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SFPUC advances phased stormwater charge planning and updates capacity/excess‑use charges for nonpotable systems
Summary
Commissioners heard staff—s plan to phase in a stormwater charge over multiple rate cycles, add currently unbilled parcels to the billing base with grant mitigation, and approved administrative changes to capacity charges and a 300% excess‑use charge tied to the city—s nonpotable ordinance (Article 12C).
San Francisco—s Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday advanced a multi‑year approach to a stormwater charge and approved administrative changes to capacity and excess‑use billing intended to align utility fees with the city—s nonpotable water ordinance.
Eric Sandler, the commission—s chief financial officer, described a staff recommendation to phase in a stormwater charge that would eventually be a fixed fee tied to impermeable surface area. Staff proposed a two‑step approach in the next rate package: (1) add customers who currently do not receive water bills — such as vacant lots and parking lots, roughly 2,000 parcels — and introduce bill…
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