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TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1989
THE BALANCE OF ABOUT 444,000 HOUSEHOLDS WILL PAY JUST OVER DOLLAR EXTRA PER WEEK.
ONE
TERM CAME TO WAS STILL
ABOUT SMALL
HE ADDED THAT THE INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE 11.5 PER CENT, BUT IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND CENTS IT BECAUSE OF THE LOW BASIC RATE.
SERVICES WILL
COSTS,
"CHARGES FOR CONNECTION AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ALSO BE REVISED TO REFLECT THE INCREASE IN MATERIAL AND STAFF THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TIER WILL ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN EACH
IN LEVEL
THE REDUCTION
AVERAGE OF LINE
THE WITH BE REDUCED IN
4.1 PERSONS AS AT THE HOUSEHOLD SIZE, FROM 5.5 PERSONS IN 1979 TO THIRD QUARTER OF 1988.
RESTRUCTURE
THE TIER
ON THIS BASIS, THE WATER AUTHORITY WILL SYSTEM ACCORDINGLY OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AS FOLLOWS:
TIER
UNITS
EXISTING
UNITS
1989/90
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
FIRST TIER
18
17
16
15
14
SECOND TIER
18
17
16
15
14
THIRD TIER
28
26
25
23
21
FOURTH TIER
28
26
25
23
21
FIFTH TIER
OVER 92
OVER 86
OVER 70
THE NEW TARIFF RATE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1 IS TABULATED BELOW:
OVER 82
OVER 76
WATER AMOUNT
PER UNIT
(A)
FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES, PER 4 MONTH PERIOD
(I)
0
-
17 UNITS
FREE
(II)
18
-
34 UNITS
1.47
35
60 UNITS
2.66
(V)
(B)
FOR TRADE PURPOSES
(IV) 61 86 UNITS
FOR THE REMAINDER
4.13
5.79
2.66
THE EXISTING