INDIANAPOLIS -- Citizens Energy customers -- your monthly wastewater bill is about to go up.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission gave the company the final approval to boost its wastewater rate in April, but the exact increase was announced Tuesday.
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The average bill will increase by about $8.50 next month. Your August bill will reflect the new, higher rates.
It will go up another $2.50 per month next year.
Citizens Energy says it will use the money to pay for infrastructure upgrades
“The Commission’s order strikes a necessary balance in protecting consumer interests while allowing Citizens to move forward with needed major projects addressing combined sewer overflows and other environmental concerns,” said Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler. “While the OUCC worked diligently to identify as many cost savings as possible, the settlement agreement’s terms will result in sewer utility investments that will benefit customers for many years to come.”
The rate increase was first proposed in June 2015.
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The average bill is about $35 per month.
Citizens Energy will work on three major projects with the increase:
- DigIndy Tunnel System
- Septic tank Elimination Program (STEP)
- Treatment Plant Expansion in Southport, Indiana.
