As most Cherryvale residents will note, they have recently received their April water bill. The water bill does reflect the new rates that were passed by the City Council earlier this year. The purpose of the rate increase was three-fold: 1) To lessen the burden on low end customers, 2) help the city offset increased costs related to inflation, and 3) prepare for needed waterline replacement.
Waterline replacement is necessary to ensure safe quality drinking water and to offset future costs.
The water rate increase was structured to lower the water bills of low end users and to only have a slight impact on residential customers. The average customer should see a minimum increase or a slight decrease in their total water bill.
48% of water users should see an overall decrease in their bill.
24% of water users should see an increase between $2.09 and $5.22
16% of water users should see an increase between $8.35 and $11.48
7% of water users should see an increase between $14.61 and $17.74
And only 5% of water users should see an increase above $18.0o
In addition, the water bill now breaks out the base water charge of $8.00, instead of including it in the cost per 1,000 gallons.
Please let the City Clerk's Office know if you received a large increase. It may not be the result of the rate change and could be due to a water leak. The number is 336-2776.
Have a great day!
Trey Cocking
City Administrator
2 comments:
Thanks for explaining the water rates. I don't mind paying a little more for the better of the community.
The water rate increase makes sense to me. More expense needs more revenue. Thanks for handling the problem now, before it gets out of hand!
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