3 Lessons from Water Rate Referendum in the West.

Which water district’s rates are being challenged by referndum? Yorba Linda California’s

What is the proposed rate hike? $25 per month per resident rate hike proposed to raise revenue lost during conservation requirements during the drought

What lessons about rate hikes have emerged?

• If you gather enough signatures for a referendum, Yorba Linda water district can still overturn the referendum
• Overturning a referendum, causes residents to move the matter to the courts
• Water district officials claim cutting costs and revenue at the district can lead to Flint, Michigan water contamnination crisis

Los Angeles Times | Yorba Linda legal fight turns nasty as residents seek to overturn water rate hike