10/12/2026
Public Notice
The City of Lyons City Council will consider adopting changes to water rates, wastewater rates, sanitation rates, and development fees at its November 10th regular council meeting.
Background and general information
To honor its commitment to long-term planning and appropriate infrastructure investment, the City annually evaluates its water and wastewater rates. This evaluation considers many factors that impact the cost of providing these services. Among these factors are:
• the cost of water collection and purification of potable water; requirements to maintain sufficient revenue to cover the City’s water and wastewater costs;
• the cost of operations, including employee and materials costs; the cost of future projects to maintain service reliability;
• the fair distribution of cost across users; and the cost of planned infrastructure maintenance and expansion.
The proposed changes to water rates in this notice apply to all customers who receive these services from the City of Lyons.
The water and sewer services provided by the City are funded by money collected from ratepayers for those services. The City has not seen a water/wastewater increase since 2019. Constant infrastructure maintenance needs, State and Federal unfunded mandates, rising wastewater treatment demands, State and Federal conservation requirements, and system expansion have caused the service rate to fail to cover the cost of providing the service. The City Council was presented with a proposal to adjust the above-mentioned rates over 5 years. This gradual increase will allow us to meet the required cost of service and mitigate the increase over time.
The activities and investment of the City with regard to the above-mentioned services are designed to increase the reliability of water and wastewater services, meet and exceed public health standards and goals, address new regulations, and further improve financial health.
A complete list of proposed rates can be viewed at
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