Officials approve Evansville’s water rate increase - Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
Officials approve Evansville's water rate increase
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Evansville officials voted yes on the water rate increase.
Evansville Utility officials were looking to increase rates to help pay for a new water treatment plant.
In 2022 we reported the average monthly bill would go up by $3 a year for five years. Now, officials say, it will go up by $7.34 by April of 2026 for 5,000 gallons of water. The city proposed building a new treatment plant in April of 2021. At that time, the estimated cost was $177 million.
By 2022, officials say, interest rates nearly doubled and bumped the price tag to over $400 million. The Evansville Utility Board recently voted on the extra increase.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will have the final say on whether the increase will take effect.
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