Overview
- Northeim unanimously raised the sewage fee by €0.41 to €4.15 per m³ from January, estimating about €56 more per year for a four‑person household and approving €7.2 million in 2026 system investments.
- Dietramszell set a €0.60 increase for drinking water to €2.07 per m³ and recalculated wastewater charges to €2.61 for separated systems and €2.81 for combined sewers, citing higher power and sludge‑disposal costs and falling volumes.
- Fürstenfeldbruck will lift the consumption price to €1.72 per m³ and the annual meter base charge to €100 from €62 starting January 1, with the utility targeting faster network renewal and noting an average household impact of about €58 a year.
- Drensteinfurt reported a €555,310 deficit tied to miscalculations and accounting changes, raising the sewage rate to €4.33 per m³ while lowering the rainwater fee, for a net increase of roughly €27 a year for a model household.
- Königsbrunn adopted provisional higher rates for 2026—water up to €1.46 per m³ and wastewater up to €2.72 per m³—citing Bavaria’s new ‘Wassercent’ and high network losses of about 30%, with final tariffs to be set retroactively.