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Cotati to endorse Sonoma Water’s FY2627 transmission budget after hearing 8.97% wholesale rate proposal
Summary
Sonoma Water presented a FY2627 transmission budget that would raise wholesale rates by up to 8.97% to cover operations, capital and new biological‑opinion requirements; Cotati’s mayor was directed to endorse the proposed budget at the upcoming Water Advisory Committee meeting.
Sonoma Water officials presented the proposed FY2627 water transmission budget to the Cotati City Council on March 10, telling the council the agency faces rising costs for aging infrastructure, environmental requirements, labor, energy and supply‑chain delays.
Jake Spalding, Sonoma Water’s financial services division manager, outlined a composite proposed rate increase across the system of between 8.21% and 8.97% for the three main aqueducts and a total proposed budget of about…
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