Las Virgenes Municipal Water District is entirely dependent upon imported water supplies; there are no local water sources.
In response to restrictions in water supplies being transferred to southern California, LVMWD has adopted a program of "water budgets" that run from July 1 to June 30 each year.
Budgets have been assigned to four customer categories: Single Family Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Commercial and "Irrigation only" customers.
Each customer receives notification of their annual and their next bimonthly budget as part of their service bill. Bimonthly budget allocations are seasonally adjusted; higher in the warm weather months, lower during the cooler months with reduced sunlight.
Budget calculations are based on indoor use, outdoor use and parcel size.
CustomerClassification
Basis forBudget
Allowance for Indoor/Other
Basis for BimonthlyBilling Period Budget
Residential
Parcel Size
Yes96 units/year
16 Units + ET adjustedOutdoor Units
Multi Family
Dwelling Unit
Yes72 units/dwelling unit/year
12 Units/Dwelling + ETadjusted Outdoor units
Commercial
% of2008 Usage
YesDetermined by Regional Shortage % Level
2008 Daily BillingPeriod Usage
Irrigation
None
ET
Single Family Residential budgets are as follows:
Parcel Group
From (sq. feet)
TO (sq. feet)
Level 2 (HCF)
Group 1
1
4,000
132
Group 2
4,001
6,500
197
Group 3
6,501
9,000
260
Group 4
9,001
11,500
323
Group 5
11,501
14,000
385
Group 6
14,001
16,500
446
Group 7
16,501
19,000
506
Group 8
19,001
21,500
542
Group 9
21,501
44,000
560*
Group 10
44,001
90,000
589*
Group 11
90,001
180,000
618*
Group 12
180,001
>180,001
647*
* Due to larger lot sizes the budget allocations for Groups 9 – 12 are minimum amounts. An alternate amount can be determined by calculating 2008 historical use reduced by 36 percent. The higher of these two amounts will apply. In all cases, refer to your service bill for annual and bimonthly allocations.
Over-budget Surcharge
Customers who remain within their bimonthly budget will pay normal rates and charges. Customers who exceed their bimonthly allocation will be assessed a surcharge of $3.00 per HCF for use above the budget. Each “budget year” runs from July 1 to June 30. During that time, an under-budget billing period can be credited against an over-budget period.
A customer whose net annual use is at or below their budgeted amount will receive credit for over-budget surcharges. All budget balances reset on July 1.
Proceeds collected as a result of a surcharge will be used to pay penalties assessed by Metropolitan, to stabilize rates, to support water conservation programs, and at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to rebate surcharges to customers.