<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0uwl83_1Gq6UaGz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0uwl83_1Gq6UaGz00" width="1200" height="600" >RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Truckee Meadows Water Authority says it is weighing a possible increase in water rates.TMWA says the proposal would raise rates over the next three years. They say the rates have not been approved, but that they have asked staff to bring the proposal to customers to obtain feedback.The proposed increase would take effect in May. TMWA is proposing three annual increases. The first would take effect in the Fiscal Year 2027 and be 7%, as would the second increase, which would take place in the Fiscal Year 2028. A 5% increase would take place in the Fiscal Year 2029.For residential customers with average water use, their monthly bill would increase by roughly $3 in 2027, 2028 and 2029, roughly 20% over three years.TMWA says the increase is needed to pay for the maintenance of TMWA’s water system by allowing continued investment in critical existing infrastructure such as water treatment plants, booster pump stations, water tanks and wells.They say the funds will not go towards any expansion in the TMWA system. </div></body>

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Truckee Meadows Water Authority says it is weighing a possible increase in water rates. TMWA says the proposal would raise rates over the next three years. They say the rates have not been approved, but that they have asked staff to bring the proposal to customers to obtain feedback.

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