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Visalia officials hope rate hike will increase water

Posted by: Maven on February 2, 2010 at 7:34 am

From the Visalia Times-Delta:

“Visalia city officials hope a whopping 60 percent increase in water rates over the next three years — plus intensive water-conservation efforts — will slow a decades-long drain on the city’s groundwater supply.

But there’s no guarantee that California Water Service Co., which provides all of Visalia’s drinking water, will be able to raise rates that high, Visalia City Council members were told at a Monday work session.

“It all depends on what the state will allow us to charge,” said Mike Markarian, Visalia superintendent for Cal Water.

In the past, he said, the California Public Utilities Commission has allowed only a fraction of Cal Water rate-increase requests. Cal Water should learn later this year what it will be allowed to charge Visalia water customers. … “

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February 2, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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