W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 20, N O. 49
September 8, 2022
Cit y Council tables Rialt o Ut ility A ut hority Bo ard’s
request t o r escind mo ra to ri um o n wa ter disco nnectio ns
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At the meeting, city council asking Rialto Utility Authority Board why payment plans were not initiated and marketed to delinquent residents during the moratorium.
By Manny Sandoval
n August 2022, Rialto City Council motioned to table the Rialto Utility Authority Board’s request to end the moratorium on water discon-
nections and late penalties for water and wastewater accounts in arrears.
The City’s Utility manager Thomas Crowley shared that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a shut-off and penalty
moratorium was enacted in April 2020 to ensure continuous water service to residents throughout the City.
“Before the start of the pandemic, there were 2,369 delinquent accounts totaling
$550,000. As of June 2022, delinquent balances increased to $1.6 million with 2,627 accounts remaining delinquent,” said Crowley. According to Crowley, the delinquent balance
from the start of COVID-19 through June 2022 tripled with a total increase of 193 percent; but the number of delinquent accounts increased by 10.8 percent “This confirms that the City, cont. on next pg.
C o n g r e s s m a n P e t e A g u i l a r a n d U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f E n e r g y
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Se cre tar y tour s SBVC ’s c lean energ y pr og ram
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n September 1, Rep. Pete Aguilar and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm visited San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) to meet with faculty and students enrolled in the Clean Energy Vehicle Maintenance, Repair Training Program and toured SBVC’s Applied Technology Center.
“We just toured SBVC’s advanced technology program. We’re talking directly to students that are being trained for clean energy jobs. I’m proud to Clean Energy, cont. on next pg.
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Aguilar and Granholm see first hand how the college’s programming will contribute to clean energy across the Inland Empire.