Registration forms may be obtained from the Compton City Clerk’s Office or you may telephone the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 605-5530 or the County Registrar of Voters (800) 481-8683 to request a registration form by mail. You may also logon to the L.A. County’s website at www.lavote.net for more information.

You must be a United States Citizen, at least 18 years of age on or before Election Day, and not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction. You can register to vote as early as the age of 16, but will not be allowed to vote until 18 years of age.

Voter last name, first name, middle name, present address where you live (no PO Box or business address), mailing address if different from where you live, date of birth, place of birth, California Driver’s License No. or California ID Card No., last four digits of Social Security Number, telephone No., and political party affiliation. It is important to print this information clearly and pay attention to the order of the last name, first name, and middle name. You must also sign the registration form. This registration form cannot be processed if any information is missing or illegible.

The county Registrar of Voters must receive the registration form at least 15 days prior to Election Day, if you wish to vote in that particular election.

Voting by mail is available 29 days prior to the Election Day, until the week prior to the election. Voters must submit a Vote by Mail Application, providing their name, address, telephone number, and signature, and a ballot will be mailed to them. You may also contact the Registrar of Voters at www.lavote.net to become a permanent Vote by Mail voter. The voted ballot is then returned by the voter to the election official. Voters should only submit ONE Request for Absentee Ballot, as any attempt to vote more than once is illegal.

Voters should go to their specific polling place, according to their residential address. If you go to the wrong polling place, you will be directed to your correct polling place, as ballots may vary from one precinct to another (particularly in County and State Elections). Those voters who are unable to go to their correct polling place may be provided a provisional ballot only if they are able to produce valid identification with a current address and complete a voter’s declaration. Provisional ballots are not counted on Election Night, as the voter’s eligibility must be verified by the Election Official.

For your local elections, contact the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220 or call (310) 605-5530. For County and State Elections, contact the L.A. County Registrar at (800) 481-8683 or (800) 815-2666. You may also find answers to your questions on the City’s website or the county’s website at www.lavote.net.

The regular meeting schedule is the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 3:30 p.m. and the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 5:45 p.m.

Yes, the public may address the City Councilmembers at the formal meetings. You will need to sign-in fifteen minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting. You will have the opportunity to speak up to 3 minutes on agenda and non-agenda items.

Requests for easily identifiable public documents may be made in person in the City Clerk’s Office and copies are made available at that time for a fee. However, more complex document requests must be submitted in writing. The City has 10 calendar days to respond and will advise the requestor, in writing, as to the availability of those records for inspection or photocopying.

Contact the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s Office at (800) 201-8999 or (562) 462-2137.

Business license are issued in our business license department. You may contact them at (310) 605-5508 or visit the office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220.

City elections are held the third Tuesday of April (Primary) and the first Tuesday of June (General) in the odd-numbered years. Each candidate must be at least 18 years of age, citizen of the United States, and a registered voter residing within the councilmatic district at the time nomination papers are issued. To run for Mayor, City Attorney (shall be an attorney at law duly licensed under the laws of the State of California and shall have been engaged in the practice of law for at least three (3) years prior to election), City Clerk, and City Treasurer you must live within City limits at the time nomination papers are issued.

Contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 605-5530 for assistance in locating your polling place. Please note that polling places frequently change from one election to another, so you may not always vote at the same location. You may also access the L.A. County Registrar website at www.lavote.net and enter your residence address to locate your polling place or call them at (800) 815-2666.

Jury Duty service is handled through the Los Angeles County Court system. You may contact the L.A. County Superior Court’s Juror Service Telephone Center at (800) 778-5879.

Please contact the City’s Planning Department at (310) 605-5532 or visit their office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220.

The city was incorporated on May 11, 1888.

Yes, the City councilmembers are elected by district and represent their district.

Compton is a Charter City.

The City councilmembers are non-partisan.

Claim forms are available from the Controller’s office if you wish to file a claim against the City of Compton. The claim form must be completed and returned to the Controller’s office either in person or by mail at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220.

