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Public hearing set on Corona proposal for tiered water rates -

More than 30 letters protesting a new way of charging for water in Corona were sent to city officials calling the system unfair.

The city is holding a public hearing at 7 p.m. today on the proposed tiered water rate structure that it says is designed to encourage water conservation and decrease costs for many residents and businesses at a time when major water reservoirs are at historic lows.

If the council passes the item tonight, it would come back for a second vote in two weeks, and the rates would become effective April 26.

The letters described the change as unfair toward low-income families, many of which have large households and therefore use more water, and said it lacked an appeals process. Some letters described the proposal as a mechanism for the city to make money and said the adjustments provided don't work.

Ed Lockhart, of the Corona Department of Water and Power, disputed the idea that rates will increase for many residents   Read Full Article...