Columbia council faces tough choices on utility rates - Local / Metro - TheState.com

Clif LeBlanc

Council is searching for a way to placate customers angered by rate hikes that took effect in July and still try to satisfy federal environmental regulators who are about to come down with tough sanctions for years of neglecting to maintain pipes and plants, in violation of national pollution standards.

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