Budget and rates

For current Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 rates, please click here.

Investing in the Future

Proposed Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027

For more than a century, EBMUD has supported the East Bay’s health, economy, and environment with high-quality water and award-winning wastewater treatment. The proposed Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025) and Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026) Biennial Budget addresses the need to renew aging infrastructure, maintain water quality, protect the environment, and ensure financial sustainability.

Aging infrastructure remains one of EBMUD’s most pressing challenges. EBMUD’s 10-year Capital Improvement Program reflects significant planned investments for critical water and wastewater infrastructure. Customer rates support EBMUD’s needs to upgrade treatment plants and pumping facilities, pipelines, and sewer interceptors.

These improvements will help EBMUD prepare for earthquakes, droughts and wildfires, and address new challenges brought on by a changing climate, such as intense storms, wildfires, new contaminants, varying water sources, stormwater infiltration, and nutrient loads in San Francisco Bay.

Financial stability underpins the budget framework, with a focus on balanced expenses, debt, and rates. Fulfilling our community’s needs requires financial strength. EBMUD navigates its long-term fiscal health by balancing expenses, debt financing, and customer rates in ways that maintain our effectiveness at a reasonable price.

EBMUD remains committed to its role as an essential public partner responsible for managing the critical infrastructure that allows our communities to thrive.

Customer Notification

Proposition 218 requires that a notice about the changes to proposed rates and charges and other fees be mailed to the record owner of each parcel within the EBMUD service area at least 45 days before the June 10, 2025 public hearing on rates and charges.

Public Hearing

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the regular Board meeting that begins at 1:15 p.m., the Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on the proposed changes to the water and wastewater rates in the EBMUD Boardroom, 375 11th Street, Oakland, California, 94607. EBMUD board meetings are livestreamed at ebmud.com/boardmeetings. A link for virtual participation in board meetings is made available 72 hours prior to regular board meetings on the same webpage.

Workshops and meetings*

All Regular Board meetings and Board workshops are open to the general public to attend in-person at 375 Eleventh Street, Oakland, CA 94607 or via Zoom. See ebmud.com/boardmeetings.

*Video recordings of public workshops/meetings may not be posted immediately. For access to video recordings not yet posted, please submit a public records request.

Budget and Rate Documents for FY 2026 & FY 2027

Water and Wastewater Rates Cost of Service and Capacity Fee Studies

Water and wastewater rates, charges and fees are established to recover the costs for the District, as a not-for-profit public utility, to provide water and wastewater treatment services in compliance with applicable laws, including Propositions 26 and 218, and the Municipal Utility District Act (“MUD” Act).

The District hired independent financial consultants to conduct water and wastewater rate cost of service studies and capacity fee studies.