Find information about how utility rates are calculated and how these funds go to recover expenses and pay for the cost of utility infrastructure in the City of White Bear Lake.
Utility bills for rental property in White Bear Lake stay in the property owner's name rather than in the tenant's name. The city will not do a final meter reading when a tenant moves out of a rental property. Final meter readings are only done when a property is sold to a new owner. It is the sole responsibility of a rental property owner to collect any unpaid utility bills for the property.
The City was notified by Eureka Recycling in December that a recent materials composition analysis found that residuals increased from 9.56% in 2019 to just over 13%, which is a trigger point for action in the City’s processing contract with Eureka.