The bad news?
If you live in an apartment or mobile home, your rate will rise gradually over the next six years.
And if youâre the owner or operator of a business, whether commercial or manufacturing, youâre likely to see a more substantial increase.
Itâs important to understand why this is happening.
The Sanitation District, like other service-delivering public agencies, is required by law to reassess its costs and reset its fees every five years. The formula is relatively simple: take the total cost and divide it by the customers and thatâs the new rate. The agency is permitted to distinguish between types of customers â setting different amounts for a house and a restaurant, for example. But the agency cannot discriminate between customers, forcing homeowners to pay for expensive commercial services or gouging businesses to keep residential rates artificially low.