Every one of our pumps runs on electricity and in 2005, our electric bill was $13.6 million more than in 1995. |
In 1995 the board said that we don't believe we need those. |
It's been a wake up call for all of us. The Board of Water Supply has been very cognizant of our responsibility to properly repair and replace our infrastructure over the years. |
So basically, at this point, all indications point to the fact that we'll need to raise rates this calendar year. What we don't have nailed down yet is the percentage. |
They tried to stretch as long as possible by dipping into tax reserves. |
We just need to make sure that we are collecting enough revenues to run the operation, but we clearly are not in this to make money. |
We keep the water really, really, really low because the less water that's in the reservoir, the less pressure you're putting on the dam. |
We're supposed to collect enough revenue to deliver water to our customers and make sure we have a safe and reliable water system. |
You can type in your address and it will pull up a report for your house. It tells you exactly what is in your water. |