SJRA RATE CHANGE SEPTEMBER 2024
August 01, 2024
CUSTOMER NOTICE OF CHANGE IN WATER RATE
Effective Date of Change: SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Date: August 1, 2024
To: All customers of Westwood North Water Supply Corporation
From: Westwood North Water Supply Corporation (“The Corporation”)
The Corporation is a participant in a Groundwater Reduction Plan entered into between the San Jacinto River Authority (“SJRA”) and groundwater producers in Montgomery County to reduce production of groundwater in the county.
For more information regarding the GRP, please go to the SJRA Website: http://www.sanjacintoriverauthority.com/grp.
Be advised that SJRA’s Pumpage / Import Fee and Surface Water Fee for Participants has changed effective September 1, 2024. According to the SJRA, these fees generate the revenues necessary to pay for the operation and maintenance of the GRP facilities and to fund debt service.
On June 27, 2024, the SJRA Board of Directors approved an Amended Rate Order for GRP Participants effective September 1, 2024:
Pumpage / Import Fee to be charged each Participant is $2.67 / 1,000 gallons. Westwood North WSC’s rate will be set at $2.72 / 1,000 gallons when adjusted for line loss. (Ref. Tariff Section G. 21. San Jacinto River Authority Fee)
Current Rate SJRA: $3.04 per 1,000-gallon increments
New Rate SJRA: $2.72 per 1,000-gallon increments
As the Corporation bills a month in arears, this change will go into effect on the October 1st 2024 billing statements for the usage period 8/20/24 – 9/20/24.
