With the New Year, Northern Colorado Water Bills Will Skyrocket 30%

Just when you were getting adjusted to paying higher prices at the grocery stores in Colorado, here comes word that your water bill is going to skyrocket.

Sure, demand is increasing and infrastructure is getting old, but to just shoot the cost for the consumer up 30% "just like that" seems wrong, to me, and a lot of others. It doesn't seem like it's not going to happen, though.

Why are they doing it?

Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Announces Rate Hike of 30%

I saw the headline and said, "Are you kidding me?" as I'm sure a lot of people did in the Northern Colorado area. 30% is very considerable amount, regardless of your income.

As a renter, who recently saw an increase in the rent, I'm now waiting to get notice of another increase.

According to Denver7, beginning January 1, 2025, the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District is raising the base charges for all customers by 30%. The District will also be raising the cost of "new taps" by more than $10,000, from $17,000 to $27,175.

Rate Hike News Came With Latest Bill

It looks like customers were notified with the December 2024 insert that the District supplies. There was probably a lot of "loud noises" when those envelopes were opened. Again, I'm a renter, and the landlord covers the water, so I wouldn't have seen the notice.

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Denver7's interview with the District found that it will need 100s of millions of dollars to be ready for the demand of a population that will double in the next 20 years.

An average $14 more per month doesn't seem "astronomical," but it can really matter those on a tight budget.