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Homeowners approve 200% water rate increase in hopes of keeping Kern County water flowing – at least for now – SJV Water

Summary by SJV Water
Residents of a development hundreds of miles north of Kern County on Saturday approved a massive water rate hike in hopes of appeasing a local agency that has provided them water for the past 24 years under a convoluted exchange deal. They will go from paying about $200 a month for the base connection fee to $568 a month. The money will go to the Western Hills Water District so it can repay the Kern County Water Agency a debt of $13 million that…
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SJV Water broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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