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Santa Clara Valley Water District owes $4.6 million and plenty to Gilroy and MH, too

Posted by: Maven on December 5, 2009 at 7:13 am

From the Gilroy Dispatch, this editorial:

“1. Gilroy and Morgan Hill should also be in line for substantial refunds

The Santa Clara Valley Water District has been caught with its hand in the ratepayer’s cookie jar. That’s essentially the ruling that came down from a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who ordered SCVWD to pay a $4.6 million refund to the Great Oaks Water Co. of San Jose. And that’s just the money owed for one year. Great Oaks has multiple lawsuits pending, and the water district had better listen. By most accounts, this was a slam dunk case.

For water consumers in Gilroy and Morgan Hill, the facts should translate into refunds and replenishment, too. The cities – like Great Oaks Water Co. – are, in essence, water retailers.

2. Hard to understand what part of Proposition 218 wasn’t clear

Judge Kevin Murphy ordered the refunds Monday because the SCVWD groundwater extraction charges violated Proposition 218, a constitutional amendment that requires all taxes and property related fees to be approved by voters. … “

Read more of this editorial from the Gilroy Dispatch by clicking here.

December 5, 2009 · Filed Under Bay Area

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