National study puts rising water bills in focus for Pennsylvania readers
A national analysis reports substantial water-bill growth over a decade. Its findings provide context for utility affordability, rather than an Erie rate forecast.
Average water bills increased 62% between 2015 and 2025 among the country's 500 largest community water providers, according to a Food and Water Watch analysis reported by Stateline on October 7. Those systems serve about 155 million people.
The advocacy group's analysis found bills rising faster than household income and overall inflation. Its findings cover the sampled systems nationally; they do not establish an Erie-specific increase.
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