CCWD Board of Directors Direct Staff to Eliminate Planned Rate Increase
CCWD Contact: Joel Metzger,
Public Information Officer/Customer Relations Manager
Calaveras County Water District
Desk: (209) 754-3123 |Mobile: (209) 768-6270
A rate hike scheduled to take place in September will likely be eliminated, after the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) Board of Directors directed staff to take steps to cancel it Wednesday, March 9. The Board will take official action on this item at its next meeting on March 23. The increase would have raised standard residential water rates by $5.11 per month and wastewater by $3.84 per month.
CCWD Board President Terry Strange praised staff for “finding creative ways to manage fiscal challenges” and said he is pleased to eliminate the rate increase, but he also cautioned fellow Board members to remain fiscally vigilant.
“Since being elected, I’ve always had a commitment to be responsive to ratepayers’ concerns, and a main concern is the increased rates,” Strange said. “Our Board is aware that with the fiscal challenges created by the drought and other issues, it’s going to be a challenge to continue managing our financial resources in a way that keeps us from having to ask our customers to pay more.”
