Lincoln raises water and sewer rates by 3%
August 27, 2008

Higher fuel and chemical costs have raised the price of operating the Lincoln water and wastewater system, so the public works department there requested an increase in rates which was approved by the Lincoln City Council on Monday. A sampling of public reaction -- including a resident who accused the council of raising rates as a service to homebuilders and commenters on the Lincoln Journal-Star website who say they'll ignore summertime watering restrictions and try to vote the sitting councilmembers out of office -- gives us another plain example of how sensitive many people are to even small changes in water and sewer rates. How to effectively communicate the need for policy and rate changes to the public will be the subject of a presentation we will be giving at the Nebraska AWWA conference in November.

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