Fountain City Council unanimously approves water utility increases starting March 1

Fountain approves two year water rate hike

The Fountain city council on Tuesday approved a plan a year in the making to increase water rates and offset debt in the city's water enterprise. City officials say the increase, which will add 9% to the bills of most consumers on March 1 and another 9% on Jan. 1 of 2026, is necessary to bring the utility out of the red.

Fountain City Council unanimously approves water utility increases starting March 1

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) - Big changes are coming to water bills in Fountain. On Tuesday night, city council members unanimously approved a rate hike resolution that will put those new charges on bills starting this weekend. Fountain's utility director, Dan Blankenship, tells KRDO13 that those monthly bills will differ from household to household because the rates will be based on water usage. He says, "$6.44 more for every 6,000 gallons that they…

Williston Park water rates to increase by 33% on March 1

Williston Park’s Board of Trustees passed a law to raise water rates by 33% on Monday night after a heavily attended public hearing in which residents complained they had received little notice.  The increase, which will apply to Williston Park and East Williston residents who both use the village’s water, are to fund the planning and construction of new filtration systems to bring the village into compliance with new federal water quality regul…