Arvada residents can expect to spend about $132 more on their water and sewer bills in 2024 compared to this year, the city said this week.

The City of Arvada said its water and sewer rates were increasing by 12% in 2024 and stormwater rates will increase by 5%, according to a news release.

“Annual adjustments to utility rates and fees support our ability to provide high quality service to the community,” Arvada Utilities Director Sharon Israel said in a news release announcing the increases. “This year’s increases will support repair and replacement of aging parts of our water, sewer and stormwater systems.”

Arvada City Council on Monday approved the increases, which go into effect on Jan. 1.

The city is also increasing its fixed bi-monthly service fees. The service fee for water is increasing by $4 and sewer by $2.

The average customer will see their bill go up about $11 per month, the city said. A complete list of Arvada’s water rates by tier can be found on the city’s website.

Arvada said most of its water, sewer and storm system was built nearly 60 years ago and is nearing the end of its useful life and needs to be “rehabilitated or replaced.” It plans to spend more than $200 million on projects over the next two years.

The city said it treats and delivers more than 6 billion gallons of water each year to more than 40,000 customers. Israel said the utility was also impacted by a “dramatic increase” in costs due to inflation but has tried to keep rates as low as possible.

“Even with the increases in 2024, Arvada’s utility bills are still in the middle of where our neighboring communities are,” Israel said.

Denver Water last week announced it too would be raising its rates beginning in 2024, citing both inflation and the need to complete new projects.

Those increases, however, were only expected to add $1.60 to $2.30 per month to the average Denver Water customer’s bill.