The responsibilities of the City Clerk’s Office are to:

• Provide support to the Mayor and City Council
• Provide service to the community and City departments
• Plan, supervise and conduct all municipal elections
• Maintain the official minutes of all proceedings, records, ordinances, resolution, contracts and other official City documents and public records
• Provide the required public notices for meetings and public hearings
• Administer the City’s Records Program
• Codify and maintain the Compton Municipal Code
• Administer the City’s commission appointment/reappointment process
• Act as a filing officer for all reports under the State’s Political Reform Act
• Accept legal process against the City
• And respond to requests for public records.

California’s Public Records Act (“PRA”) is a California statute that affords the public the right to inspect, and be provided a copy of, most of the written information retained by State and local agencies in the course of business. The PRA regulates the public’s access to records and sets out the specific statutory circumstances under which particular records need not be disclosed. The PRA states that public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a local agency.

Persons who request access to public records frequently reference the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) as the basis for their request. The FOIA is a federal statute that does not apply to local government. However, the PRA was modeled after the FOIA.

The PRA applies to every conceivable local government entity. Under the PRA a “local agency” includes a county; city, whether general law or chartered; city and county; school district; municipal corporation; district; political subdivision; any board, commission or agency of any of these and non-profit organizations of local agencies which are supported solely by public funds.

The PRA defines “public records” as follows: “Public records’ includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics… “A local agency is not required to create a document or compile a list in response to a request under the PRA.

The agency has 10 calendar days to determine whether to grant the request. In unusual circumstances, the agency may take up to an additional 14 calendar days to make the determination. If the agency intends to use this additional time to respond, the agency must provide written notification to the requestor that the additional time is required, the reason for the delay and the date on which a determination will be given. When the agency has made a determination, the requestor must be promptly notified of the agency’s determination. This notification should be in writing.

Requests for easily identifiable public documents may be made in person in the City Clerk’s Office or online at Public Records Requests. Copies are made available at that time for a fee. However, more complex document requests should be submitted in writing. The City Has 10 calendar days to respond and will advise the requestor, in writing, as to the availability of those records for inspection or photocopying.

Green Waste Containers are free and are provided with your refuse container. Service is available to anyone who has trash container service. For the customer who requests more than one green waste, there will be a nominal charge that is substantially less than an additional trash container.

You may request in writing to have additional Green Waste Container delivered. There is a nominal monthly charge and a six month commitment for an additional container.

Or you may request a Bulky Item Pick-up for bundles branches. Bulky item collection is available all year long; Residents may request four bulky collections per year free of charge (one (1) per quarter), or for a nominal fee can have additional bulky pickups.

Please be sure to bundle the branches/brush less than 18 inches in diameter and four feet in length. No stumps are accepted.

To schedule a bulky item collection, please call (800) 299-4898.

We will collect your trash and containers between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Your containers should be placed in front of your home by 6:00 a.m., but not earlier than the evening beforehand.

Please call (800) 299-4898 to report current container condition so a repair order can be completed.

Computer, television, and other electronics waste may be recycled free of charge for single family residential and 3 or less units multi-family by calling (800) 299-4898. All other can call (310) 605-5524 to the Waste Division for a cost.

Yes, there are restrictions. No debris from construction, remodeling, or demolition including dirt, rocks, and concrete. No toxic or flammable materials such as hot ashes and Household Hazardous Waste. No televisions, computers, tires, or fluorescents lights. For disposal of these materials, please call (800) Clean-LA. (800) 353-2652

Recyclable material such as bottles, cans, paper and cardboard must be placed loosely and not in plastic bags in the gray commingled recycling container.

Different trucks collect recycling, green waste and trash and they do not follow the same routes. Each truck contains one type of material, which is then recycled/disposed of appropriately.

Refuse and recycling collection services will be delayed by one day beginning the day of the holiday through Saturday.

• New Year's Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Refuse and recycling collection will be return to the regular schedule on the following week. For questions regarding this schedule, please call Customer Service at 310-761-1420.

All plastic bottles and containers with recycling #1 through #7. These containers typically include soda bottles; milk, water, juice containers, yogurt containers, shampoo bottles, detergent and soap bottles.

During the last week of December and the first two weeks in January, the City provides Christmas tree recycling collection to our customer. Trees should be free of decoration, nails and stands. The trees should be placed next to your containers and the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your regular collection day.

Flocked trees are collected but cannot be recycled. Therefore, these trees may be collected on an alternate schedule.

