Current customers have a reasonable right to expect that all customers will pay equitably in the cost to operate their system - the District's water system is in fact the customer's system. Based on historical, metered water consumption the District spreads its annual costs over a tiered rate structure to recover its costs.
If customers connect to the District’s system for domestic purposes, but drill an exempt well for irrigation purposes, they are not contributing equitably to costs for operating and maintaining the District’s water system. The result is an increase in rates for the balance of customers. If a property owner has an exempt well for domestic purposes and it is not connected to the District water system, the parcel is not included in our rate distribution calculations to begin with, and it is not an issue.