Come out and visit with Santa and Aqua Dog. Enjoy refreshments, face painting for the kids, and have a picture taken with Santa and me. Palmdale Water District Holiday Customer Appreciation Day is this Saturday, December 20th from 9AM until noon. Come on by and pick up a free water saving device. See you there!… Continue reading Holiday Customer Appreciation Day – Press Release
View highlights from the November 2nd, 2014 Water Conservation Expo
The recently adopted and published District Strategic Plan provides a blueprint for how to best serve the Palmdale community. Within the five Key Initiatives, exceptional customer service and increased efficiency were guiding principles and motivation behind the creation and recent roll‐out of the new, easy‐to‐use website.
Low-income seniors aged 62 and older are getting an opportunity to receive assistance on their water bill. The Palmdale Water District is now accepting applications for qualified households to receive up to 50% off their monthly service fee. Households must have a 5/8” or 3/4” meter, and be enrolled in either the Southern California Edison… Continue reading Water District Accepting Rate Assistance Program Applications
PALMDALE, CA, September 30, 2014 – The Board of Directors of the Palmdale Water District, with five Directors present, considered the following matters at the SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Consent calendar items were unanimously approved as follows: minutes of regular meeting held August 27, 2014; payment of bills for September 10, 2014; Recruitment… Continue reading September 2014 Board Meeting Actions
PALMDALE, CA – The Palmdale Water District, by a 3-2 vote, approved a District-wide rate restructure that will standardize meter charges for all customer classes. A recent rate study conducted by Bartle Wells Associates, a third party independent consultant, concluded that a rate restructure will provide the funds necessary to recover the costs of operation,… Continue reading Water Board Approves District Rate Restructure
PALMDALE, CA, September 2, 2014 – The Board of Directors of the Palmdale Water District, with five Directors present, considered the following matters at the AUGUST 13, 2014 REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Consent calendar items were unanimously approved as follows: minutes of regular meeting held July 23, 2014; payment of bills for August 13, 2014; Professional… Continue reading August 2014 Board Meeting Actions
Since 2011, the Palmdale Water District’s Cash for Grass program has provided monetary incentives to qualifying homeowners to remove their lawns in exchange for landscaping with drought tolerant vegetation.
California water agencies have been strained to provide residents with clean, healthy, low cost water with the drought now entering its fourth year. Palmdale, like many other Southern California communities, has older infrastructure which is relied upon to move water throughout the community.
Last week, the California State Auditor’s office released the results of their audit of Antelope Valley Water Rates and the factors contributing to the difference in rates among Valley water agencies. In the report, which compared four different area agencies, Palmdale Water District was shown to have the lowest overall increase in the past, by far, of the four districts between 2011 and 2013.
