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Recent water-rates coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Staff and council discussed conservation rebates, leak alerts, outreach, bill rounding and commercial impact-fee installments as part of continued rate-study work.
District directors said they will not move ahead with a 2026 Prop. 218 ballot and instead want outreach work and updated budget figures before revisiting the assessment early next year.
The commission adopted a narrower approach in Liberty Utilities’ general rate case for Park Water and Apple Valley Ranchos, favoring used-and-useful recovery rules and a 45/55 fixed-variable split.
At an April 13 public hearing, commissioners heard residents object to Suburban Water Systems’ proposed 2027-2029 rate increases, while the assigned judge said the commission is scheduled to vote later this year.
The Assembly approved the bill 41-17 after supporters said it would clarify proportional water rates and opponents warned it could weaken ratepayer protections.