Households in Fife will see bills increase by around £42 per year as water charges rise around the country.
Scottish Water will enact the change from April 1, with it set to work out at roughly £3.50 per month.
The 8.67 percent hike will take the average amount paid annually up to £532.
The company says that it’s down to pressures on the system such as more extreme weather and growing demand.
Recent challenges cited include Scotland’s driest start to the year in six decades, and an increase in repairs as older infrastructure comes to the end of its operational life.
Scottish Water's chief executive, Alex Plant said: “We understand any rise is unwelcome, but as a publicly owned organisation every penny our customers pay goes into improving services for people in Scotland, from SW Business tackling ageing pipes, to responding to ever more extreme weather, to enabling new homes to be built.
“We know that sustainable investment now protects customers from higher costs in the future.”
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