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Poway council adopts five-year water, recycled-water and wastewater rates after public hearing; majority protest not reached
Summary
After a public hearing and with fewer than the number of written protests required for a majority, the Poway City Council on Jan. 20 approved a five-year schedule of water, recycled-water and wastewater rates that staff said would be effective for bills mailed after the meeting.
The Poway City Council voted 3-1 on Jan. 20 to adopt resolutions establishing new five-year rates for water, recycled water and wastewater, after a public hearing in which staff described the primary cost drivers and community members urged scrutiny and fairness.
Director of Finance Greg Schmollinger told the council the largest drivers for the water enterprise are wholesale water purchases and pumping (energy) costs, which together account for a little more than 60% of water operating costs. He said the proposed structure includes a year‑one combined adjustment that staff quantified as about 9.9% (roughly 4.1% attributable to city costs and about 5.8% from increased imported-water costs), with a not-to-exceed 4% annual adjustment in years two through five for water and 3% in later years for wastewater.
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