water rate

noun

1. a charge made for the public supply of water

Example Sentences

An acrimonious fight over a water-rate increase in Orange County will culminate Tuesday when voters decide whether to recall two of their local water district’s board members and whether to reelect a third.

From Los Angeles Times

Previous efforts by the council to pass any resolution about the future of the authority failed amid infighting and confusion over how the city could best prevent water-rate increases.

From Reuters

A landlord group, the Rent Stabilization Association, recently sued the administration over water-rate increases that it deemed unjustified.

From New York Times

Users are particularly outraged by the water-rate adjustment factor approved this week by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.

From Los Angeles Times

A water-rate increase this year would not have stopped the Tuesday incident, the mayor said, which he attributed to a “poorly engineered” pipe joint dating to the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times