The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to give the citizens served by the Wythe County public water system an opportunity to comment on a proposed rate change. In accordance with the Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2119, and subsequent revisions, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors proposes to change the rates charged for water services as follows:
| CUSTOMER CLASS | CURRENT BASE RATE | EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL CONNECTION METER MULTIPLIER | CURRENT METER BASE RATE | PROPOSED RATE |
| Base Rate - All Users | $20.70 | $20.79 | $21.83 | |
| 3/4" Meter | $20.70 | 1 | $20.79 | $21.83 |
| 1" Meter | $20.70 | 2.5 | $51.98 | $54.58 |
| 1 1/2" Meter | $20.70 | 5 | $103.95 | $109.15 |
| 2" Meter | $20.70 | 8 | $166.32 | $174.64 |
| 3" Meter | $20.70 | 15 | $311.85 | $327.44 |
| 4" Meter | $20.70 | 30 | $623.70 | $654.89 |
| 6" Meter | $20.70 | 60 | $1,247.40 | $1,309.77 |
| VOLUME RATE | CURRENT VOLUME RATE/1,000 GALLONS | PROPOSED VOLUME RATE/1,000 GALLONS |
| Residential | $10.40 | $10.92 |
| Commercial | $11.40 | $11.97 |
The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter, in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia 24382 to hear public comment on the proposed water rate change.