What are the other charges on the bill, i.e. Refuse, Land Assess, Public Benefit?
The Light and Water Department acts as billing agent for other departments within the City. The Refuse charge is for the monthly pick up fee for trash service. The Community Maintenance charge (per property rating) is for the maintenance of public landscaping. The Pub Ben Charge is a state mandated charge (per KWH) for use in local Public Benefit programs. The Cal Energy Tax is a State mandated consumption tax (per KWH). Those revenues are paid to the State of California. Appropriate Users Tax are also consumption based and used to maintain the quality of City services. The RWCAF charge (per CCF) is a yearly adjusted charge that covers the cost of acquiring replacement water that exceeds the amount Azusa Light & Water receives from the San Gabriel Basin.
