The city of Norfolk has decided to sell its surplus water supplies to Suffolk and Isle of Wight county. But is that extra income going to help those who already pay for water in Norfolk?
The city is now selling water from the Nansemond, Nottoway and Blackwater rivers to its neighbors to the west. But at what price?
Suffolk says it's already raised its water rate a dollar per thousand-gallons.
The rate in Smithfield will go up as well, but officials tell News Channel 3 they don't know how much. Water users in Norfolk who think the deal might mean lower rates for them should think again. Even though the city expects an initial profit of a million and a half dollars a year and as much as six-million-dollars a year, long-term.
Norfolk's current rate of five-dollars per thousand gallons is one of the highest in the entire area and may not drop lower with the sale
The city is now selling water from the Nansemond, Nottoway and Blackwater rivers to its neighbors to the west. But at what price?
Suffolk says it's already raised its water rate a dollar per thousand-gallons.
The rate in Smithfield will go up as well, but officials tell News Channel 3 they don't know how much. Water users in Norfolk who think the deal might mean lower rates for them should think again. Even though the city expects an initial profit of a million and a half dollars a year and as much as six-million-dollars a year, long-term.
Norfolk's current rate of five-dollars per thousand gallons is one of the highest in the entire area and may not drop lower with the sale
