Arrowbear Park County Water District

 Explanation of Proposed Charges

 The Board of Directors of the Arrowbear Park County Water District will be considering raising water and sewer rates and fees by an average 9.4% effective September 23, 2008. The increase is an accumulation of cost of living adjustments covering a two year period since the last adjustment of fees made in 2006 and the anticipation of a 2.3% increase in current operating costs.  This adjustment is based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles/Riverside Metropolitan Area, recorded in March annually.

 Listed below is a table indicating the current rate of charges and a comparison of what a typical residential customer will see with the proposed rates in effect:

Arrowbear Park County Water District

P. O. Box 4045
Arrowbear Lake, CA 92382-4045

(909) 867-2704

Dear Customer:

The current economic climate and energy concerns have resulted in ever increasing costs of doing business for all of us.  Over the past several years as you have seen, costs continue to rise, both at the grocery store as well as with utility costs.  The District has seen costs of fuel rise 47%, sewer treatment fees rise 9%, and insurance/health services rise by 36% just to name a few.  Despite our best efforts to keep operating costs at their lowest possible levels, adjustments are now necessary for the District to keep operating efficiently.

 The Water and Sewer Budgets for the Fiscal Year 2008/09 need to be adjusted by a rate increase of an average of 9.4% in order to meet the obligations of these and other charges to the District.  A study of similar districts of our size and proximity indicates that Arrowbear Park County Water District will still have one of the lowest rates for water and sewer service and we still continue to include 4,488 gallons of water monthly with this rate!

PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing to consider the water and sewer rate and fee increases will be held at a regular meeting of the APCWD Board of Directors on September 12, 2008 at 6:30pm at the District office, 2365 Fir Drive, Arrowbear Lake, CA At the hearing, the APCWD Board will consider adoption of a resolution that adjusts water and sewer rates and fees as shown on the back page of this notice.

 Customers may protest the proposed rate increases prior to the public hearing in writing.  A valid protest must contain a description of the property (address or assessor’s parcel number) sufficient to identify the property, the signature of the property owner of record as shown on the last equalized assessment roll used by the County of San Bernardino for assessing taxes, or signature accompanied by written evidence that the signer is the owner if he or she in not identified as the owner of record on the last tax roll.

Protests may be mailed, or personally delivered to:

Arrowbear Park County Water District
P.O. Box 4045
Arrowbear Lake, CA 92382-4045