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Consultants advise Delaware City to redesign water, sewer and stormwater rates ahead of $100M capital program
Summary
Raftelis consultants told Delaware City Council the utilities need rate changes to fund roughly $100 million in water and wastewater capital projects through 2030, proposing a customer-class volumetric water rate that lowers bills for most residential users while increasing charges for high-volume users and a multi-year financing plan.
Consultants from Raftelis presented a year-long rate study to Delaware City Council on Nov. 10, recommending structural changes to the city’s water, sewer and stormwater rates to finance nearly $100 million in capital projects over 2026–2030.
"We've been working with staff for over a year on evaluating the water, sewer and stormwater rates," said Joe Kria, a Raftelis consultant. He and colleague Delaney Ridgeley laid out a financial plan that embeds 6% annual escalations for water revenues and designs volumetric rates to protect low-volume residential customers while charging higher per-unit prices for discretionary, high-volume use.
The consultants…
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