City Council to possibly raise sewer rates - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

2/25/09

City Council to possibly raise sewer rates

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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - It's not just Lubbock water rates that are likely to go up but also wastewater (or sewer rates).  

The base rate for a single-family residential customer is going up from $4.99 a month to $9.80 cents a month.  That's nearly double.  On top of that, the volume rate will go up about 12 percent. (from $1.83 to $2.05). 

Meter Size

Current

April 1, 2009

0.75"

$4.99

$9.80

1.00"

$6.08

$11.94

1.50"

$8.79

$17.26

2.00"

$12.05

$23.67

3.00"

$19.67

$38.63

4.00"

$30.54

$59.98

6.00"

$57.72

$113.36

8.00"

$90.33

$128.39

10.00"

$177.40

$252.15


2/25/09
City Council to decide water rate increase Thursday
Your Lubbock water bill is going up. There's no question about that. The question is how much and that's up to the city council on Thursday.