Butte-Silver Bow residents could see 40-percent increase in water rates

Residents and businesses in Butte-Silver Bow would see a 40-percent increase in water rates over the next three years under a proposal county officials say is necessary to fill a growing revenue shortfall.

The deficit between money collected from ratepayers and actual operating costs for delivering clean water has grown from about $136,000 in fiscal year 2014 to nearly $305,000 this past fiscal year, county budget officials say.

Mike Smith [email protected]

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