The Denver Water board is set to vote today on a proposal to raise 2008 revenues for the state’s largest water utility by 9 percent, or $9.2 million.
The revenue increase plan would raise the average annual Denver residential bill, currently $280.12, by $13.32.
The suburban customer’s bill would rise an average of $21.44. The current average suburban bill is $476.87.
There is also a proposal to lower or leave unchanged the rates for customers who use less than 3,000 gallons of water a month. The average customer uses about 10,400 gallons a month.
The added revenue would be used to cover rising maintenance and rehabilitation costs, as well as upgrades to treatment plants and a possible enlargement of Gross Reservoir, said Denver Water spokeswoman Trina McGuire-Collier.
Gross Reservoir, near Boulder, can hold 41,811 acre feet of water – making it the system’s fourth-largest. It accounts for nearly 8 percent of the system’s total storage capacity.
If the proposed adjustments are approved, they would take effect Jan. 1.
Staff writer Mark Jaffe can be reached at 303-952-1912 or mjaffe@denverpost.com.
