Low Income Programs and QualificationsThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized low-income water programs for parts of Golden State Water Company's (previously Southern California Water Company) service area and California American Water Company's Monterey District.
Customers qualify for the low-income water programs if their total annual household income is at or below the following annual income limits:
|
Household Size |
Annual Income Limits |
|
1 to 2 members |
$23,400 |
|
3 members |
$27,500 |
|
Additional members, add |
$5,600 per person |
* The income limits are evaluated every year and may change depending on the cost of living. The above limits are effective through May 2005.
California American Water Company's low-income program waives the monthly service charge. The program is available in the Monterey District, serving Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Sand City, and part of Seaside, in Monterey County. Call (888) 237-1333 to sign up.
Golden State Water Company's (previously Southern California Water Company)low-income program provides a 15 percent discount on the bill. Call (800) 999-4033 to sign-up for the program if you reside in the utility's Region II or III, which includes all or parts of the following communities:
- Alamitos Huntington Park Moneta South Gate
- Athens Inglewood Norwalk Willowbrook
- Barstow Lakewood Paramount Wrightwood
- Claremont La Mirada Placentia Yorba Linda
- Gardena Lawndale San Dimas
- Hawaiian Gardens Lennox San Gabriel
- Hawthorne Long Beach Santa Fe Springs
The Commission is considering more low-income programs for consumers of the other water utilities the CPUC regulates and when they are authorized, notices will be issued.
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