Denver Water is raising the fees it charges to add new apartments, homes and businesses to its system by as much as 32% this year, a measure the giant agency says is necessary to cover the cost of expanded reservoirs, water supplies and pipelines.
The utility, which serves 1.5 million people in metro Denver, hasn’t raised those rates since 2013, according to its rate manager, Fletcher Davis.
Though the metro area has grown during that period, customer conservation, the use of water efficient landscapes and showerheads and toilets have allowed the utility to cover new growth without additional expensive new infrastructure…