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CEWR has aggressively challenged a CLWSC's proposed massive water rate increase of 71%, forcing a rate hearing before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and two Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) appointed by the State of Texas.

Water rates are set to rise for residents next month. My Plumber has seen an increase in requests for its “Every Drop Counts” Water-Wise Audit. The program evaluates water usage and provides recommendations to reduce consumption and save money.

Canyon Lake Water Service Company and San Jose Water (CLWSC) continue to frustrate the goals of the Coalition for Equitable Water Rates (CEWR) and the Texas regulatory process by suddenly modifying data submitted in its original application filing.

On Feb 25th, CEWR was successful in reaching a negotiated agreement with CLWSC for an interim water rate of 38% while awaiting the TCEQ's final judgment on CLWSC's request for a cumulative 71% water rate increase.

The CEWR started out 2011 by neeting with over 35 representatives of local HOAs to update them on the progress of the CLWSC water rate increase protest and to highlight the need for HOAs and individual involvement to continue the challenge. .

The GVTC Community Center Auditorium in Spring Branch played host to over 180 CLWSC ratepayers as they listened to representatives of CEWR provide details of CEWR’s protest to CLWSC’s proposed 71% water rate increase.

Customers of Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) were surprised to see that the expected 38% increase had not been applied to their December water bill. No notification regarding the delay was provided to CLWSC customers.

The Coalition for Equitable Water Rates (CEWR) has announced that they will host a Public Forum at the GVTC Auditorium in New Braunfels on December 15, 2010 to provide an update on the protest of the proposed 71% water rate increase by CLWSC.

Despite being denied a customer list from which to identify potential protesters, the CEWR announced it had already attained protest signatures from approximately 25% of CLWSC’s entire customer base, far exceeding the required 10% of ratepayers.

The Coalition for Equitable Water Rates announced a special petition signing to protest the proposed 71% water rate increase by Canyon Lake Water Service Company.

Despite acknowledged errors in the notice sent to its customers, Canyon Lake Water Service has informed the majority of its customers that they will not be altering the effective date for their water rate increases.

A petition drive has been established for Hill Country businesses affected by Canyon Lake Water Service Company's proposed 71% water rate increase.

The Coalition for Equitable Water Rates continues to gather petitions in its goal to protest the proposed 71% water rate increase by Canyon Lake Water Service Company.

It appears from their filing with the State, plus numerous inputs from its customers, that Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) has experienced gross operating inefficiencies.

With 1300 residents, Canyon Lake Hills Joins CEWR Coalition, making it largest community in the Coalition.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has found errors in the notification sent by CLWSC to its customers concerning a proposed 71% rate hike.