PERRIS (CNS) - Nearly 500 Eastern Municipal Water District customers
are due funds from overpayments going back to 2018, the agency announced today,
advising ratepayers to check their accounts because the money is slated to be
deposited into the utility's treasury.
According to the EMWD, a total $36,663 in refunds is waiting to be
claimed before the Board of Directors votes on Jan. 19 to turn the liquid
assets into general fund revenue.
The EMWD said 485 customers are eligible to file a claim before that
happens. Amounts owed vary significantly, from a low of $2.17 for one customer,
to a high of $2,632.87 for another.
According to the district, the funds are the result of account
closures, efficiency rebates or fee changes that put more revenue in the
utility's hands than was o
