Paradise Pines District

To contact a Customer Service Representative,
Paradise Pines District customers please dial 530-809-3993

 2010 Consumer Confidence Report

 2009 Consumer Confidence Report

Lake Oroville water level

Capital Improvement Projects    Including the Regional Intertie and Mainline Replacement Projects

Active Advice Letters

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 Rate below.

New Service Advance Deposit		$ 140.88
Meter Size	Service Charge	SRF Surcharge
5/8 x 3/4 inch (most homes have these)	$  11.74	$   3.26
3/4-inch	$  17.61	$   4.89
1-inch	$  29.35	$   8.15
1-1/2-inch	$  58.71	$  16.30
2-inch	$ 93.93	$  26.07
3-inch	$ 176.12	$  48.89
4-inch	$ 293.54	$  81.48
6-inch	$ 587.07	$ 162.96
Quantity Rate
For all water used, per 100 cubic feet		$ 2.512

State Revolving Fund (SRF) Surcharge
The monthly Surcharge is specifically for repayment of the State Revolving Fund for the Regional Intertie Project as authorized by Decision 08-05-032. The monthly Surcharge Rates are subject to adjustment.

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 - Paradise Pines Annual General METERED Service

1. The initial service charge for customers applying for service, who have not been a customer of the district for at least 12 months, is a multiple of the Monthly Service Charge, the meter size, times 12 months. This initial advance will be prorated 1/12 per month over the first twelve month period of service and credited to the customer's bill on a monthly basis.  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.
   
   
2. The established billing cycle for water used is monthly.
   
   
3. All bills are subject to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Reimbursement Fee set forth in Schedule No. UF. 
   
   
4. A late charge will be imposed per Schedule No. LC.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Charge for Commitment of Future Service. By Decision No. 08-05-032, the Commission authorized the Utility to impose a surcharge (SRF Surcharge) for repayment of a State Revolving Fund Loan to fund the construction of the Regional Intertie Project authorized by that Decision. In lieu of the SRF Surcharge set forth in Schedule PP-1A, an Applicant for new service who does not wish to actually receive service at the time of application but rather seeks only a firm commitment by the utility to provide service at some date in the future, shall be assessed a one-time charge of equal to (a) the applicable monthly SRF Surcharge for the meter size for which a service commitment is sought times (b) 240 months. An applicant assessed the charge described herein shall not be subject to the SRF surcharge or the SRF Surcharge Connection Fee set forth in Schedule PP-1A when the applicant actually begins receiving water service.
   
   
Within each of the three districts all new customers [applicants] requesting service to any previously un-served premises will be charged a SRF Surcharge Connection Fee calculated as the total of the monthly surcharges applicable from the effective date of the original tariff schedule [May 30, 2008] authorizing the surcharge to the date of connection.


7. Per Advice Letter No. 303 dated July 27,2011 granting an Interim Rate Increase and Resolution No. W-4896, dated January 12, 2012, granting a General Rate Increase, under-collected revenues amounting to $98,053.91 from July 27, 2011 through January 12, 2012 are imposed a one-time surcharge of $20.96 over approximately six (6) billing cycles at $3.49 per month to each customer's bill upon approval by the California Public Utilities Commission of Advice Letter No. 316. If over-collection of funds occurs, a credit will be issued to the customers.