The 2025 AE2S Nexus Utility Rate Survey booklet contains charts of water, wastewater, and stormwater rates, as well as a Total Utility Bill that includes water, wastewater, and stormwater. Since each community faces different challenges, it is often useful to look at the combined utility rate when comparing the cost of utility service between communities. … Read more
Here is a preliminary look at the 2025 Annual Utility Rate Survey results for systems serving 5,000 customers or more to help you understand how your rates compare to those of your peers. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2026 rates are set, by … Read more
AE2S Nexus has begun mailing or hand delivering the 2025 edition of the annual Utility Rate Survey. We would like to thank the 240 participants this year. AE2S Nexus received responses from 131 systems serving populations 5,000 and greater, 61 systems serving populations less than 5,000, and 48 Regional Rural systems. Survey data was solicited … Read more
The 2018 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey is currently being distributed to all participants who voluntarily shared their data. We hope the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2019 rates are set, by providing a regional measure of benchmarking themselves against similar systems and/or the system next … Read more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently announced the Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 funding round is now open, with $1.4 million expected for grants to reduce water pollution. The program provides funding and technical assistance to groups and individuals who work with citizens to reduce non-point source pollution. To be eligible, projects must … Read more
The 2017 AE2S Nexus Annual Utility Rate Survey has been distributed to all of the participants who voluntarily shared their data. This year, the Survey expanded to capture a few systems in Nebraska. We hope that the results are useful to systems throughout the region as budgets are finalized and 2018 rates are set, by … Read more