CWA rates and charges to rise 5.9 percent for treated water, 6.4 percent for untreated supply

The San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) board approved an increase in water rates for next year.

The CWA board action June 23 set the water rates and charges for calendar year 2017. The rates on a countywide basis will increase by 5.9 percent for treated water and 6.4 percent for untreated water. The new rates and charges will be effective Jan. 1, and the CWA's member agencies have the option of absorbing the rate increases or passing on the additional cost to customers.

The CWA's rates are based on a melded rate which melds the cost of water delivered from the Metropolitan Water District o...