By Sage Kelley | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE
Don’t be alarmed by higher water bills come the end of the month.
Water rates increased on Jan. 1 for the almost 1.5 million people served by Denver Water, nearly 25% of the state’s population.
The estimated rate increase for a single-family home that uses the same amount of water as it did in 2023 will be an average of $1.60 to $2.30 per month, depending on where they live in the city.
The rate increase was approved Oct. 11 by Denver’s Board of Water Commissioners. The new rates will help fund “once in a lifetime” projects to the city’s water system, an official said.
“Denver Water is at a pivot point. These are historic times and we’ll be affected, just as the communities we serve will be affected, by climate change, population growth, variability in the economy, inflation and supply chains,” Denver Water CEO Alan Salazar said in a news release.