There will be changes in the amount of money paid by customers of Sanitation District 1 in Northern Kentucky.
The judges/executive of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties voted unanimously to approve next year’s budget for the utility, which involved rate increases in some areas and decreases in others to offset the costs.
The new rates take effect on July 1, changing the base rate from $23 to $26 per month, and the environmental surcharge, which helps fund SD1’s Clean H2O40 sewer overflow mitigation program, will increase from $7 per month to $8 per month, according to an announcement from the utility company.
To offset the increase in these fixed rates, the variable rate will decrease from $5.24 to $4.72 per HCF. There is a predicted 5% revenue increase to come from these adjustments that the Sanitation District will use to fund its long-term capital program.
SD1 said customers may see their bill increase or decrease based on water use, but all monthly residential stormwater customer bills will remain unchanged at $4.54 per household.
“Considering the inflationary pressures that our customers are facing in all areas of their lives, it is important that SD1 does not compound the problem by deviating from our original four-year rate plan,” said Executive Director Adam Chaney. “SD1 is feeling the effects of inflation on our operating costs like everyone else, but our staff continues to do an exceptional job of continuously improving processes and maximizing efficiencies to reduce the burden.”