Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes Winter Averaging for Wastewater Bills
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation to ensure fairer wastewater billing practices for low-income households across the state by requiring the use of a method called 'winter averaging'.
Harrisburg Lancaster Lebanon York, PA, October 15, 2026 —
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation intended to make wastewater billing fairer for low-income households across the state. The proposal would require the use of a method called winter averaging, according to the information provided about the measure.
The summary does not explain how winter averaging is calculated or how it would change the amount households are billed. It also does not identify the lawmaker, provide the bill’s number, or say when the legislation was introduced. No details were provided about which households would qualify or how the requirement would be implemented.
The proposal’s stated focus is wastewater charges for low-income households in Pennsylvania. Whether the measure would apply to every wastewater provider in the state, and whether it includes other billing provisions, is not specified in the available information.
Further details about the legislation, including its text and status, were not provided. As a result, the scope and practical effects of the proposed winter-averaging requirement cannot be established from the information available. The proposal is described as legislation introduced by a lawmaker; no information was provided about legislative action or what may happen next.
Story summarized from the original created by Brady Doran on www.abc27.com, see more information here.
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