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Doubling of water fees in largely blue-collar L.A. County area stirs uproar; agency says the money will go to projects that are cheaper to build during a recession, but client cities and agencies question the expenditures

Posted by: Maven on July 18, 2009 at 12:06 pm

From the Los Angeles Times:

A water district’s decision to double water fees has sparked outcry from largely working-class and impoverished areas of Los Angeles County.

The Central Basin Municipal Water District unanimously approved the charges June 25, despite objections from cities including Compton, Lynwood, Santa Fe Springs, Huntington Park, Bellflower, Norwalk and Lakewood. The fee hikes will be phased in, from $44 per acre-foot of water to $62 per acre-foot on July 1, then to $72 per acre-foot on Jan. 1, 2010, and $92 on July 1, 2010.

An average household in Lakewood, for example, can expect to pay about $88 more a year on water services, officials said.

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July 18, 2009 · Filed Under Water Agency News

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