Water Bills for Newark Customers to Increase Next Month

Information submitted by Alameda County Water District:

At a public hearing on April 14, the Alameda County Water District (ACWD) Board of Directors adopted increases to bimonthly service charges which will become effective May 1. The increases will result in an overall revenue increase of 8 percent which will be used to cover the total costs to run the District.

Beginning May 1, the bimonthly service charge (which is based on the size of the meter serving the property) will increase by 30 percent. For most single family residential customers with 5/8 or 3/4 inch meters, this will result in a bimonthly bill increase of approximately 8 percent or approximately $5 per month.

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No increase will be made to the commodity rate or drought surcharge.

As ACWD’s new rates go into effect, the District’s average single family residential bill falls below the median of 30 Bay Area water providers.

To learn more about ACWD, the rates process, drought, or water conservation, please visit: www.acwd.org.

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