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PUAB: Water rate study under way; customer charge to be implemented Jan. 1

Public Utility Advisory Board (Independence) · October 17, 2025
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Summary

Members were told Black & Veatch is conducting a water rate study with results expected late spring or early summer; the board approved a customer-charge change to be implemented Jan. 1, phased into bills early in the year, and staff will run outreach so customers are not caught off guard.

Speaker 1, a board member, opened the meeting by flagging a citywide water-rate study and a target schedule for implementation. "We decided January 1 would be a really good date to do that," Speaker 1 said, noting staff need time for testing before holiday billing cycles.

The consultant Black & Veatch is conducting the study; Speaker 1 said the firm is expected to complete its analysis in late spring or early summer and that…

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