CalWEP Members

Pricing Information

Retail Water Utility

Base Membership Fee + Connection Charge = Annual Dues

Base Membership Fee:

Retail Agencies w/3,000 or Less Connections = $1,250
Retail Agencies with 3,001 or More Connections = $2,500

Connection Charge:

$.053 x (# of Connections)

Note: The total Retailer Dues is capped at $40,000. Connection amounts are based on most recent Urban Water Management Plan reporting. Includes all connections except fire lines.

Public agencies; municipalities; and investor-owned or privately-owned entities that provide water to individuals and communities. Note: If your agency, municipality, or utility is a retail and wholesale provider of water, annual dues will be calculated using both the number of retail water connections and the amount of wholesale water sold.

Pricing for Retail Water Suppliers

1.5¢ (or $0.015) per connection, with a min of $500 and maximum of $25,000.

Wholesale Water Utility

Base Membership Fee + Volumetric Charge by Tier = Annual Dues

Base Membership Fee:

Wholesale Agencies Delivering
Less Than 10,000 Acre-Feet Annually = $1,250

Wholesale Agencies Delivering
10,000 or More Acre-Feet Annually = $2,500

Volumetric Charge by Tier:

AF / Year
Tier	Min	Max	Vol Charge
1	0	10,000	$350
2	10,001	50,000	$850
3	50,001	75,000	$1,400
4	75,001	100,000	$2,800
5	100,001	500,000	$5,500
6	500,001	unlimited	$14,500

Note: If the Wholesaler is also a Retailer and paying the Administrative Fee as a Retailer, the Wholesaler will not pay the Administrative Fee as a Wholesaler. The total Wholesaler Dues is capped at $15,000. Include untreated, non-potable, and recycled water in the volumetric calculation.

Pricing for Wholesale Water Utilities

Wholesale Water Sold (MGD)
MGD	Dues
< 20 MGD	$500
20 MGD - 1 BGD	$25 per MGD
> 1 BGD	$25,000

Service Providers

Consultants, contractors, and professional service providers not engaged in the manufacture or sale of a product.

Flat Administrative Fee by Self-Reported Category & Tier = Annual Dues

# of CA employees	Dues
1	$400
2-10	$575
11-49	$850
50-100	$1,125
More than 100	$2,800

Consulting Firms/Service Businesses

Dues based on number of employees.

Number of Employees	Dues
Less than 6 employees	$250
6-50 employees	$500
51-250 employees	$1,000
251-600 employees	$2,500
More than 600 employees	$5,000

Product Manufacturers and Retailers

Manufacturers and retailers of products (water consuming, water saving, water measurement, etc.)

Flat Administrative Fee by Self-Reported Category & Tier = Annual Dues

Annual Revenue	Dues
Less than $500k	$400
$0.5-10M	$575
$10-50M	$850
$50-100M	$1,125
More than $100M	$2,800

Manufacturers/Distributors

Dues based on annual revenue.

Annual Revenue	Dues
Less than $1M	$500
$1-2M	$1,000
$2-5M	$2,500
$5-100M	$5,000
$100-1B	$7,500
More than $1B	$10,000

Education, Government, and Not-for-Profit

Educational institutions, governmental agencies, and 501(c)(3) Organizations

Flat Administrative Fee by Self-Reported Category & Tier = Annual Dues

Organization Type	Dues
University	$400
State Agency	$400
Federal Agency	$400
501(c)(3) organizations	$400

Government and Educational Institutions

Indian tribes and departments and agencies of federal, state/province, county, and local governments that do not qualify as a Water Supplier, Wastewater Agency, Business and Industry, Association, or Affiliate Member.

Government Type	Dues
Local, Regional	$500
Tribal	$500
State/Province	$750
Multi-State/Province	$1,000
Federal	$1,500

Affiliate

Industry associations; universities; not-for-profits; NGOs; water, energy, and environmental-related organizations that do not qualify as a Water Supplier, Wastewater Agency, Business and Industry, Association, or Government Member.

Annual Operating Budget	Dues
Less than $300k	$250
$300k-1M	$500
$1-1.5M	$1,000
More than $1.5M	$1,500

Start Up (pre-revenue) Business

Note: Qualification will be re-evaluated on a yearly basis

Flat Administrative Fee by Self-Reported Category & Tier = Annual Dues

Organization Type	Dues
All	$250

Start Up (pre-venue) Business

Note: Qualification will be re-evaluated on a yearly basis

Organization Type	Dues
All	$275

Industry Associations

Membership-based collectives.

Flat Administrative Fee by Self-Reported Category & Tier = Annual Dues

Organization Type/Number of Members	Dues
Water Agency Association	$400
Less than 10 members	$400
11-100 Members	$1,050
101-500 Members	$2,700
More than 500 Members	$5,300

Affiliate

Annual Operating Budget	Dues
Less than $300k	$250
$300k-1M	$500
$1-1.5M	$1,000
More than $1.5M	$1,500

Wastewater and Electric Utilities

Flat Fee:

Organization type	Dues
All	$1,065

Public agencies; municipalities; and investor-owned or privately-owned entities that process and treat wastewater. Note: This is only for stand-alone wastewater agencies. For electric companies the dues are slightly different.