Water:

2013 Water & Meter Information and Tips

Water/Sanitary Sewer Billings

Water/Sanitary sewer accounts are billed quarterly unless they have a two inch or greater water meter, which are billed monthly.  There are three billing cycles which are identified by the eleven digit account number as follows:

• Account numbers that start with 04, 07, 08 and 09 are billed in January, April, July and October
• Account numbers that start with 01, 02, 03, and 10 are billed in February, May, August and November
• Account numbers that start with 05 and 06 are billed in March, June, September and December

Duplicate Water Receipt/Statement of Account

A fee will be charged for a duplicate receipt or statement of account.

Penalties for Late Payment

If payment is not received on or before the due date, penalty is applied consisting of 5% of the current billing amount.

2013 Water/Sanitary Sewer Rates

There are four charges applicable on the average bill as follows:

• Water fixed rate $16.03/qtr or $5.34/mth
• Sewer fixed rate $12.15/qtr or $4.05/mth
• Water consumption rate $1.6154 per cubic meter
• Sewer treatment rate $2.6578 per cubic meter

All residential properties are billed at 92% of the sanitary sewer treatment rate. 

Multi-residential properties with seven units and greater are billed as follows:

• Water fixed rate = number of units x Water Fixed Rate x 0.70625
• Sewer fixed rate = number of units x Sewer Fixed Rate x 0.70625
• Water consumption rate = consumption x $1.6154
• Sewer treatment rate = consumption x $2.6578

Commercial, Industrial and Institutional properties’ equivalent units for the fixed rates are determined by the meter size according to AWWA as follows:

Meter Size	Equivalent Units
5/8” & ¾”	1
1”	1.4
11/2”	1.8
2”	2.9
3”	11
4”	14
6”	21
8”	29
10”	40