Eagle River Water & Sanitation District board votes to raise rates next year to replace critical infrastructure

Eagle River Water & Sanitation District board votes to raise rates next year to replace critical infrastructure

The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District’s board of directors late last month approved an increase in water and wastewater rates for 2027 to cover the upfront costs of upgrading aging critical infrastructure projects without incurring new debt by issuing bonds. Dubbed the Capital Replacement Program (CRP), the strategy is aimed at modernizing the state’s sixth-largest infrastructure network among Colorado water and wastewater providers becaus…