March 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Mauriceville Municipal Utility District voted unanimously to reduce water rates by 2%.
In a statement to KOGT, the board said, “This 2% rate reduction, beginning with water used during May 2026, will result in total approximate annual savings for our customers of $44,000.00. This is our second-rate deduction since May of 2022. In May of 2022 we also reduced water rates by 2%. That rate decrease has reduced rates approximately $44,000.00 annually since then. Also, in November of 2019 MMUD issued a onetime $20 bill credit to all customers for a total of $67,360.00. Because of these actions our customers have paid $240,000.00 less for their water since 2019.
It is anticipated that with these two, 2% water rate decreases, our customers will save $88,000.00 or more per year from the rates they would have been paying in April of 2022.
Because of the visionary transformative leadership of our Board of Directors, Management, and all our utility’s outstanding employees we have done our best to keep rates as low as possible, while still meeting all our Utility District’s obligations. Our last rate increase was 17 years ago in 2009. We do not tax the district property owners, as most utilities do. To pay the bills, we must take care of our customers.
This decrease is another piece of evidence that we work for the customers of our utility and whenever possible we will continue to look for ways to reduce rates despite ever-increasing material costs, expenses, labor costs, state and federal operating mandates and licensing fees. We currently have about 4000 connections serving approximately 12,000 customers. Over the last eight years we have gained over 750 connections. As we continue to grow, we will be able to share the costs amongst a wider group of people. This should ensure that our rates continue to be carefully controlled. “
Board of Directors L to R: Russell Love, Ted Williams, Tim McCarver, Jay Scheiderer, Mike West
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