Rates & Fees

Annual Sewer Service Charge

Rodeo Sanitary District collects an annual Sewer Service Charge from each property connected to the sewer system. The current residential rate is $1,031.52 per year for a single-family residence. For most property owners, the charge is billed on the Contra Costa County property tax bill and is labeled RODEO SANITARY GW.

The Board of Directors approved a phased in rate increase schedule from the 2018-2019 fiscal year to the 2022-2023 fiscal year. However, the Board of Directors chose to eliminate Sewer Service Fee increase for the 2020 – 2021 Fiscal Year. This was predominantly in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic.

The annual Sewer Service Charge covers the collection and treatment of wastewater and other activities described in the Proposition 218 notice mailed to property owners (May 18, 2018) The Sewer Service Charge is billed for the upcoming fiscal year.

Commercial Sewer Service Charges shall be based on water meter reading or minimum charge, whichever is greater, and will be billed annually. This charge is based on their water consumption for the prior calendar year.

• Ordinance 2022-200 – Revised Calculation Method for Sewer Service Charges
• Resolution 2022-10 – Budget and Authorizing Collection of Sewer Service Charges on the Tax Roll
• Ordinance 2018-100 – Schedule of Sewer Service Charge Rates

Plan Check Fees

The Contra Costa County Building department requires that any building improvement plans be first reviewed by the District. Sanitary Sewer plan check services are offered at the District Office and are typically a 24 hour turn around.

Plan approval fee: $20

Connection Fee for New Sewer Lateral

Property owners desiring sewer service for new construction, second units, additions, septic system conversion or other forms of development should contact the District to obtain specific instructions and guidelines. The process is often facilitated by meeting with District staff in person to discuss your project early in the process. To arrange a meeting or to obtain information about the process, please call the District at (510) 799-2970.

• Ordinance 61 – Connection Fees

Annexation Fees

Annexation to the District is the process of entering a land parcel into the service area of the District. These fees are clearly separate from connection fees in that there is no overlap of both fee structures. Please contact the District to obtain information and requirements for annexation. District staff will typically work with applicants to navigate this process.

Currently the annexation charge revenue is based on a fee of $2,000 per acre to be annexed.

Capital Improvements Equalization Fee

In addition to the sewer service charge set forth above, Rodeo Sanitary District shall impose a Capital Improvements Equalization Fee on commercial and residential users for which no ad valorem tax revenues are received by the District. The vast majority of residential and commercial users provide additional annual revenues to the District as a result of a portion of their ad valorem tax dollars being allocated to the District – no tax revenues are received by the District for certain users. This fee is intended to equalize the amount of the revenues to be received by the District from each similarly categorized user, In order to equalize the amount of the revenue received from similarly categorized user, an additional charge for costs resulting from capital improvements shall be levied on such commercial and residential customers from which ad valorem tax revenues are not received by the District. This Capital Improvement Equalization Charge shall be $45.00 per year per residential dwelling unit and an amount equal to 17 percent of the Sewer Service Charge Fee set forth herein for non-residential accounts.

Customer Audit and Rate Evaluation

In May of 2011, the Rodeo Sanitary District engaged Carollo Engineers to conduct a Customer Audit and Rate Evaluation study to independently assess and evaluate the District’s existing wastewater rates to provide a fair and reasonable rate structure that enhances the equity of rates to ensure that there is a proportionate recovery of costs from the various customer classes. This report documents the study resultant findings, analyses, and proposed changes.

• Customer Audit and Rate Evaluation TM

Other Ordinances Adopted by the District

• Ordinance 08-101 – Testing of Building Sewers or Sewer Laterals
• Ordinance 99-102 – Solid Waste Disposal