Colorado Water
Denver Water's rates are low compared with other water districts according to the Rocky Mountain News [August 28, 2004, "Water rates still a steal"]. From the article, "An industry rate comparison conducted in 2001 shows Denver Water in the bottom one-third of major cities, including places far wetter than Denver. Seattle, Miami and Portland, for example, all had rates markedly higher than Denver Water's...The Seattle City Council, which oversees the water agency, grew so weary of hearing from angry customers who perceived they were being punished for conserving that it undertook a new strategy: raising rates, then setting aside the extra money in a pool to cover revenue shortfalls during droughts...The costs break down like this: The first 22,000 gallons over a two-month period cost a Denver Water customer $1.63 per 1,000 gallons. The next 16,000 gallons cost $1.96 per 1,000 gallons and everything over 60,000 gallons costs $2.45 per 1,000 gallons - or about 50 cents extra per 1,000 gallons." Coyote Gulch pays $2.50 per 1,000 gallons for my house in Dolores (Montezuma Valley Water).
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