Laguna County Sanitation District, Service Charges, Connection Charges, and Trunk Sewer Fees; Fourth and Fifth Supervisorial Districts
Summary
SCH Number
2026070037
Public Agency
Laguna County Sanitation District
Document Title
Laguna County Sanitation District, Service Charges, Connection Charges, and Trunk Sewer Fees; Fourth and Fifth Supervisorial Districts
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/1/2026
Document Description
The action involves establishing sewer service charges, connection charges, and trunk sewer fees for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin Thompson
Agency Name
Laguna County Sanitation District
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated Santa Maria valley and Orcutt
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Unincorporated Santa Maria valley and Orcutt
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
(CCR Section 15273(a) (1)-(4)), "Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges"
Reasons for Exemption
The actions are for the annual adjustment of service charges, connection charges, and trunk line fees for the purposes of meeting operating and capital expenses, as well as for meeting financial reserve needs required to maintain services within this existing service area. The sewer service charge is proposed to increase by
approximately 2.4% for single family dwellings, 2.4% for multi-family, whereas commercial is billed based on water usage and schools based on per capita counts, to meet a required overall revenue adjustment of 3.0%. For a typical single family residential user this is an increase of $11.19 per year for an annual amount of $1,206.19. For reference, the annual average 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics was 3.2% for 2025.
Adjustments to the connection charge and trunk sewer fees are based on the appropriate index as noted. The adjustment in charges and fees are not for the construction of capital projects for the expansion of the service system. Therefore, the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section15273(a)(l)(
4).
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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