As West University Place officials prepare for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 budget process, City Council accepted the 2025 water and wastewater proposed rate study onJuly 28, which advances potential rate changes to meet what officials called the city’s financial and conservation goals.
“We’re acknowledging we’re on the same page of how we move forward,” City Manager Dave Beach said. “Let’s just say in 2026 Council really wants to go a different way with the rate structure... we can always come back and modify the rate structure based upon reality.”
What residents should know
City Council and staff will return in September to adopt final water and wastewater rates based on the approved FY 2026 rates. Council members discussed the following scenario for water, irrigation and sewer services:
- Scenario 2: Increase fixed monthly residential charge to $19.44 to obtain 25% fixed charge recovery—which currently stands at $13.41; for commercial charges, that would go from $39.31 to $57.00
How we got here
City Council last approved a water and sewer rate study in August 2022, and usually completes this type of study every three to five years, according to July agenda documents.
