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Sonoma County, CA November 6, 2007 Election
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Conservation-encouraging Water Pricing

By Margaret Gerner

Candidate for Board Member; Occidental Community Services District

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Occidental needs water rates that encourage people to use less water.
The present water rates generate about 70% of funds from service charges and 30% from water charges. This leads to the smallest users paying many more times per gallon than the largest users and doesn't reward less usage; it actually penalizes it.

I believe that change should start soon and be gradual. A good start would be to change the recent 4.8% increase in the monthly service charge to no increase in service charge and the 4.8% increase totally from water usage. Then I believe the Board should explore different scenarios to come into line with more conservation-encouraging pricing.

The changes should be well considered and gradual because nobody wants to hurt Occidental's keystone restaurants.

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