CCWD Board of Directors Cancels Rate Increase
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Thousands of Calaveras County Water District customers won’t pay more for water and wastewater services this fall with the Board of Directors’ decision Wednesday to cancel a rate increase planned for September. The increase would have raised monthly water rates by $5.11 and wastewater by $3.84.
“I’m pleased we were able to move forward with the critical projects in our Capital Improvement Program without raising rates,” said Dave Eggerton, CCWD general manager. “We were able to prevent an increase of $8.95 per month for customers who have both water and wastewater service.”
The rate increase would have been the third since 2013. It was initially scheduled for September 2015 as part of a five-year rate plan, but the sitting Board postponed it for one year before eliminating it Wednesday.
