This chart shows the prices for water and sewer services nationwide. (Courtesy WSSC/VEOLIA BENCHMARKING)
Despite a decade of rate increases, water bills are not yet putting a major dent in the pocketbooks of many area residents.
An outside review found the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which provides water and sewer service to Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, offers a “very high level of affordability” when compared to its counterparts nationwide, according to Myron Olstein of Juggernaut Consulting.
The latest price hike for the WSSC, which involved a 3 percent rate increase and a $6-per-quarter Infrastructure Investment Fee, went into effect this month.
Kent Nelson, who managed the review for the firm Veolia, said that while the WSSC is performing “about average” overall, it is performing “much lower than average” when it comes to customer service.
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