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Valley Sanitary District outlines five-year rate plan, says recycled-water Phase 2 won't proceed without buyers
Summary
Valley Sanitary District General Manager Jason Dafforn told the Indio City Council the district plans a five-year rate structure with two 12% increases followed by three 4% increases; a proposed Phase 2 recycled-water project (estimated $15 million) will only be built once guaranteed customers sign purchase agreements.
Jason Dafforn, general manager of Valley Sanitary District, told the City of Indio council on March 18 that the district will bring a proposed five-year rate structure to a public hearing on May 12 and that the plan includes two initial 12% increases followed by three years of smaller (about 4%) increases. He said the district's current average annual wastewater bill is $753.49 and presented monthly examples showing average monthly increases of about $7.51 in fiscal year 2027 and $8.41 in fiscal year 2028 before smaller increases in subsequent years.
The district serves roughly 91,000 people across Indio, Coachella, parts of La Quinta and unincorporated Riverside County, operates a plant capable of treating 12.5 million gallons per day, and manages 28,000 service connections. Dafforn said the…
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