The water district approved its first rate increases since 2020, adding $7-10 monthly to customer bills over five years to fund $109 million in critical infrastructure projects including water treatment and pipeline improvements. The board also completed environmental review for major solar installations and rejected construction bids for two sewer projects due to irregularities, requiring re-advertising within two months.
The water district completed extensive community outreach on proposed rate increases and will hold a public hearing on October 20th to consider new rates effective February 2026. Two major construction projects experienced setbacks with bid rejections - a septic-to-sewer conversion project lost state funding eligibility and a sewer/water line replacement project had bid complications, requiring both to be re-advertised. The board also discussed finalizing a new policy for unclaimed...
