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Philadelphia seeks 17.6% water rate increase, citing revenue erosion from pandemic

The Water Department blamed a dramatic fall in revenue last year after the city barred shut-offs of customers behind on their bills.

Barriers closed off 13th and Sansom Streets in Center City following a massive water main break in 2019. The cost of such repairs is one of the reasons cited by the Philadelphia Water Department in its request for a nearly 17% rate increase phased in over the next two years.
Barriers closed off 13th and Sansom Streets in Center City following a massive water main break in 2019. The cost of such repairs is one of the reasons cited by the Philadelphia Water Department in its request for a nearly 17% rate increase phased in over the next two years.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer