Residents push back as Donner Summit utility rates increase

Residents push back as Donner Summit utility rates increase

DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. — Despite strong opposition from residents concerned about rising costs, the Donner Summit Public Utility District approved a new water and wastewater rate structure that will increase customer bills over the next five years. The district initially postponed adopting the rates after receiving what appeared to be enough formal protests to potentially block the increases under California’s Proposition 218 process. An initial …