WSSC Water Hosting Public Hearing on Proposed Front Foot Benefit Rates and House Connection Charges
Public Invited to Provide Input
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Laurel, Md. – November 9, 2023 – WSSC Water will hold a virtual public hearing on the proposed front foot benefit rates and house connection charges on Wednesday, November 15, at 2:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to provide input and ask questions via phone conference on the rates.
Front foot benefit and house connection charges pay for the construction of the water and sewer lines leading to the property and typically appear on the property tax bill for 30 years. To learn more, visit WSSC Water’s Front Foot Benefit and House Connections information page.
To call in with questions or comments, please use the dial-in information below:
Call-in Participation Details
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Call-in number to provide comment: 240-800-7929
Conference ID: 511 956 123#
New rates will take effect on January 1, 2024. There will be no changes to the front foot benefit rates. House connection charges will change. The proposed house connection changes can be found here. The list of current connection charges is available for download here. For additional information, members of the public can contact WSSC Water’s Accounting Division at 301-206-8311.
WSSC Water is a not-for-profit public utility focused on serving our 1.9 million customers, not shareholders. Every dollar collected is reinvested directly into infrastructure, technology and workforce to strengthen reliability, improve service and protect public health for generations to come.