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Commentary: LA is drowning in rate increases and we’ve got questions

Posted by: Maven on November 17, 2009 at 7:47 am

From City Watch, this commentary:

“Over the past twelve months, LA’s water rates have increased by 20% to 30% depending on your level of usage.

However, this rate increase was actually larger when you factor in the elimination of the illegal 5% water transfer tax/fee and that the Department of Water and Power refused to rebate over $100 million of illegal water transfer taxes that were collected over the past years. Water rates have increased for a number of reasons. Among them: the Metro Water District … from whom LA buys some of it’s water … has increased its rates for purchased water by about 20%, reflecting the lower rainfall and snowfall in the West and the greater demand for water from the growing communities outside of California.

And, LA is more dependent on MWD because our traditional low cost supplies from the Owens Valley and the Sacramento Delta have been curtailed because of environmental litigation. …”

Read more from the City Watch blog by clicking here.

November 17, 2009 · Filed Under Water Agency News

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One Response to “Commentary: LA is drowning in rate increases and we’ve got questions”

  1. fed up citizen on November 19th, 2009 9:15 pm

    Our bill went from 114.00 to 440.oo. That seems like a little more than a 20-30% rate hike. We averaged out our cost per gallon and they raised our rat by 188%. Wake up Californians! It’s time we stand up and say no.

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