(BCN) – Half Moon Bay residents may face higher sewage rates after the judge ruled against the city this week in a dispute over who must pay more than $ 25 million to replace the water pipeline.
On Tuesday, Judge Julia Alujimonto of the Santa Clara County Supreme Court in favor of the Granada Community Province, Montara Water and Health District, spent a dispute between the Bay of Half Moon and the agencies responsible for the payment of overlapping treatment stations (SAM), which transports wastewater from El Granada and Montara to the Midside-Coerside Authority.
“While we have great respect for the court, the city of Half Moon Bay is disappointed in the judge,” the city said in a statement. “The city is now thinking about the best ways to move forward, including whether the Court of Appeal will appeal in San Jose.”
Matthew Chaidstter, director of the city of Half Moon Bay, said that the decision will mean that the city will pay for 62 percent of the new pipeline.
“We believe that the ruling will also lead to the disruption of Montara and Al -Granada from making costly infrastructure decisions if they know that the Half Moon Bay’s motivation will get 62 percent of the tab,” said Chidstter.
According to the city, since 2017, Half Moon Bay has been hoping that the court would protect the city’s price motors from setting the cost of the pipe system and pumps that carry sewage to the SAM treatment station in Half MON Bay, “” Bay Bay Half “pipeline system.
“We believe that the JPA model needs either a radical review to reflect the current regulations and the proposal 218 Nexus bases of the cost or is replaced by a special area that enhances the three agencies,” said Chidstter. “Many major jury bodies have recommended monotheism under a special area. The bullish trend of a private area is that the coast residents will push the same rates, the boycott can benefit from financing the next major infrastructure projects, providing lines of life lines to the elderly and low -income population, and governance through the boycott elections.”
They said that the city would move forward with the price increased to pay the cost of replacing the Interestie pipeline.
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