SJW Customers Receive State Funding to Ease COVID-Related Financial Hardship

DG真人游戏务公司总共收到了15美元.3 million in two rounds of customer relief funding from the state of California, 由美国救援计划法案资助.

圣何塞,加州., 6月10日-DG真人游戏务公司(“SJW”或“公司”), 平台登录(纽交所代码:SJW)全资子公司, announced today that it has received funds from the California Water 和 Wastewater Arrearage 付款 Program, which is administered by the State Water Resources Control Board. 由美国救援计划法案(ARPA)资助, the funds are intended to help support customers who experienced financial hardship due to COVID 和 were unable to pay their water bills between June 15, 2021, 及十二月三十一日, 2022.

5月13日,DG真人游戏务公司收到了9美元.1 million in arrearage relief for customers within its service area. This was the second of two payments aimed at helping customers over the past 2 years. 第一笔是6美元.200万年. 接下来的几个星期, the company will automatically credit customer accounts with qualifying balances. Customers who receive arrearage relief will be notified by mail 和 see the credit reflected on their bills.

“Although we are more than four years out from the start of the p和emic, we know that COVID led to a very difficult time for many of our customers — both financially 和 personally — which they are still dealing with today.  平台登录很高兴能够帮助那些需要帮助的人,Tanya Moniz-Witten说, DG真人游戏务公司总裁. “We greatly appreciate the combined efforts of the California Legislature 和 the State Water Resources Control Board to help alleviate this financial burden for our customers. Our goal remains to support our customers through any 和 every available channel.”

除了ARPA的资助, SJW’s customers have also benefited from the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (“LIHWAP”). SJW通过圣心社区服务工作, 本地服务提供商, to promote the program 和 encouraged income-qualified customers to apply for funding. More than 1,300 customers have received funding through LIHWAP totaling almost $1.迄今已有300万美元. 

For customers with past due balances, San Jose Water now offers convenient 付款计划 通过PromisePay. Income-eligible customers can enroll in SJW’s Customer Assistance Program to receive a 15% discount on their water bills.  该公司还提供全面的 节约用水计划, 包括免费水检查, 低流量装置, 以及教育材料, aimed at helping customers use water more efficiently which in turn can lower their bills. 

关于DG真人游戏 

成立于1866年, DG真人游戏务公司是一家投资者所有的公用事业公司, 和 is one of the largest 和 most technically sophisticated urban water systems in the United States. The company serves over one million people in the greater San Jose metropolitan area. 圣荷西水务公司隶属平台登录, a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SJW. SJW Group also owns: Connecticut Water Company in Connecticut; Maine Water Company in Maine; 和 Texas Water Company in Texas. 要了解更多关于DG真人游戏的信息,请访问: jy0518.com.

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