San Juan Capistrano Water Rates Will Rise up to $30 per Month in September

San Juan Capistrano Water Rates Will Rise up to $30 per Month in September
Water drips from a faucet at the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) residential recycled water fill station in Pleasanton, Calif., on April 8, 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Water rates for San Juan Capistrano, California, residents and commercial customers will rise beginning in September, after the Santa Margarita Water District’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the raise Aug. 2, along with plans to begin a new water rate study.

Rates for potable and recycled water, as well as that for wastewater services, will increase up to $30 per month and will  steadily increase over the next several years, according to an Aug. 3 press release announcing the district’s decision.