Water bills in Dugger are taking a 30% hike.

For nearly nine months, the town not passed along a water rate increase from their water supplier which is costing them about $4,000 a month. Dugger buys its water from the city of Linton which raised its rates.

Right now the minimum water usage bill is about 35 dollars, but that will go up to a little over $46 dollars under the new rates.