Otay Water District single-family water rate refund settlement payment
Coziahr v. Otay Water District
Also known as Otay water settlement; Otay water rate refund; RG/2 Claims Administration; 37-2015-00400000
The lawsuit claimed Otay Water District's single-family residential water rates were unconstitutional.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Payments
Not yet. No payment date has been published.
- Court approved
- Jul 31, 2026From the court order we read.
Source
“JUL 31 2026”
From the court record: Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Award (signed July 31, 2026), hosted on the official site. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Claims
- No claim form needed
Source
“Your refund will automatically be credited against your bill (if you are still a customer) or sent to you (if you are no longer a customer). The settlement administrator may ask you to confirm your contact information and select your preferred method of payment.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (Notice of Class Action). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Typical amount
- A share of the fund$12 million fund, split among everyone who files
Source
“Share of $12 million, only if you were overcharged”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page (Notice of Class Action). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
The court approved the settlement on Jul 31, 2026. That was 100 days ago.
Where it stands
- No claim form needed
- Court approved Jul 31, 2026 (current stage)
- Distribution ordered
- Payments issued
We do not promise a payment date. This page shows only what the court and the settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) have said. Full facts and deadlines are on the settlement page.
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What the administrator says
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How long payment has taken in other cases
First payments were issued 52 to 875 days after final approval, based on 15 settlements. Half were paid within 119 days. 1 of the 15 waited on appeals after approval.
This is a small sample and a pattern, not a prediction. Your settlement can be faster or slower. This one is at day 100 since approval.
What would change this
- The administrator posts a payment date or says payments have started.
- The court issues a distribution order.
- Someone appeals the approval, which can delay payment.
- A court order changes the amount or the schedule.
How we’ll update
We change the status only when the administrator makes a statement or the court issues an order. We look at the official site and the court docket regularly. Every change is dated in the update log on the settlement page. Last change: Nov 3, 2026.
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From the court record
| Final approval granted | Jul 31, 2026 Source: court record From the court order we read.Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Service Award, signed by Judge Michael T. Smyth with the handwritten date 'July 31, 2026' on its last page and the clerk's filing stamp 'JUL 31 2026' on page 1 (scanned copy posted on the official site; the date and signature were read from the page image). |
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| Distribution order | not stated |
Questions
Is this settlement legitimate?
The administrator is RG2 Claims Administration, and the official site is www.otaywaterdistrictcase.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
Who is covered?
Who is covered: no state limit is stated; the class is defined by who was affected, not by where you live.