Greenfield DPW’s New Water And Sewer Rates For FY23

By KENNEDY GRIFFIN

(Greenfield, MA) The Greenfield Department of Public Works will have new water and sewer rates for the 2023 fiscal year. The water rate will be going up 7.5% from $3.72 to $4.00 per 100 cubic feet and the sewer rate will increase 9% from $6.10 to $6.65 per 100 cubic feet.Greenfield residents will see the new rates reflected in billing cycles beginning in January 2023.

DPW Director Marlo Warner commented saying “These increases are necessary to support City Council-approved operating budgets, capital projects and provide an adequate reserve for emergencies or unforeseen regulatory events… At the same time, we have worked hard to maintain affordable water and sewer rates. To put it into perspective, for just $4.00 the City provides residents with 100 cubic feet of clean, safe water, which equals 748 gallons and could fill approximately 6,000 water bottles.”

Recent capital projects by the DPW that are funded in part by the water and sewer rates include the dredging of the Leyden Glen Reservoir, reconstruction of Sanderson and West streets, electrical upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and ongoing inflow and infiltration repairs to the sewer system.