(COLUMBIA, MO) -

As part of the City of Columbia Fiscal Year 2025 budget, Columbia Water & Light is proposing water rate increases that will impact customers.

Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on the budget and the prospective water rate changes during a public hearing at the Aug. 5 City Council meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 701 East Broadway.

Providing safe, reliable and affordable water remains a priority for the City of Columbia. The Water Utility serves more than 51,000 customers, and the sale of water is the major source of revenue for the department.

City staff and the Water & Light Advisory Board designed the proposed rates to implement a revenue increase to maintain adequate cash reserves and to meet the Utility's debt coverage requirements.

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If approved by the City Council, the water rate increases would go into effect beginning with the first billing cycle in October 2024.

Proposed rates
	Current	Proposed
Base Fees	$12.00	$12.48
Usage Fees: (per ccf)
Tier 1	$3.10	$3.22
Airport	$4.46	$4.66
Summer Tier 2	$4.25	$4.44
Summer Tier 3	$6.26	$6.89
Irrigation Summer	$6.26	$6.89

The average Columbia residential customer uses about 5 ccf (hundred cubic feet) per month, which would mean about a $1.89 increase per month.

Additional information on water rates for all residential and commercial tiers can be found at CoMo.gov/utilities/utility-rates.

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