Refuse Rate Setting Process

2024 Refuse Rate Application Instructions for Rate Years 2026-2030

2024 Rate Application Forms for Regulated Entities:

• Collections Rate Model Template
• Post-Collections Rate Model Template
• Supplemental Schedules Template
• Program/Service Form Template

9/3/2024 - Initiation of Rate-Setting Process and Application Instructions Released

9/30/2024 - Refuse Rate Board Hearing

1/3/2025 - Rate Applications Due

1/6/2025 - Proposition F Written Objection Opportunity Begins

January 2025:

• Refuse Rates Administrator Hearing #1 for the Rate-Setting Process
• Streets and Sanitation Commission Hearing #1 for the Rate-Setting Process
• Commission on the Environment Hearing #1 for the Rate-Setting Process

February 2025:

• Rate Application True-Up Based on RY24 Q4 Reporting
• Refuse Rate Board Hearing #1 for the Rate-Setting Process

March 2025:

• Refuse Rates Administrator Hearing #2 for the Rate-Setting Process

April 2025:

• Refuse Rates Administrator Hearing #3 for the Rate-Setting Process
• Streets and Sanitation Commission Hearing #2 for the Rate-Setting Process
• Commission on the Environment Hearing #2 for the Rate-Setting Process

May 2025:

• Office of the Refuse Rates Administrator Report Issued
• Proposed Refuse Rate Order Issued
• Proposition 218 Notice Mailed to All San Francisco Ratepayers (45-Day Notice Period Begins)
• Refuse Rate Board Hearing #2 for the Rate-Setting Process

June 2025:

• Refuse Rate Board Hearing #3 for the Rate-Setting Process

July 2025:

• Refuse Rate Board Hearing #4 for the Rate-Setting Process (if Needed)
• Refuse Rate Board Hearing #5 for the Rate-Setting Process (if Needed)

This website will be updated as future dates are confirmed.

2023 Links To Individual Refuse Rate-Setting Documents For Rate Years 2024 And 2025 Sorted By Category