Finding F1
Sewer rates were changed without the public notice required under Proposition 218.
Jury report: The Waters Are Murky: An Investigation into Transparency Issues at Sunnyslope County Water District · PDF page 38
Permanent linkOfficial response
Sunnyslope County Water District Board of Directors
Agrees and reports rollback, refunds and a paused rate transition.
Read official response · PDF page 2The source expressly accepts the notice problem and identifies May 19 Board direction, July billing rollback and an independent rate-model review. The explanation is specific and checkable; acceptance and described correction do not prove every affected account was refunded.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.