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Parlier council hears water‑rate study as groundwater charges push rates higher
Summary
City engineers told the council an updated water‑rate study shows state groundwater recharge costs and higher Sigma/GSA charges have created a budget gap; council directed staff and legal counsel to study tiered or revised rate structures and the city’s legal path before returning the item for a decision.
Parlier — City engineers and consultants told the Parlier City Council on Oct. 3 that previously projected water‑rate increases no longer cover recently higher groundwater recharge charges and that the city’s available settlement funds are restricted for filter operations.
The city engineer said the TCP filter project is fully grant‑funded, freeing roughly $9.3 million that must be used for the treatment plant’s operations and maintenance. The consultant, Dan Bergman, said the larger new cost driver is Sigma/GSA groundwater recharge charges, which rose from a projected $193,000 to roughly $476,000 this year and produced an unexpected shortfall the study estimated at about $555,000 compared with…
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