Valley Water District | Public Utility District

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Each year the District publishes a Consumer Confidence Report for each water system. To save money and resources, the report will no longer be mailed automatically to each customer. Each annual report is available online. Click on the system name below for the 2022 Water Quality Report for that system. If you are unable to access the report online or would like to receive a copy by mail, please call the District office at 253-841-9698 or e-mail service@valleywaterdistrict.com

What is 'Plant Acquisition' and how long am I going to be paying for it?

When Valley Water District purchased the original water systems in 1994, money was borrowed for acquisition costs and funds were obtained via Public Works Trust Fund Loans to finance immediate needs to remedy the water systems. In 1998, the District closed on the sale of a bond and paid off loans and bank notes associated with the start-up of the District.

Bonds and Public Works Trust Fund Loan payments are made with monies collected from the Base Rate. Every property with a connection to a District water system is billed equally for the cost of the acquisition and ongoing improvements. Customers of water systems that joined the District after the initial start-up are billed similarly for costs related to the acquisition of their water system.

Beginning January 1, 2019 the District will begin phase out of the acquisition fee for all systems, except The Buttes. Removal of the acquisition fee is anticipated to be completed by January 1, 2022.

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