Pennsylvania Democrats changed how sewer bill rates are calculated
Now instead of a flat fee, all water used in the home is billed as if it it’s being treated in the waste water system
Residents are furious, their bills increased 600% overnight
“They've gone up about 600%”
“The West Bradford Township couple said in the summer of 2024, an approved rate hike for community utilities of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission changed their monthly sewer billing from a $74 flat rate to a metered rate, which is based off all water flowing into the home.
They call foul, saying not all that water is going down the drain.They're not cleaning all the water. If you turn a hose on and leave it in the front yard for 20 minutes to water the trees, the lawn, whatever it might be, that water never reaches the wastewater system.” but now residents are billed anyway
“Hamilton showed us his bills with an explosion of increases month over month. He filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Utility Commission, but it was dismissed on grounds there wasn't anything unreasonable with the provisions of the rate hike. He disagrees.”
“From $75 a month to $344 a month.”