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LA County Water Works District 29 outlines rate study, warns customers bills could rise if proposal approved
Summary
LA County Water Works District 29 told the Malibu City Council its 2025 rate study found long-unaddressed capital needs and proposes a general rate increase — the first since 2012 — that could raise example monthly bills from about $227 to $306.17. Staff outlined capital projects, grants and next steps for a county hearing Dec. 16.
Carolina Hernandez, assistant deputy director with LA County Public Works, told the Malibu City Council on Nov. 10 that Water Works District 29 has not enacted a general rate increase since 2012 and that a new study recommends one to pay for mounting operation and capital needs.
"The last time Water Works District 29 had a general rate increase was in 2012," Hernandez said, and she gave an illustrative example: an average 1‑inch meter bill that now runs about $227 could rise to roughly $306.17 under the proposal, a $78.44 increase for that customer.
Hernandez and Bill Johnson, the district’s area engineer, described the scale of the system and the costs driving the study. District 29 serves about 22,000 customers, the staff presentation said, and operates dozens of reservoirs and…
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