Research Project
Water Rate Setting in the Lake Michigan Service Area
- Principal Investigator
- Carroll, Deborah A.
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Albrecht, Kate
- Research Area(s)
- Energy and Water Policy
- Government Finance Research
- Research Report
- Co-Investigators
- Medwid, Laura
- Khalaf, Christelle
- Michnick, Jason
- Huang, Dan
- Wetmore, Brooke
- Li, Jun
- Funding Source
- Illinois General Assembly
Abstract
In 2021, the Illinois General Assembly commissioned the Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to conduct a “Water Rate Setting Study.” This report is the first project deliverable and focuses on the Lake Michigan Service Area (LMSA). Throughout this study, the GFRC researchers received guidance from an advisory committee composed of representatives from state government agencies, municipal and private water utilities, environmental justice and consumer advocacy organizations, and others. Published June 30, 2023. Read the full report here.