Water customers within the Big Bear Valley, which constitutes nearly 15,700 residences and businesses, will soon have the option of online payment availability. Just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Board of Commissioners for the Department of Water and Power approved the online payment option, directing staff to get the software in place. Though no start date for this … [Read more...] about DWP to Implement Online Payment System for Water Customers
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DWP Board to Consider Online Payment Option in Morning Meeting
The Board of Commissioners for the Department of Water and Power meet for their regular meeting tomorrow morning, November 24 at 9am. The DWP Board meeting will include consideration of online credit card payments, an update on the agency’s USDA financing application, and the possible transfer of funds from reserves to pay Bear Valley Paving for emergency repairs to Park … [Read more...] about DWP Board to Consider Online Payment Option in Morning Meeting
Department of Water and Power to Consider Application for $21.6 Million in ARRA Funding
The Board of Commissioners of the Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power will hold a special meeting at 2:30pm today (November 3), during which time they will discuss an invitation from the United States Department of Agriculture, to submit a formal application for funding in the amount of $21.6 million through the USDA’s Rural Development program. In subsequent contact, … [Read more...] about Department of Water and Power to Consider Application for $21.6 Million in ARRA Funding
Knickerbocker Mansion’s Stan Miller Arrested for Criminal Threats to DWP Over Water Bill
An overdue water bill notice to a local lodge owner resulted in his arrest yesterday morning, according to Big Bear Sheriff’s Station Captain Greg Garland. Stan Miller, owner of the Knickerbocker Mansion County Inn in Big Bear Lake, received a shut-off notice, in the form of a door hanger, from the Department of Water and Power, which was prompted by an unpaid water bill. On … [Read more...] about Knickerbocker Mansion’s Stan Miller Arrested for Criminal Threats to DWP Over Water Bill
DWP’s Water Rate Restructuring Is a Go; City Council Votes 3-2 in Favor of Water Rate Increase
Water rates are going up for Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power customers, given last night’s 3-2 vote by City Council in favor of the rate restructuring. The first of two increases, which averages nine percent, takes effect in January, with a second increase of nine percent for all customer classes scheduled for 18 months later, in July 2011. Though water rates will … [Read more...] about DWP’s Water Rate Restructuring Is a Go; City Council Votes 3-2 in Favor of Water Rate Increase