Water company requests surcharge on top of rate increase

CHAMPAIGN – Besides asking for a 34.7 percent water rate increase, Illinois American Water is also seeking the right to impose a surcharge of up to 5 percent annually to pay for certain types of infrastructure replacement.

The mayors of Urbana and Champaign are both questioning the proposed surcharge, calling it "overkill."

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