Public Hearing 9:00 a.m. May 27, 2026 at 1036 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Nevada Irrigation District (District) is notifying all property owners and water customers of the proposed changes to treated and irrigation water rates. This notice explains the proposed rate changes and includes information on how you can participate in the public hearing for the proposed rate increase. You can learn more at https://www.nidwater.com/nid-water-rate-adjustments.

For more than a century, the District has provided dependable water service to customers in Placer, Nevada, and Yuba Counties. Maintaining this service requires ongoing investment in water supply reliability, infrastructure maintenance, regulatory compliance, and responsible financial management.

The District hired an independent water rate consultant to evaluate current customer demands, revenues, operating expenses, capital infrastructure needs, and financial reserves, and recommend rates that proportionally recover projected costs. The results of this analysis are presented in the 2026 Cost of Service Study.

Why NID Is Proposing to Adjust Water Rates

The District has done its best to contain costs since it last raised rates in 2021. However, like many businesses, households, and other public agencies, the District has experienced increases in expenses related to regulations, labor, materials, chemicals, utilities, insurance, and other essential services needed to operate and maintain the water system.
Having completed the Plan for Water process to address our community’s future water needs, the District must continue investing in the repair and replacement of aging infrastructure to ensure reliable water delivery now and in the future, to protect water quality and the environment, and to mitigate the effects of climate change and potential natural disasters. In addition, the District has identified several significant infrastructure projects that must be completed, the largest and most immediate being repairs and upgrades to the Scotts Flat Reservoir Spillway, which is projected to cost $55 million.

Proposed Treated Water Rates

The District is proposing to phase in a series of annual water rate increases over the next five years, with the maximum allowable rates being those shown in the following table. Proposed treated water rates will be effective on January 1st from 2027 through 2031. The proposed rates for customers receiving treated water service include:

A monthly fixed service charge based on a customer’s meter size. The District is proposing to discontinue the “Additional Regulatory Fee” currently included on customers’ bills.

A single, volumetric rate per unit of water used. The District is proposing to eliminate two volumetric rate tiers and instead charge the same amount for every unit of treated water used.

 

Read the NID Proposition 218 Rate Notice