Rainbow Water adopts new rates

The Rainbow Municipal Water District adopted rates for the remainder of calendar year 2018.

A 5-0 Rainbow board vote Feb. 27 approved the rates in the Proposition 218 notice sent to accountholders and property owners within the district while also calling for Proposition 218 notices to be sent every year rather than every five years as is required by law.

"The board did adopt the rates that were published," said Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy.

In November 1996 the state's voters passed Proposition 218, which requires a public vote on benefit assessments. Proposition 218 exempts water agen...