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<br /> <br />Water Rate Cost-of-Service Study <br />Contents, Figures, Glossary, Acknowledgements, and Limitations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />HF&H Consultants, LLC | July 8, 2025 | Page iii <br />Figure 6-2. Single Family Residential Monthly Bill Survey ............................................. 48 <br />Figure 6-3. Multi Family Bill Comparison – 5/8” Meter.................................................. 49 <br />Figure 6-4. Multi Family Bill Comparison – 1” Meter .................................................... 49 <br />Figure 6-5. Multi Family Bill Comparison – 2” Meter .................................................... 50 <br />Figure 6-6. Sample Multi Family Bill Impacts by Meter Size and Water Use ..................... 50 <br />Figure 6-7. Commercial Bill Comparison – 5/8” Meter .................................................. 51 <br />Figure 6-8. Commercial Bill Comparison – 1” Meter ..................................................... 51 <br />Figure 6-9. Commercial Bill Comparison – 2” Meter ..................................................... 52 <br />Figure 6-10. Sample Commercial Bill Impacts by Meter Size and Water Use .................... 52 <br />Figure 6-11. Water Use Analysis – Top 10% of Water Users .......................................... 53 <br /> <br />GLOSSARY <br />AWWA – American Water Works Association. <br />BAWSCA – Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency. <br />City – City of Redwood City and/or the City’s Water Enterprise <br />CCF – Hundred cubic feet (see HCF below). <br />CIP - Capital Improvement Program. <br />Commercial – Refers to commercial, industrial, and municipal accounts served by the City. <br />Includes all commercial, industrial, municipal, fire, other, and recycled water customers under <br />the proposed Water Use Charge rates. <br />Commercial/Multi Family – Refers to all non-single family residential customers for the <br />purposes of performing the cost-of-service analysis. <br />Drought Rates – Factors applied to Water Use Charge Rates to stabilize revenue to meet the <br />City’s water revenue requirement during periods of conservation when there are significant <br />reductions in water usage, and hence in water revenues. <br />DU – Dwelling Unit, in reference to the number of physical residences served by a Single <br />Family Residential or Multi Family Residential meter. <br />EFU – Equivalent Fireline Unit, A unit of measure used to assign relative capacity demand <br />values to private fire protection services based on the size of the service line connection. <br />EMU – Equivalent Meter Unit. <br />Fire Service Charges – Monthly fixed charges paid per private fire service customers, <br />regardless of whether water is used. The charge is proportionate to the capacity of the fire <br />service line in relation to the overall fire flow demand of the City system. <br />FY - Fiscal Year. <br />Flat rates - Fixed charges per account that do not vary based on metered water use. Flat <br />rates are found in unmetered water systems and in wastewater rates. Flat rates are not <br />uniform rates (see below). <br />HCF - Hundred cubic feet of metered water; 748 gallons; a cube of water 4.6 feet on edge. <br />One HCF per month is about 25 gallons per day. <br />Irrigation – Refers to the current Landscape Irrigation customer class. Includes all potable <br />and recycled water commercial irrigation customers under the proposed rate structure. <br />ATTY/RESO.0109/CC RESO WATER RATES - EXHIBIT A <br />REV: 11-05-25 MI