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Council member presses IEUA for answers on proposed 18% rate increase and Chino Basin project
Summary
A council member warned that the Inland Empire Utilities Agency's proposed 18% rate increase requires more transparent justification and raised concerns about a multi-year Chino Basin project and the agency's financial disclosures.
A council member raised detailed concerns about the Inland Empire Utilities Agency's proposed rate increase—described as roughly 18% over two years—and criticized the late release of the IEUA rate-justification study (provided 42 hours before a policy meeting), unanswered questions from member agencies and the complexity of the Chino Basin project. "There's a strong community opposition to have an 18% rate increase," the council member said, and asked why detailed financial questions remain unanswered.
The council member asked for clearer information about IEUA personnel costs, bond revenue and the state's role in a possible $200 million grant tied to the Chino Basin program, including a 25-year recycled-water commitment referenced in staff slides. Staff and the mayor discussed the limits of agenda scope but acknowledged concerns and invited further briefings and staff follow-up to obtain the answers requested.
