Ramona Municipal Water District directors approved water rate increases for customers starting July 1 and will decide whether to continue raising rates each year through fiscal year 2028-29. The rate increase was approved at the water district’s June 11 meeting by a 4-1 vote with Director Gary Hurst opposed. The new rates for the 2024-25 fiscal year are based on volume of water used, monthly service charges and water pumping costs, according to a staff report. The average water bill will increase from roughly $129 per month to $142, an increase of about $13.68, said the water district’s Chief Financial Officer Joe Spence. But the actual charges on a water bill will vary depending on the volume of water used each month and the size of the customers’ water meter.

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