Wellborn Special Utility District proposed water rate increase to be unveiled Tuesday

This podcast is a visit with the general manager of the Wellborn special utility district, Campbell Young, and WTAW's Bill Oliver.The more than 10,000 customers in the Wellborn special utility district (WSUD) are invited to find out about proposed rate increases at Tuesday night's (July 15) board meeting. General manager Campbell Young says the proposal will be posted on the district's website after the meeting and the board will vote next month. Young says the revenue will go towards paying for the pipeline to bring treated water to the district from Robertson County. Young says the pipelines will bring water that will replace most of what is being purchased from the cities of Bryan and College Station.The WSUD board meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the district office on Victoria Avenue in College Station.The agenda also includes awarding a construction contract to build the new wells and appoint a new committee addressing the district's impact fee policy.