The Nassau Bay City Council passed an ordinance increasing commercial and residential water rates over the next five years, with commercial rates absorbing most of the capital increases.
The base fee for residential water use will periodically increase by about a dollar per year over the next five years after a larger initial increase in the fiscal year 2022-23 rate for residences with larger meters. Next year, the residential base rate of $14 will increase to $15.40, $19.60 and $25.20 for residences with 0.75-inch, 1-inch and 1.5- to 4-inch meters, respectively.
In addition, residential water volumetric rates will increase slightly each year over the five-year period. The commercial volumetric rate will increase significantly next year from $4.13 to $11.77, according to the ordinance.
The rate change will become effective for the Jan. 1, 2023, billing cycle, consisting of meter reads from about Nov. 14-Dec. 12, and each fiscal year rate increase will become effective for the Dec. 1 billing cycle of that fiscal year, according to the ordinance.
