A year has past since my last post about the Grand Rapids Water/Sewer Rates. Since then there has been a few comments, but nothing has changed, rates have been going up.

The “Readiness to Serve Charge” has gone up another 8.2% from $65.29 to $70.65.

Water Rate last year: $1.591 per HCF. This quarter the rate is $1.752 per HCF for an increase of 10.1%.

Sewer Rate last year: $2.898 per HCF of water use. This quarter the rate is $3.238 per HCF of water use for an increase of 11.7%.

I’m just bitching to bitch. Our usage has gone down, but our overall cost has gone up. One year later we are using 7 HCF less of water, down to 11 HCF from 18, but paying about 10% more.

Now I’ve been told that some communities on the GR water/sewer system are getting much higher bills then we are in the city. I guess this might be one good thing of living out of town and just needed to pay for the electricity to pump water.