ORANGE COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
NEW YORK CITY WATER BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New York City Water Board (the “Board”) will consider a change in the rate charged for water supply made available to customers located north of New York City from either the Croton or Catskill and Delaware systems of the water supply system of the City of New York (the “City”). The basis for this change is contained in a report prepared by the Board’s rate consultant, that sets forth the cost of water supply provided to customers located north of New York City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
It is proposed that the following rate changes take effect as of July 1, 2026:
* The regulated rate for water supply provided to users located north of New York City that is within the allowance quantities set forth in Section 24-360 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York will be decreased by an amount of -1.6% from the current rate of $2,228.45 per million gallons to a rate not to exceed $2,193.07 per million gallons.
* The rate for water supply provided to users located north of New York City that exceeds the allowance quantities set forth in Section 24-360 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York will be increased from the current rate of $6,599.82 per million gallons by an amount not to exceed 6.0% to a rate not to exceed $6,995.80 per million gallons.
Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1045 of New York Public Authorities Law, in particular Section1045-j (3), a public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2026 at the offices of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Sutton Park Office, 465 Columbus Avenue, 2nd floor training room, Valhalla, New York 10595.
An audio recording and written transcript of the hearing will be posted on the Board’s website following the hearing. Anyone may attend or register to speak. Those who wish to testify at the hearing should contact the Board by email at nycwaterboard@dep.nyc.gov, by telephone at (718) 595-3591, or by mail at New York City Water Board, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, 8th Floor, Flushing, NY 11373, to register no later than 4:00 p.m. on the date prior to the hearing. Spoken testimony will be limited to five minutes in duration. A copy of any prepared or written statement may be submitted for the Board’s consideration at the above email or mailing address by 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the day of the hearing.
The rate consultant’s report will be available on the Board’s website at nyc.gov/waterboard.
