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Houston commercial properties can reduce water and sewer costs by an average of 20% by installing a water efficiency valve on the building's main line. FluidLytix — headquartered in Dallas and installing directly across the Houston metro — uses the patented WAVE Valve™ to address three causes of overbilling at once: entrained air metered as water, excess municipal pressure, and turbulent flow. It needs no electricity, no permit, and no moving parts.
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Why Are Houston Water Bills Rising So Fast?
On April 1, 2026, Houston raised rates by an average of 7.87% across all customers for combined water and wastewater - a 1.37% inflation adjustment plus a 6.5% scheduled rate-study adjustment. It's part of a five-year plan approved in 2021 to fund a $2 billion sewer overhaul under a federal EPA consent decree. For a Houston hotel, apartment community, restaurant group, or industrial facility, these increases compound against every gallon the meter records — including the gallons that were never water at all.
7.87%
2026 RATE INCREASE
Average across all Houston customer classes for combined water and wastewater, effective April 1, 2026.
$31.28B gal
LOST TO LEAKS, 2023
More than San Antonio and Austin combined - the highest water loss of any major Texas city.
78%
CUMULATIVE INCREASE
Rise in the typical bill under the 2021–2026 rate plan — roughly $27 to $48 per month.
Are Houston Businesses Paying for Air in Their Water Lines?
Most municipal meters can't distinguish water from air. Houston's system lost an estimated 31.8 billion gallons to leaks in 2023 — the highest of any major Texas city. A system leaking at that scale is full of the pressure swings, breaks, and repairs that push air into the lines feeding your property, where the meter counts it as water.
FluidLytix installs directly in Houston
We install the WAVE Valve™ directly for commercial properties across the Houston metro. As the inventor and sole manufacturer, you get factory-direct pricing and full engineering support.
Verified reductions across the FluidLytix portfolio.
What Results Has the WAVE Valve™ Achieved?
A Power Plant
Industrial
37.5%
DoubleTree Santa Fe
Hospitality
25.3%
Denny's — New Smyrna Beach
Restaurant
23.5%
Houlihan's Bristol Seafood
Restaurant
23.5%
Best Western Plus (Chicago)
Hospitality
21.5%
Hampton Inn
Hospitality
21.2%
The Gates Hotel Miami Beach
Hospitality
20.7%
Hilton Garden Inn
Hospitality
20.0%
Villa La Paz Apartments
Multi-Family
15.0%
What Types of Houston Properties Benefit Most?
Any facility with significant water consumption, high municipal pressure, or older infrastructure prone to air infiltration:
Second-highest utility cost
Apartment communities
Groups & franchises
TMC cooridor
Campus-wide
Manufacturing
High-volume
Irrigation-heavy
15 yr
Warranty
US 8,944,098 B1
Patent
NSF/ANSI 61
Certified
USA
Made in America