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Orange County approves preliminary water and wastewater rate schedules for public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy presentation on rising capital and operating costs, the board approved preliminary water and wastewater charge schedules to begin the state process; a public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2026, with rates to take effect Oct. 1, 2026 if adopted.
Orange County utilities staff and consultant Andy Burnham (Stantec) told the Board on Dec. 2 that a combination of post‑pandemic inflation, supply chain pressures and rising construction costs has made the county's existing five‑year rate plan insufficient to fund operations and capital needs.
Utilities manager Glenn Kramer described multi‑year increases in electricity, maintenance, chemicals and biosolids disposal costs and said capital construction costs for pipe and pump stations have…
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