DROUGHT RATES AND WATER RESTRICTIONS
Currently (May 2023) there are no drought restrictions or drought water rates in effect. This page will be updated if the need arises.
Please Note:
Annually the city reviews its rates associated with its various utilities and other fees with its budget process. Increases from the city’s major suppliers associated with the city’s utility fees are largely passed thru to customers/residents to maintain the financial stability of each city service. Some of these increases are larger than historical annual increases due to COVID19. Several of the city’s vendors postponed having increases for several years in response to the public health crisis and have now had significant increases.
For example, the city’s major supplier in the water fund is Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (WBWCD). The last time the city had an increase in water rates was during fiscal year 2016. Since that time WBWCD has increase the city’s water assessment charges by 39.88%. The city had anticipated raising rates during COVID19, but ultimately decided to postpone passing on these increases until July 1, 2022. Effective July 1, 2022, the city increased all water rates by approximately 40% and added additional tiers.
WBWCD as the city’s major water provider, excluding its own production, recommended that all of its customers implement drought rates to help curve utilization during the drought. The city ultimately adopted a 50% drought rate in response to this requirement/recommendation from WBWCD that also went into effect July 1, 2022.
The city also implemented a sewer increase of 11.33% which was the pass thru increase from Central Weber Sewer District since the last rate increase. Garbage and recycling rates increased by 9% as a result of increases from the city’s hauler and transfer station.
Annually the city reviews its rates associated with its various utilities and other fees with its budget process. Increases from the city’s major suppliers associated with the city’s utility fees are largely passed thru to customers/residents to maintain the financial stability of each city service. Some of these increases are larger than historical annual increases due to COVID19. Several of the city’s vendors postponed having increases for several years in response to the public health crisis and have now had significant increases.
For example, the city’s major supplier in the water fund is Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (WBWCD). The last time the city had an increase in water rates was during fiscal year 2016. Since that time WBWCD has increase the city’s water assessment charges by 39.88%. The city had anticipated raising rates during COVID19, but ultimately decided to postpone passing on these increases until July 1, 2022. Effective July 1, 2022, the city increased all water rates by approximately 40% and added additional tiers.
WBWCD as the city’s major water provider, excluding its own production, recommended that all of its customers implement drought rates to help curve utilization during the drought. The city ultimately adopted a 50% drought rate in response to this requirement/recommendation from WBWCD that also went into effect July 1, 2022.
The city also implemented a sewer increase of 11.33% which was the pass thru increase from Central Weber Sewer District since the last rate increase. Garbage and recycling rates increased by 9% as a result of increases from the city’s hauler and transfer station.
