The SF Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will institute an eight percent annual increase, for the next four years, in combined water and sewer rates to pay for maintaining and upgrading the city’s water and sewer systems.

The SFPUC worked with consultants to determine the current and future needs of the system, especially when the city expects a significant increase in residents in the coming decades.

The new rates began on July 1. For more information, call (415) 551-3000.