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Dates of Service: 2014 - Present <br />Project Team: Mark Hildebrand, Matt <br />Freiberg, Ben Stewart, Erin Gilhuly (CV <br />Strategies) <br />Client Contact: Kay Godbey, Director <br />of Finance; kgodbey@cvwd.org; (760) <br />398-2661 ext. 2240; 75515 Hovley <br />Lane, East Palm Desert, CA 92260 <br />Coachella Valley Water District, CA <br />Potable Water, Recycled Water, Canal Water, Sewer, and Replenishment <br />Program Rate Study <br />Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) is a large and complex utility that services 1,000 square miles <br />of California land and providing a myriad of utility services, including the delivery of irrigation and <br />domestic (potable) water, collecting and recycling wastewater, managing stormwater, and importing <br />water to replenish its groundwater basin. <br />Stantec been working collaboratively with CVWD staff and the District's Board for over 3 years to <br />develop a series of recommendations that have overhauled the manner in which the District charges its <br />customers for services. A comprehensive was needed to address the historical complexities of the <br />(then) existing rates, which were based on decades of undocumented Board policy decisions, <br />interdepartmental agreements for cost sharing, legal intricacies tied to water rights, service area <br />acquisitions, the sharing of mitigation costs among utilities due to past legal action, and aquifers that <br />have a poorly understood hydraulic relationship. Recommendations included the elimination <br />(simplification) of different service areas rates, the merging of three separate replenishment programs <br />into a single program and fund, strengthening the cost -of -service foundation for all rates, and the use of <br />more transparent rate charge methodologies for capacity charges. <br />Armed with robust rates, Coachella Valley Water District can now focus its attention on providing <br />outstanding service to its customers and delivering its ambitious capital program. <br />When our work first began, the District's primary goal was to fund their long-term needs. With the value <br />brought by Stantec, the District how has the peace of mind of equitable and transparent rates, robust <br />rate revenue, fair allocation of costs among its various utilities, and improved relations with its customer <br />base. <br />City of Santa Ana, California I Water and Sewer Enterprise Cost of Service Study Stantec 14 <br />