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Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners to consider water hike: Rates may rise by about $7 a month for residential customers

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 9, 2008 at 7:09 am

From the Long Beach Press-Telegram:

The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners likely will pass a proposed 15.8 percent increase in residential water and sewage monthly bills Thursday. Residential customers with an approximately $42 monthly bill will see an increase of about $7 per month, according to a water department staff proposal.

The water department is forced to raise rates for water and sewer services as construction and water treatment prices increase and water consumption decreases, said Ryan Alsop, director of Government and Public Affairs for the water department. “Our water conservation efforts and our success will translate into a rate increase of some kind, but we have no choice,” Alsop said.

The board will discuss fee increases at its meeting Thursday at 9:15 a.m. at the water department’s administration building at 1800 E. Wardlow Road.

The department must increase rates because prices for electricity, steel production, water treatment and other construction costs have increased, Alsop said. Imported water, which increased by about 14 percent, also will have a significant effect on water and sewer service prices, he said.

“Just the core services of providing you with water and sewer service are increasing substantially, but along with all of those increased costs is a decrease in revenue due to conservation. But, again, it’s either conserve or don’t have any,” Alsop said.

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July 9, 2008 · Filed Under Long Beach Water Department

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