Rates & Policies

Listed below, you will find our current rates and policies. If you do not find the information you need, please contact our office and we will provide it for you.

Standard Residential Service Rates

Base Rate for Water Service
The Base Rate will be charged every month regardless of water usage, and whether or not the meter is turned on or off.
$159.00
Tier ( Hundred Cubic Feet):
0-1,600 $2.53 per hundred cu ft.
1,601 and Up $4.50 per hundred cu ft.

Our community's water meters are read each month. Please contact our office for any additional information.

The Base rate is broke down into the following format:

  • Water Service Charge   $115.43
  • Viejas Grade Project     $5.02
  • Treatment Plant / Dedicated Well Line Project  $24.25
  • Old Loan Payments  $14.30

Base Rate Total = $159.00 

Construction Meter Rentals

Base Rate for Water Service:
Pumping Fee:
$159.00
$255.26
Tier ( Hundred Cubic Feet):
Construction Water Usage Rate: $18.48 per hundred cu ft.

Along with a filled out DCWD New Service Application, the following is needed to rent a construction meter from the Descanso Community Water District-
Two separate checks in the amounts of:
-$200.00, which is a non-refundable admin/set up fee and will be cashed.
-$2,000.00, a deposit which will be kept aside and not cashed. This check can either be voided/shredded or given back to you at the return of the meter as long as nothing is wrong with or broken on the meter.