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Residents to oppose water fee increases

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 22, 2008 at 7:51 am

From MyDesert.com:

Some land owners from La Quinta to the Salton Sea are expected to attend a public hearing Tuesday to protest a proposed fee increase on large water users. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at Coachella Valley Water District headquarters. Property owners in the area will be able to cast ballots on the proposed fee hike during the meeting, according to district assistant general manager Mark Beuhler.

The water district is proposing a $2.30 increase on its pumping fee for large water users in the area, according to Buehler, who said the increase was needed to help pay for a $24 million water replenishment facility near the Salton Sea. The fee increase would affect customers such as farmers, country clubs with golf courses and cities that use more than 25 acre-feet of water a year, according to Jim Smith, Indio’s director of public works, who said the city opposes the fee hike.

“We’ve seen no evidence this fee increase will benefit our residents or residents from the rest of the Coachella Valley. We believe the district is acting without authority,” according to Smith, who added the district was looking for money to pay for a water replenishment project that primarily benefits residents closer to the Salton Sea. “They’ve pre-selected certain folks to pay more,” Smith said.

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April 22, 2008 · Filed Under Coachella Valley, Other Water Agencies, Water Agency News (all)

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