The Eastern Municipal Water District recycled water rate for most agricultural customers will not increase next year.A 5-0 EMWD board vote Wednesday, June 15, recommended the adoption of recycled water rates for calendar year 2023. The rate will be unchanged for agricultural customers in the “backbone system” and will increase by 3% percent for all non-agricultural customers and for agricultural customers in the “stabilized system.”“I think it was well thought out,” EMWD board member David Slawson said.In June 2021, the EMWD board approved the calendar year 2022 rates, and a separate 5-0 board vote directed district staff to develop a comprehensive recycled water rate study. Reduced discharge costs and reduced need to purchase imported water create benefits for cust
