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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance regarding Undine, LLC's proposal to increase water and wastewater rates for its customers located in the City's corporate limits in the area known as Greenshores on Lake Austin. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
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Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact.
Prior Council Action:
November 8, 2012 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20121108-004 suspending water and wastewater rates proposed by PK-RE Development Company, Inc. on a 7-0 vote.
May 2, 2024 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20240502-007 suspending an increase in water and wastewater rates proposed by Undine, LLC (Undine) on an 11-0 vote.
May 30, 2024 - Council set a public hearing to be held on July 18, 2024, to receive comment on the City's recommendations regarding Undine's proposed water and wastewater rates.
July 18, 2024 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20240718-115 approving Undine's water requested rate changes and denying its wastewater requested rate changes.
January 30, 2025 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20250130-005 suspending an increase in water and wastewater rates proposed by Undine.
For More Information:
Inquiries should be directed to Austin Water Chief Administrative Officer Heather Cooke, 512-972-0083 or Heather.Cooke@austintexas.gov.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
April 16, 2025 - To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission.
Additional Backup Information:
Undine, an investor-owned utility with customers in the area known as Greenshores on Lake Austin, filed a Statement of Intent to Change Rates to increase water and wastewater rates for its Greenshores customers. Of Undine's affected 230 water customers and 177 wastewater customers, only a few are within Austin's corporate limits. The remaining customers' rates fall within the regulatory jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT).
Under Texas Water Code Chapter 1...
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