The raw water cost in Henderson is $1.76 per thousand gallons.
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The claimed raw water rate of $1.76 per 1,000 gallons matches no source. The Henderson, NV Review-Journal article reports the current raw water rate as $1.68, with a council motion to lower it to $1.53 this year, and it is undated, so the rate as of 2026-10-23 cannot be pinned down.
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What was said
… So they get that treated water from the city of Henderson, and then the city of Henderson actually dechlorinates that water and then puts it in the lake. Think of how absurd that actually is. Right now, the raw water cost is $1.76 per thousand gallons. And at the volume that Lake Las Vegas uses, the treated water cost may be as high as $8.33. That is a Massive difference. But what that could mean is a difference of millions of dollars. …
What we found
Contradicts. The Review-Journal article reports the current raw water rate as $1.68 per 1,000 gallons, not $1.76, and a pending motion would lower it to $1.53 for this year.[2]
Context. The same article says raw water rates would rise by 15 percent per year but that the increases would be slower than 15 percent, ultimately reaching $1.68 for both raw and reclaimed water; the article does not state a $1.76 figure.[2]
Context. Other Henderson sources (Henderson, NV utility rates; Henderson, TX; Henderson County, KY; and the Ordinance Book) do not report a raw water rate of $1.76 per 1,000 gallons, so they neither confirm nor refute the figure for a specific Henderson.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
Context. The undated article makes it impossible to confirm the rate on 2026-10-23 with certainty, and the claim's location is ambiguous across several Henderson localities.[2]
Sources
7 sources: 1 primary, 6 not rated
- 1[PDF] Monthly Water Rates 5/8 - KY PSCpsc.ky.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Henderson City Council cuts water use for golf courses, lowers water ratesreviewjournal.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Water & Wastewater Rates and Charges | Henderson, NVcityofhenderson.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4CITY OF HENDERSON - ORDINANCE BOOK 409hkywater.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Current Water Rates | Henderson, TX - Official Websitehendersontx.us · not rated · cited for: context
- 6CHAPTER 54. | Code of Ordinances | Henderson, TXlibrary.municode.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Page | 1snwa.com · not rated · cited for: context
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