Providing water and wastewater service is one of the most important services a city provides residents. It is also one of the most highly regulated and complex industries in the country.

Water Resources initiated a Rate Study to give the department a “financial health check-up” for both water and wastewater divisions. The primary goals were to:

• Ensure each utility can maintain current service levels
• Meet future demands and ensure growth pays for itself
• Maintain, replace, repair or build critical infrastructure
• Reflect today’s current market costs needed to deliver and treat drinking water and also meet federal standards

Water Resources Facts