Great Service at a Low Cost

Oro Loma is proud to continue to provide the best possible wastewater collection and treatment services to its customers at the lowest rates in Alameda County. Our residential sewer service charge is 60% lower than the Alameda County average.

Sewer Service Charges For All Classes Of Customers And Residential Recycling And Green Waste Charges for Five Fiscal Years, FY 2021/2022–FY 2025/2026

General

All sewer service charges shall be developed using the unit costs listed in Table A-1, as regulated by Ordinance No. 37. Any sewer service charges not specifically identified in this Resolution will be prepared using the unit costs of Table A-1 and the appropriate parameter from the Table.

TABLE A-1 : Sewer Service Charge Unit Costs

	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Flow, per 100 cubic feet (ccf) water	3.079	3.310	3.558	3.825	4.112
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), per pound	0.599	0.644	0.692	0.744	0.800
Suspended Solids (SS), per pound	0.684	0.735	0.790	0.849	0.913

Minimum Charge: The District requires that all customers connected to the District’s sewer system pay a minimum annual sewer service charge of no less than the lowest annual residential rate currently in effect. Annual minimum sewer service charge shall be $259 (2021), $278 (2022), $299 (2023), $321 (2024), $345 (2025).

Residential Customers

Annual sewer service charges for this class of customer shall be charged based on the customer class and multiplied by the number of dwelling units as follows:

Customer Class	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Single Family Dwelling	$318	$342	$368	$396	$426
Multiple Family Dwelling	$318	$342	$368	$396	$426
Mobile Homes/House Trailers	$259	$278	$299	$321	$345

Commercial/Light Industrial/Institutional/Industrial/Intermediate/ Minor Users

Sewer service charges for this class of customer is $4.699 (2021), $5.051 (2022), $5.430 (2023), $5.837 (2024), $6.275 (2025) per actual water use, measured in hundred cubic feet (ccf), with a minimum annual charge of $259 (2021), $278 (2022), $299 (2023), $321 (2024), $345 (2025).

School Customers

Sewer service charges for this class of customer is $3.454 (2021), $3.713 (2022), $3.991 (2023), $4.290 (2024), $4.612 (2025) per actual water use, measured in hundred cubic feet (ccf).

Significant Industrial Users

Sewer service charges for this class of customer shall be prepared based upon actual flow and loadings, times the unit costs as follows, with a minimum annual charge to be collected in the amount of $259 (2021), $278 (2022), $299 (2023), $321 (2024), $345 (2025).

	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Flow, per ccf water	3.079	3.310	3.558	3.825	4.112
BOD, per pound	0.599	0.644	0.692	0.744	0.800
SS, per pound	0.684	0.735	0.790	0.849	0.913

Pumped Areas

Users of the District’s sewerage system serviced by lift stations constructed after January 1, 1995, shall pay an additional annual charge as determined by District to cover renewal and replacement and operation and maintenance costs of the lift station. Charges for residential customers shall be a flat fee regardless of type of unit. Charges for commercial customers shall be based on flow volume.

A. Lift Station 13 (Blackstone Court) provides sewer service to most residents of Blackstone Court:

	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Residential	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00
Commercial	None	None	None	None	None

B. Lift Station 14 (Canyon Drive) provides sewer service to Tract 6833 (Henry Lane) and residents of the Five Canyons Development generally east and west of Five Canyons Parkway, except Tract 6196. The parcels of Tract 6179, which are tributary to this lift station, are charged separately under Lift Station 15.

	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Residential	$60.00	$60.00	$60.00	$60.00	$60.00
Commercial	None	None	None	None	None

C. Lift Station 15 (Canyon Ridge) provides sewer service to the parcels of Tract 6179. In addition, these parcels are tributary to Lift Station 14, therefore, the total surcharge is shown:

	Effective 07/01/21	Effective 07/01/22	Effective 07/01/23	Effective 07/01/24	Effective 07/01/25
Residential	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00	$116.00
Commercial	None	None	None	None	None

own:

New Lift Stations: Should the District, after the effective date of this Ordinance, desire to approve construction of a new lift station intended to serve one or more new customers, the annual user charge for connection to that station shall be set by the Board of Directors and approved by motion. Such charges specified in the motion will be incorporated into this Ordinance at an appropriate future date.

