A. New Account Establishment Fee. The account establishment fee applies to new irrigation water service accounts.

B. Return Payment Charge. A return payment charge will be assessed for all checks and other forms of payment, or otherwise, that are returned unpaid by a financial institution. See Appendix B of this chapter for return payment charge.

C. Gate Charges. These are fixed charges designed to recover CVWD’s costs of providing gate services. The gate charge is imposed for each scheduled water order (i.e., a CVWD visit to open, close, or otherwise modify a gate position) and each unscheduled water order requested by a property owner or customer.

D. City of Coachella Utility User Tax (UUT). A tax imposed by the city of Coachella on canal water customers who reside within the city limits.

E. Outside of ID1 Surcharge. See Appendix B of this chapter for outside ID1 surcharge.

The outside of ID1 surcharge will be imposed only on customers located outside of the boundaries of ID1. The outside of ID1 surcharge is designed to recover costs incurred by CVWD to serve these customers, but whose costs are not otherwise defrayed by the ad valorem property tax revenues paid by ID1 customers.

F. Unauthorized Operations Charge. The unauthorized operation, changing, modifying, tampering with or interference by the water user or any of his/her employees or agents with the operation or control of district facilities including the main turnout valve, canal turnouts, valves, or meter shall subject the water user to a penalty in accordance with Appendix B of this chapter. (Ord. 1437.3 § 6-4, 2023; Ord. 1437.2 § 6-4, 2023; Ord. 1437.1 § 6-4, 2022; Ord. 1437 § 2 (Exh. A § 6-4), 2019)