From an article on Elk Grove's (a Sacramento suburb) skyrocketting water rates...
Chris Brown, executive director of the California Urban Water Conservation Council, said water rates nationally are rising faster than other utilities, as water systems face infrastructure upgrades without financial reserves. He said water rates are not structured to collect infrastructure reinvestment funds.
"When pipes are 50 years old, they start to fail," Brown said. "We are faced with replacing these systems and we haven't saved money for it for the last five decades."
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/31/3664875/elk-grove-residents-could-face.html#ixzz1NwnwrjZX
Chris Brown, executive director of the California Urban Water Conservation Council, said water rates nationally are rising faster than other utilities, as water systems face infrastructure upgrades without financial reserves. He said water rates are not structured to collect infrastructure reinvestment funds.
"When pipes are 50 years old, they start to fail," Brown said. "We are faced with replacing these systems and we haven't saved money for it for the last five decades."
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/31/3664875/elk-grove-residents-could-face.html#ixzz1NwnwrjZX
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