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Antelope Valley area water purveyor applies for hefty rate increases

Posted by: Maven on August 2, 2009 at 7:07 am

From the Antelope Valley Press:

“Water rates keep rising like the tide among purveyors around the state. The private company that serves Leona Valley, Lake Hughes and part of Lancaster is no exception, filing a rate increase request with the Public Utilities Commission.

The California Water Service Co., a San Jose firm that supplies water to communities throughout California, recently notified its customers in the Antelope Valley District of a proposed rate hike set over a three-year cycle, which would increase monthly bills for the average Lancaster customer 79.4% beginning Jan. 1, 2011. A customer with a 5/8-inch meter consuming 38 units of water per month would pay $71.98 more for that usage, according to the notification. The bill would jump from $90.70 to $162.68. Each unit of water equals 748 gallons. Then an increase of 17.2% would follow on Jan. 1, 2012, raising that year’s bills to $190.65 a month, and on Jan. 1, 2013, the third increase of 14.7% would cost that same consumer $218.62.

“I’m appalled. That’s such an exorbitant increase,” said Debbie Pimental, a customer who has lived near Avenue L-4 and 23rd Street West for 30 years. “I’m thinking I’ve got to sell my house and move. …”

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August 2, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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