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Volumetric Charges - Water

Volumetric Charges - Wastewater

Bill Due Date

Reconnection Charge

Service Charges

Rates Schedule

2011 NEW RATE SCHEDULE

Current Rates

The following rate schedule is effective for the February billing, 2011. 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

$7.55 per unit

Commercial, Restaurant, Hydrant, Pool , Yard

$13.18 per unit

Motel

$5.29 per unit

Condo

$  6.80 per unit

Volumetric Charges

Residential Class

             Block (Gallons)               Rate per 1000 gallons

0  -   5,000

$1.88

5,001 – 10,000

$2.09

10,001 – 15,000

$2.61

15,001 – 50,000

$3.14

Above  50,000+

$4.18

Condo Class

             Block (Gallons)               Rate per 1000 gallons

0  -   4,500

$1.88

4,501-   9,000

$2.09

9,001- 13,500

$2.61

13,501 45,000

$3.14

Above  45,000+

$4.18

Commercial, Restaurant, Motel, and Pool Class

All flow (per 1,000 gallons)                  $2.51

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

$41.07per 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 $1.61 per 1,000 gallons

Residential Customer Class Wastewater Volumetric Charge

  • Capped at 20,000 gallons per month.

Commercial, Motel, and Restaurant Class

All flow $1.94 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 are included in the definition, except restaurants.  This includes 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 deposits are dependent upon the type of service and size of water meter requested. 

Bill Due Date

Bills are due the 15th of each month. Bills not paid by the 15th are charged a ten percent penalty.

Reconnection Charge:

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

Service Charges:

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

  • Normal disconnection of service.
  • Temporary inactive request: Customer will pay base charges during this period
  • 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.

Service charges for initial turn on:

for service requested before 12:00 pm cost $10.00                 
for same day service requested after 12:00 pm cost $25.00
for same day service requested after 4:30 pm cost $40.00

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

¾ 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:

¾ to 1

$277.00

¾ to 2

$1,100.00

1 to 2

$823.00

Reclaim Taps:

¾ to 1 inch

$250.00

2 inch

$350.00

4 inch

$650.00

 

 

 

 

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