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Council accepts sewer rate study; staff to mail Prop 218 notices and schedule public hearing
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a sewer rate study proposing 3% annual sewer rate increases for five years to meet capital and regulatory costs and to preserve reserves; council voted to accept the study and direct staff to mail Prop 218 notices and set public hearings in May.
Assistant Director Martha Juarez and consultant Carmen Kasner presented a sewer rate study Tuesday that recommends modest annual sewer rate increases (3% per year for five years) to address aging pipes, regulatory requirements, and capital project needs.
Juarez said National City operates a collection system of roughly 100 miles of pipe and serves more than 17,000 sewer customers; the city pays Metro JPA and the City of San Diego for treatment. The city’s last rate study was in 2017 and prior multi‑year…
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