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The San Diego County Water Authority approved rate increases for Calendar Year 2008.

The June 28 board vote increases the charge per acre-foot for untreated water from $365 to $390 and the treatment surcharge from $147 to $164 per acre-foot. Those rates are the cost the member agency will pay the CWA for supply; the local agency board can choose to absorb the increase or pass it on to customers. The CWA’s customer service charge and its storage charge, both of which are allocated among member agencies, were also increased, as was the Infrastructure Access Charge levied on each retail wat...