Metropolitan District

To contact a Customer Service Representative,
Metropolitan District customers please dial 530-809-3977

Para hablar con un Representante de Servicio al Cliente,
clientes de Metropolitan District por favor marque 530-809-3977

Public Notification

Public Meeting Notice A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 31st at 7:00 P.M. at the John Steinbeck Elementary School located at 3550 N. Milburn Avenue, Fresno, CA 93722.  For more information, see Advice Letter 337 below.

 2010 Consumer Confidence Report

Active Advice Letters

• Metered Service
• Flat Rate Private Fire Protection
• Other Services and Fees
  

Metered Service
New Service Advance Deposit	$ 204.48
Meter Size	Service Charge
5/8 x 3/4 inch	$   17.04
3/4-inch	$   25.54
1-inch	$   42.59
1-1/2-inch	$   85.18
2-inch	$ 136.29
Quantity Rate
For all water used, per 100 cubic feet	$  1.82
Late Fee
For monthly bills not paid by the due date	$ 5.00

Monthly Metered Service Charges
The Service Charge is a Readiness to Serve Charge which is applicable to all metered water service and to which is added the charge for water used, computed at the Quantity Rates above

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Reimbursement Surcharge
A 1.5% surcharge is required to be added to all customers bills, which is calculated on all amounts due and is forwarded to the Commission throughout the year.

Special Conditions - Metropolitan Annual General METERED Service

1. The annual charge applies to service during the 12 month period commencing January 1 and is due in advance.  If a permanent resident of the area has been a customer of the utility for at least 12 months, the resident may elect, at the beginning of the calender year, to pay prorated service charges in advance at intervals of less than one year in accordance with the utility's established billing periods.
   
   
2. The established billing cycle for water used is monthly.
   
   
3. The opening bill for meter service, except upon conversion from flat rate service, shall be established after the first day of any year, the portion of such annual charge applicable to the current year shall be determined by multiplying the annual charge by one three-hundred-sixty-fifth (1/365) of the number of days remaining in the calendar year. The balance of the payment of the initial annual charge shall be credited against the charges for the succeeding annual period.  If service is not continued for at least one year after the date of initial service, no refund of the initial annual charges shall be due the customers.
   
   
4. All rates are subject to the reimbursement fee set forth in Schedule No. UF
   
   
5. A late charge will be imposed per Schedule No. LC
   
   
6. In accordance with Section 2714 of the Public Utilities Code, if a tenant in a rental unit leaves owing the company, service to subsequent tenants in that unit will, at the company's option, be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.
   
   
7. As authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), all bills are subject to a one-time Surcharge of $13.16 billed over approximately six (6) billing cycles at $2.19 per month to each customer's bill upon approval by the CPUC of Advice Letter No. 328-A. This charge offsets the California Department of Public Health fees as billed to the Metropolitan District for Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

Flat Rate Service
New Service Advance Deposit	$  196.12
	Monthly Charge
Single-family residential	$  49.03
Additional residence on the same connection	$  31.93
Late Fee
For monthly bills not paid by the due date	$ 5.00

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Reimbursement Surcharge
A 1.5% surcharge is required to be added to all customers bills, which is calculated on all amounts due and is forwarded to the Commission throughout the year.

Special Conditions - Metropolitan Annual General FLAT RATE Service

1. The annual charge applies to service during the 12 month period commencing January 1 and is due in advance.  If a permanent resident of the area has been a customer of the utility for at least 12 months, the resident may elect, at the beginning of the calender year, to pay prorated service charges in advance at intervals of less than one year in accordance with the utility's established billing periods.
   
   
2. The established billing cycle for water used is monthly.
   
   
3. The opening bill for meter service, except upon conversion from flat rate service, shall be established after the first day of any year, the portion of such annual charge applicable to the current year shall be determined by multiplying the annual charge by one three-hundred-sixty-fifth (1/365) of the number of days remaining in the calendar year. The balance of the payment of the initial annual charge shall be credited against the charges for the succeeding annual period.  If service is not continued for at least one year after the date of initial service, no refund of the initial annual charges shall be due the customers.
   
   
4. All rates are subject to the reimbursement fee set forth in Schedule No. UF
   
   
5. A late charge will be imposed per Schedule No. LC
   
   
6. In accordance with Section 2714 of the Public Utilities Code, if a tenant in a rental unit leaves owing the company, service to subsequent tenants in that unit will, at the company's option, be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.
   
   
7. The residential flat rate charges apply to service connections not larger than one-inch diameter.
   
   
8. All services not covered by the above classification will be furnished only on a metered basis.
   
   
9. The monthly flat rate charge is due in advance, in accordance with the utility's established billing period.
   
   
10. As authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), all bills are subject to a one-time Surcharge of $13.16 billed over approximately six (6) billing cycles at $2.19 per month to each customer's bill upon approval by the CPUC of Advice Letter No. 328-A. This charge offsets the California Department of Public Health fees as billed to the Metropolitan District for Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

Other Services and Fees
Please see the back of your bill for additional information about other services and fees.