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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
County sewer rates to jump 4 percent
XENIA — Greene County sewer customers will see a 4 percent jump in rates beginning April 1 to offset the expense of upgrades to the system.
County Commissioners approved the rate hike with a 2-0 vote Tuesday, March 24. Commissioner Marilyn Reid was absent.
“This is a result of upgrades at the Sugarcreek and Beavercreek treatment plants,” Sanitary Engineer Jeffrey Hissong told the commissioners.
A $40 million expansion of the Sugarcreek treatment plant is nearly completed. Sixty percent of those costs are being paid by Montgomery County residents who also will use the plant. The county also recently completed a $10 million upgrade of the Beavercreek Twp. plant.
The 4 percent jump in sewer rates will translate to about $2 per month on the bill of an average family of four using 8,000 gallons of water per month, Hissong said. There are no plans to increase water rates as customers in Beavercreek and Sugarcreek Twp. prepare to enter the third summer of voluntary odd/even watering restrictions based on street addresses.
The county sanitary engineering department has millions of dollars worth of projects now underway to improve drinking water treatment and distribution. “I’m always impressed with how much forward planning has gone into it and the use of state programs,” said Commissioner Alan Anderson.
Building a distribution system in an existing community, and maintaining and improving it, are the main reasons Hissong has given for the county having some of the highest water and sewer rates in the region.
A Greene County water and sewer customer’s combined bill averages about $257 quarterly, according to a rate survey compiled each year by the city of Oakwood. Fairborn and Xenia residents pay about average rates at $192 and $177, respectively, and the lowest combined water and sewer costs are in Miamisburg with $113, the survey found.
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