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South Salt Lake reviews proposed culinary water rate ordinance with tiered consumption charges to fund capital projects
Summary
City staff and consultant HDR presented Ordinance amending South Salt Lake Municipal Code section 3.11.100 to revise culinary water utility fees, proposing service charges by meter size, new consumption tiers for residential and nonresidential customers, and front-loaded revenue increases to cover debt service for capital improvements.
City staff and an outside consultant presented a proposed ordinance on June 11 to amend section 3.11.100 of the South Salt Lake Municipal Code and change culinary water utility fees, including a revised service charge by meter size, new consumption tiers, and front-loaded rate increases to support upcoming capital projects.
Consultant Sean Caroon of HDR reviewed "alternative 2," the recommended rate structure, describing two components: a monthly service charge (varied by meter size) and a consumption charge structured in tiers. He said the changes aim to recover operating and capital costs while maintaining the city's conservation-based rate approach.
"There are a couple of key changes in the recommendations of this rate alternative," Caroon told the council.…
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