{"id":446688,"date":"2026-09-24T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T22:10:09","slug":"colleyville-to-raise-water-and-wastewater-rates-oct-1-grapevine-colleyville-southlake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446688\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleyville to raise water and wastewater rates Oct. 1 | Grapevine &#8211; Colleyville &#8211; Southlake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Water and wastewater base charges for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colleyville.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Colleyville<\/a> residents and businesses will increase Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colleyville.com\/government\/city-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Council<\/a> approved the increases to the base rate, which helps meet the operating costs of the city\u2019s utility fund, during the Sept. 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/colleyvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com\/event\/2235\/files\/agenda\/12508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<p>The base rate increases for customers vary based on the size of a customer\u2019s water meter. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/colleyvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com\/event\/2235\/files\/report\/18467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">city documents<\/a>, the new base charges that take effect in October include:<\/p>\n<p>$20.72 per month for a 1-inch meter<\/p>\n<p>$41.44 per month for a 1.5-inch meter<\/p>\n<p>$66.31 per month for a 2-inch meter<\/p>\n<p>$124.33 per month for a 3-inch meter<\/p>\n<p>$207.21 per month for a 4-inch meter<\/p>\n<p>The new monthly wastewater base charge is a $2.59 increase for both residential and commercial customers. The base charge for residential customers will be $18.08 per month, a 16.7% increase from $15.49 and commercial customers\u2019 charge will be $24.08, a 12.1% increase from $21.49.<\/p>\n<p>There is no change planned for the monthly capital projects base rate, which would remain at $5.83 for a 1-inch meter, $10.78 for a 1.5-inch meter, $16.74 for a 2-inch meter, $30.63 for a 3-inch meter and $50.46 for a 4-inch meter.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead<\/p>\n<p>Finance Director Cassie Smith also presented proposed increases to the volumetric rate, which is based on usage. Unlike the base charge rate set by the city, the volumetric rate is set by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trinityra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Trinity River Authority<\/a>, Colleyville\u2019s water provider.<\/p>\n<p>Council members voted to move forward with volumetric charge increases from roughly $6.66 per 1,000 gallons to around $7.00 per 1,000 gallons for water. Wastewater charges would go from nearly $4.79 per 1,000 gallons to about $4.80 per 1,000 gallons.<\/p>\n<p>In future years, the Trinity River Authority\u2019s water and wastewater volumetric rates are expected to climb further, mainly due to regulatory mandates, city officials said. The increases will generate nearly $11.3 million in additional revenue when comparing fiscal year 2026-27 and fiscal year 2030-31, per <a href=\"https:\/\/colleyvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com\/event\/2235\/files\/agenda\/12510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">city documents<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are proposing extremely large increases in the future,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>New volumetric rates from the Trinity River Authority will take effect Jan. 1, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Water and wastewater base charges for Colleyville residents and businesses will increase Oct. 1. 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