The Greater Vancouver Water District has upped its price for supplying water to Point Roberts in 2025 but given the state of the Canadian dollar that shouldn’t affect residents.
The regular rate for low usage months remains the same as last year at $67,962 Canadian but for the peak usage months from June through September, the rate goes from $125,000 to $141,349 per month. In 2024, the peak usage rate was approximately $125,000.
Water district manager Wes Hubbard prepared a budget sheet for commissioners at their January regular board meeting with two conversion range between 1.3 and 1.4 with an estimated total water bill between $792,000 and $853,147 for the year. With the decline in the Canadian dollar, the district expects to spend no more than it did last year on water.
Asked if the district had ever considered mirroring its residential rates to what it pays in peak months, Hubbard said the district achieved its conservation goals by having a tiered rate system whereby users pay more for water, the more they use.
Hubbard also provided commissioners with the status of the district’s comprehensive plan which is currently under review by both the county and the state.
“I heard back from our regional engineer at the state, and she asked me a couple of questions on things,” he said. “I’m sure they’re going to request a few changes, but they should be minor and then we’ll make that happen.
“Once we have that done, we have a good capital improvement list and everything that we have laid out as stuff we want to spend money on is a factor in setting rates and the General Facilities Charge (GFC, or what the district charges new customers to hook up to the system). I anticipate a few months from now trying to commission a rate study,” Hubbard said, adding that the district would not be increasing rates in 2025.
The first commissioner meeting of the year also marks the election of officers. Scott Hackleman was re-elected chair, Madeleine Andersen was named vice-chair while Arthur Reber remained as commissioner.
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