Your water rates may soon be going up.
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority will be asking for a 12% rate increase. The water utility staff presented their Fiscal Year 2025 budget to the governing board asking for a water and sewage rate increase at their meeting held Wednesday
What does this mean for you?
The combined water and sewer rates for the average single-family residential customer (who uses 5,000 gallons of water per month) is about $50.
Right now, the rate increase is just a proposal, but if approved, it would mean base rates would go up by 12%. The combined water and sewer rates per household would increase to about $56.
“Affordability is always a priority for us,” said Board Chair Eric Olivas. “The reality we face, however, is that operational costs have risen significantly. Fuel, power and chemicals are more expensive, and construction costs are running as much as 70% higher than anticipated in some cases.”
The board has until May 8 to approve the proposed increase. If approved, the rate hike would go into effect on July 1, and residents would see the increase on their August bill.
The last water rate increase by the Water Authority was in 2022.
Good grief. As a single person my water usage right now is about 17 gallons per day. Times 4 that would be closer to 2000 gallons a month not 5000. But I live in Placitas and I don’t water anything since I have natural desert landscaping. Residential grass must go. HOA’s be damned.