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Sewer rates for San Diegans in single-family homes would increase about 17 percent next year and a total of 31 percent over the next four years under a revised rate proposal scheduled for a Sept. 21 City Council vote.
The proposal would reduce sewer rates for most businesses, condominiums and apartments based on two comprehensive studies indicating that those customers have been paying too much while those in single-family homes haven’t been paying enough.
The council voted unanimously July 20 to schedule a final vote on the proposal this fall, despite concerns about the impact on single-family homeowners.
The rate changes, which affect all 2.2 million city sewer customers, would take effect Jan. 1.