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“As Delawareans face steep increases in their electric bills, lawmakers and consumer advocates fear that householders will also see much higher water charges in coming months as utilities search for ways of paying for improved infrastructure including expensive filtration for toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.
The Public Service Commission this week approved an interim rate increase of $2.5 million sought by Veolia, a water supplier which serves about 100,000 customers in the Bear and Newark areas. The increase is part of Veolia’s full request for $15.9 million, filed in January.
The rate increase request is part of the utility’s $62.4 million plan for what it calls ‘customer improvements.’ Of the total, $42.5 million would be spent on filters to remove PFAS from water systems.” …