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Roseville PUC recommends city adopt water rate assistance program funded by late fees
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council approve a Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) that would use late-fee revenues to provide income-qualified households up to 20% off the fixed portion of their water bill, with automatic enrollment tied to the electric rate assistance program.
The Roseville Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 26 recommended that the City Council approve a Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) that would give income-qualified households a discount on the fixed portion of their water bill.
Noelle Matak, Environmental Utilities government relations administrator, told the seven-member commission the program is designed to launch Dec. 1 if the council approves it and would be funded by water utility late fees. "We've structured our WRAP to provide assistance where it can make the greatest impact by applying the discount to the fixed portion of a customer's water bill," Matak said.
The program would automatically enroll customers already verified through Roseville's electric rate assistance program (ERAP). Matak said staff expects 994 households to be initially eligible through ERAP; about 90 of those households currently do not receive electric service and will…
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