Could you have counted it on your fingers: drinking water is the next thing to get more expensive
No one can have missed that the cost of basic necessities is rising sharply. Energy and food prices are giving many people headaches, and as if that weren’t bad enough: drinking water will also become more expensive next year…
As the next item in the big Bad News Show, it has now been announced that in 2023 you will not only pay more for your energy bill and groceries (and, um, fries) but also for the water that comes out of the tap. Why, you ask?
Passed-on costs
The water companies speaking in a related ANP article give various reasons for the upcoming increase in costs. For example, they are dealing with sharply increased energy costs themselves, as well as higher costs for materials and raw materials. Population growth also plays a role.
Climate change
The more houses are built, the more water connections are needed, says drinking water company Oasen in South Holland. In addition, major investments are needed to maintain and improve the existing water network. “And the climate is changing. The dry summers have made it unmistakably clear how urgent investments are,” says Oasen.
Depending on your supplier and household composition
What will this concretely mean for your bill? That depends on the water company you are connected to. It may vary, but an amount between twenty and fifty euros per year is plausible. At the Netherlands’ largest water supplier, Vitens, costs will rise next year by approximately twenty euros per 100 cubic metres of water.
According to Vitens, an average four-person household uses around 163 cubic metres of water per year. And what this will mean for glasses of tap water in the hospitality industry is, of course, something we are also curious about…
Source: ANP
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