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Spike needed to upgrade aging pipes, complete Pure Water; rates go down for businesses, apartments San Diego increases sewer rates 31 percent over four years for single-family customers Raul Campillo industrial wastewater point loma treatment plant chris cate sewer capacity fee
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Sewer rates for San Diegans in single-family homes would increase about 17 percent next year and a total of 31 percent over the next four years under a revised rate proposal scheduled for a Sept. 21 City Council vote.
The proposal would reduce sewer rates for most businesses, condominiums and apartments based on two comprehensive studies indicating that those customers have been paying too much while those in single-family homes haven’t been paying enough.
The council voted unanimously July 20 to schedule a final vote on the proposal this fall, despite concerns about the impact on single-family homeowners.
The rate changes, which affect all 2.2 million city sewer customers, would take effect Jan. 1.
Legally mandated second opinion could give single-family home customers modest reprieve
The initial proposal would have increased single-family rates 18.1 percent next year, while the second opinion study said a 13.4 percent spike would be adequate. The final proposal would increase single-family rates 16.7 percent.
If the council adopted the rate increases Sept. 21, a typical single-family homeowner would see their monthly bill increase from $40.52 to $47.64 next year. Their bill would then climb to $49.58 in January 2023, $51.53 in January 2024 and $53.07 in January 2025.
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The increase to $47.64 would move San Diego up from third-lowest among sewer agencies in the county to the middle of the pack.