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Water

Volumetric Charges

Base Facility Charges

Bill Due Date

Reconnection Charge

After Hours Charge

Service Charges

Rates Schedule

The following rate schedule is effective January 1, 2010. Rates are broken into classes of residential, commercial, motel, condominium, restaurant, and yard meters.

Your utility bill will identify the number of gallons used for the period of service. A monthly base charge is applied to all active accounts. Additional charges are applied for each additional 1,000 gallons of water consumed thereafter.

Water

Base Facility Charges

Residential                                                                      $  6.33 per unit

Commercial, Restaurant, Hydrant, Pool, Yard                 $11.05 per unit

Motel                                                                               $  4.44 per unit

Condominium                                                                  $  5.67 per unit

   

Volumetric Charges

Residential Class

          Block  (Gallons)                                   Rate per 1,000 gallons

                   0  -   10,000                                   $1.94          

             10-001- 15,000                                    $2.48

             15,001- 50,000                                    $2.95

              Above  50,000                                    $3.96

Condo Class

          Block  (Gallons per unit)                     Rate per 1,000 gallons

                     0  -   9,000                                    $1.94                

               9,001- 13.500                                     $2.48

             13,501- 45,000                                     $2.95

              Above  45,000                                     $3.96

 

Commercial, Restaurant, Motel, and Pool Class

              All flow (per 1,000 gallons)                  $2.48

Yard and Hydrant Meters

              All flow (per 1.000 gallons)                  $4.49

             

Wastewater

Unlike water, wastewater is an unmetered service. Therefore, the sewer bill is based upon a base charge and water usage.

Base Facility Charges

Residential                                $23.48 per unit

 

Commercial                               $41.07 per unit

 

Restaurant                                $41.07 per unit

 

Motel                                         $16.44 per unit

 

Condominium                           $ 21.16 per unit

 

Volumetric Charges*

Residential and Condo Class

Rate per 1,000 gallons of water usage

All flow $1.55 per 1,000 gallons

  • Residential Customer Class Wastewater Volumetric Charge
  • Capped at 20,000 gallons per month.

 

Commercial, Motel, and Restaurant Class

All flow $1.87 per 1,000 gallons. 

 

Residential: Single family detached, single family attached (townhouses, duplexes, tri-plexes), Mobile homes, individually metered apartments.

Condominium:  Condominium, master metered apartment.

Hotel/ Motel: Hotels, motels, campgrounds.

Commercial:  All commercial operations except restaurants and including public restrooms and shower areas.

Restaurant: Restaurants

Yard Meters: Water service used exclusively for irrigation or car/boat washing and metered separately from other uses.  Yard meters will no longer be issued.

Reclaimed Water for Irrigation (where available) is billed at rate of $.30 per 1,000 gallons.

Membership fee:  Each meter connection is required to have on file a $30.00 membership fee which is refundable at the time service is disconnected.

Deposit: Each residential meter connection is required to have a $50.00 deposit on file. Commercial meter connection deposit are dependent upon the type of service and size of water meter requested.  

Bill Due Date Bills are due the 10th of each month. Bills not paid by the 10th are charged a ten percent penalty.

Reconnection Charge: A service disconnected for non payment will be charged a $35.00 fee.

After Hours Charge: Service connected after 4:30 p.m. will be charged a $40.00 fee.

Service Charges: A $10.00 administrative charge will be charged for the following:

  • a.      Initial turn on for service by 12:00 p.m.
  • b.      Normal disconnection of service.
  • c.      Temporary inactive request: Customer will pay base charges during this period
  • d.      Reread fee:  first reading is free, and if reading is incorrect no charge.

A $20.00 administrative charge will be charged for the following

 Account transfer fee: service transferred from one location to another within our service area.

A $25.00 administrative charge will be charged  for the following:

            Initial turn on for same day service requested after 12:00 p.m.

A $40.00 administrative charge will be charged for any after hours services.

RETURN CHECK CHARGE - $30.00  

After 3 return checks within a one year period account will be placed on a cash only

basis.

Tap on Fees

3/4 Inch Meter

Water:

Residential                                    $1,880.00

 

Condo (per unit)                            $1,692.00

 

Motel (per ERU)                             $1,128.00

 

Commercial (per ERU)                   $1,880.00

Sewer:

Residential                                    $2,900.00

 

Condo (per unit)                            $2,610.00

 

Motel (per ERU)                             $1,740.00

 

Commercial (per ERU)                   $2,900.00

Up Grades:

3/4 to 1                                  $277.00

 

3/4 to 2                                 $1,100.00

 

1 to 2                                    $823.00

 

 

 

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