Rate Increase FAQ
Introduction
The Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) voted 4-1 on December 7, 2023 to propose a new rate structure for the years 2024 thru 2028. If this new rate structure takes effect as planned on March 1, 2024, (after a Proposition 218-required public hearing) it will result in significant rate increases for all SLVWD customers, but some will be affected more dramatically than others. The details are complicated, and SLVWD’s online FAQs and its Notice of Prop 218 Public Hearing (mailed to all ratepayers) may leave readers with unanswered questions and/or inaccurate impressions (e.g., about how individual bills will change). For this reason, the Friends of San Lorenzo Valley Water (FSLVW) is providing this more extensive FAQ as a public service to provide SLVWD customers with accurate and useful information about the proposed rate structure.
[NOTE: The Board approved proposed rate structures for both water and wastewater, but SLVWD provides wastewater service to only 56 customers; consequently, this FAQ solely addresses proposed SLVWD water rates.]
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