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Baltimore Council Approves Income-Based Water Bills
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The Baltimore City Council, in the face of rising water and sewer rates and public anger over billing errors, approved a discount program that ties monthly water bills for its poorest residents to their annual household income.
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Price of Water 2018: Utilities Revise Household Water Rate Formulas
Small increase in prices but some significant adjustments to water bill calculations.
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When It Comes To Water Service How Expensive Is Too Expensive?
As rates rise, water authorities question longstanding affordability measurement.
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Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws
Restrictions on utilities result in weak aid programs, study finds.
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Price of Water 2017: Four Percent Increase in 30 Large U.S. Cities
Utilities test new rates, look beyond the ratepayer for revenue.
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Philadelphia Water Rate Links Payments to Household Income
City utility prepares nation’s first water rate based on annual…
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Trump Proposal to Fix U.S. Water Infrastructure Invites Large Role for Private Investors
Private-public partnerships, a potential funding source, are…
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California Designs First Statewide Water Affordability Program
Many questions before the program begins operating.
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Congress Weighs Help To Pay Escalating Household Water Bills
Midwest lawmakers propose new direction for water affordability.
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Infographic: Average U.S. Household Water Use and Bills, 2015-16
High prices do not necessarily mean high bills.
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Water Affordability Is A New Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Cost of water and sewer services is rising out of reach for hundreds…