Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over 10 Years, a ‘Striking’ New Report Shows
The nonprofit said bills rose 62% in 10 years and were unaffordable for low-income households in 93% of systems it analyzed.
- On Tuesday, nonprofit Food & Water Watch released a report showing community water systems increased household prices 62 percent between 2015 and 2025, with Louisiana, Maryland, and New Hampshire experiencing particularly steep rises.
- Last year, average water systems charged households $531 annually for 60,000 gallons of water; eleven years ago, households typically paid about $336, representing a substantial cost escalation.
- The Environmental Protection Agency recently estimated water systems need $625 billion in upgrades over twenty years, while The American Water Works Association placed that figure closer to $960 billion, leaving low-income households facing affordability pressures in 93 percent of systems.
- Jenn Kocher, spokesperson for the National Association of Water Companies, said rising bills "reflect sector-wide cost pressures, not ownership models," while the report identified Puerto Rico as having the worst affordability crisis, with low-income households charged a "dangerous 20 percent" of their income.
- Food & Water Watch warned that climate-driven droughts and severe weather will threaten water supplies globally, recommending that Congress "reject cuts to safe and clean water" and restore federal funding to address the nation's water affordability crisis.
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Americans are shelling out far more for tap water than they used to, and the squeeze is landing hardest on these least feasible to pay. A new analysis by advocacy group Food & Water Watch finds that household drinking-water bills have climbed 62% over the last decade, laughing much fater...
Americans drowning in water bills as rates skyrocket across country - The Daily Bo Snerdley
Americans are drowning in water bills as the cost of one thing they cannot live without continues to climb. Water rates jumped 62% over the past decade, rising more than twice as fast as grocery prices and outpacing overall inflation, according to a new analysis released Tuesday by Food & Water Watch, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group. “It’s almost a quiet emergency,” Mary Grant, water policy director for Food & Water Watch, told the San …
Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over a Decade
Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at nonprofit Food & Water Watch outlined in a first-of-its-kind report released Tuesday. The average community water system increased household drinking water prices by 62 percent between 2015 and 2025 — with costs in Louisiana, Maryland and New Hampshire having particularly steep rises… Source
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