How The Water Rate Increase Will
Impact Your Pleasant Prairie Utility Bill
These are the three water
related charges of this
sample water bill that
would increase by
about 3% under the
increased water rate.
The increase in this bill
would be about $1.07.
These are the
bill codes
shown on
the back
of your
Pleasant
Prairie
Utility Bill
that could be
impacted by
the estimated 3%
water rate increase. Not all of these codes apply to all customers, because not all customers receive all of the services. The
remaining bill codes and related charges on the utility bill relate to sewer service, garbage collection, and clean water fees.
Charges on a Pleasant Prairie Utility Bill
can include fees for: municipal water;
sewer service; public fire protection;
garbage services; and the clean water
utility. Municipal water and public fire
protection are the two portions of the
Pleasant Prairie Utility Bill that will be
impacted by the recent water rate
increase (see the sample bill above).
The estimated impact of the increase
in water rates is expected to be 3% for
Pleasant Prairie Water Utility customers
(the Village is awaiting confirmation of
this number from the Wisconsin Public
Service Commission). This 3% increase
will affect both the water- and public fire
protection-related charges on your utility
bill, because these charges are directly
related to a customer’s consumption of
water and the storage of water for public
fire protection.
The estimated impact on the overall
utility bill will be even less than 3%. The
anticipated impact of the increase on
the entire amount of the bill is difficult to
estimate, because each customer may
not receive all of the services that could
appear on a bill (some water customers
do not receive sewer services, etc.).
On the sample bill shown above, the
estimated impact related to the 3%
increase in water rates would be
$1.07. This sample bill demonstrates a
lower than average water charge. Actual
increases on individual bills could be
slightly more or slightly less.
The average water charge for Pleasant
Prairie residential customers at the old
rate was $38.86. At the new rate the
average water charge will be $39.98,
a difference of $1.12. The average
Kenosha monthly bill for retail customers
is expected to rise by $2.91.
Village staff will continue to work to
keep the Pleasant Prairie Water Utility
operating as efficiently as possible in
order to help control costs for Utility
customers. Customers of the Pleasant
Prairie Water Utility can expect to first
see the rate increase on their September
utility bills. o