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Aurora staff recommend 6% water-rate increases in 2025–26 as lead-line and main replacements rise
Summary
City staff recommended a two-year, 6% water rate increase to cover rising operating costs and to fund lead service line and water-main replacement; staff outlined compliance timelines, federal and state mandates, and proposed a phased funding approach.
City of Aurora public works officials told the Committee of the Whole on June 3 they recommend raising water rates 6% in both 2025 and 2026 to keep the utility fund solvent while meeting new lead-service-line and infrastructure obligations.
Jason Bauer, director of Public Works, and Bob Lively, superintendent of water production, outlined the utility’s budget and obligations: a roughly $58 million annual water budget with a $49.5 million cost-of-service estimate, ongoing repayment of prior loans and a multi-year program to replace lead service lines and worn water mains.
CFO Chris Minnick said the utility’s projected shortfall for 2025 — if rates are not increased — is about $2.8 million. Staff…
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