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Provo officials review tiered water rates, warn of long‑term cost of deferred pipe replacements
Summary
City staff previewed a proposal to add a tiered volume structure and phased rate increases to fund a water master plan and pipe rehabilitation; staff said tiering can be revenue‑neutral while better matching peak‑season costs to heavy users, and urged robust public outreach before any vote.
City staff and councilors spent the work session probing a proposed overhaul of Provo’s water-fee structure that would add an increasing‑block (tiered) volume structure and phase in rate increases to fund long‑deferred pipe rehabilitation.
Public works director Gordon and water system analyst Keith (identified in the staff presentation packet as the lead analyst) told the council the proposal comprises two separate choices: adopt a tiered billing structure (which can be implemented without increasing total revenue) and adopt a rate schedule that raises revenue to pay for the city’s adopted water master plan. "If you adopted the tier structure under the current rates,there'd be no new revenue in the system," Gordon said in the meeting. Keith summarized the…
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