Special Situations

Certain District commercial customers have unique situations which require billing computations based on Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs). In these cases, District staff determines the appropriate annual charges which are memorialized in a written agreement between the parties and approved by Oro Loma Sanitary District Board action.

Schedule of Fees for Monitoring and Wastewater Discharge Permits for Fiscal Years 2021/2022 – 2025/2026 (Regulated by Ordinance No. 39)

User Classification	Annual Permit Fee *	Annual Monitoring Service Fee **
Significant Industrial User (Categorical)	$1,064 (2021), $1,144 (2022), $1,230 (2023), $1,322 (2024), $1,421 (2025)	$ 13,399/(2021), $14,404/(2022), $15,484/(2023), $16,645/(2024), $17,893/(2025)
Significant Industrial User (Non-Categorical)	$1,064 (2021), $1,144 (2022), $1,230 (2023), $1,322 (2024), $1,421 (2025)	$17,633 (2021), $18,955 (2022), $20,377 (2023), $21,905 (2024), $23,548 (2025)
Intermediate Users	$1,064 (2021), $1,144 (2022), $1,230 (2023), $1,322 (2024), $1,421 (2025)	$4,542 (2021), $4,883 (2022), $5,249 (2023), $5,643 (2024), $6,066 (2025)
Minor User	$1,064 (2021), $1,144 (2022), $1,230 (2023), $1,322 (2024), $1,421 (2025)	Fees to be determined

Special Discharge Permit		Volume Discharge Fee
Groundwater	$1,064 (2021), $1,144 (2022), $1,230 (2023), $1,322 (2024), $1,421 (2025)	$2.863/ccf (2016), $3.078/ccf (2017), $3.309/ccf (2018), $3.557/ccf (2019), $3.824/ccf (2020)
Swimming Pools	$267 (2021), $287 (2022), $309 (2023), $332 (2024), $357 (2025)	N/A
Other Discharges	$ 126 (2021), $135 (2022), $145 (2023), $156 (2024), $168 (2025) (minimum)	Fees to be determined

Resampling/Re-Inspection Fees
A) Grab Sample – Minimum plus actual cost of laboratory analysis + 20%	$199 (2021), $214 (2022), $230 (2023), $247 (2024), $266 (2025)
B) Composite Samples – Minimum plus actual cost of laboratory analysis + 20%	$397 (2021), $427 (2022), $459 (2023), $493 (2024), $530 (2025)
C) Re-Inspection (as part of ERP)	$397 (2021), $427 (2022), $459 (2023), $493 (2024), $530 (2025)
D) Site Visit (at SIU’s request)	$267 (2021), $287 (2022), $309 (2023), $332 (2024), $357 (2025)

Notes:

* Includes application review and inspection.

** Includes all costs for sampling events, analysis, program administration, and equipment.

Interest

The District’s policy is not to pay any interest on refunds or claims connected with sewer service charges, developer deposit accounts, or other sums deposited with the District.

Residential Recycling and Green Waste Charges

Single-family residential customers – single-family homes, mobile home residences, townhomes, condos, and apartments with four units or less – shall be charged for recycling and green waste services annually, per unit, on the property tax statement, as follows: $67.20/year (2021), $73.20/year (2022), $79.20/year (2023), $85.20/year (2024), $91.20/year (2025).

Mobile home parks with five units or more, collectively billed and paid on a single invoice, and apartments with five units or more, collected on the property tax roll as one parcel, shall be charged for recycling and green waste services annually, per unit, on the property tax statement, as follows: $63.84/year (2021), $69.84/year (2022), $75.84/year (2023), $81.84/year (2024), $87.84/year (2025).