Please take plastic grocery bags to your local supermarket. They should have a recycling receptacle for them. Unfortunately, plastic grocery bags cannot be placed in gray recycling containers provided by the City because they are easily contaminated. Also, the City always encourages reducing and reusing before recycling anyway. Therefore we think the best option is to begin carrying your own canvas bags to the store. They save resources, and are stronger and bigger, making for fewer trips to and from the car.

No. Simply empty cans and jars of all food and debris and then place them in the curbside container. Make sure as much of the food debris is cleaned out as possible; make sure that pickles and juice are emptied from the glass jar. Peanut butter, mayonnaise, and margarine should all be scraped clean from the sides of the container, but you don’t need to wash out the container. Please don’t waste valuable drinking water on recycling of glass, plastic, and metal. The recycling process will kill germs and eliminate small amounts of food debris left on recoverable materials.

The Successor Agency formerly known as the Community Redevelopment Agency serves as the economic development arm of the City for rebuilding and generating economic vitality in the community.

Redevelopment is one of the most effective ways to breathe new life into deteriorated areas plagued by social, physical, environmental or economic conditions which act as a barrier to new private investment in the area. Through redevelopment, the city is able to reverse deteriorating economic trends, create jobs, revitalize business, rehabilitate and add to the housing stock and stimulate active participation by citizens and private investment which would not otherwise occur.

Redevelopment provides the following benefits to the community:

• Creation of new jobs and housing opportunities.
• Economic development and crime reduction.
• Development or improvement of public facilities such as libraries, theaters and parks.
• New cultural, shopping and recreational opportunities.
• Stimulation of private investment and help rehabilitate homes and businesses.
• Transformation of hazardous waste sites (called brownfields) into productive uses.
• Ultimately increasing overall city revenues to provide greater public safety services.
• Elimination of slum and blight conditions in project areas.

The Successor Agency formerly known as the Community Redevelopment Agency is responsible for one project area, entitled the Compton Redevelopment Project Area is a result of merging all previous project areas into a single project area, which occurred in 1991. Approximately 2,635 acres are encompassed by the total Redevelopment Project Area.

The following table illustrates the history of redevelopment areas to the Compton Redevelopment Project Area:

Redevelopment agencies are established and operated under the laws of the California Redevelopment Law (CRL). Redevelopment Agencies are separate and distinct legal public bodies that report to the local governing body of the community (City Council). As a separate legal body, the Agency is required to conduct separate meetings (Urban Community Development Commission “UCDC”) and minutes, separate resolutions, separate accounting systems, and separate bylaws.

Redevelopment Law
California Redevelopment Laws require agencies to prepare annual financial and housing reports. California Redevelopment Law specifically describes when, where and how redevelopment may be used in a community. To review California Redevelopment Law, visit the CA Department of Housing and Community Development website.

Authority
The Compton City Council also serves as the Agency’s board.

Redevelopment plans act as the agency’s charter by establishing:

• The agency’s purposes and planning goals.
• The legal framework for revitalization activities.
• The basic powers and limitations of the agency.
• The financing methods to fund the revitalization activities.

Redevelopment plans are locally created and adopted so they respond to our community’s unique needs and vision. They must be in harmony with the City’s general plan.

Agencies adopt implementation plans that contain specific goals and objectives for the next five years, typically known as a Five-Year Implementation Plan. Five-Year Implementation Plans provide more specificity about revitalization programs, including potential projects and estimated expenditures.

Redevelopment can only be used in areas that suffer from “blight”.

Blight is physical and economic conditions within a designated area that cause such a reduction of, or lack of proper utilization, of area that creates serious burden on a community that cannot be reversed or alleviated without redevelopment.

• The elimination of blight is the legal justification for the use of the extraordinary public powers authorized by California Redevelopment Law (CRL).
• The characteristics and definition of blight are defined by the state legislature.
• The evidence of blight is a prerequisite to the formation of a redevelopment project area.

The area must have one or more adverse physical conditions:

• Incompatible adjacent or nearby uses of land parcels that hinder economic activity.
• Physical factors such as susceptibility to flooding that jeopardizes occupancy safety.
• Outdated and inefficient building configuration and design.
• Inadequate and obsolete infrastructure such as utilities, storm drainage, sewers, street lighting and inefficient street systems.
• Excessive code violations.
• Aging, dilapidated and poorly-maintained buildings.

