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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 14, 1993 Page - 3 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mr. Lawson said the community as a whole bears the cost. He said he doesn't think one industry should pay more than a resident because another industry, with which he has no relationship, left the community. He said regulations say the unit costs must be identical . Council Member Kerr asked how the unit costs can be identical when industrial uses have higher BOD's and cost more to treat. Mr. Lawson said the unit costs are for flow, BOD and SS, and industry puts out a lot more pounds so they are paying more. Bob Taylor said, if a household produces 75 gallons, that's the volume they are charged for. He said the same ratios are applied to industrial and commercial users. Mr. Taylor explained that San Leandro's capacity, through EBDA, is set at 18.7 million gallons per day, but the flow is actually only 4.7 million gallons per day. He said the City's cost to participate in EBDA is based on a much higher amount than the other member agencies, and this is one of the fixed costs the City must pay. Mr. Taylor said all users of the facility pay for those who have left the system - residential , commercial and .industrial . Council Member Perry said she understands fixed costs like EBDA, the need to meet Federal and State standards, etc. She said $10.80 goes for operating expenses, which is lower than average in California and is only $1 .00 more than Oro Loma's base service. She said the additional $2.40 is for Renewal and Replacement of Facilities, and San Leandro is experiencing more and more need in that area due to the age of the facility. Mr. Lawson said the R&R funds are okay, but the City is playing catch- up with things. Mr. Taylor said the $2.40 is for the phased replacement of facilities over time. He said many agencies do not recover these accruals for replacement and end up needing a bond issue. He said a separate study is being done on the needs of the collection system. Council Member Perry asked if the collection system has the ability to handle multi-dwellings. Mr. Taylor said the capacity of the Plant is being looked at, as well as whether the capacity is available in the collection system. Council Member Corbett noted the figures in the memo related to the increases for the various users and asked if it equated to an equal sharing of costs across the board for the different users.