Welcome to the Left Hand Water District

2010 Enterprise Fund Budget
The continuing economic downturn presents a challenge to all businesses including Left Hand Water District. All costs and expenses of providing water services to our customers are financed or recovered primarily through user charges. In 2009 revenues sharply decreased, due to a combination of decrease in demand due to wet weather, conservation, and tight finances.

The 2010 Budget includes a number of cost-saving measures; a salary freeze for all District employees, energy conservation measures, and cost savings efforts by all departments.

Costs in the water industry continue to rise as regulations increase, and aging infrastructure requires upgrading and replacement. On the positive side, the costs of construction for our upgrades and replacement projects are at record low prices, and there is a positive value to the regional economy as we employ area contractors to complete needed projects. No federal funds or grants have been received for our projects. The District has consistently set aside monies for replacement of aging infrastructure. The great majority of construction projects budgeted for 2010 are for infrastructure replacement and upgrade projects indentified in the Comprehensive Strategic Plan.

2010 Water Rates
The District Board adopted the 2010 Budget with no increase to the volume charges per 1,000 gallons of water use, but a small increase in the Monthly Basic fee to cover increasing operations costs. Although the Monthly Basic fees vary by meter size, for most of our customers, this will mean an increase of $2.50 per month for a single-family residential metered account, effective February 2010.

Monthly Basic fees are designed to recover the direct costs related to meter reading, customer service and billing, administrative costs and equipment, and a portion of service related costs including routine water line maintenance and repair.

Meter Size	Water Basic Fee /month
No Meter	$21.00
5/8	$24.15
3/4	$24.15
1	$25.30
1 1/2	$35.10
2	$38.95
3	$123.15
4	$145.45
6	$168.40

Water Conservation Plan
Funds have been budgeted to continue the popular Water Conservation Program, with a small increase in funds allocated to the Rebate Program for low flow toilets, high efficiency clothes washers, ET (SMART) sprinkler system controllers and residential wind and rain sensors. Please review the listing of qualified products and application form for the Rebate Program. Rebates for approved products will be honored until budgeted funds are exhausted in the current calendar year, and the product must be purchased between January 1st and December 10th to qualify for a rebate.

Additional funds are also allocated to the Slow the Flow irrigation audit program; operated in partnership with the Center for ReSource Conservation. This program will operate from June until August, and will also be available until budgeted funds are exhausted, so do schedule your irrigation audit early before funds run out. Homeowner Associations with large irrigated common areas are encouraged to apply to this cost savings program.