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Capacity Bank

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In May 2000 the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District formed the Economic Development Treatment Capacity Bank to provide reduced sewer impact fees for local jurisdictions to encourage economic development for industrial, commercial, residential, infill and transit-oriented projects.

The "Bank" was formed from $12.3 million of unused industrial wastewater capacity that SRCSD purchased from Lodi Mission Partners (Tri Valley Growers), Campbell Soup, Chinet and Proctor & Gamble in October 1999. This purchase converted to 16,606 equivalent single-family dwellings (ESDs) of credit. Rather than the current rate for an ESD, each "bank" credit costs only $923 per ESD. In April 2001, local jurisdictions began using the reduced Bank credits, which are expected to last 10 years.

The Bank's goals and objectives include:

  • Encouraging economic development within the District's service area by attracting new or expanding existing industrial, commercial or residential development (such as septic tank conversions or low/moderate-income housing with reduced sewer impact fees).
  • Allowing jurisdictions to control their own credits, rather than the District controlling the credits.
  • Recovering the District's $12.3 million cost of purchasing the unused industrial capacity through the sale of the discounted Bank credits.

Jurisdictions must follow these rules:

  • Each Bank ESD will cost $923.
  • Each jurisdiction may use 15 percent of their total allocation of credits for residential use.
  • Each jurisdiction may offer varying discounts; however, each jurisdiction is responsible for ensuring that SRCSD receives full payment ($923) per ESD
  • Each jurisdiction may decide how to use credits for public facilities and non-profit agencies.
  • Jurisdictions must continue the District's policy and ordinance that state that credits remain with the parcel should the business go bankrupt or leave the jurisdiction.
  • Selling and buying of credits is not allowed.
  • Jurisdictions cannot "steal" business from another jurisdiction by offering "Bank" credits.
  • The Bank will be reconciled yearly.


Economic Development Treatment Capacity Bank Distribution of Credits
(As of March 2005)

Jurisdiction Number of ESDs
SRCSD 1,434
Citrus Heights 1,206
Elk Grove 1,146
Folsom 712
Rancho Cordova 92
Sacramento, City of 8,727
Sacramento County 5,284
West Sacramento 550
TOTAL 19,151


Economic Development Bank Contact List

=== Richard Maddox [ 874-7440 ] is our new contact person for the County's Economic Development Treatment Capacity Bank program, replacing April Nelson. ===
Jurisdiction/
Contact Name
Phone
Number
Email
Address
SRCSD
Melenie Davis 876-6284 davisme@sacsewer.com
Jim Edwards 876-6294 edwardsj@sacsewer.com
Terrie Mitchell 876-6092 mitchellt@sacsewer.com
Citrus Heights
Rhonda Sherman 727-4702 rsherman@citrusheight.net
Elk Grove
Cody Tubbs 478-3610 ctubbs@elkgrovecity.org
Folsom
John Maguire 355-8324 jmaguire@folsom.ca.us
Joe Luchi 351-3589 jluchi@folsom.ca.us
Rancho Cordova
Curt Haven 942-0234 chaven@cityofranchocordova.org
Sacramento
Micah Runner 808-5448 mrunner@cityofsacramento.org
Sacramento County
Richard Maddox 874-7440 maddoxr@sacsewer.com
West Sacramento
Louise Collis 617-4555 louisec@cityofwestsacramento.org



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