Council hears plan to move to meter-equivalency billing as base charges rise
Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
City staff outlined a switch to a meter-equivalency base charge and proposed water increases (residential base from $8 to $9.60 initially, later phased to $20.20); staff cited rising wholesale water and wastewater treatment costs as drivers.
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City staff told the Richardson City Council they plan to transition the water and sewer billing structure to a meter-equivalency methodology and implement a multi-stage increase in base charges.
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