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More trouble for Palmdale Water District: Threat to sue flows from new water costs

Posted by: Maven on July 18, 2009 at 12:09 pm

From the Antelope Valley Press:

A couple of recent bills from the Palmdale Water District steamed one customer who warned the agency he just might file a class action suit.

Whether Kamal Al-Khatib, executive director of the Guidance Charter School, takes legal action depends on the willingness of PWD officials to rectify what he considers an injustice – water bills that jumped 100% in a month. “Charter school bills are so crazy. I cannot tell you how crazy they are,” Al-Khatib said Wednesday.

He noted that the charter school’s bill had been $50 a month since September 2008 for an on-site hydrant, the minimum charge for having a water connection. “We don’t use a drop of water from (that),” Al-Khatib said. “We never complained about that (bill),” he added.

Then on June 29, based on its records for the school, the water district issued a bill for $100 and, as Al-Khatib said, they still hadn’t used any water from the fire hydrant line. “I complain about going from $50 to $100. That’s a 100% increase, not 19% as was presented to the people,” he said, referring to comments made by PWD General Manager Randy Hill prior to the implementation of a new water rate structure in mid-May.

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July 18, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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