Customers of the Bradford City Water Authority will see a rate increase next year.
On Wednesday, the authority approved a 2021 budget with an increase from $3.60 to $4.25 per 1,000 gallons of water.
The fixed meter fee of $19 per month for each customer remains the same. Also remaining the same will be the added surcharge that customers in high elevation pay to cover the cost of additional pumping and chlorinating; that surcharge will remain at 55 cents/1,000 gallons.
Executive Director Steve Disney explained the average residential water customer in Bradford uses about 4,000 gallons of water per month, which translates to an approximate increase of $2.60 per month, or $31.20 per year.