CCWD planning rate increases of up to 14% , hearing July 8

Note: this was released a couple of weeks ago and I had put it aside until I could spend more time with it. But the governor’s declaration of drought puts this proposed rate increase into new perspective.

Coastside County Water District (CCWD) will be holding a hearing on Tuesday, July 8 at 7pm. According to the district, the proposed increase will be up to 14% or current rates [details], and is due to several reasons, “including, most notably, an increase in the wholesale cost of water purchased from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.” The reasons cited by the district are:

• Bond costs for Capital Improvement Program over next several years;

• an increase in wholesale water rates from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission;

• increased costs of compliance with the changing regulatory requirements; and

• an infrastructure upgrade program for our two water treatment plants and distribution system required to satisfy new water quality standards imposed upon all water districts in California.