Westmorland Plans Residential Water Meter Replacement and Publishes Water and Sewer Rate Review

WESTMORLAND, Imperial County — October 25, 2026. The City of Westmorland is highlighting two public-utility issues that may affect households: a residential water-meter replacement project and information about water and sewer rates covering 2026–2030. These resources appear on the city’s official municipal website.

What will the meter project do?

The city’s Water Meter Replacement Project page describes a plan to replace all residential water meters in Westmorland with new meters. The city says the new devices will track customers’ water use. This description does not establish that every meter has already been replaced or provide a verified installation date for a particular property. Residents should confirm access arrangements, authorized contractors and any service interruption with the municipal utility before allowing anyone onto their property.

What about possible rate changes?

Westmorland’s official navigation includes a section titled 2026–2030 Water and Sewer Rate Increase, along with utility-department information and a separate Sewer and Water Master Plan. Rates should be evaluated against the latest adopted schedules and official public notices, not assumed from a project name alone. This article does not report a particular percentage increase, approval date or new household bill amount without seeing the applicable adopted resolution.

October Council agenda

The city’s meeting records list a City Council agenda for Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m., and an earlier October 7 agenda. Residents can consult the Westmorland Council archive for the related documents and any available action record. An agenda listed after its scheduled date does not prove that every matter was decided as proposed.

How residents can ask about their bill

For current metering and water-billing procedures, Westmorland lists (760) 344-3411 for City Hall and an official contact address on its municipal homepage. Questions about affordability, rate appeals or meter accuracy should be directed to the utility’s current procedures rather than third-party services claiming a guaranteed discount.

Westmorland News will follow the water-meter rollout, adopted rate decisions and city public notices separately so readers can distinguish proposals from changes actually in force.

Sources reviewed October 25, 2026: Westmorland Water Meter Replacement Project; Utility Department; Council Agenda Archive; City Homepage.

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