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Higher sewer rates in Denver area the price of improved service

  “Denver Wastewater raised sanitary sewer rates for its 156,000 customers by 45 percent, increasing the monthly cost to flush by about $6.65. The rate hike, effective July 1, reflects the pass-through cost of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District facility being built near Brighton and the cost of maintaining city sewer lines. “Sanitary sewer usage … [Read more…]

Storm clouds are gathering over the city’s use of the Wastewater Enterprise Fund

  “Some people decorate their yards with garden gnomes, others use happy frog sculptures. Gertrude Cox has gargoyles. Four of the winged statues have the faces of cats; two feature the snouts of dogs. All of them guard the front walkway of her home in Athmar Park. “People love them,” Cox says of the three-foot-high … [Read more…]