The area must have one or more adverse economic conditions:

• High business vacancies.
• Low commercial and residential lease rates.
• High turnover rates.
• Depreciated or stagnant property values.
• Hazardous waste and other negative environmental conditions.
• Lack of private re-investment.
• High criminal activity.
• High concentration of liquor stores, bars, adult stores.
• Few jobs.
• Aging and poorly maintained structures
• Health and safety; uninhabitable conditions
• Excessive code violations
• Inadequate infrastructure
• Physical factors that jeopardizes occupancy
• Overcrowded conditions
• Lack of private re-investment

Additional Blight Requirements

• Blighting conditions must substantially burden the existing uses of the area.
• An area must be predominately urbanized, meaning 80% of the land has been or is developed for urban uses.
• An area must be deteriorated to such an extent that it constitutes a serious physical or economic burden on the community that cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by private enterprise or government action alone.

Blight Findings

• Courts are scrutinizing whether specific and quantifiable evidence exists to support the findings that a project area is blighted.
• Once blight has been established at the time of plan adoption, it does not need to be re-established during the life of the plan, except to extend the authority of eminent domain.

No. Blight is a legal term used solely for the purposes of determining whether a community can qualify a certain area for redevelopment. Some areas that qualify for redevelopment have well-maintained homes and businesses interspersed among deteriorating structures.

As a project area is revitalized, it begins to generate revenue to pay its own way.

This revenue is known as tax increment. The voters of California approved the authority for tax increment financing in 1951.

No. Simply being in a redevelopment project area will not increase your property taxes. Property tax increment revenues are the result of the rise in property values not an increase in tax rates. Property taxes can only be changed by the county as a result of either a sale of property or significant improvements made by the owner.

Yes. In 1994, AB1290, known as the Redevelopment Reform Act, affected both existing and new project areas:

• Tightened the definition of blight.
• Instituted statutory payments to affected taxing agencies.
• Imposed new time limits.
  • Time limit to receive tax increment and repay debt: 45 years (was 50).
  • Time limit for plan activities: 30 years (was 40).
  • Time to incur debt: 20 years (was 30).
• Maintained the time limit for eminent domain authority: 12 years (can be extended upon finding that blight still exists).
• Included a “death penalty” for agencies failing to use their housing funds.
• Repealed the authority of agencies to receive sales tax revenues.
• Required the preparation of Five-Year Implementation Plans.

In summary, AB1290 had a dramatic impact on the plan adoption process, making it much more difficult and resulting in fewer new project area adoptions. The State Legislature remains serious about terminating redevelopment project areas.

Using tax increment revenues, the purpose of redevelopment is to help revitalize older, rundown neighborhoods and business districts typically found in the historic cores. Rather than developing on the fringes of a community, redevelopment typically addresses issues in older areas of town. Rundown conditions and poor infrastructure act as major deterrents to the private sector investing money in the older sections of town. Many cities’ economic, infrastructure and housing development goals are achieved by using the tool of redevelopment.

Redevelopment Fundamentals

Private enterprise can seldom afford the high risk associated with rebuilding and revitalizing. For example:

• Costs of assembling smaller parcels for a comprehensive development.
• Environmental remediation.
• Relocation expenses.

The tool of redevelopment is one of the most effective ways to breathe new life into areas plagued by social, physical, environmental and economic conditions that act as a barrier to new investment.

Benefits of Redevelopment

The following are typical examples of how communities are using the spirit and intent of redevelopment:

• Attraction of new businesses and jobs.
• Revitalization of downtown districts.
• Creation of cultural, shopping and entertainment opportunities.
• Construction or improvement of streetlights, roads, water, sewer, and storm drain utilities.
• Transformation of brownfields into productive uses.
• Preparation and implementation of specific plans.
• Preservation of local historic homes and buildings.
• Development or improvements of public facilities such as libraries and parks.
• Ultimately increase overall city revenues to provide greater services.

In summary, redevelopment is a successful tool for cities to keep local tax dollars at home, build and rehabilitate blighted areas, build a healthy local economy, increase the job base, generate sales tax and hotel tax, create affordable housing opportunities, improve infrastructure, assist with much-needed community projects, and support the City of Compton with the implementation of its General Plan.

