Hike is expected to be passed on to customers, but amounts likely to vary by agency; increase slated to be somewhere between 16 percent and 22 percent in 2025
County water officials say the amount they charge local agencies for wholesale water must increase 39 percent over the next three years, including a hike between 16 percent and 22 percent during 2025. The enormous increases will force local agencies to also raise rates, but how much of the hikes they pass on to customers will vary widely among the roughly two dozen agencies that buy from the County Water Authority.
In addition, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has approved rate hikes of 8.5 percent each for both 2025 and 2026 that will increase the county authority's costs. The Los Angeles-based agency sells wholesale supplies to San Diego and transports the region’s Colorado River water. And the county authority is also facing higher charges to store water desalinated in Carlsbad, and other storage and supply costs officials say are outside their control.
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