Civil Litigation
Nov. 13, 2017
Settlement halts Long Beach water bill fee skim
The city of Long Beach will stop overcharging on water bills and return $12 million it swept into the general fund back to the water utility.
Following a settlement based on a 21-year-old ballot measure, the city of Long Beach will stop overcharging on water bills and return $12 million it swept into the general fund back to the water utility.
Since 2003, the city has charged the water department a pipeline permit fee for using pipelines running under city streets. The costs were then passed on to city water customers and about $10 million was transferred each year to cov...
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