Rain might mean higher water rate

How stupid are the mental midgets in our government? They have no clue how to manage a business. If your rates are lower then your processing costs should be lower to offset much of the loss in revenue. I understand you have fixed costs but how about at least try to manage your costs instead of coming up with a brilliant idea like raising rates. Ever hear of supply and demand in your economics class?

Can't win for losing............

Floating water rates, just another advantage of city life.

So, the more we save the more we have to pay. By this reasoning if we all be energy efficient gadget, thus saving energy costs our rates will go up? Where is the incentive to be energy efficient. If we buy better cars to reduce fuel consumption our gas prices increase? Somethings not right about this picture.

THe water rate could rise AGAIN because , the wind has been gusty the last couple of days....

The same thing is going to happen when we are forced into tiny, fuel efficient cars by the Obama administration. Less consumption will lead to lower revenues hence higher fuel taxes and NO savings for the consumer and vehicles that few want.............

jsherrill, ultimately its about control. eventually only the elite will be able to drive around.. everyone else will be dependent on our pitiful public transit system.

This is undoubtedly why the City of Aiken never encourages water conservation even during a drought. It's all about money. So where did all the extra money go that was collected during the past few dry years when water use and revenue would have been higher? Sounds like Aiken needs a rainy day fund. By the way, isn't Aiken governed by conservative Republicans?

So humbleopinion, I guess everyone should go out and buy a Humvee? Just had to find a way to mention President Obama?

I hope Augusta officials aren't reading this and going, "oh yeah".

Ode makes a good point. Less water sold means less money spent treating water, buying chemicals, etc. What gives?

Why don't they just let everyone use as much water as they want, since they are going to charge what they need anyway. J

What is the people, going to get for the increase?

So the next big thing will be power companies wanting to raise rates because we are having too much lightning at night and that is reducing use of outside utility lights. How stupid does that sound? About as stupid as raising water rates because of an abundance of rain. I guess grocery stores could put a surcharge on their customers who have their own vegetable garden? Gas stations can put a surcharge on customers who do not fill their tanks at every purchase? The list can go on and on, but the powers that be in Aiken must have gotten off the elevator before it got to the top. That is like the hospitals saying that because of flu shots we are having to raise our rates because fewer people are getting hospitalized with the flu. Be thankful for the rain and pray we get more.

my rent went up, power went up, water is probably going to go up... everything is going up except my pay rate.

Good grief.

Aiken has horrible city leaders. A couple of weeks ago they said that since their largest customer AGY has cut their water usage in half over the past few years that they had lost revenue and needed to raise rates. Now they are blaming it on rain. It is just absolutely ridiculous. The other item of business that has been taking up most of city's time this spring is issuing citations for the way people prune their crepe myrtle and maple trees on their private property. McDonalds was fined $1600 for improperly pruning maple trees and the Shops at Brookhaven was fined $3200 for trimming their crepe myrtles the exact same way I trim mine every 2 years. Dictatorship government at its finest!