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The past two years have marked the two highest increases in water rates and fees by the Erie County Water Authority, and next year will be no different. The water authority board last week unanimously approved an across the board 11% hike in its rates and fees, the second highest percentage increase in decades. Authority officials say the median residential water bill will rise by $40 a year, though they use a lower annual water use estimate than other local water utility companies. And if you're wondering when water users might get a break, the answer from water authority leaders is probably not for a long time. The Erie County Water Authority is sharply raising rates and fees again. And no one thinks that pattern is going to change anytime soon, particularly with new federal mandates for lead pipe removal. The Erie County Water Authority provides water to more than 550,000 users throughout most of Erie County but not the City of Buffalo. The 11% hike falls just short of the 12% increase in 2023, which was the highest recorded jump since at least 2000, when The Buffalo News began tracking rate changes. The officials say ratepayers will face a growing burden over the coming decade because of an ambitious effort to upgrade the county's aging water system and meet expensive, new unfunded mandates by the Environmental Protection Agency to replace lead and galvanized steel pipes. The authority's push to improve the county's largest water network means customers will be paying more than 50% more than what they paid for water five years ago, which significantly outpaces inflation. And authority executives expect the sharp increases to continue for a decade or more. "I have to be honest you," said authority Chairman Jerome Schad. "I don’t see how we aren’t going to be in that spot." The authority's operating costs have fallen by a little under 1%, said Chief Financial Officer Joyce Tomaka, but it's project construction costs are climbing by 17%. Here's more context to the most basic questions regarding the increased water costs. Q: Why are costs going up so much? For each of the past two years, water authority officials attributed higher costs to spikes in chemical prices, power and contracts with third-party contractors. This year, Tomaka said supply costs have leveled off or fallen, but the federal government's new Lead and Copper Rule has thrown a heavy burden on all water utilities, which must identify and replace all lead lines within the next 10 years. Galvanized steel pipes, which can also absorb lead, must be replaced within the next 13 years. The new EPA rules also require more testing of drinking water and require that communities take action sooner to protect people from water-based lead exposure. ECWA officials say they estimate that the rules will require the replacement of roughly 30,000 lines. For next year, the authority plans to spend $16 million as part of its "Get the Lead Out" program. The authority did receive a $20 million grant from Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2023, and another $960,000 from Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand this year. Schad said without those grants, the increased costs to customers would be even higher. The typical customer will pay $484 a year for water, a 7% increase. In 2023, the Buffalo Water Board raised the bill paid by the typical residential customer by $41 a year, or 10%. The Lead and Copper Rule is not deterring the water authority from taking steps that leaders say they must to make critical improvements to the authority’s aging plants, lab technology, pumping stations, water lines and residential water meters. That will add another $66.8 million to construction costs. Schad said keeping water costs low used to be the overriding priority of the authority, but as a result, it has spent less on maintenance than other comparable water systems. Having cheap water is less important to the local economy than having access to a reliable and safe water system without interruption and outages, he said. Consultants for the authority agree that the current rate structure is fairest to residential consumers, who represent the bulk of all water authority customers, he said. Compared with other major upstate counties and cities, ECWA's water costs may be the highest next year, except for the City of Buffalo, which has a concentration of older water lines. Within the county, however, 20 other local governments – primarily rural villages and towns – have higher rates than ECWA, which delivers water to most suburban communities. Q: So how much will I be paying this year? Pull out your calculator. The Water Authority charges two costs to water users. One is a rate charged for every 1,000 gallons of water used. Next year, the water rate for residential customers will rise from $4.64 per thousand to $5.15 per thousand. So if you accept the water authority's average water usage figure of 56,000 gallons a year, you'd multiply 56 by $5.15, to get $288.40. If you have a family with children, expect to pay more. If you live alone, expect to pay less. But that's not all. Since 2011, the water authority has also been charging customers a flat quarterly "infrastructure fee." That fee has risen from $27.72 per quarter to $30.78. Multiply the new quarterly fee by four and you'll get $123.12 a year, for a total annual water bill of $411.52, an increase of $40.80 over what the average residential customer paid this year. Note that the ECWA calculates average water usage by taking it's three highest residential water usage months of April through June, and using that as a quarterly average that amounts to 56,000 gallons, according to Tomaka. That is low compared with the Buffalo Water Board, which estimates residential usage at 70,000 gallons per household. That's more in line with what the ECWA calculated as its average water usage three years ago. Of course, the higher the average water usage figure, the bigger the average water bill looks. Commercial customers, who pay a much heftier quarterly infrastructure fee but a lower water rate, will also see an 11% increase across the board. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.Finding the perfect gift can be daunting. The only way to truly ensure you get it right would be to ask the recipient what they want, but that wouldn’t be much fun for either of you. 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