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Rate Fairness Board presents mixed impacts of proposed water and wastewater rate changes
Summary
The Rate Fairness Board presented recommendations April 28 on proposed SFPUC water, wastewater and private fire service rates, explaining tradeoffs between tiered and uniform rate designs, projected 2010–2014 impacts, and pressures to recover about $5 million annually tied to past tier reductions and a $2.6 million reallocation from private fire service.
At its April 28 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received an extensive advisory report from the Rate Fairness Board on proposed revised schedules of water and sewer rates and charges, proposed miscellaneous fees (including private fire service), and the implications for residential, multifamily and nonresidential customers.
Howard Ash, chair of the Rate Fairness Board, summarized the board’s deliberations and said the board supports the staff proposal overall while acknowledging the tradeoffs. The board emphasized the charter goals from Proposition E, including rate…
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