Ventura Water is proposing to raise the rates by over 10% each year starting in July 2026 through 2031.  That means a typical single-family home that pays around $118 a month for water and wastewater will pay around $137 a month by 2027 and around $219 a month by 2031. … [Ventura Water General Manager Gina] Dorrington said that this funding is needed to replace aging infrastructure and for projects including Ventura Water Pure, which will recover, purify and reuse water for the community. But the estimated cost of the project has increased to over $100 million over the past few years. 

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