DWP seeks water rate increase
Suffering from the success of its own water conservation program, the Department of Water and Power on Tuesday began pushing for a new rate increase of more than $5 a month on the average water bill.Daily News,
The proposal to increase the utility's Water Quality Adjustment Factor is in addition to separate increases DWP plans to seek in water rates of 5 percent and electricity of 7.5 percent, two proposals that are temporarily on hold until the city hires a ratepayer advocate.
But DWP head Ron Nichols wants the increase in the utility's Water Quality Adjustment Factor to move forward before a ratepayer advocate is in place, warning that the city could face penalties for missing deadlines to meet federal water quality standards.
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