Water Bills Are Going Up – Again: Harford’s Quiet $18 Million Rate Hike

Over the next five years, your water and sewer bill will rise by 22%. County officials call it ‘responsible governance.’ Critics say it’s death by a thousand drips.

tl;dr – harford county bill 25-004 (water/sewer rate hikes)

• what's happening: county plans to raise water + sewer rates ~4.2% per year from fy2026 to fy2030. average homeowner’s monthly bill goes from ~$81 → ~$100 over 5 years.

• why it’s happening: system costs (labor, materials, energy, maintenance) keep rising. aging infrastructure needs repairs + upgrad…