Water Rates

The City of Garden Grove Water Division incurs ongoing operational costs, such as labor, commodities, and contractual services in providing water service to the community. A water rate schedule shall be established to consist of a minimum charge and commodity delivery charge to pay for the system operational costs. A Capital Improvements Charge is established to pay for future capital improvements needed to meet future demands on the system. Accordingly, the following water rate structure is established for water usage:

Notice of Change in Water Commodity Delivery Charges

Meter Size (In Inches)

01/11/24 Bi-Monthly Min. Charge

01/01/25 Bi-Monthly Min. Charge

5/8 x 3/4

$35.10

$38.23

1

$54.54

$61.54

1 1/2

$87.28

$100.39

2

$126.55

$147.01

3

$231.29

$271.34

4

$349.13

$411.20

6

$676.44

$799.72

8

$1,069.22

$1,265.94

10

$1,592.92

$1,887.56

01/11/24

1/1/2025

Tier 1

$3.40

$3.73

Tier 2

$5.29

$5.87

Meter Size

Maximum hcf, Tier 1

5/8 X 3/4

33

1

83

1 1/2

165

2

264

3

528

4

825

6

1,650

8

2,640

10

3,960

Meter Size (In Inches)

01/11/24 Bi-Monthly Capital Improvement Charge

01/01/25 Bi-Monthly Capital Improvement Charge

5/8 x 3/4

$7.45

$7.92

1

$18.62

$19.81

1 1/2

$37.24

$39.62

2

$59.58

$63.39

3

$119.16

$126.79

4

$186.19

$198.10

6

$372.37

$396.21

8

$595.80

$633.93

10

$893.70

$950.89

Annual Rate Adjustments

(1) The City Manager is authorized to administratively adjust water rate charges on an annual basis, based upon actual increases incurred by City for acquisition of ground water and imported water. Such adjustments shall take effect on or after July 1st of each fiscal year.

(2) The rate adjustment shall be calculated pursuant to the following formula: The percentage of pumping rate shall be multiplied times the cost of ground water per acre foot and added to the product of the percentage of imported water times imported water costs. This shall yield an average cost per acre foot. The existing per acre foot cost shall then be subtracted from the new total per acre cost under this formula. The difference between the two shall then be divided by 435.6 billing units per acre foot. The product of this division shall then constitute the new additional cost per billing unit.