Water and wastewater capacity and rates
Summary
The utility is running a 3.5% annual rate increase under an 11-year improvement plan adopted in 2019, and has about 30% wastewater treatment capacity left — good until roughly 2040. Staff plan to ask the state for more capacity after the treatment plant rehab.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
User fees support the fund; the ongoing 3.5% annual rate increase continues through the eleven-year program.
Utility customers benefit from proactive replacement of aging pipes, lift stations, and treatment plants before failures occur.
Ratepayers absorb the annual 3.5% increases.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Commission Workshop - Budget - Jul 28, 2026
The utility is running a 3.5% annual rate increase under an 11-year improvement plan adopted in 2019, and has about 30% wastewater treatment capacity left — good until roughly 2040. Staff plan to ask the state for more capacity after the treatment plant rehab.
City Commission (Regular) - Jul 6, 2026
A resident said 200-plus households have had water cut off over unpaid bills compounded by a 27% compounded rate increase since 2019, and demanded a moratorium on shutoffs. Commissioners Battie and Alpert raised it afterward and asked the city manager to look into assistance pathways.
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