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Orange County updates meter-installation charges after 15-year review; new schedule adopted
Summary
The county updated meter-installation charges to reflect higher material, labor and benefit costs since 2009. The consolidated resolution replaces separate water and reclaimed-water meter tables; the board approved the updated schedule during a public hearing Jan. 7.
Orange County commissioners on Jan. 7 approved a consolidated meter-installation charge schedule that updates fees developers and some new customers pay when new water or reclaimed-water meters are installed.
Deputy Utilities Director Tim Armstrong told the board that the county reviewed roughly 15 years of installation data and found meter, labor and benefit costs have risen substantially: the replacement cost for a standard residential meter rose more than 400% from the 2009 schedule in…
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