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WSSC proposes 9.8% water-rate increase and 2.5% system-development‑charge rise; Montgomery Council splits on proposal
Summary
Transportation and Environment committee recommended support for a WSSC Water FY26 operating plan that would raise rates 9.8% and increase the system development charge (SDC) 2.5% for FY26; the full council recorded a 10–1 straw vote in favor of the operating rate and a unanimous concurrence on the SDC increase.
The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation and Environment (T&E) committee reported a 3–0 recommendation to support the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) FY26 operating proposal that assumes a 9.8% rate increase and a 2.5% increase in the system-development charge (SDC) for FY26.
Overview and staff briefing: WSSC Water presented a FY26 proposed operating budget of $1,140,000,000, an $116,000,000 (11.4%) increase over FY25. WSSC’s presentation identified two principal drivers: an increase in "PAYGO" (pay‑as‑you‑go capital funding) — the utility proposed raising PAYGO by $42,400,000 to target roughly 25% of debt‑equivalent funding — and staffing and compensation needs, including 77 new positions (20 for enhanced services, 28 conversions…
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