Corpus Christi water and wastewater bills are going up

Corpus Christi residents, as well as other customers, will be shelling out more money for water and wastewater services.

The new rates go into effect in January.

The City Council on July 28 finalized the increases in their second vote.

Council members Gil Hernandez, Carolyn Vaughn, Sylvia Campos, Roland Barrera, Mark Scott and Everett Roy voted in favor of the increases to both the water and wastewater rates; Mayor Paulette Guajardo and City Councilman Eric Cantu voted against both.

Nearly all accounts, to include commercial businesses and industrial companies, will pay more in the coming year, according to city officials.

For average households using a 5,000-gallon winter quarter average and a 5/8-inch meter, current monthly bills would have an extra

$1.87 tacked on, bringing the total from $63.52 this year to $65.39 the next.

Typical households using 6,000 gallons of water per month would see a bump of $2.48, bringing monthly bills of $42.07 in 2026 to $44.55 in 2027.

A slew of new water supply projects accounts for about 89 cents of the $2.48 increase, city officials have said.

Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at [e-mail].

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