Riverside has to pay $37 million after judge rules city was illegally using water revenues

Riverside has to pay $37 million after judge rules city was illegally using water revenues

Riverside Public Utilities customers will be eligible for more than $37 million in refunds, after Superior Court judges found the city has been illegally transferring 11.5% of water revenues to pay for other basic city services. The decision came earlier this month, when Superior Court Judge Harold W. Hopp ruled in a case brought by Riverside residents in 2019. The lawsuit alleged the city of Riverside was violating state Proposition 218 by over…