Possible Water Bill Increase to Help with Citywide Infrastructure
EL PASO, Residents could soon see a $10 increase in their monthly utility bill if the Water Utilities Board gets their way.
The El Paso Water Utility is proposing that the price increase take early next year.
Residents are already sounding off on social media platforms, specifically on nextdoor.com El Paso Resident Jesus Gonzalez says, “Ever since the water company installed the new water meters, it looks like my water bill has almost doubled.” Gonzalez goes on by asking on his same post, “Has anyone else noticed their water bill going up after the new meter installation? Just trying to see if it’s happening to others too.”
Right now, a household is paying roughly $47.25, according to a snap of a bill published on www.kivia.com and seen on their Sunday segment ABC-7 Listens.
The sample Utility Bill shows the breakdown of such fees that incurred $19.00 for the Grey Trash Bin, Environmental Fee $5.00, Franchise Fee $6.00, Sales Tax $2.48; which could be seen below.
KVIA-7 ABC7 Listens Clip
Here is the breakdown of the Stormwater Operating and Capital Improvement for Budget year 26-27.
https://kvia.com/news/2025/11/20/el-paso-water-proposes-new-budget-with-rate-increase/
Just within minutes of OPGOV posting the poll for local reaction of how many are in favor and those against for this story; result speaks for itself:
According to Gilbert Trejo, vice president of operations and technical services for El Paso Water, the primary funding priorities include flood control, water-supply expansion, and water and wastewater line replacements.
“The majority of our proposed projects, and the reason for the rate increase this year, is to make sure we maintain our levels of service and the quality of our water services,” Trejo said.
The public is highly encouraged to attend the upcoming scheduled meetings on December 10 and the final meeting is on January 14.
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