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Staff proposes modest water-rate increase and PFAS study in FY2025 draft
Summary
The draft FY2025 budget includes a proposed increase to water fees: staff cited a unit-rate adjustment and a facility-fee rise (example: facility fee from $17.64 to $18.26), and noted planned PFAS study work and a future water-rate study to support long-term infrastructure needs.
Water-fund staff outlined proposed adjustments in the FY2025 draft budget to the unit rate and facility fees that fund the water system, citing a water-rate study that expires this year. The presentation gave an example: a household using six units would see the water portion of their bill rise from $34.26 to $35.48 under the proposal (a $1.22 monthly increase). Staff said the FY2025 water budget projects roughly $500,000 more in revenue from rates and miscellaneous sources compared with FY2024 and that some contractual funds are earmarked for a PFAS study and grant applications.
Council members asked for details on delinquent accounts and post-COVID arrearages, and staff agreed to provide current delinquency totals. The water-tank replacement and long-term capital needs remain an acknowledged pressure point; staff said some large replacement projects are already underway and that fund balances will be reviewed in a later session when the capital timing is confirmed.
