEUA approves changes to charges imposed on CVWD in future years. The IEUA Sewer Treatment Charge Pass-Through monthly rates for each residence or equivalent dwelling unit are as follows:

IEUA Treatment Rate

July 1, 2019

July 1, 2021

July 1, 2022

July 1, 2023

July 1, 2024

Per Residence or EDU

$20.00

$21.22

$21.86

TBD

TBD


CVWD will provide notice to all customers of any adjustment to Pass Through rates at least 30 days prior to the effective date either on the billing statement or through a direct mail notice.