Why do you need to raise my water and sewer rates?
Why do you need to raise my water and sewer rates?
May 24, 2024
We’ve used our reserves over the last five years to keep rates down. This benefited our community as we weathered COVID and economic uncertainty. However, that resulted in the revenue from rates being below our operating costs. This is not sustainable. Additionally, with lower rates we have not invested enough in maintaining our systems. Many parts of our systems are at or near the end of their useful life. This increases the risk of failures that could result in residents not having water or sewer service for several days. We have had minor disruptions and hope to prevent major problems by replacing the aging parts of the systems and improving maintenance. We need to raise rates to cover the costs of replacing our aging system.
