Tag: wastewater
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Colorado Springs City Council confirms approval of $1.8B Utilities budget for 2025
The City Council on Tuesday confirmed its vote to approve Colorado Springs Utilities’ $1.8 billion budget for 2025, including base rate increases for the next five years and a new time-of-day rate. The council at its regular meeting cast its second votes and unanimously approved next year’s budget and rate case for the municipally owned agency,…
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City Council supports Colorado Springs Utilities 2025 budget, 5 years of base rate increases
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously cast its first vote to approve a $1.8 billion 2025 budget for Colorado Springs Utilities. The 2025 spending plan is 21% more than the approved 2024 budget and will feature base-rate increases for five years, plus a new time-of-day rate officials said could save residents money on their bills.…
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10th Circuit says Costilla County’s process for permitting septic tank does not violate Constitution
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last week that while two property owners in Costilla County have argued the process for permitting their septic tank should look different, the county’s existing protocol does not violate their constitutional rights. Billie and Tracy Smith, a mother and son from South Carolina, sued two Costilla County…
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Colorado Springs Utilities proposes $1.8B spending plan for 2025, including base rate hikes
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story included a typo in city information regarding the amount of utilities department water capital expenses over the next five years. That number has been revised upwards based on the accurate city figure of $662,160,000. Colorado Springs Utilities ratepayers could pay an average of $14 more a month…