Lower Water Use Means Higher Water Bills, Says EMBUD: 7.5% Annual Water Rate Increases for Next 2 Years (SanFranciscoChronicle)
Apr.16, 2009 in
Water Rates
(April 15, 2009, The San Francisco Chronicle)
Because the East Bay Municipal Utility District has urged both voluntary and mandatory conservation during the recent dry spell, the agency is delivering less water, which means lower revenues.
In an attempt to make up for the shortfall, district staffers recommend raising water rates by 7.5 percent annually for the next two years. That’s notably higher than annual rate increases in recent years of 3.5 percent to 5 percent. Sewer rates would also go up, by 5 percent in each of the next two years.
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