Fees & Penalties
Fees and Penalties Related to SAES Reporting
Charge/Penalty Type | Amount | Unit | Resolution or Ordinance |
Extraction Charge | $6.00 | Per acre-foot (AF) extracted | |
Sustainability Fee * | $29.00 | Per AF extracted | |
Reserve Fee * | $20.00 | Per AF extracted | |
Civil Penalties | $50.00 | Per day Late Violation exists | |
Non-Metered Water Use Fee** | $12.00 | Per AF extracted | |
Surcharges – Tier I | $1,929.00 | Per AF that exceeds allocation by 25 AF or less | |
Surcharges – Tier II | $2,179.00 | Per AF that exceeds allocation by more than 25 AF but less than 100 AF | |
Surcharges – Tier III | $2,429.00 | Per AF that exceeds allocation by more than 100 AF |
* This fee is not imposed on any person who extracts, for domestic purposes, two (2) acre-feet per year or less.
** See pg. 8 of Ordinance 3.5.1 in the above linked PDF.
Penalties and Interest
(1) Statements submitted after the due date incur a Civil Penalty of $50 a day.
(2) An Extraction Interest Charge of 1.5% is charged for every month the statement and/or payment is overdue. (Extraction charge x 1.5% x month(s) overdue)
(3) A Surcharge Late Penalty of 1.5% is charged for every month the statement and/or payment is overdue. (Surcharge x 1.5% x month(s) overdue)
(4) Any delinquent Non-Metered Water Use Fee obligations shall also be charged interest at the rate of 1.5% per month on any unpaid balances.
(5) Non-compliance with Advanced Metering Infrastructure is subject to a Civil Penalty of $50 per day.
(6) Non-compliance with monthly extraction reporting is subject to a Civil Penalty of $50 per day.