The city of Livermore has agreed to credit a total of $3,783,000 to water and wastewater utilities to settle a lawsuit alleging the agency’s overcharging and misuse of utility fees. The settlement follows nearly two years of litigation wherein the Alameda County Taxpayers’ Association Inc., a California nonprofit corporation, and Livermore resident Alan Heckman claimed that the city unlawfully inflated water, sewer and stormwater charges to generate excess revenue. 

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