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Parlier council hires consultant for water-rate study; members press review of wastewater plant solar performance

3336838 · May 16, 2025
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Council approved a consultant contract with IGS Services to begin a comprehensive water-rate study and asked staff to ensure the study examines historical account charges and whether solar generation credits from the wastewater plant are being captured.

PARLIER, Calif. — The Parlier City Council on May 15 authorized a consultant services agreement to carry out a comprehensive water-rate study and asked staff to include an accounting review of the wastewater-treatment-plant solar system and related PG&E billing credits.

The council approved the resolution authorizing the agreement with IGS Services (transcript reference: "resolution 20 25 37") by a 5–0 vote. Council members discussed potential rate structures, including a tiered system intended to reward conservation by charging lower per-gallon rates to lower-volume users and higher per-gallon rates to high-volume users.

City engineer Javier, who presented the item, said the consultant hired for the study will examine the city’s books to determine which costs are charged to the water account and which costs are recurring; that…

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