This Friday, the SJRA (San Jacinto River Authority) board of directors is voting to raise their water rates in Montgomery County for fiscal year 2023 by 20%, which will go into effect in September 2022.

 

 

 

Groundwater fees will increase from $2.88 per 1,000 gallons to $3.51 per 1,000 gallons (21% increase) while surface water fees will increase from $3.30 to $3.93 (19% increase). This rate increase ultimately impacts Montgomery County residents (including Quadvest customers), who can expect to see their water bills go up each month and continue to rise every year until the SJRA is stopped.

 

 

 

Quadvest CEO Simon Sequeira is once again urging Montgomery County residents to make their voices heard. “I urge every citizen in Montgomery County to reach out to their local and state representatives immediately and voice their concern for this rate increase,” says Quadvest CEO Simon Sequeira. “The SJRA will not stop increasing its rates and eventually, many Montgomery County residents will simply not be able to afford the most basic American right there is – access to water.”

 

 

 

As a reminder, Quadvest announced in 2020 that it will no longer pay SJRA these fees. Instead, we are setting aside all SJRA fees paid by our customers in a separate account. It is our intention that these fees be refunded to customers when a final verdict that is favorable to Quadvest is reached in our litigation with SJRA.