Joplin water customers will see rate increase following agreement by company, regulators

Joplin water customers will see their bills rise later this month after regulators approved a rate increase for Missouri American Water Co. Accordi...

May 5, 2023
5:22 AM

Joplin water customers will see their bills rise later this month after regulators approved a rate increase for Missouri American Water Co. According to the Missouri Public Service Commission, a residential customer in Joplin using 5,400 gallons of water a month will see rates go up by $8.70 a month. On July 1, Missouri American filed water and sewer rate cases with the PSC seeking to increase annual water and sewer revenues statewide by $99.6 million, or 25.7%. Missouri American said it wants to recover nearly $770 million in investments it had either completed or planned between January 2021 and May 2023.

Andy Ostmeyer