Dozens of Legacy Mountain property owners told the Utah Public Service Commission they face untenable bills under Legacy Sweetwater's proposed rate and standby-fee increases, citing missing bills, service outages and a long-running boil order; commenters urged audits, billing corrections and more oversight.

At a May 7 Richland County budget work session, the utilities presenter reviewed service areas, operational challenges and finances and said the department plans 10% annual water-rate increases targeted at high‑usage accounts; questions centered on capacity and how county rates compare with the City of Columbia.

Residents question storm water debt increases impacting non-users outside city limits.

Long Beach anticipates significant fund balance reduction while increasing water rates by 13%

Council opened the FY27 budget public hearing, approved first readings of budget and intent tax‑rate ordinances, and reviewed a proposal to raise water bills by $0.75 (residential) and sewer bills by $1.00 (residential) as part of FY27 rate changes.