Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the Other Water Agencies Category
Click here to view all posts

Fontana Water Company files plan to increase its rates 26 percent

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 1, 2008 at 12:29 pm

From the San Bernardino Sun:

The Fontana Water Company is seeking a 26 percent overall increase on user rates for its 44,000 meters effective July 1, 2009.

The company plans to file a general rate case this week with the California Public Utilities Commission to cover increasing costs of operations and new projects, such as a $35 million treatment plant in Lytle Creek and new headquarters in the city, said President Michael Whitehead. “We’ve done our best to minimize this increase,” Whitehead said. “The PUC will ultimately decide what the increase will be.”

The company, a division of the privately owned San Gabriel Valley Water Company, is required by law to file a case every three years. Rates will vary among customers, depending on the type of meter they have and how much water they use, officials said.

Meanwhile, they’re about to pay a little more for water every month, as third-year rate increases from the last general case filing kick in. Starting July 1, the average cost customers will pay goes from $52.69 to $54.01, according to officials.

Read the full text of this article from the San Bernardino Sun by clicking here.

July 1, 2008 · Filed Under Other Water Agencies

Comments

Leave a Reply