Waterloo water and sewer bills on the rise
Posted Dec 13, 2011 05:27:44 AM.
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City of Waterloo residents will see another increase in their water and sewer bills next year.
City council has given the okay to a hike of a little under 7%.
In dollars and cents, that’s roughly $52 more a year for the average homeowner and bumps their bill up to around $850 a year.
Rates are expected to continue to climb over the next ten years, as the city replaces aging pipes, upgrades sewage treatment and ensures drinking water is safe.
City councillor Scott Witmer tells the Record, while he expects to receive some complaints, he thinks “the price of water has probably been undervalued for a long time.”
Water rates have been rising in Kitchener and Cambridge as well.
