City unanimously OKs water fee hike
Water experts and city officials on Tuesday evening agreed: Bozeman has long undervalued its most precious resource. The Bozeman City Commission unanimously voted to hike the cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR) fee from the current rate of $6,000 per acre foot to the recommended fair market value of $13,050. Put simply, for a typical single-family home the fee will rise from about $1,400 to about $3,000 annually.
