Water Rate Hikes Coming Soon

As you have probably heard, the City of Houston will be hiking their water rates. Since we get most of our water from Houston, our rates will also rise. At the February 2nd meeting of the Board, the rate hikes were approved. The current rates are $2.184 per 1000 gallons and were increased to $2.190 effective on April 1, 2010 -- so expect your May water bill to be higher. Just wanted you to know that AK Babers and I had no part of this rate increase. Would hate for the first thing to happen after we are elected is for everyone to think that we immediately increased your cost for water! On January 1, 2011 the rates will increase again to $2.737 per 1000 gallons.