General obligation bonds are a method of borrowing money by states and local governments, similar to a mortgage, to raise funds for public projects. The City borrows from the bondholders and pledges to pay it back with interest over a predetermined number of years. They are unique in that they are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing government, meaning that the government commits its full taxing authority to paying bondholders. These bonds give cities a tool for raising funds for major capital projects that will not provide direct sources of revenue such as roads and bridges, parks and equipment. They are typically used to fund projects that will serve the entire community. General obligation bonds allow a city to spread substantial costs out over a longer period of time. The amount of tax increase needed to pay for such projects on a pay-as-you-go basis would be prohibitive.

General obligation bonds are the cheapest and most cost-effective way to borrow money for major projects.

The primary reason municipal general obligation bonds are low-risk investments is because they are backed by the credit of the city issuing them. This means cities can use funds raised from various sources, including taxes. This bond issuance for the Successor Agency formerly known as the Community Redevelopment Agency, however, will be paid back with the annual receipt of tax increments, not through any other city revenue sources.

There really are no alternatives to raising capital other than bonds or other types of borrowing such as a note, which is pursuant to a bank loan. Actually a bond is just a financial obligation and can be structured in any way that a bank or lender desires.

The Successor Agency formerly known as the Community Redevelopment Agency will have specific guidelines and structures set in place to carefully manage the bond finances over the life of the issuance. All development projects will be through the Agency and adhere to strict protocols, which will be structured to implement the overall growth plan and vision of the City of Compton.

Tax-free interest. The primary reason people buy municipal bonds is that the interest received from municipal bonds is tax-free with regard to U.S. federal income tax. Additionally, if the bonds are issued in your state of residence, the interest is tax-free of your state’s income taxes as well as in most U.S. states.

Municipal bonds are not traded on an exchange or through a centralized market. Bonds are traded in an over-the-counter market between dealers. For individual investors, there are also bond dealers and bond brokerages specialize in selling and trading municipal bonds.

A temporary water meter service is a meter typically installed on a publicly-owned fire hydrant. They are generally used to provide water for construction projects. They are not designed to provide potable water service in place of installing a permanent water service.

Any contractor who is working on a project that has been permitted by the building department is eligible to apply for a temporary construction meter.

The City will install the temporary construction meter within 48 hours after the request (excludes weekends) and deposit has been provided by the contractor.

Prepayment Requirement: A $650 refundable fee is to cover the cost of the replacement of the construction meter and associated parts should they not be returned or stolen.

No business and/or personal checks will be accepted for prepayments.

• Installation/Relocation: No cost.
• Monthly water service charge: The current water service fee for a 3-inch meter.
• Monthly water usage charge: The current Tier 1 water rate.
• Damages: Charged at 100% of replacement cost for parts and labor.
• Monthly bill: A water service charge, water usage charge and any damages to equipment will be charged monthly and a bill mailed out to the address on file. Should payment not be made the account will be closed and the deposit will be used to pay off the balance owed on the account. Any remaining funds will be returned by mail in the form of a check to the applicant. If the temporary meter service is requested to be reopened then the applicant will be required to pay the full deposit again.

You must submit a letter on business letterhead to the Compton Water Department requesting service. The letter must include the service address, mailing address, telephone number, Compton Business License Number and Tax Identification Number.

Fill out a temporary water meter application, submit to Customer Service, and pay the required deposit.

Yes, you need to be present. This ensures that the technician can review the final installation and operating instructions with you. You will be asked to sign a verification form indicating the condition of the equipment, meter reading, etc.

A contractor is required to install a backflow preventer that must be used in conjunction with a temporary construction meter. If the contractor is using a water truck only then a backflow preventer is not required.

To have your temporary construction meter relocated please contact Customer Service at (310) 605-5524.

To have your temporary construction meter removed please contact Customer Service at (310) 605-5524 for instructions. Staff will pick up the construction meter, determine the final meter reading, and then mail out a final bill.

A hydrant wrench is the only tool acceptable for turning the hydrant on or off. Any regulating of water should be done with the gate valve attached to the meter.

