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San Lorenzo Valley Water District approves increasing rates over 5 years

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors announced Friday that in a 4-1 vote they have approved an increasing rate hike over the next five years for customers.

The additional funds will be used to help address impacts from the "CZU Lightning Complex Fire, COVID, the destructive storms of winter 2022/2023 and increased costs to provide service for customers," said a media release.

The new rates will be implemented for water and Bear Creek Estates beginning March 1, 2024.

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