BALTIMORE — Come July Baltimore County residents can expect higher monthly water bills.
Baltimore City's Board of Estimates, who oversees the County's water prices, voted Wednesday, making it official.
County residents will see an average quarterly increase of $4.23, which equates to $16.91 annually.
The new rates are based off the number of gallons a family of four consumes.
A Baltimore County spokesperson cited the EPA in estimating that amount to be 300 gallons a day and 109,500 gallons a year.
One way, according to the County, to offset the cost increase is to reduce your household's annual water usage by just shy of five percent.
Baltimore City residents already saw their water rates increase last July.
Editor's Note: The County originally reported the average quarterly cost increase would be $42 or $168 annually. They have since revised the quarterly amount to $4.23, which equates to $16.91 annually.