Fire hydrants are only designed to operate in the fully open and closed position. Throttling the fire hydrant will cause leaking underground and muddy conditions around the fire hydrant.

It is important to open and close the fire hydrant slowly. Rapidly opening or closing the hydrant will cause a water hammer, resulting in damage to other portions of the water distribution system. You will be held financially responsible for such damages.

During freezing conditions it is your responsibility to shut the fire hydrant off and drain the residual water from the meter and backflow preventer to avoid damage and charges.

It is your choice and responsibility to secure the meter and backflow preventer. Once installed, the equipment cannot be removed. However, it may be secured by the applicant via various means as long as the meter register is accessible for meter reading. The Water Utility Division is not responsible for loss or theft of any portion of the temporary water meter equipment once installed. The equipment security fee may be forfeited if equipment is not returned due to loss.

To open a water or trash account, please contact the Customer Service at 310-605-5524.

The City of Compton does not offer a discounted rate to senior or low-income customers. The City of Compton is an independent public agency, which is different from how private, investor-owned utilities are set up (such as Edison, the Gas Company, or private water companies). If a senior or low-income customer receives a discounted rate on their water bill, then the cost of providing them water service would have to be paid by other customers. This means that other customers would be paying more than their share of the cost of service in order to offset the senior or low-income rate. This would violate Proposition 218, Articles 13D, Section 6(b)(3) of the California Constitution, which states “the amount of a fee or charge imposed upon any parcel or person…shall not exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel”. So if a discount to some customers is being funded by revenue derived from charges to other ratepayers, a viable legal argument exists that those other customers are being overcharged (disproportionate to the cost of providing service to those parcels) so that service can be provided to other parcels at a discount. Therefore, Proposition 218 prevents the City of Compton from offering discounted rates that are less than the cost of service.

However, it should be noted that the City of Compton’s general fund does provide seniors and low income customers a potential discount on the 10 percent users tax that is added to the water portion of every utility bill. Low income customers can submit a form to the Treasurer’s office who will review the customers’ qualifications for a complete or partial exemption from the users tax.

City of Compton's tiered rate structure better reflects the costs for water supplies, keeps consumption charges low for customers who conserve water, and provides a financial incentive for water conservation. The two-tiered structure charges customers for water use in each successive tier. For example for single-family residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers, the first 20 units of water are charged at the Tier 1 rate, all usage above 20 units is charged at the Tier 2 rate.

For multi-family customers (minimum 3 condos/apartments), Tier 1 usage will be 10 HCF times the number of apartments/condos, and Tier 2 will be for all usage above Tier 1 usage. Multi-family customers are allocated less water per apartment/condo under Tier 1 because they do not have irrigation demands as residential customers do. However, this change will provide a larger proportional fixed amount of water under Tier 1 and a reduction in the overall water bill to multi-family properties.

Water system customers are responsible for the water service line from the water meter to the house. The City of Compton is responsible for the water service line from the mainline in the street up to and including the water meter. If a pressure regulator is installed to adjust the water pressure on the property, the customer is responsible to perform periodic maintenance on this device. If you suspect a break on the City of Compton side of the meter, please call the City immediately at 310-605-5524.

Sewer system customers are responsible for their sewer line from their property line to the house.

All customers on metered service pay a monthly water service charge. The charge is based upon meter/service line size and covers costs associated with meter reading and billing, customer service, meter replacement/repair, fire protection, water conservation, and a portion of general administrative overhead. Visit here to view the current water service charges.

Yes, you can pay your bill online with the City of Compton Online Payment System.

Not at this time.

Once online bill pay has been activated, customers who have registered can change their address / phone, stop service, review bills, or a high consumption inquiry and view consumption history, payment history, or past bills.

Upon termination of service.

The City of Compton participates in a regional rebate program, administered through MWD’s BeWaterWise.com, which provides customers with incentives for water saving devices. If you are a commercial, industrial, or institutional customer and interested in rebates for your business, please view the same website.

No, fire hydrants are to be used for fire safety purposes only. The City of Compton does not grant exemption or a reduced rate for people who fill their swimming pool.

City of Compton does currently offer a turf rebate and rebates for other water saving devices through its partnership with the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. For more information, visit BeWaterWise.com.