EXECUTIVE DIGEST OF THE BOARD PACKAGE
July 2006

5.
Approve Notice of a Public Hearing Covering a Proposed Water Rate Increase for All Wholesale Water Customers:

Staff is recommending that the Board approve a Notice of a Public Hearing covering a proposed water rate increase for all Wholesale Water Customers. Based on the results of the Cost-of-Service Study, Staff is recommending an 11.4% water rate increase effective with the bill due and payable October 15, 2006.

The proposed water rate increases are as follows:

     SERVICE                                                             EXISTING                  PROPOSED

     Resale-Non Water Producers                           $ 1.539                           $ 1.714
    
 (Water Districts)

     Resale-Other Water Producers
    
 (Georgetown Water Company)

     0 – 15,000,000                                                        $ 1.599                           $ 1.781
     Over 15,000,000                                                     $ 1.406                           
$ 1.566