January 1, 2025 –
Rate Increase:
As of January 1, 2025, a new rate for water service and
readiness to serve fees will go into effect.
This past summer/fall the District installed three
new water lines to replace ones that were aging and continued to have several
breaks in the past few years. The total
cost paid by the District for these new mains was approximately $640,000. The District was able to pay for the cost of
the water main replacement projects this year with reserves.
The District is funded by both quarterly fees and by
tax revenues. The fees are typically
used to fund the on-going operations of the District while the tax revenues
usually support the capital improvement projects, including replacement of
water lines. Operation costs have been
rising driven by energy, services and regulations. To begin the process of paying for the
increased costs the District will institute a $10 per month fee increase
beginning January 1, 2025, payable quarterly.
Your new fee will be $150 per quarter.
Undeveloped properties pay a Readiness-to-Serve (RTS) fee that will
increase from $60 to $75 per quarter beginning January 1, 2025.
This increase is the
FIRST increase since January 1, 2015.
The District has been able to keep the service and RTS fees at the same
rate for ten years.
