Cal Am asks regulators to OK rate increases

Cal Am asks regulators to OK rate increases

MONTEREY – California American Water Co. is seeking to increase water rates to Monterey Peninsula households by a significant amount next year and then lower amounts in the following two years. The filings are requests with the California Public Utilities Commission. No action will be taken until November at the earliest when the full commission meets. The double digit spike next year is for the company’s Central Division, in which the Monterey …