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Management Plan and financial plan identified over <br />$73 million in essential improvements needed within <br />the next five years to ensure the safety and reliability <br />of Pleasanton's water system. For a detailed <br />breakdown of costs and planned projects, <br />customers can review the City's Water System <br />Management Plan, Water Rate Study, and Cost-of- <br />Service Analysis, all of which are available at <br />www.PLeasantonWater.com/Rates. <br />11 <br />Sept. 24, 2025 <br />Yes <br />Opposes change from tiered to uniform <br />Over the past three years, several court cases in <br />structure; believes increase does not benefit <br />California have addressed the legality of tiered rates, <br />customers who conserve; objects to change in <br />primarily focusing on Proposition 218 requirements, <br />drought surcharge threshold; questions <br />which include: <br />transparency of revenue use. <br />• Rates must be proportional to the cost of <br />service. <br />• Revenue cannot exceed the funds required to <br />provide the service. <br />• No user should pay more than their <br />proportional share. <br />• Agencies must demonstrate the cost basis for <br />the rates. <br />In 2022, the City decommissioned its groundwater <br />wells and began purchasing all of its water from the <br />same source at the same cost. Based on recent <br />court decisions like Patz.vi.San.Diego, the City would <br />be unable to legally justify cost differences for tiered <br />rates since all water comes from the same source at <br />the same cost. Therefore, the City has proposed a <br />