Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling
and
Sacramento County Water Agency
Lifeline Rate Assistance

The Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling and the Sacramento County Water Agency each offer a $5.00 dollar per month rate assistance credit on the utility bill for qualifying customers.  If you receive both utility services from Sacramento County, you could receive rate assistance of up to $120.00 a year. Frequently Asked Questions

To qualify for the rate assistance, you must receive the utility service from Sacramento County, and live at the address for which the rate assistance is being requested.  If you are applying for the Sacramento County Water Agency rate assistance, you must also own the home for which you are applying.  You must also be currently enrolled in the SMUD Energy Assistance Program Rate (EAPR). 

You may also qualify for up to $100 a year through the Sewer Lifeline Rate Assistance Program.  There is no need to submit additional documents.  If you qualify for the Department of Waste Management and Recycling and/or the Sacramento Water Agency Lifeline Rate Assistance Programs, you will automatically be enrolled in the Sewer Lifeline Rate Assistance Program.

Only one rebate per household!

To qualify for the program, you must be enrolled in SMUD's EAPR Program and will be required to provide proof of enrollment by submitting of a copy of your electric bill showing the EAPR rate.

You must provide re-verification documentation of current enrollment in the SMUD EAPR upon request for continued participation in the Sacramento County program.

You must notify Sacramento County if you no longer qualify for the EAPR program.

Sacramento County may, at its discretion, suspend or discontinue the program at any time.
Please fill out the application, check all the boxes that apply, make sure to sign it, and return it to us at the address listed below, by fax, or by e-mail. Rate Assistance Application

Remember to attach a copy of your Sacramento County refuse and/or water bill, as well as a copy of your SMUD bill showing enrollment in their EAPR program.