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Water/Sewer Rates Go Up Again

Jason Holzhausen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:42:07 +0000

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Just because I like complaining about the water/sewer rates in Grand Rapids I’ll post the mail box findings from today.

Water is now at $31.92 + $1.82 per HCF

Sewer is now at $40.99 + $3.33 per HCF

The over all increase from last quarter is not drastic; Base rates of $70.65, water $1.752, sewer $3.238, but it is still and increase.

Our usage stayed the same from last quarter, but due to the rate increases I owe the city more money. I would have to dig a little to confirm this, but every quarter the rates have gone up since we moved in in December of 2004.

I know that I’m just complaining to complain, but this is starting to get a bit out of hand.

Water/Sewer Rates Update

Jason Holzhausen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:16:22 +0000

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.

Grand Rapids Water/Sewer Rates

Jason Holzhausen — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:10:50 +0000

The city water and sewer rates have gone up.

The “Readiness to Serve Charge” has gone up 13.67% from $57.44 to $65.29. Even before any water is used we have to pay $65.29 just because we are hooked up to the system. By comparison the electric companies “Just to be a customer charge” is $18.00 per quarter. The gas company? $25.50 per quarter.

Not only are we now paying more just to have the opportunity to use water, the rate for the water has gone up.

Water Rate last quarter: $1.57 per HCF. This quarter the rate is $1.591 per HCF for an increase of 1.34%.

Sewer Rate last quarter: $2.58 per HCF of water use. This quarter the rate is $2.898 per HCF of water use for an increase of 12.33%.

I’m just flabbergasted.

Averaged out with the same HCF usage of 18 our bill increased by 10.56%.