FOR: City Council Meeting [February 13, 2024]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: David Carmany, City Manager
AUTHOR: Stephen Dopudja, P.E., Interim Utilities Manager
Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Request that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board: 1) Adopt a Resolution No. 8188 and RUA Resolution No. 08-27 to Ratify the Acceptance of $402,237.74 for Water and $5,677,933.19 for Wastewater from the State Water Resources Control Board's California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program and Authorize $13,168.01 in Water and $28,843.59 in Wastewater to return unused funds; and 2) Accept $1,824,579.14 from the State Water Resources Control Board's California Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program. (ACTION)
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BACKGROUND:
In 2021, funding was established by Assembly Bill No. 135 (Chapter 85, Statutes of 2021) for the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program (CWWAPP). This program was administered by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The program allowed utility providers to apply directly to the SWRCB for their eligible residential and commercial customers. The funding covered water and wastewater debt from residential and commercial customers accrued between March 4, 2020, and June 15, 2021. The application period for these funds ended on April 1, 2022, and the State Water Board disbursed over $385 million of the $985 million federal allocation to water and wastewater systems for residential and commercial arrearages.
Rialto Water and Wastewater Arrearages Allocation
As authorized by staff, Rialto Water Services (RWS)/Veolia identified 1,119 water accounts and 70 commercial accounts eligible for the program, for a total request of $402,237.74 submitted to the SWRCB for water accounts. This check was issued to the City on January 12, 2022. The check included a maximum of 3%, up to 1 million dollars, whichever was less, ...
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