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§ 20 — Limits on Water and Sewer Rates

Houston Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 93, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-0732, adopted Aug. 19, 2026) · Houston City Charter, art. IX, § 20

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Section 20. - Limits on Water and Sewer Rates.

Beginning July 1, 2005, the average annual rates for water and sewer services over the period beginning January 1, 2005, shall not be increased, without voter approval, in any fiscal year by an amount greater than the combined rates of inflation and population growth in the city, identified as provided in Article III, Section 1(a)(i) of this Charter, excluding rate increases required by bond covenants and rates established by contract. Notwithstanding the above, each year the city council may review and adjust the rate design for the combined utility system such that the overall average of all rates does not exceed the limit set out above. (Added by amendment November 2, 2004)