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8.B. - Page 14 <br /> Recent Enforcement Actions. On August 25, 2010, a sanitary sewer overflow <br /> ("SSO") occurred in Redwood City. The SSO was caused by a force main failure due to fatigue <br /> in the force main wall. Of the 1,058,500 gallons of sewage that could have escaped the force <br /> main, 95% of the sewage was either contained and recovered by City staff or intercepted <br /> upstream and transported to the treatment facility by City staff. The remaining 5% of the flow (or <br /> 57,107 gallons) reached the surface waters of the Redwood Shores lagoon. For violating the <br /> Clean Water Act, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board imposed a civil fine in the <br /> amount of $95,600. The City has paid the civil fine and hired a contractor to perform a pump <br /> station evaluation City-wide to evaluate the condition of all pump stations in an effort to prevent <br /> future SSOs. <br /> Wastewater Rates <br /> The City's wastewater rates are independently established by the City Council pursuant to <br /> a rate ordinance, and do not require approval by any other legal entity. Single family residential <br /> customers are billed a flat monthly rate for sewer service. Non-residential customers pay <br /> volumetric charges based on customer class and metered water use, subject to a minimum <br /> monthly charge. <br /> The City has increased its sewer rates each year for the past 10 years. Rate increases <br /> have accounted for the anticipation of increased funding needs for the City's capital improvement <br /> program, SVCW's CIP, and operating cost inflation. The following table shows the City's historical <br /> and adopted sewer rates. These rates were adopted pursuant to Article XIIID of the California <br /> Constitution. See "CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS - Articles XIIIC <br /> and XIIID". <br /> Table A5 <br /> Redwood City- Adopted Monthly Sewer Rates <br /> 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 <br /> Rate Increase % 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% <br /> Residential (monthly charge) $48.72 $53.10 $57.88 $63.09 $68.77 $74.95 <br /> Non-Residential/Commercial <br /> (charge per hcf of metered water use) <br /> Institutional/Public $3.59 $3.91 $4.26 $4.64 $5.06 $5.52 <br /> Retail/Commercial 4.00 4.36 4.75 5.18 5.65 6.15 <br /> Hospitals 4.00 4.36 4.75 5.18 5.65 6.15 <br /> Restaurants 9.71 10.58 11.53 12.57 13.70 14.93 <br /> Supermarkets 9.71 10.58 11.53 12.57 13.70 14.93 <br /> Industrial 3.19 3.48 3.79 4.14 4.51 4.91 <br />