Gay Guidotti, the company's customer service representative in Lucerne, explains the charges itemized on bills:

• 5/8-inch service charge, $61.80 – “readiness to serve,” which includes the delivery system.

• X CCF* at $5.1628 per CCF – one CCF equals 100 feet or 748 gallons. The rate was settled on as an incentive to conservation and an alternative to a higher fixed service charge.

• 5/8-inch service surcharge – SDWBA 9.20 repayment of a 1980s bond through the Safe Water Drinking Bond Act for improvements to the system. At the time, the system was owned and operated by Robert and Nadine Strauss of Lucerne.

• CPUC fee, $1.10 – supports statewide work of the California Public Utilities Commission.

• Other charges or credits, $0.95 – various small, approved, charges built in to the last negotiated settlement.

• Rate Support Fund Assistance, -$34.00 – a discount for everyone in the Lucerne District, supported by a one-cent surcharge throughout the California Water Service districts.

• Low Income Rate Assistance, -$20.00 – a discount for low income ratepayers who have enrolled in the LIRA plan. Cal Water reports 28 percent of Lucerne ratepayers are enrolled. Applications for the program are available at the company office, 6304 East Hwy 20, Lucerne.

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Thanks Sophie for these
written by Donna Christopher, May 09, 2008

articles. I am wondering, are these the numbers from your bill or from info Gay gave you? I'm looking at my last bill and my CPUC fee is $1.60 and then there are the lovely "other charges or credits" don't recall every seeing a credit but my charge on this bill is $3.81. Is CWSC charging us 50 cents a billing period to collect the CPUC fee?

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numbers are from my bill
written by sannan, May 09, 2008

and I use very little water, so the amounts must be linked to the individual bill -- a percentage. I hope that clears it up, but I'm not convinced it's possible to clear up all the questions :-)
Cal Water's Lucerne office:274-6624

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Thanks for the
written by Donna Christopher, May 09, 2008

answers Sophie. Checked previous bill, they are both for 8 ccf. "Other charges or credits" were $3.80 on one bill and $3.81 on the other. Will call them Monday and see if we can "clear" it up Yeah, its only a penny but multiplied by all their rate payers all over the state - I'd take it!

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