ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER CUSTOMERS COULD SOON SEE A BUMP IN THEIR MONTHLY BILL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY NEXT MONTH WILL CONSIDER RAISING RATES BY FIVE PERCENT. THAT WOULD INCREASE YOUR MONTHLY BILL FROM 49-DOLLARS AND 73 CENTS A MONTH TO 52-77 IN THE WINTER. YOUR SUMMER BILL WOULD GO FROM 54-DOLLARS-AND-20 CENTS TO 57-23 A MONTH.
THE WATER AUTHORITY ALSO PLANS TO RAISE RATES FROM 3 PERCENT TO 4-AND-A-HALF PERCENT IN 2020, 2022, AND 2024. THE RATE HIKES ARE MEANT TO PROVIDE THE WATER AUTHORITY WITH CASH FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
