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7.A. - Page 17 <br /> TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> ES Executive Summary ES-1 <br /> ES-1 Introduction ES-1 <br /> ES-2 Water Rate Recommendations ES-1 <br /> ES-2 Sewer Rate Recommendations ES-5 <br /> ES-3 Water & Sewer Rate Impacts ES-6 <br /> 1 Background, Objectives, & Legal Requirements 1 <br /> 1.1 Background 1 <br /> 1.2 Rate Study Objectives 1 <br /> 1.3 Rate-Study Process 2 <br /> 1.4 Utility Billing 2 <br /> 1.5 Constitutional Requirements for Rates 2 <br /> 1.5.1 Article XIII D, Section 6 2 <br /> 1.5.2 Article 10, Section 2 3 <br /> 1.6 Rate Increase Pass Through Provisions 4 <br /> 2 Water Utility Finances & Rates 5 <br /> 2.1 Water System Overview 5 <br /> 2.2 Water Financial Overview 5 <br /> 2.3 City Response to Drought 6 <br /> 2.4 Current & Historical Water Rates 7 <br /> 2.5 Regional Water Rate Survey 10 <br /> 2.6 Water Demand 11 <br /> 2.7 Water Consumption 13 <br /> 2.8 Projected Water Use 21 <br /> 2.9 Financial Challenges 23 <br /> 2.9.1 SFPUC Wholesale Water Rate Increases 23 <br /> 2.9.2 Substantial Decline in Water Sales 24 <br /> 2.9.3 Capital Improvement Needs & Rehabilitation of Aging Infrastructure 25 <br /> 2.9.4 Ongoing Cost Inflation 26 <br /> 2.10 Water Utility Financial Projections 26 <br /> 2.11 Projected Rate Increases 30 <br /> 2.12 Water Rate Analysis 30 <br /> 2.12.1 Fixed Meter Charges 31 <br /> 2.12.2 Quantity Charge Modifications 32 <br /> 2.13 Water Rate Derivation 35 <br /> 2.13.1 Fixed &Variable Cost Recovery 36 <br /> 2.13.2 Fixed Rate Derivation 37 <br /> 2.13.3 Quantity Charge Derivation 38 <br /> 2.14 Proposed Water Rates 43 <br /> 2.15 Water Rate Impacts 44 <br /> B Table of Contents <br /> W Water&Sewer Financial Plans&Rate Studies <br />