City of Pierre to increase cost of drinking water 8% in January

Pierre residents and business will see an increase in the cost of drinking water starting with the January 2022 utility bill.

Utilities director Brad Palmer says it’ll be an 8% increase.

Palmer says most residents will see an increase of around $4 per month.

Palmer says there won’t be an increase for two other utilities.

Pierre’s new drinking water treatment plant will come online next year. The town currently gets its water from an underground aquifer. The new plant will use surface water from the Missouri River.

Pierre City utility rates for 2022.
Image credit City of Pierre.

Pierre City utility drinking water rate increase from 2021 to 2022.
Image credit City of Pierre.